CENTRAL, SC. | The Young Harris College men's basketball team played on the road (Jan 22nd) going up against the Warriors of Southern Wesleyan University at the Tysinger Gymnasium. The Mountain Lions played hard and emerged victorious over the Warriors. Our player of the game was
Carl Cleveland, who accumulated a staggering 23 total points and an impressive 10 rebounds. Southern Wesleyan's RJ Bell was their top player, achieving 18 points. Young Harris College won 78-67, advancing in the Conference Carolinas to 7-2 and 12-5 overall, moreover the Warriors are now 3-8 in the conference and 5-12 overall.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH JEREMY CURRIER:
"I was proud of the toughness our guys showed tonight in securing the divisional road win. I like how we came out of the locker room and took control of the game from the jump ball and stayed focused through the game.
Carl Cleveland was a force with another double double,
Karl Chavis has been as good of a two way player as anyone in our league, and
Kennedy Willis was tremendous on both ends of the court tonight.
Great team win tonight, and now we have another quick turnaround to get ready for North Greenville, who is one of the best defensive teams in our league as we hit the road again Saturday."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
• Cleveland had a time at the line going seven for nine.
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Karl Chavis racked up 20 riveting points for the Mountain Lions and was proficient at the FT line, making eight of 11 shots.
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Kennedy Willis recorded 12 essential points and a total of three stolen passes in favor of the Mountain Lions.
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Kolbe Ashe earned a total of 10 points for the Mountain Lions and tied in rebounds with Chavis with five.
• The Mountain Lions bested the Warriors, shooting from the field with a 44.8% (26-58) rate compared to the Warriors 38.2% (21-55) rate.
UP NEXT:
Your Mountain Lions return to action January 25th (4p.m.) to go up against the North Greenville Trailblazers at the Hayes Gymnasium in Tigerville, South Carolina.
