Basketball Recap: Fillmore Comes Up Short

Fillmore has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Foothill Tech Dragons on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Flashes of the 70-56 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2024.

Brenden Banks-Speed

Points

12/17/25 @ Foothill Tech	19
12/13/25 @ Hamilton	29
12/11/25 @ Castaic	26
12/09/25 vs Channel Islands	21

When it comes to explaining why Fillmore lost, don't look at Brenden Banks-Speed. Despite the final result, he posted 19 points and five assists. Banks-Speed's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Zavala, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards.

Leading Foothill Tech to victory were Nick Turner and Zaiden Archuleta. Turner had 18 points and three steals, while Archuleta almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Turner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in each of the last three games he's played. Sebastian Huovinen was another key player, putting up seven points.

Fillmore's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Foothill Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.

Fillmore didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-32 win against Nordhoff on the 19th. As for Foothill Tech, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-50 victory against Carpinteria on the 19th.