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Date:
Feb. 19, 2007
CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE
NEWS
State Playoffs Include
Four CVC Men's Teams, Two Women's
The CVC champion Fresno
City College Rams earned the North's top seed as the men's basketball tournament
pairings were released today. Fresno (27-8) will host the winner between No.
16 Monterey Peninsula (17-14) and No. 17 Los Medanos (20-11) on Saturday.
Three other CVC teams will
also compete in the regional field - all playing 7 p.m. games on Friday: No.
5 West Hills (23-9) hosting No. 12 Cabrillo (19-8), No. 6 Merced (23-9) hosting
No. 11 Yuba (25-7), and No. 10 Modesto (22-10) visiting No. 7 Delta (21-10).
On the women's side, CVC
champion Reedley earned the North's No. 3 seed, and runner-up Fresno was awarded
No. 11. Both district schools are also in the same bracket. Reedley (29-5) will
host No. 14 Solano (19-13) on Friday, while Fresno (21-10) will visit No. 6
Lassen (24-6) on Saturday.
Women's Basketball "Player
of the Week"
MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE forward KRYSTLE BROWN (6-0, So, Ceres HS) registered
a double-double to help the Pirates win, 80-58, at Porterville (Feb. 17) in
the season finale. She scored 13 points (6-15 FG) and pulled-down a game-high
14 rebounds. Brown also had team-highs with 13 points (5-11 FG), eight rebounds,
and two blocks in Modesto's 55-50 loss against Fresno (Feb. 14). The Pirates
finished fourth in the CVC (5-7), and 15-15 overall.
Men's Basketball "Player
of the Week"
MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE guard KENNY THOMPSON (6-4, 180, So, Modesto HS) helped
the Pirates close the CVC season with a pair of victories last week. Thompson
scored a season-high 30 points (11-20 FG, 2-4 3FG) in an 88-72 win against Columbia
(Feb. 14). He also had eight rebounds and two steals. Thompson's previous game-high
was 20 points (recorded twice this season). He added 14 points, five rebounds,
and two steals to help Modesto win at Sequoias, 86-64, in the CVC finale (Feb.
17). The Pirates finished fourth in the tough CVC (8- 6), and will take a 22-10
record into the playoffs.
For complete playoff brackets,
standings, stats, and rankings, please visit: jctalk.com
Eric Mendoza
Central Valley Conference
Sports Publicist
(559) 824-5717
emendoza@fccrams.com
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