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Pirate Men Come Back for Overtime Win on the Road

The VC men's basketball team fell in the first half at Bakersfield Thursday before coming back in the second half and winning in overtime against the Renegades, 96-93. Jerimiyah Smith had another stellar night scoring 40 points on just 17 field goal attempts, adding 13 rebounds. Snookey Wigington added 21 points and eight assists while Kam'Ron Cigar netted 13 points in the victory.

VC sophomore Jerimiyah Smith totaled 40 points Thursday in Bakersfield, leading the Pirates to a 96-93 overtime victory.
VC sophomore Jerimiyah Smith totaled 40 points Thursday in Bakersfield, leading the Pirates to a 96-93 overtime victory.
Box Score
December 11, 2025

The VC men's basketball team fell in the first half at Bakersfield Thursday before coming back in the second half and winning in overtime against the Renegades, 96-93. Jerimiyah Smith had another stellar night scoring 40 points on just 17 field goal attempts, adding 13 rebounds. Snookey Wigington added 21 points and eight assists while Kam'Ron Cigar netted 13 points in the victory.

Bakersfield took control of the game early with a 13-3 run, holding an 18-8 advantage. Cigar ended the skid with a 3-point play at the 12:08 mark before BC answered with a deuce and a three to extend their lead. Tong Tong made a lay-up with 8:42 remaining in the half to keep the margin at eight, 28-20, and Smith's jumper with 5:24 on the clock kept the deficit steady, 36-28. Bakersfield scored the next six points, however, and led at halftime 54-40.

Smith hit from range at the 18:39 mark of the second half to begin an 11-0 Pirate run, followed by a bucket from Cigar off of Smith's assist. Baron Bellamy then cashed in a Wigington dime and Smith made one of two free throws. Wigington closed the run with a triple and Ventura had fought back to a three-point deficit, 57-54, with 17:22 on the clock.

Although Bakersfield answered and reestablished a 10-point cushion, 64-54, the momentum was clearly on the Pirates' side. Smith scored a dunk and a lay-up to pull VC to within 72-70, and Dabe Princewill finished the comeback with a basket with 8:26 left in regulation time.  Wigington hit from range to put Ventura ahead, and the teams battled it out down the stretch. Bellamy hit a pair of charity tosses with 1:12 left to give VC an 87-85 edge, but the Renegades managed to tie the score on the next trip down the floor to send the game to extra time.

In the overtime, Smith hit a lay-up and a free throw. Then Wigington made a lay-up off a feed from Cigar for a five point edge. Princewill hit a key three in OT and Cigar's charity shot set the final 96-93 margin.

The Pirates (9-3) next play at Compton on Wednesday Dec. 17.