Laney rolls past Long Beach in women’s junior college basketball

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — Laney defeated Long Beach 100-36 in a women’s junior college basketball game Sunday. Reede Searcy led Laney with 26 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Simdi Chukwu added 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Sa’Rye Starks scored 26 and Heaven Payton had 12 points and nine rebounds. Mialani Talalele chipped in nine points and six rebounds, and Jennalyn Apodaca had seven points, four rebounds and two blocks. Laney shot 36 of 73 from the floor, made 8 of 18 3-pointers and forced 36 turnovers. Long Beach shot 11 of 57 from the floor and 4 of 21 from beyond the arc. Riyah West led Long Beach with seven points and seven rebounds, and Saniya Keyes added five points and two blocks. Laney outrebounded Long Beach 51-41 and had 22 assists to Long Beach’s six. Laney improved to 1-2, and Long Beach fell to 0-3.