The Wildcats were looking up at Temple City for most of the game
By Tim Peterson
(Monrovia) – Temple City opened the third quarter with a 14-0 run and went on to beat Monrovia 67-48 Friday night on the Wildcats home floor.
The Rams led 34-29 at the half before coming out on fire in the third quarter and blitzing the Cats. Rich Hollinger and Jeremy Wong both hit threes during the run and Zach Jarrard also scored on a driving lay up as the Rams pulled away.
Meanwhile Monrovia went stone cold scoring only one field goal in the third quarter. The Wildcats went just one for 10 from the field in the quarter.
Rich Hollinger led Temple City with 20 points
Monrovia came out of the chute hot with a 20 point first quarter. Jordan Ware hit a pair of treys and had eight in the quarter to lead the charge. The Rams kept pace with three from beyond the arc as Tyler Api, Brandon Trang and Jeremy Wong all hit from downtown as TC trailed by four after one.
Temple City outscored M-Town 18-9 in the second to take the five point lead at the break, before breaking it wide open in the third. Temple City had four players in double figures with Hollinger leading the Rams with 20. Tyler Api had 16, Brandon Trang had 11 and Wong added 10.
Ware had 13 for Monrovia, Tyln Sago scored 11 and Jayden Scott added eight.
Temple City improved to 21-6 overall (1-1 in the Rio Hondo League) while Monrovia dropped to 8-10 and 0-2.
TC 16 18 14 19 67
M 20 9 2 17 48
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