Six players finished in double figures as the Citrus College mens basketball team stayed unbeaten and advanced in the Wells Fargo Holiday Classic, beating College of the Desert 105-82 Wednesday in first round play.

The Owls (11-0), ranked seventh in the state and fourth in Southern California, play Long Beach City today at 1 p.m. Long Beach advanced with a 57-47 win earlier in the day over Saddleback.

Freshman guard A.J. Gasporra led the Citrus effort with 16 points while sophomore guard Buchi Awaji added 15 and sophomore forwward Richard Frolich 12.

Ayala graduate Darren Moore, Ralph Monday and Virgil Buensuceso each chipped in with 11 with Monday also grabbing eight rebounds and Buensuceso dishing out six assists and getting three steals.

Citrus shot 57.7 percent (41-for-71) while holding Desert, out of the Foothill Conference, to 42.9 percent (33-for-77).
In a consolation bracket game today at 2 p.m.

In other games Wednesday San Diego City beat Los Angeles Pierce 64-59 and Long Beach slipped past Saddleback 57-47.

In today’s consolation bracket game San Bernardino Valley College (1-7) will face the Riverside All-Stars. The Wolverines lost their first round game to East Los Angeles on Tuesday 89-77.

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