2008 Woodie Awards
Renegades victorious at home, split on road
Leanne Cave
Issue date: 2/1/06 Section: Sports
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The Bakersfield College men's basketball team, 14-11 overall and 4-3 in the Western State Conference, will return to action tonight at the Gil Bishop Sports Center after splitting a two-game road trip against Glendale and Citrus College.
The Renegades will take on West Los Angeles College, which is currently in second place in the WSC, while BC is currently third.
"If we win, it will put us back in a second place tie with West L.A.," said BC head coach Rich Hughes.
While the men possess an overall winning record, every victory is important in hopes of securing a post-season playoff berth.
"It's been an up-and-down season for us," Hughes said. "We've lost a couple of close games that came down to the last shot, and we've won a couple of close games, also."
The final shots (free throws) were definitely the case as BC lost the first of a two road game trip to Glendale 75-73.
The 'Gades played well enough to beat Glendale, nailing 13 3-point shots, but fell two points short when Javon Jester made two free throws in the final seconds to seal the win for the home team. Jester led all scorers with 37 points.
Chicago product Terrence Johns led the way for BC as he accounted for 18 points, including four of the 13 3-point shots.
Steve Alford, a product from South High, contributed 15 points in the loss while three players, Andrew Ready, Maurice Lane and Josh Hawkesworth accounted for 27 points.
After the disappointing 2-point loss to Glendale, the 'Gades rebounded nicely in the second road game as they defeated Citrus College, 80-78.
Johns was once again productive for the 'Gades as he added 35 points to the win column and pulled down 11 rebounds.
"Johns is averaging about 22 points a game and a team leader in rebounds," Hughes said.
Even though Johns was the leading scorer for BC against Citrus, it was an overall team effort.
Three other players scored in double digits as well: Aaron Perez from Claremont scored 15, Andrew Ready from Westinghouse scored 11 and Alford scored 10.
The Renegades will take on West Los Angeles College, which is currently in second place in the WSC, while BC is currently third.
"If we win, it will put us back in a second place tie with West L.A.," said BC head coach Rich Hughes.
While the men possess an overall winning record, every victory is important in hopes of securing a post-season playoff berth.
"It's been an up-and-down season for us," Hughes said. "We've lost a couple of close games that came down to the last shot, and we've won a couple of close games, also."
The final shots (free throws) were definitely the case as BC lost the first of a two road game trip to Glendale 75-73.
The 'Gades played well enough to beat Glendale, nailing 13 3-point shots, but fell two points short when Javon Jester made two free throws in the final seconds to seal the win for the home team. Jester led all scorers with 37 points.
Chicago product Terrence Johns led the way for BC as he accounted for 18 points, including four of the 13 3-point shots.
Steve Alford, a product from South High, contributed 15 points in the loss while three players, Andrew Ready, Maurice Lane and Josh Hawkesworth accounted for 27 points.
After the disappointing 2-point loss to Glendale, the 'Gades rebounded nicely in the second road game as they defeated Citrus College, 80-78.
Johns was once again productive for the 'Gades as he added 35 points to the win column and pulled down 11 rebounds.
"Johns is averaging about 22 points a game and a team leader in rebounds," Hughes said.
Even though Johns was the leading scorer for BC against Citrus, it was an overall team effort.
Three other players scored in double digits as well: Aaron Perez from Claremont scored 15, Andrew Ready from Westinghouse scored 11 and Alford scored 10.