The No. 21 McLennan Highlanders went on the road and picked up a hard-fought 67-59 win over the Blinn Buccaneers.
It was a series of runs between the squads. McLennan jumped out to an early lead as Blinn struggled to find an offensive rhythm. Each time the Highlanders began to pull away, the Buccaneers rallied back. McLennan led 36-33 at halftime and by as many as 14 in the second half.
CJ Hall led the Highlanders with 16 points and Jaylen Thompson added 11. Kaleb Pouncy rounded out the Highlanders in double figures with 10.
McLennan: Nick Shogbonyo 3 2-3 8; CJ Hall 6 2-2 16; Dayvaughn Froe 0 0-0 0; Jaylen Thompson 4 1-2 11; A.J. Barnes 0 0-0 0; Jared Clawson 2 0-0 5; Omarion Smith 3 2-2 8; Mason Lockhart 2 0-0 4; Kaleb Pouncy 5 0-0 10; Cedric Kelley 2 1-1 5; Khalif Allim 0 0-0 0; Totals: 27 8-10 67.
Blinn: Bakari LaStrap 4 0-0 10; Elijah Elliott 6 3-7 16; Maurice Pinnock 0 0-0 0; Damian Watson 2 3-4 7; Masiah Gilyard 0 0-0 0; Alex Tsynkevich 1 0-0 2; Jamine Charles 3 0-1 6; Marco Foster 3 4-5 12; Jaja Sanni 1 2-2 4; Kelvin Tamakloe 1 0-0 2; Totals: 21 12-19 59.
3-pointers: McLennan 5 (Hall 2, Thompson 2, Clawson 1), Blinn 5 (LaStrap 2, Foster 2, Elliott 1); Total fouls: McLennan 17, Blinn 10; Halftime score: McLennan36, Blinn 33; Record: McLennan 6-1.