In their final South Coast Conference crossover game of the season, the Cerritos College men's basketball team recorded a 91-68 win at Rio Hondo College on Friday. Winners of two games in a row, the Falcons (9-9) will open South Division play on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. when they host El Camino College. The 91 points was also the most the team has scored this season.
Cerritos took a 45-35 lead into halftime and then saw the Roadrunners open the second half by scoring the first five points to cut the team's lead in half. The team responded with four straight points, which included a three-point play from sophomore Cameron McCoy (Taft HS). Eight more consecutive points helped the team open a 56-44 lead, while the team's advantage continued to increase.
McCoy converted another three-point play to push the lead to 69-50 with 10:56 remaining in the second half, while a Dillon Botts (Mayfair HS) three-pointer made it an 80-60 advantage with 6:54 left in the game.
As a team, Cerritos had six players score in double figures, with sophomore Miles Ceballos (Crossroads HS/Ventura College) one assist away from a triple double. He finished the game with 17 points to go along with 12 rebounds and nine assists, with McCoy contributing 17 points and 12 rebounds in 20 minutes of play off the bench. Sophomore Eric Clark (Cerritos HS) added 13 points and seven rebounds, with Botts posting 12 points.
The bench also saw freshman Marcel Hayes (Long Beach Poly HS) add 11 points, while freshman Jordun Willard (Paramount HS) finished with 10 points and four rebounds.
The Falcons outrebounded the Roadrunners, 56-28, with 23 of their caroms coming on offensive rebounds.
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