OLNEY - The #20 ranked (according to the NJCAA latest poll) Olney Central Blue Knights saw all 13 players in action on Monday night as they beat Lincoln College JV 88-43. The Blue Knights improve to 9-0 on the year and 2-0 in GRAC play.
The Blue Knights took control of the game from the tip and held a 47-14 lead going into the break. They never looked back as there were four (4) Blue Knights that scored double digits including 6'1 freshman point guard Cayman Hayes (14), 5'10 sophomore point guard Jalen Moore (13), 6'8 freshman forward Elijah Farr (13), and 6'5 freshman forward Joseph Dalton (11).
6'4 sophomore forward Nick Walker had (9) points, while 6'4 sophomore guard JT Wheeler finished with (7).
6'5 freshman forward Cobie Montgomery & 6'3 freshman guard CE Talton each had (6).
6'1 freshman guard Tucker Hayes had (3) while 7'1 redshirt sophomore Jason Cudd, 6'5 freshman forward JJ Kalakon, and 6'6 freshman forward Jordan Tchuente each had (2).
The Blue Knights shot 44% overall from the field (36-81) including 9-32 from deep for 28%. Dalton had (3) three's, C. Hayes (2), Farr (2), Wheeler (1), T. Hayes (1).
The Blue Knights were perfect from the charity stripe going 7-7.
Lincoln College finished the game shooting 25% overall from the field (19-76) and 4-29 from deep for 14%. They were 1-3 from the line for 33%.
The Blue Knights outrebounded Lincoln 58-34.
Farr lead all rebounds with (9). Walker finished with (8), Dalton (7), Cudd (6), 6'3 redshirt freshman DJ Haynes (5), Talton (4), C. Hayes (4), Tchuente (4), Kalakon (3), Moore (3), Wheeler (3), Montgomery (2).
The Blue Knights also had 27 assists as a team. Moore led the way with (5), Farr (4), Dalton (4), T. Hayes (3), Kalakon (2), Tchuente (2), Haynes (2), Wheeler (2), Cudd (1), C. Hayes (1), Montgomery (1).
The Blue Knights jump back into GRAC play tomorrow as they take on Lake Land at home. They will play the next four (4) contests against GRAC opponents before Christmas break.
Head Coach Mike Burris on the win - "We got it going early because we continued to get stops. We have been putting an emphasis on getting "kills". A "kill" by definition to us is getting three (3) stops in a row. We ended up having eight (8) on the night. We got a lot of baskets in transition off of lay ups and dribble penetration that led to some open jump shots. We really shared the ball well these past two games."
Next Game - Wednesday, December 3 at 7:30pm vs Lake Land.