Great Oak (14-6, 4-0) remained undefeated in league play by wrapping up the week with a win against Murrieta Mesa (7-12, 0-4), downing the Rams 49-38. Davon Sanders led the Rams attack with 15 points, helping keep the game close early on, but an 18 point third quarter run kept the Wolfpack out in front through the final buzzer.
The Chaparral Pumas fell to 11-10 overall and 1-3 in league play with a 44-41 loss to Vista Murrieta (12-8, 3-1) as the week closed out. With the win Vista Murrieta moved in to a two-way tie for second place with Temecula Valley, who beat the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks 77-56 Thursday, Jan.21. The Golden Bears jumped out to a 15-point first quarter lead, which the Nighthawks would never be able to recover from.
Scott Hollingsworth led Temecula Valley with 13 points, while Riley Schaefer finished with 12. Senior Beau Paiva led Murrieta Valley with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, while teammate Jacob Zandi drained a couple from downtown on his way to 9 points in the game.
Temecula Valley will travel to Vista Murrieta to battle the Broncos Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Nighthawks will host Great Oak and Chaparral will travel to Murrieta Valley to try to better their record as teams start to make the move for a playoff spot.
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