J.C. BASKETBALL: MOORPARK GETS BEATEN SOUNDLY L.A. CITY 101, MOORPARK 78.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Moorpark College's high-scoring, fast-paced offense met its match Saturday. In a game where the 35-second clock was a near formality formality, in chemistry: see chemical equilibrium; concentration. , the Raiders were thoroughly dominated 101-78 by host Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. in a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional final. Moorpark fell 18 points below its 96-point-per-game average as the Cubs used superior size and athleticism to shove the Raiders running file right back at them. ``They were the most athletic and biggest team we've faced,'' said Keith Lawerence, who led Moorpark with 21 points. ``We came in thinking that they would be athletic like Ventura, but they were even more so.'' Things were looking up for Moorpark early as the Raiders filled the opposing gym with their own fans and took a 10-9 lead. Then Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (31-3) took control with a 20-2 run that included six layups. For once, Moorpark (25-7) could not match an opponents offensive aggression. Something had to give as Los Angeles had only allowed two opponents to score as many as 80 points this season. ``We're used to teams scoring 101 points against us,`` Moorpark coach Remy McCarthy said. ``That wasn't the problem. The problem was on offense. We couldn't hit anything.'' When the Raiders tried to go to the basket like they did with ease in last week's playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. victory over West L.A., the shots often were rejected. Moorpark rarely got second opportunities as Los Angeles dominated in rebounds with Joseph Taylor Joseph Taylor is the name of:
Los Angeles had six players score in double figures, led by 23 from Dejon Prejean. Moorpark trailed 50-28 at halftime, with Lawerence having 12 of the 28. Los Angeles maintained its 20-point advantage throughout the second half. Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com |
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