The motto inside the Ohlone Renegades’ locker room has always been: “Do not look past any opponent.” The motto has been installed by Head Coach John Peterson since day one, and the team has chosen to live by it. And with a rematch with Chabot scheduled for Friday night, Ohlone did not look past Las Positas with a 82-58 win during last night’s sophomore night. The win also marked another Coast Conference title for Peterson, the fifth of his tenure. “We do want to play them badly,” said sophomore center Reggie Jones about the rematch with Chabot. “But we’re looking at the bigger picture and they’re just a small piece in the bigger picture, so right now we’re just focusing on that.” Back on Jan. 27, Ohlone suffered their first loss since November when the Gladiators upended them 64-53. Chabot also managed to hold Jones to just 11 points in the contest.Since that game, Jones has managed to average 27.5 points per contest. However, it wasn’t Jones that lit up the scoreboard against the Hawks of Las Positas. Lavon Gray led all Ohlone scorers with 17-point output. He did so while also collecting four rebounds. Ronnie Sawyer notched 14 points, as well as hitting the Renegades’ lone three-pointer. Coming off the bench, Maurice Briggs collected 12 for himself while also going four for four from the free throw line. A detrimental part in Ohlone’s clutch victory was their second half performance. To open up the half, the Renegades went on an 18-4 tear in the half’s first seven minutes. “Tonight, it was about the energy levels,” Peterson said. In the Renegades’ last victory over City College of San Francisco, they also exploded in the beginning of the second half for a 31-6 run. Ohlone would go on to win that game, 76-57. Now, with Las Positas behind them and another conference title waiting to be hung in the rafters of Epler Gymnasium, Peterson and the Renegades can now look toward Chabot. “It’s a personal deal for them, no question about it,” Peterson said about the rematch with the Gladiators. “There will be (extra motivation) probably. But we haven’t even really talked about it.” The Chabot affair will also be the last regular season of the year. With the clinching win, Ohlone now stands at 21-4 overall, they also add an extra notch in their conference win total, which is now at 10-1.
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