The Cerritos College men's basketball team rebounded from an opening loss at the College of the Sequoias Tournament and went on to win the consolation championship. The Falcons (8-5) opened with a 75-62 loss to Oxnard College, and followed that up with wins over Pasadena City College (63-48) and then posted a 78-68 win against Shasta College in the consolation finals. The team will now travel to Allan Hancock College for a trio of games starting with a 5:00 p.m. contest against Fresno City College on December 28.
Cerritos vs. Oxnard: The Falcons were unable to hold their six-point (31-25) advantage at halftime and saw the Condors score 51 second half points. Only freshman Dillon Reise (Mayfair HS) scored in double-figures for Cerritos, as he posted 13 points off the bench and also led the way with seven rebounds. Also coming off the bench, sophomore Kyle Geer (Bassick, CT HS/Cuesta College) recorded nine points, while the duo of sophomore Khalid Washington (Los Alamitos HS/Central Wyoming College) and freshman Brian Nebo (St. John Bosco HS) each added eight points.
Cerritos vs. Pasadena City: Freshman Luis Medearis (View Park HS) drained a trio of three-pointers off the bench to score nine points, while Washington led the way with 16 bench points on 6-of-10 shooting. Nebo, who made 4-of-8 shots and all five free throws, finished with 13 points, with Reise producing 10 points. The Falcons held the Lancers to just 32% shooting from the field and out-rebounded them, 38-28.
Cerritos vs. Shasta: With 52 of their points coming from the bench, the Falcons were able to post the win over the Knights. The team went 11-for-31 from three-point range, with Reise leading the way with 20 points and netted four three-pointers. Medearis, who had 18 points, also made four treys, while freshman Elvis Okafor(International School of Lagos, Nigeria) pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds to accompany his 10 points. Geer also scored 10 points for Cerritos, who led by as many as 13 points in the game.