Citrus advances to semifinal
The Citrus College men's basketball team advanced to the semi-finals of the 2007 Wells Fargo Holiday Classic hosted by Riverside City College with a 85-52 win over Long Beach City College in the quarterfinals
Sophomore Buchi Awaji was 6 of 10 from the field as he scored a game high 14 points, while Ralph Monday ripped down a game high 10 rebounds.
Long Beach kept pace with Citrus in the first half as they trailed by just 5-points going into half-time 30-35, but in the second half the Fighting Owls blew LBCC out of the water as they outscored them 51-25.
With the win Citrus improves to 12-0, and earns the right to play Antelope Valley College tomorrow night at 5:00 p.m.
Sophomore Buchi Awaji was 6 of 10 from the field as he scored a game high 14 points, while Ralph Monday ripped down a game high 10 rebounds.
Long Beach kept pace with Citrus in the first half as they trailed by just 5-points going into half-time 30-35, but in the second half the Fighting Owls blew LBCC out of the water as they outscored them 51-25.
With the win Citrus improves to 12-0, and earns the right to play Antelope Valley College tomorrow night at 5:00 p.m.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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