Cordova Boys Hoops Even SVC Record
Jan 17, 2018 12:00AM ● By By Mike Bush
Cordova forward LeAndre Ward hits a free throw in last week's SVC opener at Rosemont. Ward led the Lancers in scoring against the Wolverines with 15 points. Photo by Rick Sloan
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) – On Tuesday night, the Cordova High School boys basketball team played its second consecutive Sierra Valley Conference road game.
Taking on El Dorado, the Lancers stayed close with the host Cougars in Placerville. But El Dorado slowly pulled away to post a 72-48 victory.
Cordova (1-1 in the SVC, 8-9 overall) trailed El Dorado (1-1 in the SVC, 12-6 overall) 20-15 after the first quarter. But in the second, the Cougars furthered their lead with a 23-11 scoring advantage, which led to a 43-26 halftime lead.
“El Dorado played very well, shot the ball well and just outplayed us,” said Cordova head coach Fletcher Johnson of Tuesday’s contest. “Hopefully, we can get them back into the gym and get focused on playing good basketball.”
Cordova and El Dorado were even in scoring, 11-11, in the third quarter. But the Cougars still led at 54-37 entering the final quarter.
Three players scored in double figures for Cordova; point guard Joe Danielyan was the Lancers’ leading scorer with 20 points, followed by forward LeAndre Ward with 12 and shooting guard Sam Danielyan at 10.
Lancer guard Raymond Fite finished with four points, and teammates Kenneth Brown and Caleb Clark had two each. El Dorado had four players scoring in double figures, with guard Anthony Smylie leading the way with 18 points.
Cordova 51, Rosemont 44
In the SVC opener at the Wolverines’ gym on Jan. 12th, the Lancers’ defense held Rosemont to a combined 14 points in the first half.
Leading 24-14 at halftime, Cordova put the game out of reach against its rivals with a 20-15 scoring advantage in the third quarter. That led to a 44-29 lead.
The Wolverines rallied in the final eight minutes of the game by outscoring the Lancers, 15-7. But Cordova held on for the win.
Ward was the Lancers’ leading scorer with 15 points, followed by Joe Danielyan with 12. Sam Danielyan was next with nine points, Brown, Tyreke Tate and Clark four points each, guard Johnele Sanders two and Jose Hernandez one.
The Lancers made 9-of-19 free throws in the game; Joe Danielyan made 4-of-5 and Ward 4-of-4.
Today, Friday, Cordova plays its first conference home game of the season against Union Mine, which played Galt on Tuesday, at Lancer Gym.
Next Tuesday, the Lancers host defending SVC champion Liberty Ranch, which defeated Rosemont by an 84-53 score, also on Tuesday. Both of Cordova’s games are scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m.
