SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Interstat) — Travis Hightower scored 26 points to lead the Santa Rosa Bear Cubs to an 89-81 men’s junior college basketball victory over the Cerritos Falcons on Friday night. The Bear Cubs improved to 26-4 overall, while the Falcons fell to 26-5.

Santa Rosa never trailed after a high-scoring first quarter, taking a 43-47 lead and extending it by halftime. Hightower added six rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes for Santa Rosa. Spencer Langowski added 21 points for the Bear Cubs.

Kamaury Washington led Cerritos with 21 points, and Elijah Gelin added 19 points and six rebounds. Dorian Tate contributed 17 points and five assists for the Falcons in the defeat.