Flashes Compete in Carpinteria Bashore Classic

Submitted by Coach Mark Blankenship

The Fillmore Flashes boy’s basketball competed in the Carpinteria Bashore Classic results from this past weekend as follows:
Thursday, December 13th: Fillmore 29, Thacher 65
The Boys never really got going; cold shooting night, and Thacher was over 60% from the field. Leading for Fillmore: Jonathon Soto, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, one steal; Julian Lizarraga, 6 points, 4 rebounds; Andres Maldonado, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.

Friday, December 14th: Fillmore 56, Santa Maria 79
The boys struggle with cold shooting for the second game in a row, and found themselves playing another hot shooting team in the loss. Leading for Fillmore: Roy Esquivel, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Andres Maldonado, 8 points, 8 rebounds; Jake Saviers, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 steal.

Saturday, December 15th: Fillmore 50, Nordhoff 52
The boys played well throughout the contest, coming up short in the end. It went down to the wire; Flashes just couldn’t find the win. Leading for Fillmore: Roy Esquivel, 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Jake Saviers, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal; Junior Maldonado, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals.

Sunday, December 17th: Fillmore 43, Channel Islands 73
Flashes came out flat, CI came out strong and hard, The Flashes hung in there, just couldn’t get over the hump in this contest. Leading for Fillmore: Jonathon Soto, 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Julian Lizarraga, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals; Junior Maldonado, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.
Fillmore is now 6-9 on the season.