Griffins back to beating Coyotes, finish strong for fourth-place tie
- Updated: February 22, 2019
2019 COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
East County Sports staff report
EL CAJON (2-23-2019) – What was once a great, evenly-balanced rivalry, is now more a one-sided affair.
Grossmont College whipped crosstown rival Cuyamaca College for the 11th time in 12 meetings, taking a 70-61 road victory to cap the regular season on Friday (Feb. 22).
The triumph gave the Griffins, once 0-6 in South Division play in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, three victories over their last four outings to gain a share of fourth place. The finished 6-23 overall (3-7 PCAC).
Meanwhile, the Coyotes (4-24 overall, 1-9 PCAC) finished in the cellar for the third straight season, and last for the fifth time this decade.
At one time, the all-time series was level at 13-all. However, since Grossmont posted an upset, overtime triumph in the 2006-07 season, it’s been virtually all Griffins.
| The Battle for East County |
| Grossmont vs. Cuyamaca PCAC Men’s Basketball (Grossmont leads series, 24-14) |
| Season Round One Round Two 1998-99 Gros 87-78 Gros 83-66 1999-00 Gros 74-61 Cuya 75-722 2000-01 Gros 92-80 Gros 66-57 2001-02 Gros 95-85 Gros 87-62 2002-03 *Cuya 91-67 *Cuya 77-72 2003-04 Cuya 54-51 Cuya 80-65 2004-05 Cuya 62-59 +Gros 83-79 2005-06 Cuya 67-58 Cuya 73-65 2006-07 Cuya 74-61 +Gros 66-63 2007-08 Cuya 81-69 Gros 88-80 2008-09 Gros 67-52 Gros 88-80 2009-10 Cuya 66-59 Cuya 52-49 2010-11 Cuya 76-69 Gros 73-68 2011-12 Gros 63-56 Gros 64-61 2012-13 Gros 69-61 — 2013-14 Gros 70-65 — 2014-15 Gros 59-46 — 2015-16 Gros 62-51 — 2016-17 Gros 84-72 Gros 84-65 2017-18 Gros 76-54 Gros 81-42 2018-19 Cuya 78-68 Gros 70-61 *Grossmont won by forfeit. +overtime. |
