Highlanders give Gill 500th win

January 6, 2016

The McLennan Highlanders gave head coach Kevin Gill his 500th career victory in convincing fashion as they defeated the Concordia University JV Tornados 109-79 Tuesday night at The Highlands.

The Highlanders came out on fire, opening the game on a 17-2 run. The Tornados rallied to cut the lead to 10, 19-9, with 12:08 remaining in the first half. McLennan extended the lead to 16 before Concordia rallied again, cutting the lead to eight, 40-32, with 1:47 to play before the break. McLennan ended the half on an 8-0 run to extend the lead back to 16 at intermission.

The Highlanders opened the second half on a 7-0 run and continued to pull away down the stretch as they cruised to the easy win.

Jerami Grace and Fred Jackson led the Highlanders with 15 points each.

McLennan 109, Concordia JV 79
Concordia JV: Kaveon Davis 1 0-0 2; Marcus Williams 3 2-2 9; J..D. Jones 8 2-2 23; Tre Johnson 2 0-0 4; Gabriel Spivey 7 2-3 18; Simon Burton 0 3-4 3; Darian Butler 2 1-2 7; Jeremy Apple 2 0-0 4; Omar Bakdounes 1 0-0 2; Bralyn Thomas 3 0-0 7; Totals: 29 10-13 79.

McLennan: Ben Nakwaasah 1 2-2 4; Antonio Wade 1 0-2 2; K.J. Boyd 1 2-2 5; Jerami Grace 5 2-2 15; Kaelen Malone 1 1-2 3; Shannon Bogues 4 3-3 14; Brian Long 2 4-6 8; Aundre Jackson 6 0-0 12; Jalyn McKoy 6 2-6 14; Zach Charles 2 1-2 5; Fred Jackson 6 3-8 15; Ricky Curry 4 4-4 12; Totals: 39 24-39 109.

3-pointers: Concordia JV 11 (Jones 5, Spivey 2, Butler 2, Williams 1), McLennan 7 (Bogues 2, Grace 3, Boyd 1); Total fouls: Concordia JV 27, McLennan 13; Fouled out: Concordia JV (Johnson, Bakdounes); Halftime score: McLennan 48, Concordia JV 32; Record: 16-2.