ELAC Men Moving High Up In Rankings

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Note From The Editor:  We are pleased to bring you our first coverage of the East L.A. College (ELAC) Huskies’ Men’s basketball team for the current 2015-16 season. Our correspondent and photo-journalist is Tadzio Garcia  and we thank him immensely for his write-up and extremely high quality photo gallery. Our videographer is Erik Sarni  and we also thank him for his masterful production of the “Huskies”  win over the visiting Long Beach City College “Vikings,”  which took place on Jan. 8th.  

Current Team Update:  Huskies’  Head Coach John Mosley  has guided his team to another big winning season as they continue on with conference play and their quest to return to the CCCAA’s Final Four tournament at regular season’s end. The Huskies are (19-2)  overall and (2-0)  in South Coast Conference play. They’ve won 10  in a row since their loss to Chaffey on Dec. 19th. In addition, they’ve won 13  of 15  since their loss to San Bernardino  back on Dec. 5th.

You can hear all Huskies’ game on “Live” audio by clicking here  then searching for the audio link on the schedule. They play El Camino-Compton  tonite, (1/29/16), with tip-off set for 7 pm.     Rico Cabrera, Sr./Managing Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com

ELAC MEN’S TEAM OFF TO “BEST-EVER” START 

The 2015-16 East Los Angeles College “Huskies”  men’s basketball team is No. 6 – ranked in the state after posting a 17-2  record during its non-conference schedule, the best start in the Huskies’ 70-year  school history. ELAC played in the CCCAA State championship game last season losing to this year’s top-ranked team, Saddleback College,  50-47, and finished the season with a (22-11) overall record.

The Huskies look good to repeat a trip to the CCCAA’s Final Four, if their non-conference play is any indication. This team is stronger this year according to ELAC Head Coach John Mosley.

ELAC won three out of four tournament titles. For the second consecutive year, the Huskies won the “Clash at Canyons Championship,”  in December, with a 90-72  win against Oxnard College  in the title game.

ELAC freshman guard Chandler Redix  (Cathedral HS) was the tournament MVP  while sophomore forward Richard Bivens  (Ridgecrest HS) made the All-Tournament  team. The Huskies also won tournaments at Citrus College  and San Diego Mesa College.

On December 5th, then No. 2 ranked San Bernardino Valley College  (22-2) handed ELAC its first loss, 89-82. ELAC’s second defeat came in an overtime loss, 84-80, at No. 11 Chaffey College  (16-5) on Dec. 19th.

ELAC, who plays in the South Coast Conference/North Division,  has five divisional crossover wins in January against SCC South  opponents. ELAC started this steak with a 97-76 win at L.A. Southwest College,  followed by a 105-82 win against Long Beach City College,  then a 70-64 win at L.A. Harbor College, and in “back-to-back” home games, a 90-50 win against El Camino College  on 1/15, and lastly an exciting overtime victory over Cerritos College on 1/20/16.

ELAC opened SCC/North play on Friday, 1/22/16, with a huge win over the “Mounties” of  Mt. San Antonio College.  The Huskies ended Mt. SAC’s  eight game win streak in SCC/North play, as they posted an 82-62 victory. The Huskies then defeated Pasadena City College  on 1/27 to wrap week #1 in SCC play with a perfect 2-0 record.

By: Tadzio Garcia, Reporter & Rico Cabrera, Sr./Contributor    

Season’s Team Leader Stats:

#1 Iziahiah Sweeny (Compton, Compton HS)/So/6-4/180/G/14.5 ppg/20 games played/4.6 rbs-gm/1.7 assts-gm; #25 Richard Bivens (Bakersfield-Ridgeview HS)/So/F/6-9/205/10.5 ppg/21 games played/8.0 rbs-gm/1.7 assts-gm/1.2 blks-gm; #4 Chandler Redix (Apple Valley, Cathedral HS)/Fr/6-2/175/G/9.2 ppg/21 games played/4.5 rbs-gm/3.9 assts-gm; #22 Jarrell Tate (Birmingham, AL – Wenonah HS)/So/G/6-4/190/8.1 ppg/20 games played/2.8 rbs-gm/1.3 assts-gm; #35 Arinze Anakwenze (Palos Verdes-John Muir HS)/So/6-7/220/F/6.0 ppg/21 games played/3.7 rbs-game/1.7 blk/gm

Credits:  CCCAA;  Tadzio Garcia, Photojournalist, Story and photo gallery; Erik Sarni, Videography, Long Beach City College game, EastLASportsScene.Com; 

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