The team, with only one recorded loss thus far, focuses on how to be successful
BY: LUCAS SEGALL
Staff
On Wednesday, Nov. 6th, the Archers played their first home game of the season at the Forest Park campus, securing a sweeping victory over Missouri Baptist University’s junior varsity team with a final score of 100-50.
After the game, Assistant Coach Miles Nettles, a former Archers basketball player himself, gave his thoughts on the game.
“I liked the energy in the gym,” said Nettles. “This was probably the most people we had for our first home game in a long time.”
Nettles has been coaching at STLCC for the last eight years, and was part of the coaching staff when the Archers secured the Region 16 D2 championship title last year.
“I am looking to get back to where we were last year with this new group of guys,” said Nettles.
The team is almost a completely new roster, with only one player from a previous team two years ago as a familiar face.
That familiar face is #5, Alijah Carter. The sophomore from Maryland Heights averages 11 points per game and has averaged 102 points across the season thus far.
“I feel like we got a good chance of being where we were last year,” said Nettles, “as long as we stay consistent and stay locked in on what the goal is.”
Since the first game, the team has gone on to continue its success, suffering only one loss during the season as of Dec. 3.
That loss came in a game against State Fair Community College on Nov. 20, where the Archers only came up short by 7 points.
The team will play 4 more games after this issue’s publication.
At home, they’ll take on Kaskaskia College on Dec. 8 at 11:00am and Southwestern Illinois College on Dec. 17 at 7:30pm.
Away, they’ll take on Lewis and Clark Community College on Dec. 13 and Spoon River College on Dec. 19.
More games against Moberly Area Community College, Highland Community College and others are scheduled for the month January.
The team will continue their season into late February, with potential NJCAA conference games occuring in late February and early March.
