{"id":4701,"date":"2009-02-14T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/lbcc-basketball-update-6\/"},"modified":"2009-02-14T11:05:36","modified_gmt":"2009-02-14T11:05:36","slug":"lbcc-basketball-update-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/lbcc-basketball-update-6","title":{"rendered":"LBCC Basketball Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style='float:left;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:5px;'><img src='images\/archive\/sports\/photo3149684.jpg' align='left' \/><\/div>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Story By LBCC&#8217;s Chris Ruiz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Men&rsquo;s Basketball<\/span><br \/>The Long Beach City College men&rsquo;s basketball team closed out its home schedule with a tough 76-60 loss to visiting Cerritos College on Friday night at the Hall of Champions Gym.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The loss dropped Long Beach to 13-14 overall and 5-3 in the SCC South. With the win, Cerritos improved to 12-13 and clinched the SCC South Division title with a 7-1 record.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The game was never in question for Cerritos as the Falcons jumped out to a 13-2 lead at the 16:04 mark and led 22-4 with 11:48 to go in the first half.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Cerritos held a commanding 41-22 lead at halftime thanks in part to 20 LBCC turnovers.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Vikings, who relied heavily on the three-point shot all season, were cold from beyond the arc. LBCC missed its first 14 three-point attempts. Sophomore Randolph White broke the string with his three-point bucket at the 6:28 mark in the second half.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Freshman Stephan Gwin led LBCC with 20 points and seven rebounds. White had 13 points and five rebounds and sophomore Lane Whitney chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Gregory Peer led Cerritos with 16 points and four steals. Marcellus Jackson posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Vikings return to action on Wednesday (Feb. 18) at 7:30 p.m. with a SCC South game at L.A. Harbor College.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">Women&rsquo;s Basketball<\/span><br \/>The Long Beach City College women&rsquo;s basketball team closed out the 2008-09 home schedule with a 69-42 South Coast Conference South Division loss to visiting Cerritos College on Friday night at the Hall of Champions Gym.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Cerritos built a 34-26 lead at halftime and was never threatened.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>In their final home games as Vikings, sophomore guard Yumi Takano poured in a team-high 14 points and sophomore forward Wendy Robles posted 13 points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots. Freshman forward Felicia Cade grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Cerritos (19-12, 6-1 SCC South) had six players score in double figures. Mercedes Taylor (13 points, 11 rebounds) and Rachel Butler (10 points, 11 rebounds) had double-doubles for the Falcons.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Long Beach (1-25, 0-7 SCC South) closes out the season next Friday (Feb. 20) at L.A. 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