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Statistical
Leaders
· Stanley Johnson 14
points, 5 rebounds 3 steals (4 deflections)
· Jonathan Griffin 12
points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals, 2 assist
· Marcus Spivey 11
points & 6 rebounds
· Devon Irven 6 points, 5 rebounds, & 3 steals
· Garrett Stone 5
points, 5 assist, & 3 steals
Game Summary
Shawnee hosted Division I Junior College
Simmons, who comes into the contest 7-1 on the season. Shawnee drew first blood, but Simmons
struck back and took an early 10-2 lead. Shawnee battled back with their tough man
to man defense and was able to cut Simmons lead to two points. Simmons
took advantage of careless turnover by the Saints early in the first half and
lead at the half 35-29. At the half Simmons leading scorer, Deshawn Pendleton had 10 points, but was held to only
four points the entire second half. Shawnee had balanced scoring with key
contributions off of the bench.
Shawnee took the lead mid-way
through the second half and it was nip and tuck from that point
forward. Shawnee
secured the lead on out of bounds score from Devon Irven
with nine seconds left in the game. Stanley Johnson led the Saints with
11 of his 14 points in the second half. Shawnee moves to 5-3 on the season and
travels to West Kentucky Community Tech on Saturday @ 3pm.
Shawnee Head
Coach John Sparks comments:
“Devon
just made a play at the end, that’s what you need your sophomores to
do. Simmons has a really good squad. They have some players, but
we stepped up to the challenge. We had two starters out tonight and the
rest of the guys picked up the slack and did their jobs. I am really
proud of their performance tonight; it was a total team effort.”
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