Long Beach 42, at Cypress 51

CYPRESS, Calif. (Interstat) — A dominant third-quarter surge propelled the Cypress Chargers to a 51-42 victory over the Long Beach City Vikings in a California Community College Athletic Association women’s basketball game Saturday. The Chargers, improving to 22-7 overall, erased a nine-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Vikings 19-5 in the decisive third period. That run transformed a 28-19 Long Beach lead into a 38-33 Cypress advantage entering the final quarter, a margin the Chargers would not relinquish. Long Beach, which fell to 17-11, started strongly, building a 16-12 lead after the first quarter and extending it to 28-19 by… Read more...