Men’s basketball: OCC opens with win in own tourney

COSTA MESA - Five players scored in double figures for the Orange

Coast College men’s basketball team, leading to a 98-67 victory over

Victor Valley in the first round of the Orange Coast Invitational

Thursday.

The Pirates face El Camino, an 82-65 winner over Imperial Valley,

today at 6 p.m.

OCC’s Nick Burwell scored a game-high 18 points, including 3 of 4 from

three-point range. The Pirates’ Jeremy Madrid finished with 16 and Chad

Hagedorn scored 15, while Ryan Webster and Ryan Earl scored 12 each.

OCC led, 55-35, at halftime and cruised to the victory, outrebounding

Victor Valley (2-6) 44-36. The Pirates made 12 of 21 three-pointers as

Webster and Madrid connected on four each.

Also at the tournament, L.A. Valley defeated Cuyamaca, 71-64.

ORANGE COAST INVITATIONAL

Orange Coast 98, Victor Valley 67

Victor Valley - Moore 13, Vasquez 11, Knox 11, Lindsey 10, Haas 6,

Samuel 6, Dillman 6, Woodlee 4.

3-pt. goals - None.

Fouled out - Phillips.

Technical fouls - Samuel.

Orange Coast - Burwell 18, Madrid 16, Hagedorn 15, Webster 12, Earl

12, Libistre 6, Meyers 6, Oliver 6, McKinney 5, Rivera 2.

3-pt. goals - Webster 4, Madrid 4, Burwell 3.

Fouled out - Earl.

Technical Fouls - Earl, Libistre.

Halftime - Orange Coast, 55-35.