Roadrunners drop a pair of games

Jan. 11 - Moberly Area Community College in Moberly

The Roadrunners lost an 81-57 Region 16 contest to the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds who are leading Region 16 and tied for the 13^th in the NJCAA at this time.

The Greyhounds led 43-24 at halftime and used a pressure defense to force 21 SFCC turnovers. The Roadrunners shot 37% from the field.

Freshman guard Trey Jones led the Roadrunners in scoring with 12 points. Sophomore guard Jules Bikoy scored 11 points. Freshman guard Tazir Smith added 10 points. Freshman guard Devon Ellis pulled down a team-high six rebounds. Freshman guard Josh Barlow and sophomore wing/forward Dalton Gayman tied for the team lead in assists with three each. Gayman led in steals with two.

Jan. 14 - Link Year Prep in Sedalia

SFCC (7-12, 1-2 in Region 16) fell to Link Year Prep Lions 74-69 on its home court.

Link Year Prep led 13-12 with less than 11 minutes to go in the opening half. The Lions pushed the halftime advantage to 33-27 and opened the second half with an 8-0 run to take a 41-27 lead.

SFCC went to a full-court trapping pressure defense to fight their way back into the game. The Roadrunners cut the deficit to two points on two separate occasions.

"We really didn't have a point guard out there because of an injury," said Roadrunners Head Coach Matt Brown. "That makes a big difference. Hats off to Link Year Prep; they did a good job; they were ready to play, and we weren't."

Bikoy led SFCC in scoring with 19 points. Smith contributed 18 points and led in assists with five and steals with six. Ellis scored 16 points. Gayman pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics