By Tim Peterson
(Temple City) – Timmy Anderson scored 36 points and Nazsir Common added 28 as Blair passed the 100 mark in a 103-68 rout of Temple City Friday night in Rio Hondo League action.
The Vikings jumped out to a 32-14 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. They increased the lead to 23 at 52-29 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way to hang 100 on the Rams.
Anderson, who came into the game averaging over 33 points a game, got started right away with 13 points in the first quarter as the Vikings jumped out to an 18-point lead. He only had two points in the second quarter but finished strong with 14 in the fourth including hitting seven for seven from the free throw line in the final frame.
Common was anything but Common from three-point land nailing six from the land of plenty. Common had 19 of his 23 points in the second half.
Tarynce Price was also in double figures for Blair as he scored 13 in the first quarter and went on to score 21 for the game. Price was five for five from the line – all in the opening frame.
Temple City was playing catch up the entire game. Early in the second quarter when the Rams fell behind by 20 they knew it was going to be long night. They tried to stay in it as Brayden Kwan led the team with 21 points including nine in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t nearly enough.
Dylan Lam and Tyler Chang were also in double figures for Temple City with 11 points each. Chang scored all of his points in the second half.
This was the second time this season that Blair had broke 100. The Vikings dropped 103 last Saturday on St. Joseph Academy in a 103-82 victory.
Blair improved to 5-3 on the season with the win and 2-0 in the Rio Hondo League. Temple City fell to 3-7 and 0-2.
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