Griffs ring the bell, ding Cuyamaca
- Updated: February 9, 2023
2022-23 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL / MEN’S & WOMEN’S
From staff and wire reports
On Wednesday (Feb. 8), the Griffins rang the century bell for the record fifth time this season in decisive fashion, taking down district rival Cuyamaca College, 100-65, in Pacific Coast Athletic Conference action.
Grossmont (8-16, 3-10 PCAC) now lead the state in offensive rebounding, topping the California Community College Athletics Association charts at 20.6 per contest, The Griffins also rank third in overall rebouding utilizing an up-tempo attack which the players love.
Speaking about players, Daevin Celaya lead all scorers with 20 points to match his career high.
Celaya also hit for 20 against L.A. Trade-Tech on Dec. 4, when he shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc.
. Sophomore Calvin Payne registered a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Tyrone Lester Jr (15 points) and Spencer Hall (11) also joined the duo with double figures scoring.
Following a determined start by Cuyamaca (3-22 overall, 1-12 PCAC) since they were playing its district rivals, Grossmont pulled away for keeps just four minutes into the contest and were rarely challenged the rest of the way.
According to a Grossmont College press release (since Cuyamaca did not publicly release a boxscore):
The Griffins played with the lead for over 36 minutes in a game they were not really challenged after the first seven minutes. Grossmont dominated all of the peripheral stat categories: points off turnovers (29-10), points in the paint (46-32), second chance points (28-6), fast break points (31-14) and points off the bench (37-18).
Grossmont comes home on Friday when they host MiraCosta at 5 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the Griffins women’s basketball team taking on San Diego Mesa at 7 p.m.
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Embarrassingly, even though they won, Southwestern did not release a box score or any game information.
Meanwhile, Cuyamaca College also fell on the road, dropping a 66-51 decision in Oceanside against MiraCosta.
MiraCosta also failed to publish/post its box score, so details were not available.