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The San Diego City College men’s basketball team entered the playoffs with the No. 1 defense in the state, while its offense averaged 75 points per game.
But after its offense sputtered and its defense couldn’t contain Cerritos’s consistent attack, the Knights fell 75-65 in the 3C2A playoff matchup on Saturday, March 1, at Harry West Gym.
The No. 6 seed Knights never led against No. 11 Cerritos, who saw star performances from guard Darron Henry and forward Spencer Ezewiro.
The 5-foot-9 Henry used his quickness and tough shot-making ability to put up 24 points and 5 assists.
Ezewiro did his damage in the paint, throwing down numerous rim-rattling dunks. He finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Knights’ offense struggled out of the gate, scoring just 17 points in the first half, which City College head coach Mitch Charlens detailed afterward in a post-game interview.
“Cerritos brought great energy, and they shut us down from what we wanted to do early,” Charlens said. “And we couldn’t guard them. Especially early, they got momentum and got comfortable, and we were kind of on our heels.”
City made a push led by sophomore guard Logan Huston in the second half, dwindling the Falcons’ 20-point lead to 8. But the Falcons stifled any rally, and City could never get closer in the second half.
PCAC Player of the Year Huston, who finished with 22 points after scoring just 1 point in the first half, spoke about his mindset heading into the second half.
“I was obviously frustrated with myself at halftime,” Huston said. “I’m a captain of this team, a leader of this team, and my team needed me to do more, which was as simple as that.”
Huston spent three seasons at City and finished his time as captain of the Knights. He went from a freshman starter to missing his sophomore year after sustaining an injury that required ankle surgery.
After turning down options to play at other schools, he returned to City for a final season and earned the PCAC Player of the Year award while leading the team in points, assists, steals and blocks.
Huston said he has received multiple scholarship offers and will have options for his future.
“We’re going to miss (Huston’s) presence and his leadership, but his career is going to keep going,” Charlens said.
Despite a conference championship and an overall successful season, Huston didn’t mince words when he spoke about how he felt after the loss.
“We feel like we’re better than the other team, and we just didn’t come out here, perform and show it, and it sucks,” Huston said.
The Knights will lose 6 players who received all-PCAC awards.
PCAC Coach of the Year Charlens reflected on how he felt about their time together ending.
“We’re all just devastated that our time together is over because you never get that back,” he said.
Despite the season’s sudden ending, Charlens praised his team’s commitment to success.
“They sacrificed and did everything that we asked,” Charlens said. “They were amazing.”
