College basketball: Yuba College men win fourth straight; women fall at home

Jeff Larson, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.
Updated ·1 min read

Dec. 1—Marysville-Yuba City product and Yuba College sophomore wing Illyas Rafiq called this year's Yuba College men's basketball team a better offensive squad than the 2021-22 version that possessed stars Jacob Henry, Jordan Bryant and Jonah Roth.

Rafiq helped guide Yuba College to its fourth straight win Tuesday, by downing seven 3-pointers and a game-high 23 points during the 49ers' commanding 98-68 win at home over nonconference foe Feather River College of the Golden Valley Conference.

Rafiq and the 49ers (4-0) began to gain separation from FRC (0-9) about the eight minute, 20-second mark of the first half when Yuba outscored FRC, 33-13 to go into halftime in front, 49-31.