The McLennan Highlanders moved to 2-0 on the season with a 118-57 blowout victory over the Our Lady of the Lake JV Saints tonight at The Highlands.
McLennan opened the game on a 6-0 run with buckets by Diego Gonzalez, Nehemiah Nuckolls and Chris Pryor. The Saints kept it close through six minutes of play and trailed the Highlanders 17-12 with 13:21 to go in the first half. McLennan used a 10-0 run over the next three minutes to take a double-digit lead at 27-12 and break the game open. The Highlanders continued to pull away and led 51-28 at the break. The second half was much the same as the Highlanders cruised to the easy victory.
Maurice Harvey led the way for the Highlanders with 19 points. Dillon Gooding and Nehemiah Nuckolls scored 15 and 14, respectively. Chris Pryor and Diego Gonzalez added 13 points each, and Kirk Smith Jr. added 10.
Our Lady of the Lake JV: Tyriel Collins 0 0-0 0; Elijah Davis 4 0-0 10; Jacob Duncan 1 0-0 2; Cristian Flores 0 0-0 0; Jose Herrera 6 0-0 17; Jaylen Hughes 3 0-0 6; Kolton James 0 0-0 0; Jonathan Ochoa 5 0-0 13; Quincey Shepherd 2 1-2 6; Diego Torres 1 0-2 3; Totals: 22 1-4 57.
McLennan: Damarni Velinor-Schumann 0 0-0 0; Dillon Gooding 4 6-6 15; Amani Harris 2 0-0 5; Maurice Harvey 8 2-2 19; Nehemiah Nuckolls 7 0-0 14; Chris Pryor 6 1-1 13; Rayquan Brown 4 0-0 8; Diego Gonzalez 6 0-0 13; Isaiah Placide1 1-2 3; Asare Otchere 3 2-3 8; Ja'Kyrie Robinson 2 0-0 6; Kirk Smith Jr. 4 2-2 10; Sudi McElroy 1 2-2 4; Jordan Okonji 0 0-0 0; Totals: 48 16-20 118.
3-pointers: Our Lady of the Lake 12 (Herrera 5, Ochoa 3, Davis 2, Shepherd 1, Torres 1), McLennan 6 (Robinson 2, Gonzalez 1, Harvey 1, Harris 1, Gooding 1); Total fouls: Our Lady of the Lake 20, 12; Halftime score: McLennan 51, Our Lady of the Lake JV 18; Record: McLennan 2-0.
