East County Sports

Last-second Martinez bucket lifts Griffins to 6th straight win

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SAN MARCOS — Grossmont College guard Lorenzo Martinez drove the lane and converted a short, tie-breaking jumper with 0.8 seconds remaining, giving the Griffins a sixth consecutive victory by topping host Palomar College, 81-79, on Friday (Feb, 13).

Martinez, a freshman from Lompoc, Calif., finished with a game-best 20 points, followed by teammate Salem Zeid (18).

Palomar, which trailed throughout the majority of the contest before pulling even with 10 seconds remaining, had one final opportunity to win. After calling a timeout to advance the ball to mid-court, a 3-point shot at the buzzer missed.

Grossmont (9-16 overall), which was one game out of last place in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, moved into fifth place at 7-7.

Palomar (17-9 overall) slipped to 9-6 in PCAC action, a half-game behind second-place Southwestern.

Grossmont’s win streak is the program’s longest since finishing second to San Diego City in 201#, when the Knights captured the CCCAA state championship.  BOXSCORE


San Diego Mesa 83, Cuyamaca 70

KEARNY MESA – In a contest with historical implications, San Diego Mesa downed visiting Cuyamaca, assuring the Coyotes of a 15th consecutive losing seasons/

Cuyamaca (9-17, 5-9 PCAC) is now one short of the dubious San Diego County record for consecutive losing seasons of 16,set by Mesa in the 1970s and 80s.

Sophomore guard Kenneth Klu (Patrick Henry) paced the Coyotes with 14 points, while three others added 12.

Cuyamaca next plays at winless Imperial Valley on Wednesday, then entertains Grossmont next Friday (Feb. 20) in a special 3 p.m. afternoon special to complete the regular season.

Women

Cuyamaca 55, Imperial Valley 53

RANCHO SAN DIEGO — Cuyamaca College guard Naomi Henderson (Christian HS)( poured home a game-high 20 points, allowing the Coyotes snap a 5-game losing streak by downing the win-less Imperial alley Arabs.

IVC (4-21, 0-10 PCAC) held a 3-point lead at the half, vut Cuyamaca barely out-scored the visits in each of the final two quarters to escape the upset.

Cuyamaca (4-19, 2-9 PCAC) has a bye on Wednesday, then hosts San Diego City at 5 p.m. Friday (Feb. 20) in the second game of a doubleheader. to close the season.

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