The McLennan romped to a 107-64 victory over the Eastfield Harvesters tonight at The Highlands.
It was a fast-paced back-and-forth game from the opening tip. McLennan opened with a slam dunk by Omarion Smith followed by a bucket and ensuing foul shot from Cedric Kelley to build an early five-point lead at 5-0. Dwayne Reliford put the Harvesters on the board with 17:20 to go in the first half. Back-to-back buckets from Kelley and Dayvaughn Froe extended the Highlander lead to seven, 9-2. Torian Harris came off the bench for Eastfield with a 5-0 run of his own to cut the lead to two, 9-7. It was all McLennan from that point. The Highlanders used a 17-2 run over the next four minutes to break the game open, taking the 26-9 lead midway through the half. McLennan continued to pull away, extending the lead to 28 at the break, 51-23.
The second half was much the same, allowing the Highlander reserves to get some quality playing time. AJ Barnes led the way for the Highlanders, recording a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds. CJ Hall and Jared Clawson scored 15 points each. Omarion Smith and Mason Lockhart had 10 points each.
Eastfield: Zavien Henderson 2 0-0 6; Tyler Jones 5 2-2 15; Jacore Williams 0 0-0 0; Jamille Barnett 1 5-8 7; Charles Brown 1 1-1 3; Granvel Golden 0 2-2 2; DQuarius Burton 1 0-0 3; Edwin Solis 1 0-0 2; Dwayne Reliford 2 1-2 6; Torian Harris 4 0-0 8; Donovan Alexander 1 2-2 5; Tylan Harris 1 2-2 5; Totals: 19 15-19 64.
McLennan: Tim James 2 1-2 7; Nick Shogbonyo 3 0-0 7; CJ Hall 5 2-2 15; Jacobi Lewis 0 0-0 0; Dayvaughn Froe 3 2-2 8; Jaylen Thompson 2 1-2 5; A.J. Barnes 9 2-3 20; Jared Clawson 5 2-2 15; Jahmar Brown 0 0-0 0; Omarion Smith 5 0-0 10; Mason Lockhart 4 2-2 10; Kaleb Pouncy 2 0-0 4; Cedric Kelley 2 2-3 6; Khalif Allim 0 0-0 0; Totals: 44 14-18 107.
3-pointers: Eastfield 11 (Jones 3, Henderson 2, Harris 2, Burton 1, Reliford 1, Alexander 1, Harris 1), McLennan 9 (Hall 3, Clawson 3, James 2, Shogbonyo 1); Total fouls: Eastfield 16, McLennan 18; Halftime score: McLennan 53, Eastfield 23; Record: McLennan 9-3.
