Porterville College Men's Basketball drops season-opener 94-66 to San Jose City

Freshman guard Carlos Angel scored 17 points while freshman forward Arthur Price added 16 points in their Porterville College debut, but a dismal first half doomed the Pirates in a 94-66 loss at San Jose City College on Thursday.

Porterville couldn't get its offense going in the first half, as the Jaguars roared to a 46-26 halftime advantage. The Pirates woke up in the second half to score 40 points, but the 20 point disadvantage was too much to overcome.

PC had a rough night shooting, making just 23 of 60 shots in the contest, including 4 for 27 from three-point range. San Jose also won the battle underneath the basket as the Pirates were outrebounded by a 54-26 margin.

Angel and Price were the lone Pirates to score in double figures. Angel sank a pair of three-pointers while both grabbed four rebounds each. Miguel Mejia and Da'Morea Green both chipped in with six points.

Jonell Burton led San Jose (1-0) with 24 points.

Porterville(0-1) next faces  Monterey Peninsula College on Friday at (Nov. 4) at 4 p.m. at Day 2 of the SJCC Tip Off Tournament.