The Warriors won with a desperation 3-point shot as the final buzzer sounded. The JV Cards season record is 6 - 6, and league record is 2 - 1. The Santa Paula Cardinals were led by Carlos Garcia 14 points, three rebounds, one steal, one blocked shot; Corey Peck 10 rebounds, nine points, six steals; Joey Llamas six points, two rebounds; Isaiah Lara six points, four rebounds; Phillip Arellano six points, four steals; and David Barajas three points, two rebounds, one steal.
Santa Paula won the varsity game 52-37. This improved the Cardinal season record to 8-9 overall and 3-0 in the Frontier League.
Highlights for the Cardinals were Brandon Casas 15 points, five rebounds, three steals before fouling out of the game at the four minute mark of the third quarter; Joshua Garay 10 points, three rebounds; Nicholas Aguilera eight points, four rebounds, one steal; Tim Garcia seven points, three rebounds, two steals; Gabriel Diaz five points, five rebounds, six steals; Eddie Perez five points, five rebounds, one steal; Daniel Perez one three point bomb; and Isaac Ramirez two points, three rebounds, two steals. Coach Danny Guzman stated that the “guys really dug in and played tough defense.”
