St. Petersburg, Fla - After splitting last weekend on the road, the SCF basketball team (5-2) pushed themselves to a tight road game as they defeated St. Pete College (2-4) 68-63 at the Gibbs Gymnasium in St. Petersburg. With the win, the Manatees are now 14-19 against the Titans.
"It was really big to get a win over St. Pete," said head coach Tom Parks. "They are a tough, scrappy and aggressive team with some good returners and good freshmen. I thought they played a really good game and it's a tough place to win against a hall of fame coach, so anytime you can come out with a win, after playing St. Pete, it's always a good feeling."
Side Note w/ Personal Opinion: Parks referred SPC head coach Earnest Crumbley as a hall of fame coach. I mean Crumbley has been with SPC for 23 years, which is amazing, so in a way, I would think he would be a hall of fame coach as well.
"I thought overall we played pretty good, despite it being a fairly low-scoring game," said Parks on the team's performance. "I thought the officials really let us play, so it was a very physical game, especially under the basket. Those kind of games are a lot of fun. On both sides, they let us play, which plays into our advantages. I thought we did a good job containing them on the glass for the most part with a really good team effort with a bunch of guys stepping up. Pop and Clarence both had good games and Djordje Gobovic had a lot of good rebounds. Overall, all of the guys that went in played good individual and team defense down the stretch when we needed it and everyone chipped in on their part for us to get the win."
The Manatees were off to a slow start in the first half after being up 12-9, but soon they would go up by as much as nine points before taking the first half 39-35.
The second half saw the Titans start to creep up as they were able to take the lead for a brief amount of time, but the Manatees continued to scrap at the Titans as they took a 64-63 lead with two minutes. From there, sophomore Clarence Cummings III would seal the deal with four straight free throws in success for the Manatees and the win.
Three Manatees scored in double figures. It was sophomore James 'Pop' Weathers that lead the way offensively as he finished with 20 points (9-for-14 FG, 2-for-2 FT), four rebounds, four assists and one steal.
"Pop really stood out and was very efficient," said Parks on Weathers. "He made a lot of big shots down the stretch for us. I thought he took some really good ones and didn't force them. His finish to contact on his shots were great."
Cummings III would follow with 12 points (4-for-10 FG, 4-for-4 FT), six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal, while freshman Cobey Harraway rounded out the order with 11 points (4-for-11 FG, 1-for-5 3PT, 2-for-3 FT), two rebounds and one steal.
"Clarence played really good and Cobey had some big plays in the second half," said Parks on Cummings III and Harraway. "They both did a really good job on the glass on both sides of the floor."
Freshman Djordje Gobovic would secure and surpass a season-high 16 rebounds to go along with six points, one assist and one block, while classmate Jacari White added seven points (2-for-6 FG, 1-for-4 3PT, 2-for-3 FT), one rebound, four assists and two steals.
Sophomores Javon Bell (five points, four rebounds and two blocks) and Kwo Agwa (two points, two rebounds and one steal) and freshmen Ametri Moss (five points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals) and Ronnail Tape (two rebounds, one assist and one block) also contributed in the game.
For the Titans, freshman Ludwig Isaac Brito lead the way with 16 points, five rebounds and two blocks, while classmate Zane Nelson followed with 13 points and four rebounds.
Notes:
Weathers' 20 points put him at 494 in his career and needs 506 to reach 1,000 career points
Personal Opinion: Do I think Weathers has the chance to reach 1,000 career points? Absolutely! How many games will it take him to do so? My honest guess would be five games during conference play. If he gets it before that, either way it's still amazing.
Other Southern Conference Scores:
Indian River State (6-1) defeated Daytona State (1-5) 102-86 on the road. The Pioneers will face Polk State (4-1) Saturday afternoon, November 20.
Miami Dade (2-3) defeated Fort Lauderdale University JV 100-41. The Sharks will host the two-day Shark Classic as they welcome ASA Miami (2-2) and DME Academy Friday night and Saturday afternoon, November 19-20.
Southern Conference Weekly Schedule:
11/18:
HCC vs Pasco-Hernando State
11/19:
#19 FSW vs #20 Snow College (FSW Turkey Day Classic)
Miami Dade vs ASA Miami (MDC Shark Classic)
11/20:
#19 FSW vs Spartanburg Methodist (FSW Turkey Day Classic)
Indian River State vs Polk State
MDC vs DME Academy (MDC Shark Classic)
HCC vs RADD Sports Elite Postgrad
11/23:
#19 FSW vs SPC
Up Next:
The Manatees mark their calendars for their long awaited two-part classic as they travel to Georgia for part one of the the Florida vs Georgia Thanksgiving Classic. They will take on #5 Chipola College (4-1) and RV Georgia Highlands (3-0) at Floyd Campus Gymnasium in Rome, Georgia.
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