EAGLES ROUT SUNSET, 68-47

Southwest opened its regular season with a convincing 68-47 victory over visiting Sunset. The Eagles (1-0) came out playing unselfish basketball as Oscar Blanco fed Gio Gonzalez for two layups and Michael Juachon threaded a nice pass that Leo Torres converted into two points. By the end of the first quarter, the Knights (0-3) trailed, 17-5. In the second period, the game degenerated into a sequence of turnovers and missed shots. Southwest went without a field goal for the first 5:14 of the quarter and Sunset scored only 3 point, all foul shots, to go to the lockerroom trailing, 15-8. Gonzalez had 8 of his game-high 22 points in the third quarter as the Eagles extended their lead to 46-24. Sloppy play allowed the Knights to cut the lead to 52-42 with 3:46 remaining, but Southwest, sparked by Torres' 8 fourth quarter points, outscored Sunset 16-5 the rest of the way. Blanco and Ray Lleonart each had 8 rebounds. The scoring:
Gonzalez 22
Blanco 18
Torres 10
Juachon 6
Sanchez 4
Mola 4
Lleonart 2
Felipe 2