SCORECARD : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM AREA EVENTS : PREPS

Glendale High running back Pathon Rucker and linebacker Max Ocon and Marshall Coach Ken Gerard were named back, lineman and coach of the year at an awards banquet honoring members of The Times’ All-Glendale team Sunday at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills.

Rucker, a senior, rushed for more than 4,000 yards in his three-year varsity career and led the Dynamiters to their second consecutive Pacific League championship in the fall.

Ocon, a senior, dominated for the Dynamiters as a linebacker, tight end and fullback. He made 112 tackles and was the heart and soul of a defense that allowed only two touchdowns in the fourth quarter all season.

Gerard led Marshall to an 11-1-1 record and its first conference championship since 1940.

Former Heisman Trophy winner Mike Garrett was the featured speaker at the banquet, which honored players selected to the All-Glendale, Valley and Ventura area teams.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

It was a shattering experience for the Glendale men’s basketball team, but the Vaqueros still emerged with a victory.

Glendale beat Santa Barbara, 66-60, on Saturday in a game that was delayed for 55 minutes after Santa Barbara’s Haji Dunn brought down a glass backboard with a slam dunk with about five minutes left in the first half.

Officials moved the game to another court in the Santa Barbara gym, and Glendale went on to improve its record to 9-8 overall and 2-1 in the Western State Conference.

“That’s never happened in one of our games before,” Glendale Coach Brian Beauchemin said. “That’s just another thing to file for what has already been a crazy year.”

The Vaqueros continue Western State Conference play Saturday at Oxnard.

Glendale College soccer player Narciso Monge was selected Western State Conference player of the year by conference coaches.

Monge, a sophomore, led the Vaqueros to the conference championship and the Southern California regional final.

Freshmen Carlos Mata, Carlos Martinez and Claudio Madariaga were selected to the all-conference team.

Glendale Coach Joe Agoston, who guided the Vaqueros to a 9-3-1 record, was selected coach of the year for the fourth time.

COLLEGES

The Occidental men’s basketball team plays host to Cal Lutheran in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday night.

The Tigers entered Wednesday night’s conference opener against Whittier with a 6-4 record after a 76-67 victory over Rhode Island College and a 99-87 loss to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

Sophomore forward Blair Slattery, who is averaging 21.5 points a game, scored 22 points and had 11 rebounds and four blocks against Rhode Island. Slattery scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds and six assists against Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

Occidental senior Sandy Brown, who suffered a season-ending knee injury two weeks ago, has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.

PREP ATHLETE OF WEEK

Josh Willis, Crescenta Valley--Willis, a 6-6 forward, scored 25 points on Friday as Crescenta Valley opened Pacific League play with a 71-51 victory over Glendale.

Willis, a senior who had back problems early in the season, made four of five three-point shots and had nine rebounds.

COLLEGE ATHLETE OF WEEK

Juwan Smith, Glendale--Smith, a 6-4 forward, scored 21 points and had six rebounds for the Vaqueros in their 66-60 Western State Conference victory over Santa Barbara.

Smith, a sophomore who graduated from Franklin High, is back to 100% after suffering from ankle problems for most of the season.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

David Swanson--Swanson, a former All-Western State Conference forward for Glendale College, is averaging 4.2 points and 1.4 rebounds a game for Cal State Northridge, which is 3-12 in its second year of competition at the Division I level.

Swanson, a 6-6, 200-pound senior, scored a season-high 14 points in an 83-81 victory over Ft. Lewis.

Swanson averaged 16.7 points a game for Glendale in 1990.

MISCELLANY

Rene Gonzalez, a former All-Western State Conference shortstop for Glendale College, has signed a minor league contract with the Angels. Gonzalez, who was drafted and signed by the Montreal Expos out of Cal State Los Angeles in 1982, has played in the major leagues with the Expos, the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays. . . . Registration and sign-ups continue this weekend for several Glendale-area youth baseball programs. Information: Glendale Babe Ruth at (818) 242-4760, La Crescenta Babe Ruth at (818) 248-9065 and Glendale-Crescenta Valley Little League at (818) 246-6713.