COLTS WIN AGAIN! Basketball team one win away from Community college Final Four
Thu, 5 March, 2015 at 6:07 pm|
Cañada on verge of final four
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March 05, 2015, 05:00 AM By Terry
Bernal Daily Journal
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The
Cañada men’s basketball team is one win away from a trip to the California
Community College final four.
The
Colts rolled to a 67-58 win at San Jose City in the Northern California
Regional semifinals Wednesday night. Sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark scored a
game-high 24 points, including a 3-pointer near the start of the second half
to give Cañada a commanding lead.
Cañada
forwards Manny Martin and Rodrigo Puliceno dominated in the paint. While
Puliceno was holding San Jose in check with nine rebounds, Martin grabbed a
game-high 14 rebounds and added 19 points to tab the double-double.
“Just
an animal,” Cañada head coach Mike Reynoso said of Martin. “Just a big-time
game for him.”
But
it was one of Clark’s eight rebounds that was the highlight of the game,
according to Reynoso. With 3:20 remaining in regulation, Clark went soaring
over a San Jose post player to grab the ball above the rim, Reynoso said.
“It
was a monster, big-time board,” Reynoso said.
San
Jose previously defeated Cañada in the regular season. It was the Colts’
first loss of the year, a 77-70 decision on Nov. 14.
Reynoso
said Wednesday’s win wasn’t so much about revenge as it is about Cañada’s
mission to win the state title.
“I
think for me, it’s just the win says so much about the program and our guys,”
he said. “Yeah it’s sweet revenge, I get that, for those on the outside
looking in … but we know we’re a championship team if we do what we’re
coached to do.”
With
the win, Cañada advances to Saturday’s Nor Cal finals to face Marin Saturday
at Marin. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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