Posted: Nov 03, 2017
Freshman guard Francisco Gutierrez scored 14 points with five assists on Friday but SBCC came up short in its men's basketball season opener falling to West Valley 71-51 at the Cuesta Tournament in San Luis Obispo.
The Vikings, from Saratoga, led 30-27 at intermission, then outscored the Vaqueros 41-24 in the second half. West Valley outshot the Vaqueros 47.2 to 32 percent in the second half and 41.2 to 37.3 percent for the game. SBCC committed eight more turnovers (20-12).
Jerard O'Byrne added 10 points for the Vaqueros and Tyler Deavers grabbed 10 rebounds, including five offensive.
SBCC will take on Sequoias on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the round-robin tourney.
SBCC will take on Sequoias on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the round-robin tourney.
