Playoff-bound Griffs avenge loss to IVC

By Nick Pellegrino
Updated: February 12, 2025

2024-25 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASLEYBALL / Wpmen & Mwn

Compiled by Nick Pellegrino
ECS senior writer

Women’s Basketball

Grossmont College 67, Imperial Valley 44

FLETCHER HILLS – The new coaching staff at Grossmont College leasrned a hard lesson when the Griffins traveled to the Imperial Valley to lose an improbable women’s basketball affair.

On Wednesday (Feb. 12), Grossmont left no doubt on which was the better side while all-but-mkathematically clinching a CCCAA state playoff berth.

Out-scoring Imperial Valley College in all four quarters, the Griffins claimed a 67-44 revenge decision over the Lady Arabs, moving to within a victory of the magical 20-win plateau.

Griffins forward Kyla Palpallatoc single-handily out-scoring UVC in the first half, scoring 16 of her game-best 23 points to give the hosts a comfortable 32-15 cushion by halftime.

Palpallatoc , a freshman shooting guard from Morse High, drilled 7-of-13 shota from the floor, and also equaled a season-high by going a erfecxt 7-for-7 from the foul line.

In addition, the 5-foot-4 backcourt player registered three assists, a pair of steals, and even bloicked a shot.

Every members of the Griffins saw playing time in the romp, as the bench out-scored IVC, 17-8, including 8 points from resvere forward India Pines (Manhattan Beach).

Grossmont (19-5 overall) remains tied with San Diego Mesa for second placein the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, with both seemed destined for postseason action with three regular season contests remaining.

Mesa remained at 8-3 in the PCAC after MiraCosta College of Oceansde packed in the towel and has forfeited the reaining games on its scheudle.

Imperial Valley (16-10) drops into fourth place at 8-4, including the forfeit victory. Cuyamaca also received a win for its home game this Friday against the Spartans.

Grossmont concludes its slate with three straight home games, includinf the big showdown with Mesa next Wednesday (Fedb. 14), starting at 5 p.m.

San Diego City 67, Cuyamaca College 41

DOWNTOWN – Despiite Cuyamaca College’s setback to San Diego City,67-51, Wednesday (Feb. 12), did the immediate future of the Coyotes grow brighter or dimmer?

This Friday’s home game against MiraCosta is now a forfeit win, so the Coyotes now received extra time prepare for a busy slate of three contests next week.

However, two of those are consecutvie tilts with PCAC leading Palomar, with Monday’s contest a mnake-up date from January.

Luckily, the season will cap with an all-but-sure thing victory against lowly Southwestern on Friday (Feb. 17) on Sophomore Night in a 5 p.m. tip-off.

Against the Knights, asmine Sharpe-Shropshire paced Cuyamaca with 18 points. City’s D’Ajanae Lewis paced both ballclubs with 21 points.