OAKLAND, Calif. Head-Royce came back from an 11-point deficit to beat Campolindo JV 45-35 on Tuesday, June 25. An 11-0 run gave the Jayhawks their first lead, and they never trailed again. Head-Royce improved to 3-1 in the 2024 summer season and has won two straight.
Campolindo JV scored the game's first basket, and Tua Montoya answered with two free throws to tie it 2-2. The visitors then took control. Alex Jones scored off a turnover to make it 5-4, and Campolindo JV followed with a 7-0 run for a 12-4 lead. Cam hit a 3-pointer off a turnover on an assist from Jones to make it 16-11, but Campolindo JV scored the next five points to go up 22-11, its largest lead.
Head-Royce started its comeback from the perimeter. Jayan hit a second-chance 3-pointer, assisted by Jackson, to cut the deficit to 22-14. After a Campolindo JV basket, Jackson made back-to-back 3-pointers and Max added two free throws, an 8-0 run that made it 24-22.
Campolindo JV scored the next two baskets, the first off a turnover, to push its lead back to 28-22. The Jayhawks answered with the run that decided the game. Jones scored off a turnover, and Cam hit a second-chance 3-pointer on an assist from Sanjay Ernst. Ernst's first free throw tied the game at 28-28, and his second gave Head-Royce a 29-28 lead. Montoya then scored twice off turnovers to make it 33-28.
Campolindo JV scored the next four points to pull within 33-32, but the Jayhawks kept the lead. Montoya made a 3-pointer on an assist from Jones, and Ernst hit two more free throws to make it 38-32. A Campolindo JV 3-pointer cut the lead to 38-35, and Head-Royce closed with a 7-0 run. Jackson hit a 3-pointer on an assist from Jones, Jones scored off a turnover and Max made two free throws to finish the game with a 10-point lead, Head-Royce's largest of the day.
Montoya and Jackson led Head-Royce with 9 points each. Montoya shot 3 of 9 from the field and made both of his free throws. Jackson came off the bench to hit three 3-pointers and added a steal. Ernst scored 8 points, went 6 for 6 at the line and led the team with 8 rebounds, 4 of them offensive. Jones had 6 points, 4 assists, 4 steals and 4 rebounds. Cam scored 6 points on two 3-pointers, and Max had 4 points on 4-of-4 free throw shooting to go with 3 steals.
Neither team shot well. Head-Royce made 26.5 percent of its field goal attempts (13 of 49), and Campolindo JV made 28.9 percent (13 of 45). The Jayhawks pulled ahead with outside shooting and defense. They went 7 of 27 from 3-point range, while Campolindo JV went 2 of 18. Head-Royce also had 11 steals, outscored the visitors 13-2 in points off turnovers and 6-2 in second-chance points, and got 22 points from its bench. The Jayhawks are 3-1 with two straight wins.