SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2025) (Interstat) — The Cerritos Falcons used a decisive second-quarter run to defeat the Santa Barbara Vaqueros 67-60 in a men’s junior college basketball game Friday.

Cerritos led 27-27 after a tight first quarter but outscored Santa Barbara 40-33 after halftime to secure the road victory. Dorian Tate led the Falcons with 19 points, while Isaac Sowell added 13 rebounds. Ramon Cota scored 15 points for the Vaqueros.

Cerritos improved to 8-2 overall by dominating the boards with 37 rebounds and capitalizing at the free-throw line, making 13 of 17 attempts. Santa Barbara, which fell to 7-4, shot just 3 for 5 from the stripe. Both teams committed double-digit turnovers in the contest.