ARCATA — (Feb. 17) Putting on a basketball clinic in the second half, all of Humboldt State's players got in on the action, helping the Lumberjacks to a 92-62 blowout of San Francisco State on Saturday.

HSU's road win improved the Jacks record to 15-3 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and 20-3 overall with four games remaining in the regular season. San Francisco State dropped to 6-17 overall and 2-16 in in conference action.

Among those players adding to the offensive surge were Devin Peal and Antonio Flaggs with 12 points each, Cy Vandermeer and Kevin Johnson with 11 apiece, and Will Sheufelt with 10. Flaggs' output was a season-best for the freshman, who came off the bench in the late minutes after the Jacks had pulled away.

The Gators received 12 points from Arcenio Ramirez, 11 from Ian Johnson and 10 from Derek Fletcher. They were overmatched by the Lumberjacks, however, who finished with a 53 percent shooting effort that included a 71 percent effort in the second half.

Opening the game with a confidence in their interior superiorty, the Jacks worked the ball to  Peal and Johnson on the low block. When they didn't get the shot to fall the first time, that duo grabbed offensive board that led to second chances and points.

Substituting early and often, HSU went to its bench, still intending to go inside. Vandermeer scored consecutive layins, adding a free throw to move HSU up  24-14 with 10:14 remaining in the first half.

Humboldt's advantage grew to 14 points before the Gators responded with their own efforts in the paint. Fletcher, a freshman, hit a baseline jumper and put back a miss to pull his team within 10 again.

It got even tighter when Ramirez stole a lazy pass  and layed the ball in uncontested to make the score 39-30 in favor of HSU. Vandermeer  finished the half with a free throw, moving the Jacks back up by 10 points heading to the lockerroom.

A determined group of Lumberjacks took the floor to start the second period, slowly building on their lead by going back to their strength. Peal hit another layin and free throw to open the half, as the Jacks began to ease away.

The decisive run began when Jeremiah Ward found Carlos Corral wide open, and the junior knocked down a three pointer that made the score 53-32 with under 15 minutes to play.

Humboldt State makes its final regular season homestand next week, facing Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday and Cal State Los Angeles on Saturday in the East Gym. The latter game marks the end of the career.

Humboldt State vs San Francisco State
02/17/07 7:30 p.m. at San Francisco, CA (Main Gymnasium)
HUMBOLDT STATE 94, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 62
HUMBOLDT STATE (20-3, 15-3 CCAA)
PEAL, Devin 4-9 4-7 12; FLAGGS, Antonio 5-6 0-0 12; JOHNSON, Kevin 5-15 1-2 11; VANDERMEER, Cy 4-4 2-4 11; SHEUFELT, Will 4-5 0-0 10; MOYER, Grayson 2-3 3-4 9; CORRAL, Carlos 2-4 2-2 8; WARD, Jeremiah 2-6 2-2 7; DEL RIO, Efren 2-3 0-0 5; BURNS, Tyler 2-7 0-0 4; WAY, Evan 1-1 1-2 3; KEHRIG, Michael 1-1 0-0 2; MASON, Colin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 15-23 94.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE (6-17, 2-16 CCAA)
RAMIREZ, Arcenio 5-9 1-4 12; JOHNSON, Ian 4-10 3-5 11; FLETCHER, Derek 5-9 0-0 10; BENES, Kajahl 3-7 2-4 8; MUCHELL, Jamil 3-7 1-2 7; LOGAN, Will 1-7 2-4 4; ROBINSON, Daniel 1-1 2-2 4; THOMAS, Alex 1-5 0-0 3; BEENE, Jonathan 1-3 0-0 3; McLEOD, Scott 0-2 0-0 0; PIVA, Kevin 0-0 0-0 0; WILKERSON, Lejoun 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 11-21 62.
Humboldt State................   40   54  -   94
San Francisco State...........   30   32  -   62
3-point goals--Humboldt State 11-19 (FLAGGS, Antonio 2-3; SHEUFELT, Will 2-3; CORRAL, Carlos 2-3; MOYER, Grayson 2-3; VANDERMEER, Cy 1-1; WARD, Jeremiah 1-3; DEL RIO, Efren 1-1; JOHNSON, Kevin 0-2), San Francisco State 3-8 (THOMAS, Alex 1-1; BEENE, Jonathan 1-1; RAMIREZ, Arcenio 1-2; MUCHELL, Jamil 0-1; LOGAN, Will 0-1; McLEOD, Scott 0-1; WILKERSON, Lejoun 0-1). Fouled out--Humboldt State-None, San Francisco State-None. Rebounds--Humboldt State 48 (JOHNSON, Kevin 10), San Francisco State 30 (FLETCHER, Derek 5; JOHNSON, Ian 5; LOGAN, Will 5). Assists--Humboldt State 22 (MOYER, Grayson 5), San Francisco State 7 (THOMAS, Alex 3). Total fouls--Humboldt State 16, San Francisco State 18. Technical fouls--Humboldt State-JOHNSON, Kevin, San Francisco State-None. A-527

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