Green
Notches 300th Win, Texans in Regional Tourney
Jared Owens, staff writer
The South Plains College
men’s basketball team can breathe a sigh of relief after guaranteeing
themselves a spot in the NJCAA Region V Tournament with recent victories
against Frank Phillips College and Clarendon College.
The
Texans will play in the NJCAA Region V Tournament, which will be held March
9-12 at the Rip Griffin Center on the campus of Lubbock Christian
University.
The
top four teams in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference and the top
four teams in the Northern Junior College Athletic Conference will compete
in the event.
The
Texans took another step toward securing a spot in post-season play on Feb.
16 in Levelland by downing Frank Phillips 79-62 and picking up their 20th
victory of the season.
The
Texans trailed the Plainsmen early in the game, but propelled by 50-percent
shooting from the field, SPC was able to take a 39-27 lead into halftime.
The Texans never relinquished the lead in the second half. Steve Harley and
Jermaine Bolden led the way for SPC with 17 points apiece.
SPC
Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Green picked up career victory No. 299 as his
Texans went on the road and defeated Clarendon College 90-78 on Feb. 20. Two
SPC players did reach career highs in points Monday. Kendall Clark played
arguably his best game ever as a Texan, scoring 25 points and snatching 15
rebounds. Dwight Collins also had a career night in points, tossing in 21.
The
Texans took advantage of a 15-point halftime lead to coast in the second
half.
The
Texans hosted No. 1 Howard College on Feb. 23 at the Texan Dome before the
largest crowd of the season, as the fans came out with hopes of seeing SPC
pull off an upset.
The
first half looked promising, as the grabbed a 40-35 at intermission. But in
the second half, Howard owned up to its top ranking, beginning the half with
a 22-2 run and rallying to post an 80-57 victory.
The
Hawks outscored the Texans 45-17 in the second half. Clark led the Texans
with 15 points.
SPC
Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Green picked up career win No. 300 as his
Texans defeated the New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds 83-55 on Feb. 27
in Hobbs.
SPC
was plagued with turnovers throughout the first half, but 18 first half
points for Clark helped give the Texans a 34-30 halftime lead. In the second
half, Harley picked up with the hot hand, pouring in 20 points as the Texans
went on a 49-25 run to secure the victory.
The
victory over New Mexico Junior College secured third place in the WJCAC play
for the Texans.
The
Texans were to play their regular season finale against Midland College on
March 2 at Texan Dome. Results were not available at present time.
