BRAWL PUTS CANYONS IN TITLE GAME.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. men's basketball team didn't dribble a ball in the semifinal round -- or even take the court. But the Cougars will still play in the championship game of the Cougars Holiday Classic tournament at 4 p.m. today against Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . San Bernardino Valley The San Bernardino Valley is the hub of Southern California's Inland Empire. It is drained by the Santa Ana River. It is bordered on the north by the San Bernardino Mountains and the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west -- which would have played Canyons in the semifinal -- was forced to forfeit its first-round victory Wednesday over Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. of Woodland Hills because of an altercation during the game. Both teams' benches cleared after Pierce's Ever Lopez and San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. Valley's Steve Scott exchanged words. Players from both teams briefly pushed and shoved each other. No punches were thrown, but the outburst prompted officials to call the game with about eight minutes remaining and the Wolverines winning 67-44. Pierce's Lopez and Jamelle Tolliver and San Bernardino Valley's Scott and Daren Davis were ejected. Because both teams were forced to forfeit their next game, it left Pierce with twolosses, eliminating it from the tournament. ``That's the right rule. Our team left the bench, and we paid the consequences for doing that,'' Pierce caoch Ed Babayan said. ``I told them they had to be responsible for their actions. It is uncharacteristic of them to do that. Basketball is a physical sport, and it just got a bit out of hand.'' Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley advanced to the title game with a 87-55 semifinal win against Moorpark on Thursday. The Wolverines will play in the third-place game against Moorpark at 2p.m. today. ``You always want to compete,'' Canyons coach Howard Fisher said about getting a pass into the title game. ``But we'll be all right. We will shoot around and have a light workout and get ready for the championship game (today). It's unfortunate this happened but those are the rules.'' Pierce was scheduled to face Los Angeles Trade Tech in the semifinal of the consolation bracket before being sent off. Trade Tech advanced to the consolation final in which it will face College of the Sequoias
Canyons beat Trade Tech 93-86 Wednesday in the opening round of the eight-team tournament behind a 20-point performance by Jacob Briggs and Andre Murray's 19 points coming off the bench. ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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