MARAUDERS BEAT MOORPARK, FALL TO VICTOR VALLEY AND PASADENA IN GREGG ANDERSON TOURNAMENT

PHOTOS by Byron Devers/AVC Sports Information

AVC Men's Basketball went 1-2 over the weekend as they hosted the 70th Annual Gregg Anderson Memorial Tournament. 

The three-day event started off promising with a 76-75 overtime win over Moorpark on Friday. Evan Scott-Alexander led all scorers with 25 points to go along with 6 assists. Kaelin Smith had a game-high 14 rebounds with 21 points off the bench in the win. Joshua Assiff had 15 points and 7 rebounds, while Gerrod Franklin had 12 points.

Day two brought a disappointing 77-83 loss to the Victor Valley Rams. Assiff led the Marauders with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Gerrod Franklin had a game-high 10 rebounds with 13 points, while Evan Scott-Alexander had 12 points to go along with a game-high 7 assists. Lucas Bagsik had 8 points, while Josh Montiano and Kaelin Smith each had 7 points. 

Saturday's loss set the Marauders up for a battle for third place against Pasadena College on Sunday. AVC started strong and took a 39-32 lead into the break. But the offense stalled in the second half as they only managed to shoot 34% from the field, a drop from 44% in the first half. The 26 second-half points weren't enough to sustain the lead and resulted in the 75-65 loss. 

Evan Scott-Alexander led the team with 17 points, followed by 14 points off the beach and a team-high 12 rebounds from Joshua Assiff. Gerrod Franklin had 13 points and 7 rebounds, while Josh Montiano finished with 12 points. 

The Marauders are now 4-5 and fill face LA Harbor on the road before returning home to battle Rio Hondo on Tuesday, December 20, at 5:00 pm.