Coyotes reportedly win at own tourney; Comets beat Harbor
- Updated: December 29, 2018
East County Sports staff report
EL CAJON (12-29-2018) – You can hardly blame Cuyamaca College.
The Coyotes men’s basketball program has been in shambles in recent seasons, entering the weekend with just two victories in their previous 45 contests. So why would one want to post each boxscore n a timely fashion as required by the sports’ governing body, the California Community College Athletics
What can the CCCAA truly do, penalized you further?
But on Friday (Dec. 28), in the opening round of their own tournament, Cuyamaca broke through with its second victory of the season, taking down Victor Valley College, 69-68.
We’d offer you winning details from the victorious Coyotes (2-12), but none were reported.
As Porky Pig used to say to close his cartoons of yesteryear, “That’s all, folks!”
In other tournament scores, Antelope Valley surprised San Diego Miramar, 79-71; Cypress nipped San Diego Mesa (1-12), 72-70; and state-ranked Los Angeles pounded Santa Ana, 90-70.
Saturday’s action starts at noon with consolation play. The championship semifinals start at 4 p.m. with Antelope Valley meeting Cypress, then Cuyamaca follows by meeting the East L.A. Huskies.
Imperial Valley Holiday Crossover
L.A. Harbor 72, Imperial Valley 68: The Seahawks, coming off a surprise loss to San Diego Mesa, bounced back to upset the host Arabs at DePaoli Sports Complex. The other game in this 4-team crossover event saw Pasadena hold off College of the Desert, 89-85.
Allan Hancock Tournament
Palomar 74, L.A. Harbor 58: At Santa Maria, the Comets built
For Palomar (5-7), Jamario Harris had a game-high 20 points, but the real standout was forward Marek Sullivan with 17 points and 11 boards. LASW fell to 4-6.
