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Highlanders cruise to easy victories in Joe White Classic

Highlanders cruise to easy victories in Joe White Classic
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November 10, 2014

The McLennan Highlanders picked up two easy wins at the Joe White Classic hosted by Hill College.

On Friday, the Highlanders defeated Cornerstone Crossroads Academy 125-50. The Highlanders began the game on an 8-0 run and never looked back. McLennan took its first double-digit lead, 13-3, with 14:41 to play in the first half. The Highlanders continued to pull away and held the 57-33 advantage at the half. The second half was much the same as they cruised to the easy victory.

On Saturday, McLennan defeated God's Academy 135-81. Jeff Beverly led the Highlanders with 26 points. Ricardo Artis and Aundre Jackson added 22 and 21, respectively.

McLennan returns to action on Tuesday, hosting Navarro at 7 p.m.

McLennan 125, Cornerstone Crossroads 50

Cornerstone Crossroads: Solomon 2 1-2 6; Molina 1 0-0 2; Roberson 4 0-0 11; Simon 2 1-3 5; Martin 10 1-1 23; Brown 1 0-1 3; Totals: 20 3-7 50.

McLennan: Rashaan Surles 5 1-1 11; Jalen Jones 8 2-2 18; James Harrison 3 0-0 6; Alex Mills 5 3-5 14; Ricardo Artis 7 6-6 20; Jeff Beverly 8 0-0 16; Ben Brown-White 5 3-6 13; Aundre Jackson 9 1-3 19; Devon Washington 3 2-2 8; Totals 53 15-25 125.

3-pointers: Cornerstone Crossroads 7 (Roberson 3, Martin 2, Solomon 1, Brown 1), McLennan 1 (Mills 1); Total fouls: Cornerstone Crossroads 15; McLennan 12; Halftime score: McLennan 57, Cornerstone Crossroads 33; Record: McLennan 4-0.

McLennan 135, God's Academy 81

God's Academy: Orkoro 2 0-0 4; McDonald 2 5-12 10; Roberts 2 4-6 8; Garrett 5 1-2 13; Mastrom 2 0-0 4; Evans 1 0-1 2; Simon 8 5-5 21; Unknown Player 8 0-3 19; Totals: 30 15-29 81.

McLennan: Rashaan Surles 4 10-12 18; K.J. Boyd 2 0-0 6; Jalen Jones 4 1-1 10; James Harrison 1 0-0 2; Alex Mills 5 4-6 15; Ricardo Artis 8 6-11 22; Jeff Beverly 9 7-10 26; Ben Brown-White 5 2-4 11; Aundre Jackson 10 1-1 21; Devon Washington 1 2-3 4; Totals 49 32-46 135.

3-pointers: God's Academy 6 (Unknown 3, Garrett 2, McDonald 1), McLennan 5 ((Boyd 2, Jones 1, Mills 1, Beverly 1); Total fouls: God's Academy 28, McLennan 20; Fouled out: McLennan (Brown-White); Halftime score: McLennan 67, God's Academy 33; Record: McLennan 5-0.