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LEFT: Chris Holloway goes up for two points against Cerritos.(Photo by Hugh Cox). RIGHT: Josh Firmes follows through on shot that barely eluded Los Angeles Trade Tech defender. (Photo by Rick Rowell). ORDER PHOTOS TAKEN BY RICK ROWELL 2007-2008 News ... Palomar drops season finale at Southwestern 89-83 in overtime (2/23/08)
Dwayne Davis (right) led the Comets in his final game in a Palomar uniform, scoring 25 points. He also grabbed eight rebounds. Richard LeFleur came up big with 19 points. Theo Overstreet scored 15 points and Chris Holloway added 11 points and six assists. Firmes hauled down 11 rebounds and finished his sophomore season with an 8.8 average on the boards in conference play. ----- Holloway was voted to the All-Pacific Coast Conference first team by conference coaches. Firmes and Davis were honorable mention selections. Comets jump out to early 9-0 lead but Cuyamaca comes back to win
(2/20/08) Cuyamaca College battled back from a 9-0 Palomar run to begin the game, went on a 12-0 run itself to open the second half and went on the hand the visiting Comets a 93-84 Pacific Coast Conference loss Wednesday night on the Coyotes' floor. The Coyotes led by 23 points in the second half. The Comets fought back to close the gap but could never get closer than nine points. Dwayne Davis (right, shown scoring in final 30 seconds) scored 26 points and was 11-for-11 from he free throw lineto led Palomar. Josh Firmes had another double-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, fand our steals). Firmes, Richard LeFleur and Theo Overstreet all fouled out. Davis and LeFleur each had five rebounds. Palomar downs IVC first PCC loss; five Comets score in double figures (2/16/08)
The Comets handed IVC (19-9, 13-1) its first conference loss. Palomar shot 54.3 percent from the field (25-for-46) and 48.0 percent on 3-pointers (12-of-25) Dwayne Davis (18 points), Nedal Tartir (right, 18 points on 6-of-8 3-point attempts), Theo Overstreet (16 points) and Josh Firmes (10 points) also scored in double figures for Palomar. Holloway and Firmes each had four steals.. The 6-foot-3 Firmes had six rebounds vs. the towering Arabs -- who have players 6-foot-9, another 6-9, another 6-8 and another 6-7. The Comets are 12-14, 6-8 in conference and can finished at .500 with road wins over Cuyamaca on Wednesday and Southwestern on Saturday in their final two games. Palomar falls to Miramar and needs three straight wins to finish at .500 (2/13//08)
Firmes had 10 offensive boards. Chris Holloway scored 10 points for Palomar (11-14, 5-8 Pacific Coast Conference). Richard LeFleur (right) had nine rebounds. Dwayne Davis added seven boards. Palomar needs three victories in its last three games to finish the season at .500 both on the season and in the Pacific Coast Conference. Comets come back in second half but fall despite Firmes' 16 rebounds (2/6/08)
Josh Firmes (left, 15 points, 16 rebounds, two blocks) came up big again, but Palomar couldn't hold a second-half lead after trailing the Griffins by 23 points during the first half Wednesday evening at the Dome.. Other stat leaders for Palomar were Chris Holloway (14 points, six assists), Theo Overstreet (14 points, four assists, four steals) and Dwayne Davis (14 points). The Comets are 11-13, 5-7 in the Pacific Coast Conference. The second-place Griffins moved to 16-9, 8-4. Overstreet (21 pts.), and Firmes (17 rebounds) lead way vs. Mesa (2/2/08)
The 6-foot-3 Firmes was in his second game since moving from forward to the post. Overstrret was 5-for-7 on 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Comets (11-12, 5-6 Pacific Coast Conference). Nedal Tartir was 5-for-8 on 3's and tallied 15 points. Chris Holloway had 10 points and six assists. Firmes (21 points), Comets avenge 1st-round loss, rout SD City 96-58 (1/30/07)
Firmes (left) shot 9-for-13 from the field and also had four steals and a pair of assists as the Comets avenged a 93-78 loss to the Knights at City's Harry West Gymnasium back on Dec.15. Theo Overstreet (16 points, six assists), Chris Holloway (15 points, seven assists, four steals) and Dwayne Davis (15 points, three steals) also scored in double figures for Palomar. Cory Leitzke (right) contributed 10 rebounds. The Comets advanced to 12-10 on the season, 4-6 in the conference. Palomar battles back from behind to force OT but drops 80-77 decision
The host Comets battled back from a 12-point deficit to tie the score 66-66 at the end of regulation play, but couldn't hold onto a three-point lead late in the overtime. Chris Holloway (left, 17 points), Dwayne Davis (16 points) and Josh Firmes (seven rebounds) led Palomar. The Comets are 8-12 (including a forfeit win over College of the Desert), 3-5 in the Pacific Coast Conference. ---- On Saturday night, host MiraCosta gained revenge for the Comets' 108-69 victory in the first-round, winning a Pacific Coast Conference game 85-76 before a near-capacity crowd at MiraCosta. Holloway (17 points), Davis(16 points) and Firmes (12 points) led the Comets, who fell to 9-12 (including a forfeit win over College of the Desert), 3-6 in conference play. Palomar led by as many as 17 points in the first half before MiraCosta came back. Comets run home record to 5-1 with 76-71 victory over Cuyamaca (1/19/08)
Theo Overstreet scored 14 points and dished off four assists for Palomar. Dwayne Davis hauled down eight rebounds before fouling out. Josh Firmes (right) also had eight rebounds, four on the offensive board including a pair of crucial tip-ins. Palomar, which has been dominant at home this season but something less away from home -- is 3-0 in conference play at the Dome and 5-1 on the season at home -- but 8-11 and 3-4 overall. The Coyotes fell to 7-11, 3-4.
ABOVE LEFT: Coach John O'Neill talks to team during timeout against San Diego Miramar on Saturday night. ABOVE RIGHT: Chris Holloway, who led the Comets with 21 points, shoots over the Jets' Chase Feaser, BELOW RIGHT: Richard LeFleur tips ball in, (Photos by Hugh Cox) Palomar comes up ice cold again on the road, tumbles at Miramar (1/12/08)
Palomar, which is 2-0 in the conference at home and 0-3 on the road, made only one of 16 3-pointers in the second half. Chris Holloway, playing with a broken finger on his shooting hand, led the Comets (7-10 overall) with 21 points. Dwayne Davis added 19 points. It was Miramar's first victory ever over Palomar. The Jets, coached by former Palomar player and assistant coach Nick Gehler, are 7-9, 3-2. The Comets will try to solve their road problems on Wednesday when they visit defending conference champion Imperial Valley at Imperial. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ---- On Wednesday , the Comets took a late lead but couldn't hold it and fell to the defending Pacific Coast Conference champion and current PCC leader on the road. Holloway and Richard LeFleur led Palomar (7-11, 2-4 in conference) in defeat. Holloway scored 15 points. LeFleur had 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Arabs are 12-8, 6-0.
LEFT: Point guard Theo Overstreet lays the ball up for two points against Mesa. RIGHT: Richard LeFleur attempts a dunk. (Photos by Hugh Cox). BELOW LEFT: Josh Firmes drives to the basket.to score on lay-up. (Photo by Rick Rowell). Holloway, Firmes, Davis and Tartir lead way in 96-72 rout of SD Mesa (1/3/08)
Josh Firmes grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds and passed off for five assists before fouling out with 7:57 to play. Firmes did his damage in only 18 minutes of playing time. Dwayne Davis took down nine rebounds and added five assists, Holloway had eight rebounds and Nedal Tartir burned the nets for six 3-pointers and 18 points for the Comets Firmes had three offensive and nine defensive boards. He had nine rebounds in the first half before picking up his fourth foul early in the second half. Firmes did not turn the ball over and has only one turnover in conference play. Palomar raced to a 47-27 halftime lead and kept the pressure on the Olympians in the second half. ----
Holloway (19 points), Theo Overstreet and Tartir (11 points each) and Pete Kortmann (right, 10 points) scored in double figures for Palomar (7-9-2-2) Firmes grabbed a game-high seven rebounds, including four of Palomar's eight offensive boards. ORDER PHOTOS TAKEN BY RICK ROWELL Holloway scores 23 as Palomar upsets Los Angeles City College (12/27/07)
Along the way, Palomar opened play in the Desert Classic with an 89-77 win over state 14th-ranked Los Angeles City College. The Cubs also came in ranked eighth in Southern California. Dwayne Davis also scored in double figures for the Comets, who led 52-42 at halftime, with 11 points. Richard LeFleur grabbed six rebounds, Josh Firmes and Davis four each. Davis passed off for five assists, Diarmen Underwood four. Amir Fisher blocked two shots. ---- On Friday, the Comets lost to Chaffey 94-84 in the championship semifinals. Then, on Saturday, they fell to tournament host College of the Desert 91-73 in the third-place game. Against Chaffey, Tartir scored 18 points on six three-pointers. Holloway had 16 points, LeFleur 11 and Fisher 10. Palomar lost at the free throw line. The Panthers shot 35 free throws, the Comets five. Holloway scored 23 points vs. COD and was the only Comet in double figures. LeFleur had six rebounds, Holloway four. Holloway led in assists with three. Palomar fell to 6-8 on the season. Comets down host Barstow 88-83 as Holloway scores game-high 20 in(12/12/07)
Theo Overstreet and Eric Johnson (right) each tallied 10 points as Palomar advanced to 5-6 on the season. Barstow fell to 2-10 Josh Firmes led the Comes with five rebounds. Palomar will return to action a week from Friday when they begin play in the College of the Desert tournament. The Comets will play Los Angeles City College in the first round on Thursday, Dec. 27, at 2 p.m. They'll play either Chaffey or Imperial Valley on Friday. Santa Monica, Saddleback, Los Angeles Harbor and host College of the Desert are in the other bracket. Comets grab 60-21 lead at half, race past MiraCosta 108-69 in PCC debut in(12/12/07)
Palomar’s tough pre-season schedule paid off in a big way Wednesday evening against MiraCosta. The host Comets, whose first four losses were to teams that are currently a combined 44-3, jumped out to a 39-point halftime lead and went on to rout the Spartans 108-69 in both teams’ Pacific Coast Conference opener at the Dome. Nedal Tartir (left, 24 points, five 3-pointers), Theo Overstreet (11 points), Cory Leitzke (11 points, four offensive rebounds, six total rebounds) and Pete Kortmann (11 points) scored in double figures for Palomar. Josh Firmes (right) pulled down nine rebounds, four on the offensive boards, playing just 15 minutes. Richard LaFleur grabbed six rebounds. Chris Holloway, Overstreet (four rebounds), and Kortmann (four rebounds) each buried the nets for three 3-pointers. The Comets out-rebounded the Spartans 40-14. Palomar had 17 offensive boards. All 14 Comets scored, and Palomar shot 57.4 percent from the field, 51.6 percent on 16 3-pointers and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. Richard LaFleur grabbed six rebounds. Chris Holloway, Overstreet (four rebounds), and Kortmann (four rebounds) each buried the nets for three 3-pointers. All 14 Comets scored, and Palomar shot 57.4 percent from the field, 51.6 percent on 16 3-pointers and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. Palomar raced to a 60-21 halftime lead and continued on to the lop-sided victory. The Comets out-rebounded the Spartans 40-19. ----
As hot as they were Wednesday they were as cold Saturday evening as Jesse LeBeau (29 points) and Arcelon. Osborne (17 points, 22 rebounds) led the Knights to the Pacific Coast Conference victory at Harry West Gymnasium. Palomar, which drained 16 3-pointers on Wednesday in winning their conference opener from MiraCosta 108-69, made four on Saturday. The Comets went 9:32 at point in the second half without a field goal as the Knights came back from a 43-41 halftime deficit. For the Comets (5-7, 2-2), Overstreet (left) scored 17 points, Chris Holloway 16 and Richard LaFleur 13. Firmes grabbed six rebounds. Dwayne Davis had five rebounds. City advanced to 6-7, 2-0.
FROM LEFT: Last season's Comets, returning forward Josh Firmes, returning guard Chris Holloway. (Photos by Sheila Refner) Comets too seek fifth PCC crown in nine-season basketball span (11/5/07) Coach John O'Neill's Palomar men's basketball team will seek its fifth Pacific Coast Conference championship in the last nine seasons in 2007-08. After going 17-12 and capturing its fourth conference title in seven seasons with a 13-1 league record two years ago, the Comets placed third in the PCC in 2006-07. That club went 17-13 (11-5 in conference). The Comets return six players from last season -- including Chris Holloway (6-foot-2 guard, 11.8 points per game), Josh Firmes (6-3 forward, 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game), guard Dwayne Davis (8.9 points per game) and guard Nedal Tartir (8.3 points per game, 47.1 3-point shooting percentage. Both Holloway, who missed part of last season with a fractured hand and Firmes are entering the season healthy. Firmes, who has the best vertical jump on the team and is a major force inside despite his height, saw injuries (including a fractured foot) and illness cut into his playing time last season. The other returnees are 5-5 guard Marco Yuzawa, who averaged 3.3 assists per game and is the team's fastest player, and 5-10 guard Apollo Jordan. 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule, Results
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