Men’s basketball beats Harbor, heads to state championship

BY JONATHAN BERMUDEZ Staff Writer

The men’s basketball team heads to the state championships in San Jose after winning the Southern California Regional finals against LA Harbor College 99-91.

The Huskies started off strong, scoring within the first minute of the game.

The first score was achieved by Corey Cofield, number 11, scored the point with a layup. He followed that with another layup.

Within the first minute of the game, the Huskies were ahead by six points.

Harbor showed resistance by being the first team to score a 3-pointer.

The shot was made by Harbor’s number 1, Demetrius Douglas.

Both teams scored multiple layups and a slam dunk.

The teams battled hard during the first period, but the Huskies maintained the lead the whole time. By the end of the first period the score was 42-37.

After the halftime the Huskies came back a different team.

The energy they started with in the first period disappeared and Harbor scored multiple points. They missed multiple shots and committed multiple personal fouls. Harbor kept a close game with the Huskies multiple times in the second period.

The Huskies played hard to keep the lead, but Harbor proved to be a strong opponent.

In the game, Cofield started to argue over a foul that was called by the referees.

Huskies coach John Mosley, kept his players calm despite many showing frustration over the calls being made.