San Marcos pulls away and beats Santa Ynez by double-digits

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Leading by just one point late in third quarter San Marcos pulled away the rest of the way and beat Santa Ynez 62-46 as the Royals won their Channel League opener in boys basketball.
The Royals led 43-36 after three quarters before controlling the fourth quarter.
Shakir Ahmad led the way with a team-high 20 points.
Santa Ynez got 19 points from Jackson Ollenburger.
San Marcos led 28-24 at halftime.