The McLennan Highlanders burned the Cedar Valley Suns 88-53.
Both teams started slow but it appeared that McLennan dominate early on as the Highlanders opened on an 8-0 run comprised on a bucket by Nehemiah Nuckolls and 3-pointers from Forte Prater and Chris Pryor. Cedar Valley finally got on the board with a four-point play by Isaiah Sobers as he drained a 3-pointer from the corner and the following foul shot. McLennan extended the lead to 14, 25-11, midway through the half but the Suns began to fight. Cedar Valley rallied to tie game at 25 with 5:22 to pay in the first half. The Highlanders responded with a 16-2 run to close out the half and take the 41-27 advantage at intermission.
McLennan put the game away early in the second half. The Highlander held the Suns to just six points in the first 10 minutes of the half as they poured in 26 of their own to put the game out of reach.
Diego Gonzalez led the Highlanders with 19 points and Forte Prater added 14.
The Highlassies return to action Nov. 30, hosting Richland at 6 p.m. at The Highlands. The Highlanders will host Dec. 1, hosting North Lake at 7 p.m.
Cedar Valley: Clonnie Carter 0 0-0 0; Jalen Lee 4 3-6 13; Jordan Berry 0 0-0 0; Myles Levines 0 0-0 0; Anthony Browder 4 3-3 12; Reggie Adams 1 0-0 2; Alex Dunn 2 0-3 4; Edwin Solis 0 0-0 0; Isaiah Brass 0 0-0 0; Ezekiel Onoviran 1 2-2 4; Carson Lindsey 2 0-1 4; Isaiah Sobers 3 1-1 8; Jordan Banks 0 0-0 0; Xavyain Wolf 3 0-0 6; Totals: 209-16 53.
McLennan: Forte Prater 4 3-4 14; Dillon Gooding 0 0-0 0; CJ Hall 2 1-2 7; Rommell Williams 0 0-0 0; Anthony Simmons 1 0-0 3; Jayce Wright 1 0-0 2; Nehemiah Nuckolls 3 0-0 6; Chris Pryor 3 0-0 8 Ahmad Watkins 1 0-0 2; Diego Gonzalez 7 2-2 19; Antonio Patterson 3 1-2 7; Khalif Allim 3 0-2 6; Cortland Blake 1 0-0 2; Kirk Smith Jr. 1 -2 4; Javani Brown 3 2-2 8; Totals: 33 11-16 88.
3-pointers: Cedar Valley 4 (Lee 1, Browder 1, Sobers 1), McLennan 11 (Gonzalez 3, Prater 3, Hall 2, Pryor 2, Simmons 1); Total fouls: Cedar Valley 19, McLennan 18; Halftime score: McLennan 41, Cedar Valley 29; Record: McLennan 10-2.
