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Oxnard men's hoop sinks Harbor

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James Ennis had 16 points, 13 rebounds and six assists tonight as the oxnard College men's basketball team improved to 3-3 with a 74-68 win over visiting Los Angeles Harbor at the Condor Center.

VC men's basketball falls to 1-3

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The Ventura College men's basketball team falls to No. 3 Antelope Valley 69-59 in the consolation final of the "We Play Hard" tournament.

The Oxnard College men's basketball team currently trails 41-39 to Orange Coast at halftime of the third-place game.

Oxnard shocks No. 3 Antelope Valley, 69-65

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Sophomore guard Ryan McLucas had 20 points, 10 rebounds and the game-clinching free throws and sophomore wing Craig Lee added 18 points and nine rebounds as the Condors shocked No. 3 Antelope Valley, 69-65, Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the "We Play Hard" tournament at Ventura College.

"It's a new year," said Lee.

"And we're changing things around," said McLucas.

Oxnard (1-1) had dropped the opening game in the eight-team November tournament in each of the past six years by an average margin of 84-60.

"This just goes to show that we're a pretty good team," said Oxnard coach Jason Cunningham.

Oxnard leads No. 3 Antelope Valley at the half

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Craig Lee scored 10 points and Ryan McLucas had seven as Oxnard opened a 29-16 lead on No. 3 Antelope Valley with 5:00 left in the first half of the opening quarterfinal of the "We Play Hard" men's basketball at Ventura College.

The Condors led 34-22 at the half behind 15 points from Lee and 7 points from James Ennis and Ryan McLucas.

Antelope Valley pulled to within six, 37-31, but 3s by Ryan McLucas, Bryce Showalter and James Ennis pushed Oxnard back ahead 48-37 with 10:10 to play.

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Today's CC basketball advance

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Here's my preview of the "We Play Hard" basketball tournament at Ventura College, which features all three local program.s

Triple treat

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This weekend's "We Play Hard" men's basketball tournament, hosted by Ventura College, is a special treat for local community college fans.

For the first time in recent memory, all three local programs will play in the same tournament. Oxnard opens Friday's quarterfinals against powerful Antelope Valley at 1 p.m., Moorpark follows against Los Angeles Valley at 5 p.m. and Ventura hosts Orange Coast at 7 p.m.

"It should be a great atmosphere," said Ventura coach Will Cowen. "With everyone's budget the way it is, we should all try to stay local... It's better for everyone."

OC men's basketball leading at Trade Tech

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The Oxnard College men's basketball team leads 36-35 at the half at L.A. Trade Tech. Condors close first half on a 11-3 run.

VC turns to Midnight Madness for its first bounce

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Joey Ramirez has only been back with the Ventura College men's basketball team for a month.

But the Pirates have already restored one of his favorite traditions from his playing career.

Ventura will celebrate the official opening of practice Friday night with a Midnight Madness that will include a 3-point shootout, slam dunk contest and intrasquad scrimmage.

The exercise reminds the assistant coach, who played at VC from 1992-94, of his playing days.

"People were fighting for position and the community was there to watch it," said Ramirez. "It was intense."

Entrance is free to the public.

"It's a chance to get a sneak preview of the season," said head coach Will Cowen. "We're bringing it back because we we're trying to restore the program's traditions."

Ventura returns three sophomores, forward Jordan Harris, Jermiah Slowik and Justin Jimenez, from its Western State Conference North Division co-championship group.

The Pirates lost forward Randy Hunter, who transferred to Citrus College, but newcomers include All-CIF guard Paul Batausa of Ventura High and 6-foot-7 forward Pierce Brooks, a transfer from the University of San Francisco.

Oxnard returns a full backcourt in Ryan McLucas, who sat out last season with an injury, Nick Molina and Craig Lee. Key newcomers include forwards Omar Abraham and James Ennis, the former Ventura High star who was selected second team preseason All-American by Sporting News.

Moorpark may only returns one sophomore, but the Raiders are boosted by the addition of former Simi Valley star Mike Meza, a transfer from Azusa Pacific, and former Cal State Northridge guard Dallas Rutherford.

Final WSC North men's basketball summary

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The most competitive WSC North men's basketball race in years ended in a dead heat Saturday night as co-leaders Ventura and Cuesta became co-champions by grinding out wins against seventh-place Hancock and sixth-place Pierce.

Oxnard completed a two-game sweep of Moorpark to finish in a third-place tie with the Raiders. The loss may keep Moorpark out of the playoffs.

WSC North standings
Team Total WSC
Ventura 24-8 9-3
Cuesta 24-10 9-3
Moorpark 17-11 7-5
Oxnard 14-15 7-5
Santa Barbara 13-19 5-7
L.A. Pierce 9-18 3-9
Hancock 7-22 2-10

Saturday's results
No. 18 Ventura 68, Hancock 56
No. 20 Cuesta 63, Los Angeles Pierce 52
Oxnard 81, Moorpark 79

LIVE -- Tonight's basketball games

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Women's basketball

WSC North
No. 1 Ventura 113, Hancock 62 FINAL
Updates from Joe Curley at VC Athletic Event Center
FINAL -- An incredible seven Pirates scored in double figures. Chanelle Brennan had 23 points, Donielle Griggs had 18 points, Jessi Selleh had 16 points, Kris King had 15 points and Julie Heurung and Erika Ward both had 12 points.
1:14 -- Selleh's 3-pointer pushes VC ahead 59-18.
11:07 -- Amanda Padilla scores on back-to-back possessions to push Ventura ahead 27-8.
12:00 -- Ventura gets a little scare as Michelle Santizo is undercut below the basket and seems to sustain a lower-body injury. She did limp off the court though under her own power.
12:20 -- Hancock responds with a nice 6-0 run.
14:44 -- Ventura scores 18 of the games first 20 points, including seven points from Jessi Sellh.

Moorpark 61, Oxnard 41 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 105, Cuesta 45 FINAL

Men's basketball

WSC North
Ventura 68, Hancock 56 FINAL
Updates from Joe Curley at VC Athletic Event Center
FINAL -- Hunter and Faiivae had 16 points apiece for Ventura, which also got 13 points from Benson and 11 points from Pinkard. Scott Dixon had a game-high 22 points for Hancock.
0:00 -- Ventura ends the game on a 10-0 run to win a share of its eighth straight WSC North title.
1:53 -- Benson steals a Hancock inbounds and hits two free throws for a 63-56.
2:24 -- Eric Gray's huge 3-pointer pushes Ventura ahead 61-56. Hancock had pulled within 58-56.
4:00 -- Two Benson free throws after his big steal to give Ventura a 58-53 lead.
4:34 -- After Hunter springs the break with a big block, Pinkard follows Benson's transition miss for a four-point VC lead with 4:34.
6:44 -- Hunter makes his fifth and sixth straight free throws to give Ventura a 54-52 lead.
9:00 -- Hunter makes two free throws to regain the lead, 51-50.
9:25 -- Ramirez buries Hancock's fourth straight 3-poitner for a 50-49 Hancock lead.
10:35 -- Dixon buries Hancock's third straight 3-pointer to pull Hancock even, 47-47. It's a 9-0 Bulldogs run.
10:50 -- After Prince Abidoye turns down a breakaway layup and turns the ball over and Hancock punishes the mistake with a 3-pointer by Scott Dixon. Instead of 49-41, it's 47-44.
12:18 -- Hunter's big dunk finishes a 6-0 run for the Righetti High product, but Glenn Potts immediately pulls Hancock within 47-41 with a left wing 3.
14:10 -- Dixon ends Hancock's five-minute scoring drought with a left wing drive. He follows it with a left wing 3-pointer to pull Hancock within 41-38.
15:33 -- Hunter makes two free throws and Pinkard adds another to make it a 15-0 VC run and a 41-33 VC lead.
16:51 -- Faiivae scores from Benson's pass to make it a 12-0 VC run and a 38-33 VC lead.
18:31 -- Benson scores as Ventura regains the lead, 34-33. The VC run is now 8-0.
19:03 -- Hunter scores on the left block and Faiivae get an offensive rebound and scores to start the half.
HALF -- Faiivae, who was scoreless in the loss in Santa Maria last month, has a game-high 12 points. Benson also has six points for Ventura. Scott Dixon leads Hancock with 11 points and Darian Capers has nine points.

0:00 -- After Capers and Jonathan Ramirez score to push the Hancock lead to seven points, Will Faiivae makes a buzzer-beating jumper to pull VC within 33-28 at the half.
1:25 -- Jordan Harris' second nice jumper of the half pulls VC within 29-26.
5:30 -- Dixon's knifing drive pushes Hancock ahead by eight, 25-17.
7:33 -- Randy Hunter makes one of two free throws and Benson
13:55 -- Darian Capers and Scott Dixon splash 3-points to push Hancock ahead, 14-7.
15:40 -- Hancock responds with an 8-0 run.
19:38 -- Will Faiivae scores in transition from Danny Benson's pass to give Ventura an early 2-0 lead.

Oxnard 81, Moorpark 79 FINAL
Updates from cub reporter Jason Townsley:
FINAL -- Oxnard probably eliminates Moorpark from the playoffs with a two-point win at Raider Pavilion.
10:53 -- Moorpark's 6-0 run gives it a 19-16 lead.

Cuesta 63, Los Angeles Pierce 52 FINAL
-- Cuesta hangs on to grab a share of its first WSC North title since 1999.
-- Pierce pulled within 48-44 with seven minutes left, but Cuesta scores the next six points.
-- An 8-2 run by Cuesta gives the Cougars a 48-37 lead with 10 minutes to play.

WSC North men's basketball summary

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Just one day remains in the most competitive WSC North race in a decade. As first-place Cuesta rested, Ventura eliminated Oxnard from the race to join the Cougars atop the standings. Moorpark edged Santa Barbara City to stay in the hunt, mathmatically. Pierce edged Hancock in Santa Maria to send the Bulldogs into the cellar.

Three teams still have a mathematical chance at a share of the WSC North title entering Saturday's 12th and final round of play. First-place Ventura and Cuesta need only to defeat seventh-place Hancock and sixth-place Pierce, respectively, to clinch a share of the spoils. Should both trip up, Moorpark can claim a share of the title with a home win over Oxnard.

WSC North standings
Team Total WSC
Ventura 23-8 8-3
Cuesta 23-10 8-3
Moorpark 17-10 7-4
Oxnard 13-15 6-5
Santa Barbara 13-19 5-7
L.A. Pierce 9-17 3-8
Hancock 7-21 2-9

Wednesday's results
No. 18 Ventura 76, Oxnard 45
Moorpark 77, Santa Barbara City 75
Los Angeles Pierce 72, Hancock 68

Saturday's schedule
Hancock at Ventura, 5 p.m.
Oxnard at Moorpark, 5 p.m.
Cuesta at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m

Cunningham on loss to VC

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Oxnard College men's basketball head coach Jason Cunningham, on the Condors' virtual season-ending 76-45 loss to rival Ventura Wednesday night at Condor Center:

"If John (Johnson) isn't playing well, it's almost humanly impossible for us to beat a good team."

Johnson was held to seven points by Ventura's Eric Gray and Prince Abidoye.

LIVE -- Tonight's basketball games

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Women's basketball

WSC North
Ventura 73, Oxnard 32 FINAL
Updates from Joe Curley at Condor Center:
13:00 -- And Selleh and Ward do it again to make it 52-21.
13:45 -- Jessi Selleh and Erika Ward make back-to-back 3-pointers to push Ventura ahead 46-19.
HALF -- Ventura is shooting 9 of 28 (31 percent) from the field and 9 of 12 (75 percent) from the line. Oxnard, which missed its first eight shots, has made just 4 of 24 from the field. Ward has a game-high seven points. Santizo has four points. Izaguirre and Bradley lead Oxnard with three apiece.
3:40 -- Amanda Izaguirre's drive ends Oxnard's nine-minute stretch without a field goal.
16:31 -- Erika Ward's right-hand floater is the first field goal of the game, for a 4-1 VC lead.

Santa Barbara City 82, Moorpark 56 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 99, Hancock 63 FINAL

Men's basketball

WSC North

Ventura 76, Oxnard 45 FINAL
Updates from Joe Curley at Condor Center:
FINAL -- Leading 41-34 with 15:11 to play, Ventura ended the game on a 35-11 run to pull within a win of the WSC North title.
3:55 -- And then the highlight of the night. Randy Hunter's transition ally-oop dunk from Jordan Harris pushes the Ventura lead to 28 points, 70-42.
7:22 -- Two Pinkard free throws make a 20-point Ventura lead, 60-40.
7:41 -- Two Faiivae free throws allow the Pirates to regain their largest lead at 18, 58-40.
9:22 -- Jordan Harris' steal and breakaway layup makes it a 16-point game, 54-38.
11:40 -- Jeremiah Slowik scores inside and Jordan Harris makes two free throws to push the Ventura lead to 14 points, 50-34.
12:15 -- Oxnard center Matt Dewaal picks up his fourth foul.
15:11 -- Oxnard pulls within 41-34 on Jonathan Johnson's drive.
17:50 -- Benson's jumper and Hunter's steal and dunk pushes it to 39-30, VC.
19:12 -- Dewaal's hook shot to start the half makes it a five-point game, 35-30.
HALF -- Randy Hunter has a game-high 12 points at the half. Dee Pinkard added seven points. Craig Lee leads Oxnard with nine points.
1:10 -- Marc Pajund scores cutting to the basket and Craig Lee adds a free throw for a 17-6 Oxnard run, pulling the score within 35-28.
2:45 -- Bernard Burrell's jumper and Boris Boundija's transition bucked pull Oxnard within 35-25 with 2:34 left in the half.
12:20 -- Alex Jamerson's runner and jumper and Mike Diacos' jumper pushes Ventura ahead, 28-11.
13:30 -- Prince Abidoye's left wing 3-pointer gives Ventura its biggest lead, 23-10.
14:06 -- Dee Pinkard buries a 3-pointer to silent a 4-0 Condor run and make it 20-8 Ventura.
17:00 -- Randy Hunter scores 10 of the first 15 points of the game as Ventura jumps out to leads of 11-0 and 13-2.

Moorpark 77, Santa Barbara City 75 FINAL
-- Justin Taylor scores 19 points, BJ Wortham scores 16 points and Dwight Jones adds 10 assists for the Raiders.
-- Moorpark wins by two points to stay in the WSC North race, a win Saturday over Oxnard combined with losses by Cuesta and Ventura would mean a three-way title split.
-- Moorpark lead 61-52 with 10 minutes to play.

Los Angeles Pierce 72, Hancock 68 FINAL
-- Pierce wins to push Hancock into last place entering it season-ending trip to Ventura Saturday.
-- PIerce ends the first half on a 12-1 run to take a 33-27 halftime lead.

WSC North women's basketball summary

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The race is over as Ventura clinched its 19th straight WSC North title. The race is now for the postseason as Santa Barbara and Moorpark prepare for a huge game Wednesday. Also, Cuesta needed overtime to move to a half game of Oxnard in the race for fifth.

WSC North standings
Team Total WSC
Ventura 29-0 10-0
L.A. Pierce 21-9 7-3
Santa Barbara 21-12 7-4
Moorpark 15-12 6-4
Oxnard 8-18 3-7
Cuesta 8-21 3-8
Hancock 2-24 0-10

Saturday's results
No. 1 Ventura 99, Santa Barbara City 61
Cuesta 77, Hancock 72 (OT)
Los Angeles Pierce 70, Oxnard 58

Wednesday's schedule
Ventura at Oxnard, 7 p.m.
Moorpark at Santa Barbara City, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce at Hancock, 7 p.m

WSC North men's basketball summary

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Entering the first week, Cuesta is one win away from a share of the title and Ventura is two wins away from a share of the title. Moorpark and Oxnard remain in the hunt, hoping Pierce can upset Cuesta next week.


WSC North standings
Team Total WSC
Cuesta 23-10 8-3
Ventura 22-8 7-3
Moorpark 16-10 6-4
Oxnard 13-14 6-4
Santa Barbara 13-18 5-6
L.A. Pierce 8-17 2-8
Hancock 7-19 2-9

Saturday's results
No. 17 Ventura 84, Santa Barbara City 64
Cuesta 64, Hancock 39
Oxnard 63, Los Angeles Pierce 58

Wednesday's schedule
Ventura at Oxnard, 5 p.m.
Moorpark at Santa Barbara City, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce at Hancock, 5 p.m

LIVE -- Tonight's basketball games

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Women's basketball

WSC North

Ventura 99, Santa Barbara City 61 FINAL
Updates from Joe Curley in Ventura:
8:12 -- Brennan scores from Heurung's pass to push the VC lead to 80-41.
11:11 -- A Selleh 3-point play and two Griggs free throws pushes Ventura ahead 72-39.
16:07 -- Heurung's 3-point play gives Ventura its largest lead, 58-35.
HALF
0:40 -- Selleh misses a free throw for a 4-point play, then scores a putback the next time down the floor for a 47-27 Ventura lead.
2:35 -- Selleh scores twice in transition for a 40-23 Ventura lead.
6:55 -- Ward's 3-pointer gives Ventura a 31-15 lead, but Katie Randall and Nikki Graham respond with 3-pointers for the Vaqueros.
11:25 -- Ward finishes with one hand in transition from Amanda Padilla's no-look pass and buries a 3-pointer in transition to give Ventura a 20-11 lead.
14:38 -- Josie Piercey's steal and layup get the Vaqueros on the board, 8-2.
17:27 -- Santizo makes two 3-points in the first two and a half minutes to give Ventura an early 8-0 lead.


Cuesta 77, Hancock 72 (OT) FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce at Oxnard, 7 p.m

Men's basketball

WSC North

Ventura 84, Santa Barbara City 64 FINAL
Updates from Joe Curley in Ventura:
4:58 -- Another Faiivae alley-oop dunk from Pinkard and a Gray 3-pointer push the VC lead to 19 points, 75-56.
7:05 -- Pinkard finishes in transition after two nice Benson finishes for a quick 7-0 run and a 68-53 lead.
16:44 -- Eric Gray finds Faiivae for an alley oop in transition and then Pinkard finishes a break in which all five Pirates touch the ball for a 49-41.
17:50 -- Four different Pirates score to open the half as Ventura opens up a 45-38 lead.
HALF -- Danny Benson has 12 points, including 4-of-4 shooting from the line, for Ventura. Will Faiivae adds eight points. Santa Barbara has been led by 10 points Lucky Teegarden. SBCC has made 11 of 13 free throws.
0:20 -- Lucky Teegarten's 3-pointer pulls the Vaqueros within 37-35.
2:08 -- Nate Graham's pull up caps a 7-0 SBCC to pull the Vaqueros within 33-29.
6:22 -- Faiivae scores inside to push the Ventura lead to 11 points, 31-20.
7:25 -- Dee Pinkard's 3-point gives the Pirates a 29-18 lead.
12:21 -- After the Vaqueros close to within two points, Jeremiah Slowik's jumper and Eric Gray's steal and layup cap a 7-0 run and give Ventura its biggest lead, 17-8.
16:18 -- Benson and Faiivae score twice early to give Ventura an early 8-0 lead.
20:00 -- Both teams are warming up, 15 minutes until tipoff.

Cuesta 64, Hancock 39 FINAL
Updates from Pete Schuler in San Luis Obispo:

Oxnard 63, Los Angeles Pierce 58 FINAL
Updates from cub reporter Jason Townsley in Oxnard:
10:00 -- Matt Dewaal's left hook pulls the Condors within 47-43.
12:00 -- Pierce puts together a run to take a 45-39 lead.
HALF
1:30 -- Tristen They's putback gives Oxnard a 27-24 lead late in the half.
15:20 -- Jonathan Johnson finds Criag Lee for an alley-oop and then scores himself for an early 8-5 OC lead.

WSC North men's basketball summary

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Cuesta and Ventura are back even in the loss column and Moorpark and Oxnard are within one loss after the stunning events of Wednesday night.

WSC North standings
Team Total WSC
Cuesta 22-10 7-3
Ventura 21-8 6-3
Moorpark 16-10 6-4
Oxnard 12-14 5-4
Santa Barbara 13-17 5-5
Hancock 7-18 2-7
L.A. Pierce 8-16 2-7

Wednesday's results
Moorpark 78, No. 17 Ventura 76
Cuesta 77, Oxnard 74
Los Angeles Pierce 84, Santa Barbara City 78

Saturday's schedule
Santa Barbara City at Ventura, 5 p.m.
Hancock at Cuesta, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce at Oxnard, 5 p.m

LIVE -- Tonight's basketball games

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Women's basketball

WSC North

No. 1 Ventura 77, Moorpark 52 FINAL
-- Updates from Joe Curley at Raider Pavilion:
FINAL: Erika Ward scored 16 points, Julie Heurung and Donielle Griggs added 13 points apiece and Michelle Santizo added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Ventura (28-0, 9-0), which can clinch a share of its 19th straight WSC North title Saturday against visiting Santa Barbara City.
Moorpark's Tiffany Hurd had a game-high 24 points
1:05 -- Ward's drive gives Moorpark a 40-18 lead.
8:50 -- Moorpark's Tiffany Hurd makes back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Raiders within 24-16.
10:00 -- Ventura finishes an 8-0 run to take a 20-10 lead.
17:16 -- Jessi Selleh and Donielle Griggs splash 3-pointers in a 10-0 Ventura run.
19:30 -- Molly Carson continues her hot shooting, opening the game with another 3-pointer.

Cuesta 50, Oxnard 48 FINAL
HALF -- Cuesta led for most of the first half. Tonee Martin and Amanda Izaguirre have eight points each for Oxnard.

Los Angeles Pierce 79, Santa Barbara City 60

Men's basketball

WSC North

Moorpark 78, No. 17 Ventura 76 FINAL
-- Updates from Joe Curley at Raider Pavilion:
FINAL -- Dwight Jones has 17 points, including 7-of-7 shooting from the foul line, and Justin Taylor and Braylin Bowman added 14 points apiece. Danny Benson had a team-high 15 points for Ventura.
0:02 -- Jones makes both free throws to ice the game with seven seconds left, before Pinkard drains a 3-pointer with 2.3 left on the clock.
0:09 -- Hunter makes one of two free throws.
0:29 -- Two Faiivae free throws make it 74-72.
1:34 -- Down 73-67 with 1:34 left, Abidoye buries a 3-pointer.
3:23 -- Benson follows his 3-point play with a inbounds steal and layup to cut the seven-point deficit to two points, 67-65.
4:26 -- Jones's 3-point play gives Moorpark a 67-60 lead. It's an 11-5 Moorpark run.
8:31 -- Mike Rodgers 3-point play restores the Raiders lead, 55-54.
9:50 -- Prince Abidoye makes a 3-pointer to give the lead back to Ventura and Moorpark's Chris Booker has a 3-point play wiped away for an offensive foul.
10:50 -- Taylor's drive gets the lead right back for Moorpark.
11:23 -- Jeremiah Slowik scores inside and is fouled, Ventura rebounds the missed free throw and Mike Diacos makes one of two free throws to give Ventura it's first lead since 2-0.
13:20 -- Jones and Pinkard exchange drives.
15:10 -- Moorpark respond with a Taylor drive and a Jones 3-pointer for a 48-42 lead.
16:00 -- Harris' hook in the lane and high-arcing shot in the lane pulls VC within 41-40. In between, Benson and Bowman have to be separated by the referees.
19:01 -- A jumper by Jordan Harris and a 3-pointer by Dee Pinkard immediately pulls VC within 39-37.
HALFTIME -- Moorpark's Braylin Bowman and Justin Taylor have a game-high 10 points. Ventura's Danny Benson and Randy Hunter have nine and eight points, respectively.
0:00 -- Former Westlake High point guard Matt Mazarei splashes a 3-pointer from the corner at the buzzer to give Moorpark a seven-point halftime lead.
0:30 -- Two pairs of free throws by Jeremiah Slowik in the final minute pulls VC within 36-32.
1:30 -- Benson's fourth transition bucket is a 3-point play to pull VC wtihin 34-28.
3:20 -- Shane Foster's 3-pointer makes it 34-23 Moorpark and Faiivae follows with his third foul.
5:20 -- Taylor's 3-pointer make its 31-21.
5:36 -- Will Faiivae returns for Ventura after again suffering two quick fouls.
6:00 -- Sean Bryan's left corner 3-pointer makes it a 8-0 Raider run as the lead peaks at 28-19.
6:40 -- But Bowman splashes a 3-pointer and Taylor scores in transition to push it back out to 25-19.
7:40 -- A pair of Randy Hunter buckets pull VC within 20-19.
8:30 -- Prince Abidoye and Justin Taylor exchange 3-pointers.
9:25 -- Braylin Bowman's jumper pushes Moorpark ahead, 17-12.
13:17 -- Silvio Arie-Lisboa ally-oop dunk from Dwight Jones pushed Moorpark head, 13-9.
14:12 -- Danny Benson's third bucket in transition evens the game, 9-9.
16:47 -- Eric Gray responds for VC with a right wing 3-pointer.
17:40 -- B.J. Wortham's 3-pointer and Justin Taylor's drive gives Moorpark an early 5-2 lead.

Cuesta 77, Oxnard 74 FINAL
-- Updates from budding journalist Jason Townsley in San Luis Obispo:
4:09 -- After Cuesta took a 60-59 lead, Dewaal gets back-to-back layups to restore the Oxnard lead to 63-60.
7:00 -- Two Matt Dewaal free throws push the Condors ahead, 57-53.
7:44 -- Cuesta rips off a 10-2 run to shave the lead to one point, 53-52.
11:00 -- Molina's 3-pointer pushes Oxnard ahead 51-42.
12:00 -- Bernard Burrell makes a hook shot to give Oxnard a 48-40 lead.
13:00 -- Cuesta's Tom Schumacher makes a pair of deep 3-pointers to pull Cuesta within 44-40.
15:00 -- Johnson's floater makes it 41-34, Condors.
17:00 -- Johnson's 3-point play gives Oxnard a 38-30 lead.
HALFTIME
1:01 -- Jonathan Johnson's floater gives Oxnard a six-point lead late in the first half.
1:36 -- Nick Molina's 3-point beats the shot clock and gives Oxnard a 29-25 lead.

Santa Barbara City at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m

WSC North men's basketball summary

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Ventura picked up sole possession of first place Saturday without playing a game. Cuesta's dramatic loss at Santa Barbara dropped the Cougars a half game out of first place. Oxnard also picked up a key win at Hancock, where both leaders lost. Moorpark edged Pierce to stay in the race, with a must-win game approaching Wednesday at home to Ventura.

WSC North standings
Team Total WSC
Ventura 21-7 6-2
Cuesta 21-10 6-3
Oxnard 12-13 5-3
Moorpark 15-10 5-4
Santa Barbara 13-16 5-4
Hancock 7-18 2-7
L.A. Pierce 7-16 1-7

Saturday's results
Oxnard 57, Hancock 48
Moorpark 74, Los Angeles Pierce 71
Santa Barbara City 80, Cuesta 78

Wednesday's schedule
Ventura at Moorpark, 5 p.m.
Oxnard at Cuesta, 5 p.m.
Santa Barbara City at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m

OC men versus Hancock box score

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Here's the box score from the Oxnard College men's basketball team's win at Hancock Saturday night.

Good work, coach Perrault, getting the information up so fast.

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