The Dons Basketball team played Cabrillo on Jan 18. The men showed signs of hope within the first few minutes into the game. Denzel Copeland successfully made the first basket following a 12-0 run after the tip from Cabrillo.
From the home audience, “defense” filled the room, but the Seahawks took advantage of every moment the ball was out of the Dons players’ hands.
By the end of the first half, Armin Paras scored six points, while Chris Saint-Armand scored nine, Don Washington five, and Copeland four, which left Cabrillo in lead 25-36.
The second half opened with Cabrillo continuing to dominate the court, making it difficult for the Dons to gain control of the ball.
At one point, freshman guard George Henderson stole the ball back from the Seahawks after a split-second of gaining possession. Henderson passed the ball to Copeland and scored.
Both sides had a good push, despite the numbers of fouls called by the referee on both teams.
The game ended with both teams nearly doubling their scores from the first half. The final score was 69-45 in favor of Cabrillo.