Parsons debuts with 20 points in Griffins’ tip-off rally past LBCC

By Bill Dickens
Updated: November 3, 2016

2016-17 GROSSMONT COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL

By Bill Dickens
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PALM DESERT (11-04-16) — BRYCE PARSONS, a West Hills alum, delivered quite a wallop in his Grossmont College debut in Thursday’s (Nov. 3) opening round of the Frank Garcia/College of the Desert Tip Off Classic.

A 6-foot-1 freshman guard, Parsons reeled off a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Griffins whipped Long Beach City College 69-58. Parsons netted 9 of 14 shots from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

It was clearly a balanced attack by the Griffins, as they trimmed the Vikings with a big second-half comeback.

Freshman RONALD BLAIN (6-5, 195), of Union Grove, knocked down 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and grabbed 4 rebounds for the Griffins.

Five-foot-11 freshman guard OSCAR LIMON, out of Otay Ranch, popped in 10 points off the bench, collecting 6 rebounds and handing out 5 assists.

DAVID WHEELER, a 6-2 freshman guard from Mira Mesa, spun in 9 points and snared 8 rebounds.

Long Beach City steadily built a lead in the first half, then led 38-24 at intermission. The Vikings biggest lead in the game was even larger at 17 points just inside the first minute and a half out of the gate in the second half.

But Grossmont stormed out in the second half after that and closed to within 47-45 with 8:12 left in the game.

The Griffins would surpass the Vikes, then take a commanding 60-52 lead with 3:39 to go in the game.

Defensively, Grossmont held LBCC to just 27 percent shooting. One negative for Grossmont, other than the slow start, was a 53 percent mark from the foul line in the opener.

Grossmont will take on San Bernardino Valley College in Friday’s (Nov. 4) tournament semifinals at 5 p.m. The Wolverines advance to today’s showdown by defeating West Los Angeles 78-67 on Thursday.

If successful against SBVC, the Griffins will play for the tournament championship on Saturday (Nov. 5) at 3 p.m.

Long Beach at Grossmont
@ Palm Desert, CA
11/3/2016 at 01:00 PM

Long Beach
58

Grossmont
69

FINAL	1	2	T
Long Beach (0-1)	38	20	58
Grossmont (1-0)	24	45	69

#	STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Long Beach
3	Tyler Dees	40	4-12	2-9	5-7	2	3	5	4	3	0	3	2	15
4	Breamon Richard	40	3-16	2-8	4-6	1	1	2	1	2	0	4	3	12
11	Jeremiah Blandin	34	0-9	0-4	4-4	3	9	12	4	0	0	2	1	4
15	Matt Arrivas	34	4-10	0-1	0-0	3	1	4	0	2	0	1	2	8
31	Isaiah Keyes	35	2-3	1-2	2-2	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	3	7
#	RESERVES	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5	Jalen Dotson	5	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	1	0	3	3	6
21	Mark Neal Jr.	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
23	William English	7	1-3	1-3	1-2	2	4	6	1	0	0	1	1	4
32	Femi Omisile	0	0-0	0-0	1-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1
33	Duwane Hicks	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
42	Christopher Pendley	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Garrett Roberts	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Charles Smith	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
TM	Team					7	2	9				0	0
TOTALS			16-59 27.1%	6-28 21.4%	20-26 76.9%	20	25	45	12	10	0	16	21	58

#	STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Grossmont
1	Kyle Ruiz	33	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0
4	Corwin Feerick	39	1-8	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
5	Daniel McCowen	32	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	4	4	2	2	0	2	3	6
11	Bryce Parsons	37	9-14	0-1	2-6	5	5	10	4	2	1	2	3	20
20	Ronald Blain	38	5-7	1-1	0-0	1	3	4	0	4	0	2	2	11
#	RESERVES	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15	Oscar Limon	7	4-6	1-2	1-3	1	5	6	5	1	0	2	2	10
22	Jonny Schirer	5	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
23	David Wheeler	3	3-8	1-4	2-2	4	4	8	3	1	0	2	3	9
24	Jeremiah Turner	5	4-9	1-3	0-0	2	2	4	2	0	1	1	4	9
32	Quinn Skillin	1	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	0
TM	Team					3	2	5				0	0
TOTALS			29-64 45.3%	4-19 21.1%	7-13 53.8%	16	29	45	18	10	4	18	24	69

LONG BEACH	TEAM STATISTICS	GROSSMONT
27.1% ( 16-59)	Field Goal %	45.3% ( 29-64)
21.4% ( 6-28)	3pt Field Goal %	21.1% ( 4-19)
76.9% ( 20-26)	Free Throw %	53.8% ( 7-13)
45	Rebounds	45
12	Assists	18
16	Turnovers	18
17	Points off Turnovers	16
17	2nd Chance Points	13
14	Points in the Paint	42
0	Fastbreak Points	6
12	Bench Points	30
17	Largest Lead	11
2nd-19:37	Time of Largest Lead	2nd-02:39
Ties: 6; Lead Changes: 7