VC Men Roll Brahmas 124-79

The Pirates' men's basketball team had little trouble with visiting Los Angeles Pierce Saturday, rolling the Brahmas 124-79 at the Athletic Event Center. The Pirates had six players score in double figures, led by Snookey Wigington's 20 points, and another three players scored nine points. Jerimiyah Smith netted 18 for Ventura in the triumph while Kevin Anigbogu, Baron Bellamy and Jeremiah Wilson all totaled an even dozen. Dabe Princewill had 10 points for VC.

Pierce managed to score the first two buckets of the game, but it was all VC after that as the Pirates went on a 12-0 run to take control of the game. Wigington hit a three and Smith made a pair of free throws on back-to-back possessions to give Ventura the lead. Wigington and Bellamy followed with two more triples and Bellamy made charity shot for the 12-4 margin with 17:31 left in the first half.

The Pirates consistently built their lead as Kam'Ron Cigar's lay-up with 10:11 on the clock made it 30-11. Wilson's dunk at the 1:40 mark pushed Ventura to a 51-28 advantage as VC held a 60-34 lead at intermission.

The second half was more of the same for Ventura. Wigington's three stretched the lead to 30 points, 68-38, and Tong Tog scored inside for an 81-41 advantage with 14:19 left to play. Tong then made a three at the 7:35 mark to push the Pirates past the century mark and Sergio Delano's 3-pointer made it 110-60 at the 5:14 mark.

VC shot nearly 63 percent from the floor for the game (47-75) and made 12 of 16 3-point attempts (46%). They were also a phenomenal 18-19 at the free throw line in the game and outrebounded the Brahmas 41-22.

Ventura, who sits atop the Western State Conference North Division standings, will next travel to second-place Moorpark on Wednesday Feb. 4. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 pm.