OLNEY - The Blue Knights move back into the NJCAA Top 25 poll after taking care of #8 Vincennes and Lewis & Clark last week.  Olney Central is currently ranked #22 in the country after the poll came out on Monday, February 17.  Olney Central defeated Lewis & Clark by a final score of 88-71 on Saturday, February 15 in The Dungeon.

6'8 freshman forward Elijah Farr paced the Blue Knights in scoring with 24 points and was perfect from the floor (7-7).

5'10 sophomore point guard Jalen Moore chipped in (19), 6'5 freshman forward JJ Kalakon (10), 6'4 sophomore guard Nick Walker (8), 6'1 freshman guard Tucker Hayes (6), 6'1 freshman point guard Cayman Hayes (5), 6'6 freshman forward Jordan Tchuente & 6'3 redshirt-sophomore DJ Haynes each had (4), 6'5 freshman forward Joseph Dalton and 6'3 freshman guard CE Talton chipped in (3), and 6'5 freshman forward Cobie Montgomery (2).

Overall the Blue Knights shot 45% from the field (28-62) and were 9-29 from behind the arc for 31%. 

Olney Central connected on 23-30 free throws for 77%.

Leading the way on the glass was Walker with (14), Kalakon (7), Farr (6), 7'1 redshirt-sophomore Jason Cudd (4), Moore (4), Dalton (3), C. Hayes (2), and Tchuente, Talton, Haynes, T. Hayes, and 6'4 sophomore guard JT Wheeler each had (1).

Head Coach Mike Burris on the win - "This was a big game coming in.  We got beat at their place just before Christmas Break, so the guys were focused and stuck to the game plan.  They (Lewis & Clark) are really scrappy and play extremely hard.  We felt like we matched their intensity and made some plays down the stretch to put the game away.  There was about a five or six minute stretch in the second half where our spacing was really good and we were able to knock down some shots."

Next Game - Wednesday, February 19 at home vs Lincoln Trail (7:30pm)