BLINN MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS CONFERENCE GAME TO LAMAR STATE 67-63

Story by Joe Alberico, Blinn College Sports Information

The Blinn College men’s basketball team came up short in a 67-63 Region 14 road loss at Lamar State College-Port Arthur on Wednesday in Port Arthur.

Blinn dropped to 7-4 overall and 1-2 in region play.

“I thought we played hard and competed tonight, and we did a great job guarding Port Arthur in the first half,” Bucs head coach Scott Schumacher said. “We just didn’t do enough offensively in the first half and missed some shots we usually hit. Sometimes the game just goes that way.”

Blinn built a 33-27 halftime lead before Port Arthur rallied after the break.

Freshman guard Desmeon Jones paced the Bucs with 22 points to go with three assists and three steals. Freshman guard Kendarius Johnson added 13 points, and freshman guard Ian Sedah had nine points and 13 rebounds. Freshman forward Rollings Kamanda pulled down a team-high 19 rebounds to go with four assists.

Up next, Blinn takes on Kilgore College at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Kruse Center in Brenham.