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Round 13 scores, Saturday
Ventura 73, Moorpark 65
Cuesta 105, Allan Hancock 103
Los Angeles Pierce 85, Santa Barbara City 61

Western State Conference
North Conference Overall
Team W-L W-L PPG PPA
Ventura 6-1 22-5 80.1 67.4
Hancock 6-1 19-7 88.7 82.9
Pierce 5-2 16-8 82.4 78.6
Cuesta 3-4 16-12 78.0 84.0
Moorpark 1-6 6-15 75.4 79.6
Santa Barbara 0-7 4-15 72.3 84.6

Round 14 schedule, Saturday
Ventura at Cuesta
Santa Barbara City at Moorpark
Hancock at Los Angeles Pierce

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Round 9 scores, Wednesday
All idle

Round 10 scores, Saturday
Ventura 78, Santa Barbara City 73
Hancock 80, Moorpark 77
Los Angeles Pierce 80, Cuesta 63

Western State Conference
North Conference Overall
Team W-L W-L PPG PPA
Ventura 6-1 22-5 80.1 67.4
Hancock 6-1 19-7 88.7 82.9
Pierce 5-2 16-8 82.4 78.6
Cuesta 3-4 16-12 78.0 84.0
Moorpark 1-6 6-15 75.4 79.6
Santa Barbara 0-7 4-15 72.3 84.6

Round 11 schedule, Wednesday
Hancock at Ventura
Los Angeles Pierce at Moorpark
Santa Barbara City at Cuesta

Round 12 schedule, Saturday
Moorpark at Ventura
Cuesta at Hancock
Los Angeles Pierce at Santa Barbara City

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Round 5 scores, Wednesday
Hancock 115, Cuesta 102
Ventura 68, Moorpark 49
Pierce 84, Santa Barbara 71

Round 6 scores, Saturday
All idle

Western State Conference
North Conference Overall
Team W-L W-L PPG PPA
LA Pierce 4-0 15-6 75.9 70.1
Ventura 3-1 19-5 73.0 66.9
Hancock 3-1 16-7 83.4 75.7
Cuesta 2-2 15-10 77.8 75.1
Moorpark 0-4 5-13 71.4 76.2
Santa Barbara 0-4 4-12 67.2 75.1

Round 7 schedule, Wednesday
Cuesta at Ventura
Moorpark at Santa Barbara City
Los Angeles Pierce at Allan Hancock

Round 8 schedule, Saturday
Los Angeles Pierce at Ventura
Moorpark at Cuesta
Allan Hancock at Santa Barbara

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Western State Conference
North Conference Overall
Team W-L W-L PPG PPA
Ventura 0-0 16-4 71.8 67.6
Hancock 0-0 13-6 81.9 73.7
LA Pierce 0-0 11-6 69.3 68.4
Cuesta 0-0 13-8 76.4 72.8
Moorpark 0-0 5-9 70.6 73.8
Santa Barbara 0-0 4-8 65.8 72.0

Round 1 schedule, Wednesday
Cuesta at Moorpark
Ventura at Los Angeles Pierce
Santa Barbara City at Hancock

Round 2 schedule, Saturday
Moorpark at Hancock

The Ventura College men's basketball team (12-1) suffered its first loss of the season. The CCCMBCA release termed Wednesday's first-round loss to Antelope Valley a "bad loss" in its weekly press release, so the previously-ranked No. 1 dipped to No. 3 in Southern California and No. 6 in the state. The Pirates still have the best record and best RPI rating in the region.

CCCWBCA State poll
College Rec.
1. San Francisco (15) (11-0)
2. Mt. San Antonio (9) (11-1)
3. Saddleback (6) (8-2)
4. Fresno City (10-3)
5. Santa Rosa (9-4)
6. Ventura (12-1)
7. Foothill (8-2)
8. Chaffey (7-3)
9. Ohlone (8-3)
10. Diablo Valley (7-2)
11. Mt. San Jacinto (10-3)
12. Palomar (8-5)
13. West Valley (7-3)
14. East Los Angeles (8-3)
15. Los Angeles Pierce (9-4)
16. Lassen (8-4)
17. Sierra (6-3)
18. Cuesta (9-4)
19. Modesto (6-4)
20. Canyons (5-3)

CCCWBCA SoCal poll
College Rec. Previous
1. Mt. San Antonio (11-1)
2. Saddleback (8-2)
3. Ventura (12-1)
4. Chaffey (7-3)
5. Palomar (8-5)
6. Mt. San Jacinto (10-3)
7. East Los Angeles (8-3)
8. Los Angeles Pierce (9-4)
9. Cuesta (9-4)
10. Canyons (5-3)
11. MiraCosta (6-2)
12. Hancock (8-3)
13. San Bernardino Valley (5-4)
14. Riverside (7-4)
15. Irvine Valley (6-4)

North Conference Overall
Team W-L W-L PPG PPA
Ventura 0-0 12-1 77.5 68.2
Hancock 0-0 8-3 82.9 72.0
Cuesta 0-0 9-4 74.9 71.4
LA Pierce 0-0 9-4 73.8 69.8
Moorpark 0-0 5-3 71.8 68.4
Santa Barbara 0-0 3-6 67.8 71.7

The men's basketball teams started strong over the weekend at the We Play Hard tournament in Ventura.

No. 4-ranked Ventura College is 3-0 for the first time since 2003-04 after winning the tournament for the first time by topping Orange Coast, No. 3 Saddleback and No. 10 Antelope Valley.

And the Pirates did so without a key player. Forward Najee Salaam missed the weekend with a foot injury. Several newcomers picked up the slack, including 6-foot-3 guard Ivan Dooley, who averaged 19.3 points; 6-4 wing Jaylin Airington, who averaged 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds; and 6-6 forward Anthony Mormon, who averaged 15.0 points and 7.7 rebounds.

Moorpark (2-1) showed promise by beating Los Angeles Valley and Pasadena City to win the consolation title.

Sophomore forward Sahdi Odu may be the Raiders' lone returner, but the Raiders have some outside shooting with guards Spencer Levy and D.J. Saul, a scorer in former Oxnard High star Matt Ramon and size with 6-8 Jordan Garrett and 6-6 Zach Davis.

Ventura opens the Irvine Valley tournament today at 4 p.m. against 2-0 Canyons. Moorpark hosts East Los Angeles (1-1) Saturday at 5 p.m.

WSC North

Women's basketball
Final Standings OVR DIV
Team name W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Ventura 29-1 .967 12-0 1.000
Moorpark 18-9 .667 10-2 .833
Santa Barbara 13-14 .481 7-5 .583
Cuesta 13-14 .481 5-7 .417
L.A. Pierce 11-17 .393 4-8 .333
Oxnard 7-16 .304 2-10 .167
Hancock 6-20 .231 2-10 .167

Men's basketball
Final Standings OVR DIV
Team name W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Cuesta 23-7 .759 11-1 .917
Ventura 18-11 .621 10-2 .833
Hancock 20-9 .690 7-5 .583
Moorpark 9-18 .333 5-7 .417
L.A. Pierce 7-16 .304 5-7 .417
Oxnard 10-16 .385 3-9 .250
Santa Barbara 4-23 .148 1-11 .083

You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

The MC@VC doubleheader is being broadcasted online by HomefieldSports.com.

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Ventura 57, Moorpark 44 FINAL
Oxnard 59, Cuesta 57 FINAL
Santa Barbara 71, Los Angeles PIerce 56 FINAL
END OF REGULAR SEASON

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 93, Moorpark 86 FINAL
Cuesta 67, Oxnard 50 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce at Santa Barbara
END OF REGULAR SEASON

The final week of the WSC North basketball campaign arrives tonight with doubleheaders at Moorpark, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.

I'll be in Moorpark to see the Moorpark College women's basketball team, in perhaps cross-county rival Oxnard's final visit to Raider Pavilion, attempt to force a WSC North title game Saturday in Ventura. On the Central Coast, the Ventura College women and Cuesta College men can clinch shares of the WSC North titles with victories.

You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

The VC@AHC doubleheader is being broadcasted online by HomefieldSports.com.

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Moorpark 55, Oxnard 31 FINAL Moorpark's Ashley Samson has a game-high 10 points at the half. Freshman forward Ashanti Sweezer leads Oxnard with nine points.
Ventura 78, Hancock 48 FINAL Destinee LaFountain, Rian Mew and Rebecca Griffin have six points apiece at the half to lead the Pirates
Santa Barbara City 65, Cuesta 64 FINAL Keia Nobles' late free throw separates the two teams in the third-place showdown.

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Moorpark 67, Oxnard 64 FINAL Coltrane Powdrill scored 17 points, including five points in the final 74 seconds, to lift Moorpark. Jamal McClerkin had a game-high 21 points. Jahmahl Slater had 15 points, Gary Johnson and Moises Barrera had 14 points apiece and Stephan Thompson added 10 points for Condors, who dug out of a 15-0 hole to start the game.
Ventura 83, Hancock 77 FINALNajee Salaam had a team-high 26 points and Joseph Soto and Zalmico Harmon had 12 points apiece as the Pirates dug out of a 9-point halftime hole to clinch second place in the WSC North.
Cuesta 87, Santa Barbara City 69 FINAL Malte Kramer scored 24 points as the Cougars clinched at least a share of the WSC North title.

Round 11 scores, Wednesday
Ventura 78, Oxnard 69
Los Angeles Pierce 75, Moorpark 70
Hancock 71, Santa Barbara City 60

Round 12 scores, Saturday
Moorpark 70, Santa Barbara City 57
Hancock 66, Oxnard 52
Cuesta 69, Los Angeles Pierce 64

Standings OVR DIV
Team name W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Cuesta 21-7 .741 9-1 .889
Ventura 16-11 .577 8-2 .778
Hancock 20-8 .692 7-4 .556
Moorpark 8-17 .304 4-6 .375
L.A. Pierce 6-16 .250 4-7 .333
Oxnard 10-14 .455 3-7 .375
Santa Barbara 4-21 .174 1-9 .143

Round 13 schedule, Wednesday
Oxnard at Moorpark
Ventura at Hancock
Santa Barbara City at Cuesta

Round 14 schedule, Saturday
Moorpark at Ventura
Cuesta at Oxnard
Los Angeles Pierce at Santa Barbara
END OF REGULAR SEASON

The 12th round of the WSC North basketball campaign arrives tonight with doubleheaders at Moorpark, Oxnard and Woodland Hills.

I'll be in Moorpark to see the Moorpark College women's basketball team attempt to stay a game back of first-place Ventura against Santa Barbara City. You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Moorpark 68, Santa Barbara City 40 FINAL Ashley Samson had 21 points, Charnae Thomas had 10 points and Katie Lenik had eight points and eight rebounds for the Raiders.
Hancock 68, Oxnard 66 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 77, Cuesta 75 FINAL

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Moorpark 70, Santa Barbara City 57 FINAL
Hancock 66, Oxnard 52 FINAL
Cuesta 69, Los Angeles Pierce 64 FINAL

Round 9 scores, Wednesday
Ventura 103, L.A. Pierce 80
Santa Barbara City 66, Oxnard 63
Cuesta 60, Hancock 53

Round 10 scores, Saturday
Cuesta 72, Moorpark 60
Ventura 88, Santa Barbara City 74
L.A. Pierce 56, Hancock 54

Standings OVR DIV
Team name W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Cuesta 20-7 .741 8-1 .889
Ventura 15-11 .577 7-2 .778
Hancock 18-8 .692 5-4 .556
Oxnard 10-12 .455 3-5 .375
Moorpark 7-16 .304 3-5 .375
L.A. Pierce 5-15 .250 3-6 .333
Santa Barbara 4-19 .174 1-7 .143

Round 11 schedule, Wednesday
Oxnard at Ventura
Moorpark at Los Angeles Pierce
Hancock at Santa Barbara City

Round 12 schedule, Saturday
Santa Barbara City at Moorpark
Hancock at Oxnard
Cuesta at Los Angeles Pierce

The ninth round of the WSC North basketball campaign all takes place outside the county tonight with doubleheaders in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.

I'm in San Luis Obispo, where the Moorpark College women's basketball team can al but wrap up second place in the WSC North against third-place Cuesta and the Moorpark College men's basketball team look to sweep the first-place Cougars. You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

The VC@SBCC doubleheader is being broadcasted online by HomefieldSports.com.

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Moorpark 70, Cuesta 64 FINAL Ashley Samson had 22 points, Camilla Chun had 17 points and six assists, Charnae Thomas had 11 points and six rebounds and Katie Lenik had 14 points and six rebounds as the second-place Raiders took a three-game lead over third-place Cuesta and Santa Barbara with four to play.
Ventura 73, Santa Barbara City 43 FINAL Rebecca Griffin had 20 points and four steals. Destinee LaFountain had 17 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Rian Mew had seven points and three assists.
L.A. Pierce 78, Hancock 47 FINAL

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Cuesta 72, Moorpark 60 FINAL Sahdi Odu had a team-high 20 points and Coltrane Powdrill added 14 points, but the Raiders couldn't pull off a season sweep first-place Cuesta. Malte Kramer and Calen Coleman both had 21 points for Cuesta.
Ventura 88, Santa Barbara City 74 FINALNajee Salaam had 30 points, Zalmico Harmon had 18 points and Corey Hall had 17 points as the Pirates stayed a game back of Cuesta. VC trailed 47-42 at the half.
L.A. Pierce at Hancock

From the moment the final buzzer sounded, it was obvious that Saturday's 85-84 loss at Cuesta would put the Ventura College men's basketball team in a difficult position in the WSC North race

But how's this for awkward?

It's looking like the Pirates are going to have to root for rival Moorpark to upend the first-place Cougars for the second time this season Saturday in San Luis Obispo.

"I would hate to be dependant on us, if I was them," said Moorpark coach Remy McCarthy, jokingly. "But we'll give it the old college try."

Fourth-place Moorpark (7-15, 3-4) has lost three straight tough ones, but the Raiders, featuring the backcourt of Coltrane Powdrill and Jamal McClerkin, remain the only team to beat Cuesta (19-7, 7-1) in WSC North play.

Powdrill had 23 points and nine rebounds and Sahdi Odu had 16 points in Moorpark's 75-66 win over Cuesta Jan. 11 at Raider Pavilion.

Cuesta has taken command of the WSC North race in the past five days by coming from 10 points down with 3:55 to play against VC Saturday, then turning a 29-25 halftime deficit into a 60-53 win at third-place Hancock Wednesday.

"They beat us in the second half on our own home floor, and that hasn't happened in more than a year," Hancock coach Ralph Gorton told the Santa Maria Times.

If Cuesta can get past Moorpark Saturday, the three remaining teams on its schedule are the bottom three teams in the standings, Oxnard, Los Angeles Pierce and Santa Barbara City, who are a combined 1-12 against the other four teams in the WSC North.

Round 7 scores, Wednesday
Ventura 82, Moorpark 80
Cuesta 65, Oxnard 50
L.A. Pierce 81, Santa Barbara City 68

Round 8 scores, Saturday
Cuesta 85, Ventura 84
Hancock 77, Moorpark 60
L.A. Pierce 77, Oxnard 66

Standings OVR DIV
Team name W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Cuesta 18-7 .696 6-1 .857
Hancock 18-6 .739 5-2 .714
Ventura 13-11 .545 5-2 .714
Oxnard 10-11 .526 3-4 .429
Moorpark 7-15 .350 3-4 .429
L.A. Pierce 4-14 .125 2-5 .286
Santa Barbara 3-18 .150 0-6 .000

Round 9 schedule, Wednesday
Cuesta at Hancock
Santa Barbara City at Oxnard
L.A. Pierce at Ventura

Round 10 schedule, Saturday
Moorpark at Cuesta
Ventura at Santa Barbara City
L.A. Pierce at Hancock

The second half of the WSC North basketball campaign begins tonight with doubleheaders in Moorpark, San Luis Obispo and Woodland Hills.

I'll be in San Luis Obispo, where the Ventura College basketball teams put their first-place statuses on the line against host Cuesta. The biggest game of the night is the first-place showdown between the co-leading VC and Cuesta men. You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

The VC@Cuesta doubleheader is being broadcasted online by HomefieldSports.com.

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Ventura 47, Cuesta 44 FINAL Destinee LaFountain had a game-high 16 points and Rebecca Griffin and Rian Mew made late free throws as the Pirates held onto a one-possession lead late. Aria Johnson had 13 points on 9 of 10 free throw shooting and Kati Sheldon had 12 points for Cuesta, who were attempting to beat the Pirates for the first time in 18 years.
Moorpark 77, Hancock 53 FINAL Katie Lenik had a game-high 20 points for the Raiders. Charnae Thomas had 18 points and Ashley Samson added 14 points. The Raiders held the state's leading scorer, Camille Zumbro, to 11 points.
Los Angeles Pierce 59, Oxnard 49 FINAL

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 40, Cuesta 39 HALF Zalmico Harmon has 12 points, Austin Ramljak has 11 points and Najee Salaam has 10 points for Ventura at the half. Malte Kramer has eight points to lead Cuesta, which has made six 3s. We've had 10 lead changes and six ties in the first half.
Hancock 37, Moorpark 32 HALF Coltrane Powdrill has 11 points and Sahdi Odu added seven points for Moorpark.
Oxnard at Los Angeles Pierce

The first rotation of the WSC North basketball campaign ends tonight with doubleheaders in Moorpark, Woodland Hills and San Luis Obispo.

I'll be at Raider Pavilion, where the Ventura and Moorpark College women will have a showdown of undefeated WSC North co-leaders. You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

The VC@MC doubleheader is being broadcasted online by HomefieldSports.com. The OC@Cuesta doubleheader is being broadcasted and telecasted online.

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Ventura 52, Moorpark 48 FINAL Rebecca Griffin and Rian Mew had 11 points and Stephanie Ramirez added 10 points as Pirates grabbed sole possession of first place. Katie Lenik had a game-high 12 points and Charnae Thomas added 11 points for Moorpark, which was 71 seconds from breaking VC's 45-game, 21-year winning streak in the rivalry. Destinee LaFountain had nine points and 12 rebounds, despite foul trouble.
Cuesta 71, Oxnard 59 FINAL
Santa Barbara 78, Los Angeles Pierce 76 FINAL

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 82, Moorpark 80 FINAL Zalmico Harmon's 7-foot buzzer-beater separated the teams. Joseph Soto scored a game-high 31 points for first-place Ventura, which will play co-leaders Cuesta Saturday in San Luis Obispo.
Cuesta 65, Oxnard 50 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 81, Santa Barbara 68 FINAL SBCC fell to 0-6 in the WSC North despite 17 points and seven rebounds from Eric Becker.

Round 5 scores, Wednesday
Moorpark 66, Santa Barbara City 56
Hancock 56, Oxnard 47
Cuesta 98, Los Angeles Pierce 97 (OT)

Round 6 scores, Saturday
Oxnard 73, Moorpark 65
Ventura 77, Hancock 70
Cuesta 73, Santa Barbara City 66

Standings OVR DIV
Team name W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Ventura 12-10 .545 4-1 .800
Cuesta 16-7 .696 4-1 .800
Hancock 17-6 .739 4-2 .667
Oxnard 10-9 .526 3-2 .600
Moorpark 7-13 .350 3-2 .600
Santa Barbara 3-17 .150 0-5 .000
L.A. Pierce 2-14 .125 0-5 .000

Round 7 schedule, Wednesday
Ventura at Moorpark
Oxnard at Cuesta
Santa Barbara at Los Angeles Pierce
END OF FIRST ROUND

Round 8 schedule, Saturday
Ventura at Cuesta
Hancock at Moorpark
Oxnard at Los Angeles Pierce

The sixth round of the WSC North basketball campaign takes place tonight with doubleheaders in Oxnard, Ventura and Santa Barbara.

I'll be in Oxnard, where the Moorpark College baskeball teams will make their final visit to Condor Center. You can follow our live updates here on Twitter.

The AHC@VC doubleheader is being broadcasted online by HomefieldSports.com

Women's scores, 5 p.m.
Moorpark 61, Oxnard 35 FINAL Ashley Samson had 19 points, Charnae Thomas had 12 points and Kathleen Avery added 10 points as the Raiders improved to 5-0 in WSC North play. Ashanti Sweezer led the Condors with 11 points.
Ventura 89, Hancock 46 FINAL Destinee LaFountain had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Carlotta Kloppenburg had 14 points, four 3s and 4 steals as the Pirates improved to 5-0 in WSC North play to set up a first-place showdown Wednesday at Raider Pavilion. Makayla Morrison added seven points and two steals. Camille Zumbro, the state's leading scorer, had 24 points, but was limited to just five in the first half.
Cuesta 65, Santa Barbara City 60

Men's schedule, 7 p.m.
Oxnard 73, Moorpark 65 FINAL Gary Johnson had a game-high 23 points for the Condors, who didn't allow a field goal for the final 7:30. Coltrane Powdrill scored 20 points and Jamal McClerkin added 17 points for the Raiders.
Ventura 77, Hancock 70 FINAL Austin Ramljak had a game-high 29 points, Zalmico Harmon had 19 points and Najee Salaam added 11 points as the Pirates took over first place in the WSC North. Ventura scored the first 17 points of the game. Ramljak had 21 points at the half.
Cuesta at Santa Barbara City