ANAHEIM – So much for homecourt advantage in San Joaquin League boys basketball.
Pacifica Christian beat Fairmont Prep 67-55 on Tuesday in a league game at Fairmont Prep.
Two weeks ago, Fairmont Prep beat Pacifica Christian at Pacifica Christian.
Pacifica Christian guard EJ Spillman, right, dribbles the ball around Fairmont Prep forward David Abisogun, left, in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian forward Logan Stewart, right, drives around Fairmont Prep forward David Abisogun in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep coach Joedy Gardner, center, is restrained as he protests a call by the referees in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game against Pacifica Christian in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian forward Donovan Hogan, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Fairmont Prep in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian guard EJ Spillman, center, muscles his way through the double-team of Fairmont Prep guard Marcus Fernandez, left, and guard Jacob Hsu, right, in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian coach Jeff Berokoff is surprised by a call by the referee in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game against Fairmont Prep in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep coach Joedy Gardner, center, and Pacifica Christian coach jeff Berokoff, left, argue as the referee intervenes in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian guard EJ Spillman, left, takes the jump shot against Fairmont Prep in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep forward David Abisogun grabs a rebound against Pacifica Christian in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep guard Oliver Jones, left, makes a pass over Pacifica Christian forward Austin Brinker in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian guard Michael Noel, right, grabs the loose ball before Fairmont Prep forward David Abisogun in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep guard Oliver Jones, center, finds his way through Pacifica Christian guard Michael Noel, left, and guard Hudson Reynolds in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian forward Logan Stewart, center, reaches for a rebound against Fairmont Prep in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian coach Jeff Berokoff reacts to a call by the referee in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game against Fairmont Prep in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Pacifica Christian players including guard Rocky Parker, center, cheer their team after scoring a basket against Fairmont Prep in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep forward David Abisogun, center, tries to drive between Pacifica Christian forward Logan Stewart, left, and guard Hudson Reynolds, right, in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
With their team trailing, Fairmont Prep cheerleaders watch during a San Joaquin League boys basketball game against Pacifica Christian in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Fairmont Prep fans cheer after a scoring play by their team in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game against Pacifica Christian in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Show Caption1 of 18Pacifica Christian guard EJ Spillman, right, dribbles the ball around Fairmont Prep forward David Abisogun, left, in a San Joaquin League boys basketball game in Anaheim on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
ExpandPacifica Christian, No. 8 in the Orange County Top 25, improved to 3-1 in the four-team league. No. 7 Fairmont Prep is 4-1.
Fairmont Prep, 15-9 overall, has one league game remaining, a home game against San Gabriel Academy, on Thursday. The Huskies conclude the regular season Saturday against Hesperia.
Pacifica Christian (17-7) has two league games remaining. The Tritons are home against Western Christian on Friday and at San Gabriel Academy on Monday. The regular season ends Feb. 5, with CIF Southern Section playoff brackets to be released Feb. 8.
Pacifica Christian junior guard Michael Noel scored a team-high 15 points including four 3-point baskets. Senior guard EJ Spillman scored 14 points on seven 2-point baskets of every variety – power drives, spinning drives, fallaway jump shots and pull-up jump shots. Tritons junior forward Austin Brinker, who entered the game averaging 2 points a game, scored 14 points – seven points in the first half and seven in the second half.
Junior guard Leroy Davis led Fairmont Prep with 15 points on five 3-point baskets. Senior guards Marcus Fernandez and Oliver Jones scored 13 and 10 points respectively for the Huskies.
The Tritons, usually a man-to-man defensive group, went with a 2-3 zone defense and established defensive intensity from the opening tip.
“I’m not a zone guy,” said Pacifica Christian coach Jeff Berokoff. “But, shoot, there were five, six, seven possessions in a row they didn’t score? So I said, heck, let’s stay with it.”
Spillman liked the way Pacifica Christian maintained that intensity throughout the 32-minute game.
“We lost at home,” Spillman said, “so we needed to get this one back.”
It was tied 5-5 in the first quarter before Pacifica Christian began to dominate the game. The Huskies made five turnovers in the quarter and the Tritons seemed to always have a player hanging around at halfcourt ready to take a long lead pass for an uncontested layup. outscored the Huskies 18-5 the rest of the way in the quarter to take a 23-10 lead into the second quarter.
Brinker scored seven points in the second quarter, including going 5 for 6 at the free-throw line, to help Pacifica Christian to a 39-25 halftime lead.
Davis made three 3-pointers in the third quarter as the Huskies cut their deficit to seven points. Brinker made a 3 with 1:25 to go in the quarter to make it a 10 point lead, and the Tritons were able to build off of that for a 56-39 lead at the end of the quarter.
Fairmont Prep got as close as 60-52 in the fourth quarter. The Tritons got back-to-back baskets off of inbounds plays from the opposing baseline – a layup by Logan Stewart and a 3-pointer by Noel – to firmly regain momentum.
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