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Santa Barbara Classic Tournament
Results & Recap--(Jan 2, 2000)

We were up in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria last week for three tournaments (Santa Maria Valley Academy Tournament, Allan Hancock JUCO tournament, and the Santa Barbara Tournament), and here's what we were able to gather from various sources about the Santa Barbara Tournament. Admittedly, we only saw a few of these games, but Santa Barbara and Santa Monica looked really good. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see some of the teams we wanted to see (like Nick Enzweiler and Campolindo, but there's always the playoffs). Here are the results:

All Tournament Team

MVP--Dommanic Ingerson--Santa Barbara
Shawn Whilt--Santa Barbara
Jaime Sanchez--Bishop Diego
Jacoby Atako--Santa Monica
Martin Castro--Santa Monica
Matthew Merricks--Oxnard
Zach Brodt--Desert Mountain
Antawn Guidry--Leigh
Brian McNeese--Cabrillo
Nick Enzweiler--Campolindo.

Championship Game

Santa Barbara 57, Glendora 55-- Thursday night's hero was Santa Barbara High's Trey Putnam, who hit for 10 points in a crucial stretch in the third quarter to help Santa Barbara to the Championship win over Glendora at the Santa Barbara High Holiday Classic. Putnam, who finished with 17 points, got the ball rolling in the third period, cutting into a 12-point deficit with a layup while being fouled. After the center converted on the free-throw and two defensive stops, Putnam nailed a baseline jumper and a long-range trey to tie the game at 33. The Dons (11-2) fought an uphill battle for most of the contest, hampered by sloppy defense and the sharpshooting of the Tartans' Charlie Allen. The senior nailed three consectutive three-pointers midway through the second period to give Glendora its first lead at 18-15. After three Jason Davis baskets, Allen also converted on a rare 4-point play. The Dons had real problems during the first half, largely because Glendora was able to containe leading scorer Dommanic Ingerson. The junior only attempted four shots in the first half and had no points to show for it. But Ingerson came back with a flourish midway through the third, making an off-balance shot as he was knocked to the ground. Ingerson finished with 13 points and was named tournament MVP. Santa Barbara was hot out of the gate, with Williams scoring the Dons' first nine points. Up 6-5, Williams hit a long-range trey from the right corner and was followed by an off-balance three from point guard Shawn Whilt. GLENDORA -- Davis 27, Allen 21, Miller 2, Mehanna 4, Reid 3, Hatch 2. Totals 13-18 55. SANTA BARBARA -- Ingerson 13, Williams 14, Putnam 17, Whilt 8, Walling 3, Peterson 2. Totals 14-24 57. Glendora . . . 9 22 7 17 -- 55 Santa Barbara . . . 12 9 21 15 -- 57 3-point goals -- G 7 (Allen 6, Davis), SB 5 (Williams 2, Whilt, Putnam, Walling). Total fouls -- G 20, SB 20. Fouled out -- Walling, Reid.

3rd Place Game

Santa Monica 52, Oxnard 47-- UCSB recruit Jacoby Atako hit two free-throws as time wound down to lead his team to a third-place finish. Martin Castro had 27 points in the win.

5th Place Game

Desert Mountain 61, Thousand Oaks 53--Thousand Oaks blew a 28-27 halftime lead and watched Desert Mountain run off an 18-8 final period for the win and fifth place. Desert's Zach Brodt led all scorers with 21 points, while teammate Chad Christenson added 18.

7th Place Game

Leigh 69, Fremont 66--Antwon Guidry had 32 points and Leigh outscored Fremont 22-16 in the fourth quarter to claim seventh place. Kenton Paulino led Fremont with 21 points.

9th Place Game

Campolindo 53, Pt. Loma 40: Nick Enzweiler set a tournament record with 125 points in the tourney, including 31 in the win over Pt. Loma. Enzweiler had nine treys in the victory, which gave him 22 in the tourney. The victory gave Campolindo 9th place in the tourney.

11th Place Game

Dos Pueblos 70, St. Joseph (Campolindo) 60--Brett Holbrook had 28 points and the Chargers (8-7) staved off numerous St. Joseph runs to claim 11th place. DOS PUEBLOS -- Holbrook 28, Graybill 10, Sherman 6, Du 4, Ortiz 6, Jenkins 9.

15th Place Game

Lompoc 67, Bishop Diego 54-- The Braves garnered 15th place, blitzing the Cardinals out of the gate with a 19-10 first quarter. Scott Winter led Lompoc with 10 points. Bishop Diego, who falls to 7-7, was led by Jaime Sanchez's 30 points, including three treys. The senior finished second in scoring in the tournament with 108 points. Nick Scheftic added four points and 9 rebounds, while Matt Capritto had 5 points. BISHOP DIEGO -- Steward 4, Renick 3, Capritto 5, Sanchez 30, Gilles 4, Um 2, Scheftic 4, Vickers 2. Totals 12-19 54. LOMPOC -- J. Smith 8, Lynn 8, Winter 10, Steinke 2, Ramey 9, Salim 8, Fernandez 3, Mangino 5, Lara 7. Totals 14-21 67. Bishop Diego . . . 10 12 20 13 -- 54 Lompoc . . . 19 14 13 21 -- 67 3-point goals -- BD 3 (Sanchez 3), L 5 (Winter 2, Lynn 2, Conaway). Total fouls -- BD 14, L 16. Fouled out -- None.

Consolation Championship

Cabrillo 71, San Marcos 47--The Conquistadores pulled away in the third quarter, using two spectacular dunks by Marcus Jenkins and Franklin Coleman to spark the consolation final victory. Both dunks came on lobs from junior guard Will Jackson, with Jenkins' coming high above the rim, allowing the senior to show-off his leaping abilities. San Marcos played with seven players the entire tournament and managed to finish 2-2. Ryan King led San Marcos with 12 points, all coming on three-pointers. SAN MARCOS -- Olenberger 2, Kupperman 3, Brown 2, King 12, Pertsulakes 11, Balindong 7, Miller 8. Totals 7-11 47. CABRILLO -- Peterson 10, Drake 20, Robinson 14, Jenkins 11, Coleman 8, McNease 8. Totals 11-15 71. San Marcos . . . 11 7 14 15 -- 47 Cabrillo . . . 16 12 20 23 -- 71 3-point goals -- SM 6 (King 4, Pertsulakes, Miller), C 4 (Peterson 2, Drake, Jenkins). Total fouls -- SM 15, C 16. Fouled out -- McNease.

Third Round Games
Played Wednesday 12/29/99

Championship Semifinal

Santa Barbara 55, Santa Monica 53--Just a couple nights from the year 2000, Santa Barbara High basketball coach Jeff Lavender got his 200th win. Those nice, round numbers did not come easy to the Dons on Wednesday night, however. They had to survive a late barrage of 3-pointers to hold off Santa Monica 55-53 in the first semifinal game of the Holiday Classic at Santa Barbara High. Brent Williams put together a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, augmenting a 16-point effort from junior guard Dommanic Ingerson on the outside. Williams scored eight of his points as a result of offensive rebounds, fighting his way inside against an athletic, physical Viking team that included UCSB-bound guard Jacoby Atako. Dommanic Ingerson, who had 22 in the Dons' first two tournament wins, was aggresively pursued by the Vikings whereever he went after he a couple of 3-pointers in the first period. Santa Barbara trailed 15-11 after the first period but built a 29-20 lead just before half on a 10-0 run triggered by three offensive rebounds by Williams, a turnaround shot in the key by Ingerson and a drive by Shawn Whilt. The Dons, 10-2, extended the margin to 47-34 early in the fourth quarter on a fast break basket by Mike Henderson on an assist from Ingerson. But that's when Santa Monica's 3-point magic started. The Vikings went 5-for-5 on 3-pointers in the period. Martin Castro, the game's top scorer with 19 points, hit two eary and Atako hit one with 33 seconds left to make it 53-50. Ingerson hit two free throws with 27 seconds left but Jerrin McGhee answered with a trey with :15 remaining and Ingerson missed with 8.5 left to allow the Vikings one last shot. The Dons used up two fouls to cut the time remaining to four seconds and a desperation shot at the buzzer by Jon Folonis was well short. Trey Putnam of the Dons, it should be noted, also had a key play down the stretch, hitting a 10-foot jumper under heavy pressure as the shot clock expired with 1:33 to play. SANTA BARBARA--Henderson 3, Whilt 6, Walling 4, C. Peterson 5, Ingerson 16, Putnam 7, Williams 14. Total 55. SANTA MONICA--Castro 19, Brunk 4, Folonis 7, Atako 12, McGhee 7, Harrington 4. Total 53. Santa Barbara . . . 11 18 16 10--55 Santa Monica . . . 15 7 12 19--53 3-point goals--SB 3 (Ingerson 2, Putnam 1), SM 7 (Castro 4, Folonis 1, Atako 1, McGhee 1). Fouled out--Atako.

Championship Semifinal

Glendora 68, Oxnard 60--Glendora rallied to beat Oxnard 68-60 in overtime in the other semifinal, setting the championship game with the Dons. For the second game in a row, Bruce Hatch hit a shot in the final seconds to force overtime.

Other Games Played Wednesday

Dos Pueblos 81, Lompoc 63--Brett Holbrook and Stephen Graybill each had 17 as Dos Pueblos, 7-7, jumped to a 40-23 first half lead and went on to win the consolation bracket game. Anthony Ortiz added 14 and Damon Jenkins 10. Joel Smith led Lompoc with 11. DOS PUEBLOS--Ortiz 14, Graybill 17, Cowan 6, Roegner 8, Sherman 7, Holbrook 17, Jenkins 10. Total 81. LOMPOC--Smith 19, Conaway 7, Winter 6, Steinke 2, Raney 7, Salim 2, Fernandez 2, Mangino 12, Lara 4. Total 63. Dos Pueblos . . . 20 20 18 23--81 Lompoc . . . 11 12 19 19--63 3-point goals--DP 1 (Graybill), L 3 (Smith 1, Winter 2).

St. Joseph 65, Bishop Diego 60--Dustin Kelly and Casey Miranda each scored 19 points as St. Joseph jumped to a 32-26 halftime lead and held off the Cardinals in a battle of the tournament's two smallest schools. Bishop, 7-6, was led by Jamie Sanchez with 23 points. He has 68 for the tournament. BISHOP DIEGO--Steward 5, Renick 10, Capritto 4, Um 2, Sanchez 23, Scheftic 8, Vickers 8. Total 60. ST. JOSEPH--Nunez 2, Kelly 19, Miranda 19, Navarra 2, Pierce 10, Zilli 4, Kowlson 2, Groce 7. Total 65. Bishop Diego . . . 17 9 15 19--60 St. Joseph . . . 15 17 17 16--65 3-point goals--BD 2 (Sanchez, Renick).

San Marcos 51, Point Loma 50--Asher Kupperman hit the winning basket to cap a 15-2 fourth quarter rally by the Royals in a consolation bracket semifinal. Ryan King hit two of his four 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 19 points to lead San Marcos, which evened its record at 6-6. Point Loma, 5-3, was led by Aaron Glenn with 13 points. San Marcos plays Cabrillo for the consolation title at 5:30 p.m. SAN MARCOS--Olenberger 2, Kupperman 13, King 18, Pertsulakes 8, Balindong 6, Miller 4. Total 51. POINT LOMA--Valenzuela 3, Smith 6, Messing 5, Glenn 13, Golston 5, Hudson 8, Javey 7, Antl 3. Total 50. San Marcos . . . 12 13 11 15--51 Point Loma . . . 11 20 17 2--50 3-point goals--SM 4 (king 4), PL 5 (Valenzuela 1, Smith 2, Javey 1, Antl 1).

Thousand Oaks 61, Fremont 59 --Ben Olsen and Kyle Kegley hit the winning free throws in the final 20 seconds of a frantic fourth quarter. Fremont trailed by eight but rallied to take a four-point lead in the final minute. Tim Chevalier led Thousand Oaks with 20 points. Kenton Paulino had 18 for Fremont.

Cabrillo 81, Campolindo 80--Calvin Peterson and Marcus Jenkins hit free throws in the final seconds to lift Cabrillo, 8-5, to the win. Jenkins finished with 20 for Cabrillo while Brian McNease had 25. Nick Enzweiler had 25 for Campolindo, giving him 94 for the tournament.

Desert Mountain 72, Leigh 60--Zach Brodt topped 30 for the second time in the tournament with a 31-point effort (75 points in three games). Keith Miyakusu had 26 for Leigh.

Second Round Games
Played 12/28/99

Championship Bracket

Santa Barbara 68, Desert Mountain 57--Santa Barbara advanced to the semfinals with a 68-57 win over Desert Mountain as Dommanic Ingerson scored 22 points for the second night in a row. The Dons (9-2) next played Santa Monica and UCSB-bound Jacoby Atako, which beat Leight 57-48. The Dons had a rough finish to their game as Dommanic Ingerson and Zach Brodt of Desert Mountain got into a shoving incident after a war of words escalated into what Ingerson claimed was an offensive insult by Brodt. Both players received a technical, and Ingerson sat out the final minute. Ingerson had five rebounds and four assists to go with his 22 points. But the big plus for the Dons was the play of their big men, Charlie Peterson and Trey Putnam. Peterson, a 6-7 senior in his first season as a basketball player, had seven points and a team-high six rebounds. Putnam, a 6-6 junior, had 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. The Dons led 13-10 after the first period and the Wolves were still on their heels at halftime, 31-25, as Chad Christenson hit a shot at the buzzer. But a basket and assist by Putnam to Shawn Whilt, and a 3-pointer by Ingerson built the lead to 38-27 early in the third quarter and Santa Barbara pulled gradually away from there. Kyle Diroberts led the Wolves with 16 points. DESERT MOUNTAIN --Christenson 14, Diroberts 16, Brodt 11, Statt 5, Hannant 4, Rzosa 2, Epstein 3. Total 57. SANTA BARBARA--Henderson 4, Walling 8, Whilt 5, C. Peterson 7, Ingerson 22, Putnam 15, Williams 7. Total 68. Desert Mountain . . . 10 15 11 21 --57 Santa Barbara . . . 13 18 19 18 --68 3-point goals--DM 4 (Christenson 1, Diroberts 2, Brodt 1), SB 5 (Walling 2, Ingerson 2, Henderson 1). Fouled out--Putnam. Technical foul--Ingerson, Brodt.

Santa Monica 57, Leigh 48--Santa Monica, 8-2, built a 6-8 point lead in the second half and held off Leigh down the stretch. Martin Castro led the Vikings with 14 points while Jacoby Atako added 13. Atako, who has signed with UCSB, missed Monday's game with food poisoning. Leigh was led by Antwon Guidry with 18 points.

Oxnard 81, Thousand Oaks 50--Jon Davis of Oxnard led all scorers with 20 points.

Glendora 66, LA Fremont 59-- Bruce Hatch scored a layup on a drive from the wing with 1.9 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. Graham Miller made a couple of layups in overtime before the technical carnage began. Hatch led all scorers with 19 points while Mike Bradford led Fremont with 16.Things got a bit ugly in this game as Glendora forced the game into overtime with a last-second shot and got ahead by a couple of baskets midway into the extra period. A foul was called and the Fremont coach drew a technical foul, his second of the game. Another technical was called, the coach was ejected and officials called the game with more than two minutes remaining.

Consolation Bracket

Point Loma 71, Bishop Diego 64-- Robert Smith hit a 3-pointer for Point Loma with 1.3 seconds left to send the game into overtime and Matt Messina hit three five free throws in the extra period to overcome a 27-point effort from Bishop's Jamie Sanchez in a consolation bracket game. Bishop, 7-5, got the first basket of overtime on a jumper by Sanchez and had three shots at extending the lead on one possession with two minutes to play but could not convert. Messina was fouled at the other end on a 3-point try and hit all three free throws. Point Loma, 5-2, made it 67-64 when Tony Golston put in
a rebound and an offensive goaltending call wiped out Bishop's next possession. Sanchez, who has 55 points in two games, connected on four 3-pointers. Point Loma was led by Aaron Glenn with 25 points. BISHOP DIEGO--Steward 2, Renick 13, Capritto 3, Sanchez 27, Scheftic 12, Korsan 4, Vickers 3. Total 64. POINT LOMA--Valenzuela 8, smith 9, Messina 16, Glenn 25, Golston 9, Hudson 4. Total 71. Bishop Diego . . . 13 14 17 18 2--64 Point Loma . . . 16 16 13 17 9--71 3-point goals--BD 8 (Sanchez 4, Renick 3, Capritto 1), PL 8 (Smith 3, Messina 3, Valenzuela 2). Fouled out--none.

San Marcos 60, St. Joseph 48--Reserve guard Mark Balindong went 6-for-6 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, scoring 19 points as San Marcos rallied in the second half for the consolation bracket win. Asher Kupperman added 15 points and Ryan King 13 as the Royals, 5-6, ended a four-game losing streak. ST. JOSEPH--Nunez 8, Kelly 9, Miranda 13, Pierce 12, Navarro 2, Knowlson 4. Total 48. SAN MARCOS--Olenberger 7, Kupperman 15, King 13, Alcaron 2, Pertsulakes 4, Balindong 19. Total 60. St. Joseph . . . 16 12 12 8--48 San Marcos . . . 15 8 16 21--60 3-point goals--SM 7 (Balindong 3, King 3, Kupperman 1). Fouled out--none.

Cabrillo 64, Dos Pueblos 60--Marcus Jenkins hit five 3-pointers, scoring 19 points, and Brian McNeese added 18 as Cabrillo, 7-5, held off Dos Pueblos. Sophomore Stephen Graybill scored 13 points to lead the Chargers, 6-7, with Kenny Sherman adding 12 and Brett Holbrook 10. DOS PUEBLOS--Graybill 13, Cowan 8, Fortune 3, Sherman 12, Ruegner 2, Holbrook 10, Jenkins 7. Total 60. CABRILLO--Peterson 13, Drake 6, Jackson 2, McFadden 4, Jenkins 19, McNeese 18. Total 64. Dos Pueblos . . . 9 19 16 16--60 Cabrillo . . . 17 15 19 13--64 3-point goals--DP 7 (Graybill 3, Holbrook 2, Jenkins 1, Cowan 1), C 6 (Jenkins 5, Peterson 1). Fouled out--none.

Campolindo 63, Lompoc 49--Nick Enzweiler hit five 3-pointers and scored 35 points, giving him 69 in two games, to lead Campolindo to the consolation bracket win. Lyndon Conaway led Lompoc with 15 points.