Santiago Canyon College Basketball
Season 3 Volume 12
Weekly Newsletter January 13-19, 2020
SCC Secures 18th Win of Season at Santa Ana
#3 Ranked Santiago Canyon College wrapped up a 3-game week with a victory at Santa Ana College on Friday Night. The Hawks used their up-tempo style of play to secure a 90-72 victory over the Dons. SCC started hot and never looked back. The Hawks were able to build a 23-point lead with about 8 minutes to go in the half, but Santa Ana battled back and cut the lead to 16, with the score 50-34. Antoine Jenkins fueled the Hawks in the half with 15 points on 6 of 7 shooting, including 3 three-pointers. David Agba, Paul Vilela, and Kevin Dobson contributed 7 points apiece in the half. As a team, SCC was 7 for 16 from the 3-point line.
The Dons started the 2nd half fast and cut the lead to 9 points in the first few minutes, but the Hawks answered and built their double digit lead again. The game stayed up tempo and fast paced throughout, while SCC maintained a lead close to 20 throughout. Santa Ana was unable to cut the lead into single digits as the Hawks continued to fastbreak and score in transition. SCC was able to secure the win for their 18th victory on the season. Jenkins was the team's leading scorer for the game with 19 points, but the Hawks had 5 others in double digits. Kevin Dobson came off the bench and had a terrific game scoring 15 points and connecting on 4 of 6 from the 3-point line. A.J. Garrity also contributed 15 points while going a perfect 9 for 9 from the free throw line. Agba and Vilela both chipped in with 12 points, while Paulo Araujo finished with 10 points. Agba also snared 12 rebounds and had 3 steals on the evening. Jenkins dished out 6 assists.
SCC is back in action on Wednesday, January 22nd at home as they host Irvine Valley College. Game time is set for 6pm. They will also travel to Orange Coast College next Friday, January 24 for a 5pm game against the Pirates.
Hawks Defeat Riverside City for 17th Victory
The Santiago Canyon College Men's Basketball Team is in the middle of a tough 3-game week. Tonight, the Hawks hosted Riverside City College and came away with a 71-63 victory. SCC was able to bounce back from their lone loss of the season and are geared to start another winning streak. The Tigers from Riverside City were fired up to start this game and opened up a 7-0 lead within the first couple of minutes. SCC battled back immediately and the game became a one or two possession game thoughout the half. RCC finished the half strong and held a 4-point advantage by the score of 33-29. SCC's shooting was a little off in the first half as they only made 10 out of 27 shots in the half for 37%. Antoine Jenkins led the way in scoring with 11 points in the low scoring half. Lucas Holden grabbed 4 rebounds in the half to pace the Hawks.
The second half proved to be much stronger for SCC as they outscored RCC by 12 points, 42-30. With about ten minutes to go, the Hawks had built an 11-point lead, but the Tigers bounced back and captured a five point lead with four minutes remaining. SCC kept their composure and made muliple defensive stops and scored in transition to get the lead back within the next 2 minutes. Jenkins hit a clutch three-poimter with about a minute to go to give SCC a five point advantage. From there, the Hawks finished off the game by converting on their free throws to secure the 71-63 victory. SCC was paced again by Jenkins who finished with 32 points including 5 for 7 from the 3-point line. Holden added 10 points, while A.J. Garrity finished with 9 points and David Agba contributed 8 points. Jenkins was also the team leader in rebounds with 6 boards. Garrity led the way with 5 assists on the evening. Santiago Canyon will finish up the 3-game week with a road game at Santa Ana College on Friday at 7:00pm.
SCC Suffers 1st Loss of Season in Overtime
The Santiago Canyon College Men's Basketball Team traveled to Fullerton College for a showdown of two undefeated teams on Monday night. Fullerton was ranked #2 in the state and SCC was ranked 3rd based on the CCCMBCA Poll. 40 minutes was not enough to settle this game as both teams were tied at 61 at the end of regulation. In overtime, Fullerton hit some key shots and free throws to secure the win by the score of 71-65. SCC had an uncharacteristically low percentage shooting night and had several shots fall in and out. The Hawks shot just 31.5% from the floor and 24.4% from the three-point line. Despite the poor shooting and some foul trouble, the Hawks were in the game throughout with a chance to win the game.
SCC and Fullerton both started the game fast as they exchanged baskets at both ends. It was a one possession game for the first 10 minutes of the game, but then the Hawks went on a run and held a 28-19 lead with about 8 minutes to go in the half. Fullerton responded with some timely shots as SCC battled through foul trouble in the first half. Fullerton took advantage as they cut the lead to two, 29-27, at the half. Antoine Jenkins led the Hawks in scoring in the first half with 9 points and A.J. Garrity chipped in with 6 points on two made three-pointers. Paul Vilela secured 5 rebounds and dished out 3 assists in the half.
Fullerton started the 2nd half strong and took the lead within the first 3 minutes of play. The Hornets managed to gain a 9-point lead of their own, but the Hawks battled back. With Fullerton leading 61-58 and 20 seconds to play, Jenkins stole the ball and dished to Vilela who nailed a 3-point shot to tie the game. Fullerton came back and missed a shot at the basket, SCC rebounded the ball, but then threw an errant pass to give the ball back to the Hornets. Fullerton had one more chance to win it in regulation, but couldn't get a clean look at the basket sending the game into overtime. In overtime, SCC had some open looks at the rim, but couldn't convert early, while Fullerton finished strong inside to capture the win. Jenkins led the Hawks in scoring with 20 points, while Garrity finished with 15. Lucas Holden and Vilela both contributed 10 points. David Agba led the way in rebounding with 9 and Vilela had 6 steals on the night. The Hawks will look to bounce back on Wednesday night as they host Riverside City at 6:00pm.
SCC Basketball Quick Facts
18 - 1 Overall Record
6 - 1 Orange Empire Conference Record
#2 in California (Massey Rating)
#3 in California (CCCMBCA Coaches' Poll)
#3 in Non-Conference RPI Rating
#2 in California - Points Per Game (91.9)
#1 in California - 3-Point Field Goals Made (240)
#6 in California - 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (38.6%)
#2 in California - Free Throw Percentage (76.4%)
#3 in California - Field Goals Made (604)
#2 in California - Assists Per Game (20.8)
#1 in OEC - Points Per Game (89.9)
#1 in OEC - 3-Point Field Goals Made (82)
#1 in OEC - Assists Per Game (20.7)
#1 in OEC - Field Goals Made (218)
#1 in OEC - Free Throw Percentage (76.0%)
#1 in OEC - Steals Per game (7.3)
Antoine Jenkins - #3 in California in Points Per Game (23.9)
Antoine Jenkins - #5 in California in 3-Point Field Goals Made (60)
A.J. Garrity - #12 in California in 3-Point Field Goals Made (53)
SCC Basketball Team Leaders
Points Per Game
Antoine Jenkins: 23.9
A.J. Garrity: 12.7
Paulo Araujo: 11.4
David Agba: 10.9
Tyler Goodlow: 10.3
Paul Vilela: 9.7
Lucas Holden: 8.3
Rebounds Per Game
David Agba: 7.5
Lucas Holden: 4.8
Paulo Araujo: 4.4
Antoine Jenkins: 4.1
Assists Per Game
Antoine Jenkins: 4.7
Paul Vilela: 4.3
Tyler Goodlow: 3.0
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
Lucas Holden: 45.2%
Antoine Jenkins: 44.8%
Troy Kihm: 42.9%
A.J. Garrity: 40.8%
Paulo Araujo: 40.0%
Free Throw Percentage
A.J. Garrity: 86.1%
Antoine Jenkins: 84.7%
Lucas Holden: 82.1%
Paulo Araujo: 79.4%
David Agba: 76.8%
Paul Vilela: 73.2%
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, January 24th: Away at Orange Coast College at 5:00pm
Santiago Canyon College Basketball
Email: Dixon_Todd@sccollege.edu
Website: https://santiago.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/index
Location: 8045 East Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA, USA
Phone: 714-628-4908
Twitter: @SCCHawksHoops