On Wednesday night, the Cerritos College men's basketball team held off host Compton College to come away with a 70-67 South Coast Conference South Division win. The victory was the ninth in a row for the Falcons (16-9, 7-0), matching a streak they had during the 2019-20 season. They had a 10-game winning streak during the 2017-18 season. The win also keeps the team two games ahead of second place Los Angeles Harbor College and Southwest College. Cerritos will host the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Leading the team to the win was sophomore guard Miles Ceballos (Crossroads HS/Ventura College), who converted 9-of-13 field goals for 23 points and also hauled down 14 rebounds, with six coming on the offensive end.
Cerritos held a 10-point (40-30) lead at halftime and held off the Tartars (7-18, 1-6), who was looking for the upset.
Freshman guard Dillon Botts (Mayfair HS) also crashed the boards and pulled down seven rebounds to go with his 13 points, while freshman guard Darron Henry (Long Beach Poly HS) added 10 points and three rebounds. Coming off the bench, sophomore guard Taeo Thomas (Verbum Dei HS) accounted for eight points and four assists, while the duo of sophomore Cameron McCoy (Taft HS) and freshman Marcel Hayes (Long Beach Poly HS) combined for 11 points and six rebounds.
March 2, 2024
M. Basketball: Season comes to an end with playoff loss
February 28, 2024
M. Basketball: Cerritos comes away with 70-67 playoff win
February 27, 2024
M. Basketball: Falcons receive top awards in the division
February 25, 2024
M. Basketball: Cerritos to host 1st Round playoff game
February 23, 2024
M. Basketball: Win over rival caps off undefeated divisional season
February 21, 2024
M. Basketball: Falcons hold on for win over LA Harbor
February 16, 2024
M. Basketball: Energetic win by Falcons clinches division title
February 14, 2024
M. Basketball: Cerritos holds off Compton for ninth straight win
February 9, 2024
M. Basketball: Cerritos cruises to eighth straight win
February 2, 2024
M. Basketball: Falcons take over possession of first place with win
January 26, 2024
M. Basketball: Cerritos outscores Compton, 90-82 in divisional win
January 24, 2024
M. Basketball: Triple-double leads Cerritos to 85-57 win
January 19, 2024
M. Basketball: Cerritos scores season-high 91 points in win
January 17, 2024
M. Basketball: Fast start leads Cerritos to big win
January 12, 2024
M. Basketball: Late free throws do in Falcons in loss
January 10, 2024
M. Basketball: Second half woes hurt Falcons in 77-72 loss
January 5, 2024
M. Basketball: Falcons overcome injuries to post win
December 16, 2023
M. Basketball: Cerritos holds off Fresno City for 73-68 win
December 14, 2023
M. Basketball: Another close game goes against Cerritos
November 28, 2023
M. Basketball: Late turnovers hurt Falcons in loss
November 22, 2023
M. Basketball: Falcons used balanced attack to post win
November 11, 2023
M. Basketball: Free throws in final seconds result in close loss
November 9, 2023
M. Basketball: Strong bench scoring helps lead Falcons to win
November 1, 2023
M. Basketball: Season does not start off well for the Falcons