Valley View’s one-two punch of Charles Knight and BJ Knight delivered a knockout blow as Santa Barbara faded late in a 68-48 loss to the visiting Eagles on day two of the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic.
The Dons were coming off an 80-77 victory over Holy Martyrs of Encino on day one of the tournament, but could not maintain their offensive rhythm against a Valley View team that was dialed in defensively.
“We were very undisciplined in the first half both offensively and defensively,” said Santa Barbara coach Corey Adam. “As bad as we played in the first half, and it reflected in the score, I thought we played a lot better in the second half, with more energy, but we couldn’t cut into the deficit.”