STLCC Archers win season home opener, 127-64
By: ALEX WHITE
Photo Editor
The STLCC men’s basketball team gave their fans a home opener victory, winning 127-62 against the Junior Varsity Missouri Baptist University Spartans on Nov. 6.
The 64-point differential win was the Archers’ (1-3) first tally in the win column this season.
STLCC’s 127 points was the Archers’ fifth time surpassing the 100-point plateau under second-year head coach Randy Reed. It also marks the most points STLCC has scored while Reed has overseen the team.
“All in all, everyone is playing like a team,” STLCC Assistant Coach Noren Kirksey said. “[We’re] playing really well together.”
The Archers continued to put up points on the scoreboard throughout the whole game, communicating for alley-oops and nailing three-pointers.
STLCC sunk 9-for-19 from beyond the arc and shot 70.6 percent from the free throw line. Eight different players scored double-digits.
The Archers took a 55-23 lead into halftime and added 74 points in the second half.
“The first half went really well, considering our last few games before this,” Kirksey said during the intermission. “Our starters played well. Our second-line guys were a little more sporadic.”
The Archers kept the ball moving, passing to their open teammates, letting everyone take a shot. All 14 members of the 2014-15 Archers lit up the scoreboard.
The majority of the 2014-15 roster consists of freshmen, with eight of the 14 members attending their first year at STLCC.
Defensively, the Archers covered as much ground as they could, keeping their players spread out on the court. The tactic allowed STLCC to reach 30 defensive rebounds, of their 39 rebounds overall.
The Archers have 11 more home games at STLCC-Forest Park. Their next takes place on Friday, Nov. 21. They will host the Greyhounds from Mid-South Community College. The Greyhounds will be traveling from West Memphis, Ark.
