LOS BANOS -- Pacheco High's boys basketball team completed a season sweep over crosstown rival Los Banos with a 47-37 victory Friday before a packed house at Los Banos High.
Le'Andre Wright led the Panthers with 13 points, and his contested bucket near the end of the first quarter gave Pacheco a 9-8 lead that it never relinquished. Sophomore Juwan Epperson followed with 10 points as Los Banos held Pacheco's traditional scoring guards Daniel Marquez and Edgar Iglesias to a combined 10 points.
In fact, Pacheco, which normally lives and dies by the 3-pointer, hit just two from beyond the arc.
James Sams led Los Banos with 9 points, followed by sophomore Alec Barcellos with 7.
Nursing a 24-16 halftime lead, Pacheco worked its lead up to 14 early in the fourth quarter and never let LB come closer than 8.
Mariposa 59, Le Grand 47
LE GRAND -- Mauricio Contreras struck for 16 of his team-high 18 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough in a loss to their fiercest rivals.
Mariposa led by as many as 20, but Sammy Flores helped trim that down with seven points in the third quarter.
Dillon Acker-James finished with a game-high 23 points for Mariposa.
J.T. Lettmann added 15 points and Jadin Battles chipped in 15 for the Grizzlies.
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Merced College 59, Delta 39
Merced College 56, Sequoias 53
Kolby Ellett won the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races and helped Merced College capture the 200 free relay as the Blue Devils won a pair of dual meets at home.
Sophomore Connor Greene won the 200 IM and was a winner on the 200 medley relay team.
Greg Bracamonte was also a double winner on the afternoon.
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