Two games reports from Friday's JUCO Jamboree

Here's Dave Rogahn with a pair of mini writeups from SJCC and Sierra College games in Friday's So Cal JUCO Jamboree:

San Jose 61, Mt. San Jacinto 40:

Maurice Joiner scored 15 points, Stevinaire Young scored 12 and Josue Salaam added 11 as San Jose City raced past Mt. San Jacinto for an unexpectedly easy 21-point win Saturday evening.

San Jose eased out to a 16-9 lead in the first few minutes, but expanded the margin to a startling 14 points after a 3-pointer by Salaam and three straight 2-point free throws by Joiner made it 29-15. The lead was 33-17 at the half, and SJCC led easily the rest of the way.

Joiner led all scorers with his 15 points, which included 4 2-point free throws. Young had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Salaam had 11 points and 6 rebounds. 6-foot-9 Akil Douglas had 8 points and 6 rebounds.

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Sierra 45, Antelope Valley 27:

Isaiah Pineiro scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, Devin Moss scored 14 points and the Sierra defense did the rest as the Wolverines cruised to a shockingly easy victory over highly-regarded Antelope Valley on the main court.

Sierra entered 2013-14 with high expectation but stumbled to a dismal 11-17 record, but showed it will be much more formidable this time around by winning its first three games of the shootout by an average of about 20 points each over AVC, Santa Monica and a strong independent team known as The Revolution.

In this one, Moss made back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to stake Sierra to a 20-8 lead midway through the first half, and the Wolverines led by double digits the rest of the way. It was 29-17 at the half, and Sierra led handily the rest of the way.

Pineiro was outstanding for Sierra, making 9 of 15 shots from the floor for his game-high 21 points. Moss was 4-for-6 from the floor, all three-pointers, for his 14 points. Antonio Lewis had points, 4 rebounds and a game-high 4 assists.