Basketball

Meadows, Sanchez & Hamilton Score 16 Points Apiece in Citrus’ 84-54 Victory Over West Valley in 3C2A State Playoff Opener

Mar 14 2026 03:23:52

Photos courtesy of Chris Mora of 3C2A

Men’s Basketball:

Citrus didn’t want any drama in the first round of the 3C2A State playoffs.

The Owls cruised to an 84-54 victory over West Valley College from Saratoga.

The young men from Glendora took an 18-point lead into the break.

They also had a 52-34 shooting percentage advantage from the field.

Citrus made nine more free throws (22-of-31) than West Valley (5-of-13) attempted.

Amiri Meadows, JJ Sanchez and Dev Hamilton scored 16 points apiece in the win.

Meadows was 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, and he tallied four steals and two assists.

Sanchez hit a pair of 3-pointers, grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists.

Hamilton went 6-of-8 from the field, tallied a team-high seven rebounds, and he produced three assists and a pair of steals.

Leo Ricketts chipped in with 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Ricketts went 3-of-6 from beyond the 3-point arc.

Ryan Roth led the Vikings with 16 points.

Roth finished with two rebounds and a pair of assists.

David Manea came off the bench and provided 11 points and two rebounds.

Up next: The Owls will face City College of San Francisco for the third consecutive year in the semifinal round.

CCSF won both contests.

They Rams secured its spot with a 78-67 victory over San Diego City College.

Both programs enter Saturday’s showdown with identical 30-1 records.

Citrus has won 25 consecutive games, and San Francisco has a 19-game win streak.

The tip is set for 7.

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Box Score:
WV: 26-28-(54)
C: 44-40-(84)

West Valley scoring: CJ Willenberg 16, David Manea 11, William Amoah 8, Caleb Asante 5, Bryce Buchanan 5, Isaiah Ackerman 4, Aaron Biebel 3, Cyrus Hassan 2

Citrus scoring: Amiri Meadows 16, JJ Sanchez 16, Dev Hamilton 16, Leo Ricketts 11, Brady Orr 8, Rockwell Reynolds 5, Alek Sanchez 5, Dylan Victorio 3, Ian Salmon 2, Mikal Sims 2

Records: West Valley (24-7); Citrus (30-1)

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