Santiago Canyon College Men’s Basketball Newsletter Date: 1/29/18 – 2/4/18 Volume 1 Issue 12 It was a tough two game week for us this past week. We played hard and had our chances, but couldn’t get a road win. We lost at Copper Mountain by seven and then lost to conference leader, Orange Coast College, in overtime. We will look to bounce back with one game this week. It is a home game vs. Cypress College on Friday, February 9th. Game time is 5:00pm. SCC Men’s Basketball Fast Facts • 4th in California in points per game: 89.8 • 7th in California in free throw percentage: 73.6% • 1st in California in free throws made and 2nd in attempted: 502/682 • 11th in California in 3-point field goal percentage: 38.3% • Massey Rating (as of 1/29/18) = #16 in California • CCCMBCA Poll (as of 1/29/18) = #11 in Southern California • Rocket Henderson is 1st in points scored in California with 660 points • Rocket Henderson is 2nd in scoring average in California at 26.4 points per game • Antoine Jenkins is 4th in scoring average in California at 25.7 points per game • AJ Garrity is averaging 13.2 points per game in conference • 41.1% as a team from the 3-point link in conference • 2 Tournament Championships (SCC/SAC Tournament & Pasadena City Tournament) • Conference Record (as of 2/4/18): 4 – 5 • Overall Record (as of 2/4/18): 17 – 8 Game #25: Game Summary - Friday, February 2, 2018 Opponent: Orange Coast College Final Score: SCC 91 OCC 96 (OT) The Santiago Canyon Hawks battled all night but came out on the short end Friday, losing to first place Orange Coast College in overtime by a score of 96-91 in Costa Mesa. Santiago Canyon is now 4-5 in Orange Empire Conference play and 17-8 overall. The Pirates, who have won numerous close league games, are now 8-1 in conference and have an overall record of 17-7. The fast-paced entertaining game featured 15 lead changes with both teams competing at a high level. A huge advantage for Orange Coast was their inside play as they scored 62 points inside the key. The Hawks had no answer for Josh Davis as the 6'6” 270-pound center powered his way to 35 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Pirates. Santiago Canyon was led in scoring by Rocket Henderson who finished with 32 points and Antoine Jenkins, who scored 23 of his 28 points after intermission, including a game tying layup with 3 seconds remaining to force overtime. In the 5-minute overtime, the Hawks scored first when Henderson was fouled on a 3-point attempt. After making 1 of 3 from the foul line to go up 1, the rest of the extra session was all Orange Coast as they outscored Santiago Canyon 10-5 in overtime. This is only the second time all season the Hawks have lost consecutive games, a remarkable feat for a first-year program. Coach Todd Dixon was disappointed with the result. "This was a tough one. We played much 1 better in the second half but we didn't make enough plays on the defensive end and on the oards." This was the second overtime game the Hawks have played this year as they came out on the short end of a 90-87 double overtime loss to Riverside City College on January 3. Santiago Canyon will not play again until Friday when they host Cypress College. Game time is 5:00 p.m. SCC vs. OCC Box Score SCC vs. OCC Game Highlights Game #24: Game Summary - Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Opponent: Copper Mountain College Final Score: SCC 86 Copper Mountain 93 Both Santiago Canyon College and Copper Mountain College are new to the Orange Empire Conference this season. They have made arguably the best league in California even stronger with standout teams in their first year of competitive basketball. The 2 teams met for the second time on Wednesday in Joshua Tree and it was Copper Mountain who came away with a 93-86 victory. The Hawks won the earlier contest at Santiago Canyon on January 5 by a score of 103-96. Copper Mountain is now 5-3 in conference play and 18-7 overall while the Hawks fall to 4-4 and 17-7 overall. Tre'Von Bentley scored on an offensive rebound basket right before the halftime buzzer for the Fighting Cacti to make the score 48-45 in favor of Santiago Canyon going into intermission. Copper Mountain was the aggressor most of the second half as they used their size advantage throughout the game to win the battle of the boards and capitalize on second chance opportunities. Copper Mountain leading scorer Murshid Randle scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, including 4 three-point shots to give his team an 80-66 lead with 2:44 left to play. But Santiago Canyon, as they have done all season, kept battling and cut the lead to 89-84 with 56 seconds left in the game. Copper Mountain, however, took care of the ball and made their free throws down the stretch (12-13 in the second half) to come away with the win. The Fighting Cacti improved their perfect record at home to 8-0. The Hawks were led in scoring by Antoine Jenkins and Rocket Henderson. Jenkins had 31 including a perfect 9-9 from the free throw line. Henderson scored 26 on the evening with 5 three-point shots. Santiago Canyon did connect on 14 three-point field goals but it was not enough on this night. They will go at it again in Costa Mesa against league leading Orange Coast College. SCC vs. Copper Mountain Box Score SCC vs. Copper Mountain Game Highlights Next Game: Date Opponent Location Time Friday, February 9 Cypress Santiago Canyon College 5:00pm 2 .