San Tan Charter went a perfect 3-0 at the Border League this weekend in Las Vegas, capping the trip with a 62-44 win over Cougar Prep (Calif.) in Sunday's bracket championship at the Las Vegas Basketball Center.
The Roadrunners opened Friday night with a 76-54 win over NLV Venom (Nev.), building a 46-25 halftime lead behind 18 points from Terrence Richardson on 8-of-11 shooting. Peyton Lubash hit four threes for 14, and Zaivion Goudeau added 10 points and 9 rebounds, seven of them on the offensive glass.
Saturday took a comeback. San Tan trailed New Wave Future (Texas) 39-37 at the half and fell behind 62-50 with 9:25 to play. The Roadrunners answered with an 11-0 run in 60 seconds to pull within 62-61 with 8:25 left, then outscored New Wave the rest of the way to win 85-80. Lubash led with 22 points and 8 rebounds, Jase Benjamin filled the stat sheet with 17 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds, and Goudeau went a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor for 12.
In Sunday's final the Roadrunners led 36-23 at the break and never let Cougar Prep back in. Benjamin posted 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals, Dylan Vargas pulled down 10 rebounds, and Notorious Street, Goudeau and Kellan Walz combined for 23 points.
Over the three games Lubash led the team with 41 points, and Benjamin finished with 38 points and 22 assists.
Border League results
- Fri, Oct. 2 โ W 76-54 vs. NLV Venom (Nev.)
- Sat, Oct. 3 โ W 85-80 vs. New Wave Future (Texas)
- Sun, Oct. 4 โ W 62-44 vs. Cougar Prep (Calif.) ยท Bracket championship