Men’s Basketball: Lara, Herrera named first-team All-SCC

Following the close of the 2021-22 Rio Hondo College men's basketball season, a pair of Roadrunners were honored with South Coast Conference postseason honors. Freshmen Sebastian Lara and Chris Herrera were selected to the All-South Coast Conference North Division first team.

Lara, originally from El Rancho High School, led Rio Hondo in scoring by averaging 16.7 points per game. On Feb. 16, Lara scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a narrow loss to LA Trade-Tech.

Herrera, from Norwalk High School, put together a solid season by averaging 13 points and 3.4 assists per game. Herrera totaled 26 points 8 rebounds, and 4 assists in a close loss to Cerritos on Feb. 7.

Despite their roster being cut down to just five players for a majority of the season, the Roadrunners battled and won three of their final seven games to close out the season with a 4-24 overall record. Rio Hondo finished in fourth place in the five-team South Coast Conference North Division with a 2-6 record.