MOORPARK, Calif. (Interstat) — Isaiah Pomare scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Friday night to guide the Palomar Comets to a 78-73 men’s junior college basketball victory over the Moorpark Raiders.

Palomar built a five-point halftime lead in the high-scoring affair and held off Moorpark down the stretch. The Comets improved to 6-3 overall, while the Raiders fell to 3-5. Aiden Bitran led Moorpark with 21 points in the losing effort. The game was organized by the California Community College Athletic Association.