Friday's JC & HS report

Yuba College routed Mendocino as Andy Arrenguin reports.

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Here is the latest from Cabrillo College:

DURAN GOES FOR 38, SEAHAWKS BEAT MPC IN OVERTIME

The Seahwks survived tonight over Monterey Peninsula College 90-87 in overtime. Cabrillo (17-6, 8-0) was led by Markus Duran's 38 points (four 3 point baskets) six in the overtime. MPC (12-11,4-4) played exceptionally well down the stretch of this one, evening the score on a last-second three-point shot to tie the game at 82 at the end of regulation. Cabrillo enjoyed a 46-40 lead at the half.

MPC would not go away in the second as they quickly cut into the Seahawks lead as the remainder of the half was close throughout. 

Markus Duran led all scorers with 38 points (12 of 13 from the free throw line)

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Jimmy Durkin reports on El Cerrito just getting by Berkeley, plus Castro Valley winning by five over Moreau Catholic.

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Here are the East Bay athletes of the week from the Bay Area News folks.

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We missed this in late January out of the Chico newspaper:

"Sterling Smith scored a season-high 40 points as the Chico High School boys basketball team topped Foothill 60-54 Wednesday night in Palo Cedro, keeping Chico unbeaten in the Eastern Athletic League. The host Cougars led 29-27 at halftime thanks to a 20-point second period, but Chico (18-1, 6-0 EAL North), led by Smith, regained the advantage in the third quarter. Smith scored 14 of the Panthers' 19 points in the period as the senior by himself outscored Foothill by four points."

Markus Duran can shoot

Markus Duran plays for Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz County. Her's not big at 6-foot-1, nor real quick but the young man can shoot and certainly will be on a college scholarship at some level next season.

Duran sinks nine 3s, leads Cabrillo to 4th straight win
Ryan Moses
Santa Cruz Sentinel
1/13/2011

APTOS -- Cabrillo College's Markus Duran caught a pass in the corner and felt his momentum carrying him out of bounds during the Seahawks men's basketball team's game against Hartnell on Wednesday. With a defender in his face, he knew he only had one option.

"I just threw that up because that was the only thing I could do," said Duran, who led the state in 3-pointers made last season. "I looked for a second to see if I could pass it and I said, No, I have to shoot it...'"

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