Highlanders top Saints in San Antonio
For the third consecutive game, the McLennan Highlanders scored in triple digits with a 100-65 win over the Our Lady of the Lake JV Saints on the road in San Antonio.
The teams kept it close in the first half with McLennan leading by just 11 at the break, 45-34. The Highlanders outscored the Saints 55-31 in the second half to claim the easy victory.
Ja'Kyrie Robinson led the way for McLennan with 16 points including four 3-pointers. Nehemiah Nuckolls and Rayquan Brown scored 14 and 13, respectively. Asare Otchere added 12 points and Diego Gonzalez scored 10.
McLennan will host Texas Christian College at 7 p.m. Monday at The Highlands.
McLennan: Damarni Velinor-Schumann 1 0-0 3; Dillon Gooding 1 2-2 5; Amani Harris 2 1-2 5; Maurice Harvey 4 0-0 9; Nehemiah Nuckolls 7 0-0- 14; Chris Pryor 3 0-0 8; Rayquan Brown 6 1-2 13; Diego Gonzalez 4 1-1 10; Asare Otchere 6 0-0 12; Ja'Kyrie Robinson 6 0-0 13; Kirk Smith Jr. 2 1-2 5; Sudi McElroy 0 0-0 0; Jordan Okonji 0 0-0 0; Totals: 42 6-9 100.
Our Lady of the Lake: Quincey Shepherd 2 3-4 8; Tyriel Collins 7 1-1 17; Kolton James 0 0-0 0; Jacob Duncan 1 2-2 4; Elijah Davis 0 0-0 0; Jaylen Hughes 2 0-0 5; Cristian Flores 0 0-0 0; Jose Herrera 2 0-0 5; Jonathan Ochoa 2 4-4 10; David Patterson 2 2-2 8; Coby Borak 2 3-5 8; Totals 20 15-18 65.
3-pointers: McLennan 10 (Robinson 4, Pryor 2, Schumann 1, Gooding 1, Harvey 1, Gonzalez 1), Our Lady of the Lake 10 (Patterson 2, Ochoa 2, Collins 2, Shepherd 1, Borak 1, Hughes 1, Herrera 1); Total fouls: McLennan 15, Our Lady of the Lake 14; Halftime score: McLennan 45, Our Lake of the Lake 34; Record: McLennan 3-0.