5th Herd Closes 2022 vs Chipola

Panama City, Fla - The SCF basketball team (9-6) closed out 2022 in a heartbreaker as they fell to #2 Chipiola (17-0) 81-74 at the Visit Panama Beach City Tournament in Panama City, hosted by Gulf Coast State.

The first half saw in the favor of the Manatees as they took the first half 35-32. While they continued to try and knock the Indians off from their game, costly errors plagued the Manatees as they could not hold on to the lead as the Indians retained kept their streak alive.

Three Manatees scored in double figures. It was sophomore Skylar Wicks that lead the way as he finished with 16 points (5-for-15 FG, 3-for-8 3PT, 3-for-4 FT), four rebounds, six assists and one block. Freshman Kasheem Grady would follow with 14 points (5-for-14, 4-for-9 3PT), three rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks off the bench, while sophomore Cobey Harraway rounded out the order with 12 points (4-for-12 FG, 3-for-9 3PT, 1-for-2 FT), two assists, one steal and two blocks.

On the defensive game, freshman Josh Ijeh lead the way with his second collegiate double-double of 12 rebounds (six offensive) and 11 blocks to go along with  eight points (3-for-4 FG, 2-for-2 FT), one assist and one steal. Sophomore Ronnail Tape also finished with eight points (3-for-7 FG, 1-for-1 3PT, 1-for-2 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Sophomore Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue (six points, two rebounds and one assist) and Ametri Moss (four points, two rebounds, three assists and one steal) and freshmen Elijah Terry (two points, three rebounds and one assist) and Malyk Rebetez (three points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals) also contributed in the game for the Manatees.

For the Indians, Derrick Butler would lead the way with 14 points, two rebounds and two assists. Cliff Davis and Jatarion Warren would each hit 13 points off the bench. Davis added six rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Warren added seven rebounds, two steals and a blocks. Deyton Albury would round out the order with 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Up Next:

The Manatees will open 2023 on neutral grounds as they travel to Fort Myers for the FSW Classic, hosted by Florida Southwestern. They will face South Georgia Tech (3-8) and Eastern Georgia State (6-5), January 2 and 3.

5th Herd Closes 2022 on Neutral Grounds

Bradenton, Fla - After taking a couple of weeks off for Christmas break, the SCF basketball team (9-5) return to action and a second chance against a nationally ranked team to close 2022. The Manatees will head to neutral grounds as they will face #2 Chipola College (16-0) Friday afternoon, December 30 at the Visit Panama Beach City Tournament in Panama City, hosted by Gulf Coast State.

The Manatees are 12-14 in 2022, which includes the conference matchups from last season.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of splitting on neutral grounds at the Florida JUCO Shootout in Daytona. They would fall to Gulf Coast State (76-63) before bouncing back with a win over Pensacola State (69-65).

Splash Herd:

Sophomores Skylar Wicks and Cobey Harraway lead the path for the Manatees' offense. Wicks is averaging 20.3 points (47.5% from the 3-point line), 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while Harraway is averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 rebounds. 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game. 

Wicks snapped his streak of scoring in double digits against Gulf Coast State after being held to seven points, two rebounds and three assists before bringing it back with 16 points, five rebounds, one assist and two steals. 

Harraway would finish with 15 points, one three assists and five steals against Gulf Coast State and 10 points, one rebound and one assist against Pensacola State.

Tape's Hammer:

Since being placed in the starting lineup, sophomore Ronnail Tape has increased his numbers amazingly from his freshman year. Tape is averaging 8.6 points (3.1 points last season) and 4.5 rebounds (4.4 rebound last season) per game. At the Florida JUCO Shootout, the Fort Myers native had 10 points and six rebounds against Gulf Coast State before finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Dish Power:

Aside from Wicks, freshman Malyk Rebetez and sophomore Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue have been leading the way in assists majorly. 

Rebetez is averaging 4.2 assists per game to along with averaging 2.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. The Swiss native had a combined two points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals at the Florida JUCO Shootout.

Josue is averaging 3.2 assists per game to go along with 8.9 points and 3.2 rebounds. The transfer from Porterville College (CCCAA) lead with 16 points, six rebounds, one assist and four steals against Gulf Coast State and nine points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals against Pensacola State.

Defending and Boarding:

Alongside Tape, freshmen Josh Ijeh and Dresean Knight have been the main rebounders and blockers for the Manatees in the rotation and bench. Ijeh is averaging 7.8 rebounds per game to go along with 5.6 points and 2.2 blocks per game, while Knight averages 2.3 rebounds, three points and 1.7 blocks per game.

At the Florida JUCO Shootout, Ijeh had a combined five points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks, while Knight had a combined eight points, three rebounds and three blocks.

Wild Showdown:

Sophomore Ametri Moss and freshmen Elijah 'Slim' Terry and Kasheem Grady are the wild card players so far this season.

Moss, who was returning from injury, is averaging 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He had seven points, two rebounds and three assists at the shootout.

Terry, who plays a key role off the bench, is averaging 6.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He had eight points, 11 rebounds and three assists the last two games.

Grady is averaging 5.5 points and 2.5 rebounds. He had three points and one rebound against Pensacola State. The Georgia native returned with the team after serving a two-game suspension.

Scouting Chipola College:

The Indians are currently ranked tied for #2 in the nation and are coming off of a sweep at the Florida JUCO Shootout in Melbourne where they defeated St. Pete College (87-65) and Florida Southwestern (70-69) before defeating Enterprise State CC 97-34 Saturday, December 17.

Sophomores Derrick Butler and Deyton Albury lead the offense scoring 13.8 and 12.6 points per game respectively. Butler is also averages 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while Albury averages 5.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Classmate Jamil Safieddine averages 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

Sophomore Paul Greene leads the team in rebounding (7.1 rebounds per game) while averaging 9.3 points per game, while freshman Jerald Colonel lead the defense averaging 1.9 blocks per game to go along with averaging 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

How to Keep Up:

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5th Herd Splits at JUCO Shootout

Daytona, Fla - The SCF basketball team (9-5) were put at a challenge on neutral grounds as they split at the Florida JUCO Shootout, hosted by Daytona State. The Manatees fell to Gulf Coast State College (9-6) 76-63 before defeating Pensacola State (9-6) 69-65.

SCF vs Gulf Coast State:

While the Manatees tried to keep up with the Commodores, it was ultimately not enough for them for them to mount a strong enough comeback as the Commodores took the rematch.

It was sophomore Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue that lead the Manatees offense as he finished with a game-high 16 points (6-for-14 FG, 1-for-3 3PT, 3-for-6 FT), six rebounds, one assist and four steals. Classmates Cobey Harraway and Ronnail Tape would follow and round out the order with 15 (Harraway) and 10 (Tape) points respectively. Harraway (6-for-12 FG, 3-for-7 3PT) added one rebound, three assists and five steals, while Tape (4-for-9 FG, 1-for-2 3PT, 1-for-2 FT) added six rebounds.

Sophomore Skylar Wicks snapped his scoring streak of double digit scoring as he was held to seven points (2-for-9 FG, 4-for-4 FT), two rebounds and three assists.

In rebounding, freshmen Josh Ijeh and Elijah 'Slim' Terry lead the way with nine and seven rebounds respectively. Ijeh added five points (2-for-5 FG, 1-for-2 FT), one steal and a season-high five blocks, while Terry added four points (1-for-6 FG, 1-for-4 3PT, 1-for-2 FT), two assists and one steal.

Sophomore Ametri Moss (four points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block) and freshmen Malyk Rebetez (three rebounds, four assists and four steals) and Dresean Knight (two points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal)  also contributed in the game.

SCF vs Pensacola State:

In the game against the Pirates, the Manatees were hoping to put their loss to the side as they were put to the test offensively and defensively, but ultimately the Herd was able to seal the win on a final free throw.

Three Manatees scored in double figures. It was Wicks and Tape that lead the way against the Pirates as they finished with 16 points each. Wicks (7-for-19 FG, 1-for-7 3PT, 1-for-4 FT) added five rebounds, one assist and two steals, while Tape (6-for-8 FG, 2-for-3 3PT, 2-for-3 FT) added eight rebounds. Harraway rounded out the order with 10 (4-for-9 FG, 2-for-4 3PT), one rebound and one assist.

Josue added nine points (2-for-3 FG, 1-for-1 3PT, 4-for-4 FT), three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block, while Knight added six points (3-for-4 FG), one rebound and one block.

Moss (three points, one rebound, two assists and one steal), redshirt freshman Zach Smith (one rebound and one assist), Ijeh (four rebounds, one assist and two blocks), Rebetez (two points, three rebounds and one assist), Terry (four points, two rebounds and one steal) and freshman Kasheem Grady (three points, one rebound and one assist) also contributed in the game.

Other Southern Conference Scores:

Miami Dade (10-5) swept their portion of the Florida JUCO Shootout in Melbourne as they defeated Polk State (5-8) 75-52 and St. Pete College (2-11) 54-46. The Sharks will take on Time to Ball Prep Wednesday night, December 14 at 7:30 pm.

RV Indian River State (11-3) were swept at the Florida JUCO Shootout in Melbourne as they fell to #7 Tallahassee CC (12-1) 82-75 and Polk State 83-76. The Pioneers will take on Palm Beach State (5-5) Wednesday night, December 14 at 7:30 pm.

Florida Southwestern (8-4) split their portion of the Florida JUCO Shootout in Melbourne as they defeated Eastern Florida State (9-4) 82-61 before falling to #3 Chipola (15-0) 70-69. The Buccaneers will face Polk State Thursday night, December 15 at 7 pm.

Hillsborough (13-1) swept their part of the Florida JUCO Shootout in Daytona as they defeated Florida State College at Jacksonville (4-7) 99-81 before defeating Santa Fe College (6-5) 80-70. The Hawks will take on Santa Fe College Wednesday night, December 14 at 7 pm.

Up Next:

The Manatees will take a couple of weeks off for Christmas break and will return to action on neutral grounds as they will face #3 Chipola College Friday afternoon, December 30 at 3 pm.

Wicks Named Player of the Week

PC by FCSAA

Bradenton, Fla - Redshirt sophomore Skylar Wicks earned his first collegiate basketball award as he was named the NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week. Wicks is the first Manatee this season to earn the weekly accolade.

In the last three games, the former Missouri State Bear guard averaged 25.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and two steals per game while 52.4% from the 3-point line.

In all three games, Wicks scored at least 11 points in them (22 vs St. Pete, 11 vs Polk State, 43 vs Gulf Coast State) while helping the Manatees to eight straight wins.

Wicks and the Manatees will look to stay on a strong pace as they travel to Daytona for the Florida JUCO Shootout against Gulf Coast State and Pensacola State Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11.

5th Herd Heads for the JUCO Shootout

Bradenton, Fla - The SCF basketball team (8-4) will look at another challenging weekend, but this time it is on neutral grounds. The Manatees will travel to Daytona for the two-day Florida JUCO Shootout at the L. Gale Lemerand Health, Wellness and Community Education Center, hosted by #17 Daytona State College on Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11 at noon to take on Gulf Coast State (8-5) and Pensacola State (9-4).

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of a hard fought weekend at home after beating Polk State (79-69) and Gulf Coast State (105-94). Since after their loss to Polk State (11/8), the Manatees have went on a hot streak and won eight straight games so far. It is one of their best outings since during the 2019-20.

No Limit 3s:

Sophomore Skylar Wicks continues to be the leader of the offensive front for the Manatees as he is averaging 21.8 points (53.6 3-point percentage), 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game. In the last two games, Wicks had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists against Polk State before setting a new career-high offensively with 43 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals against Gulf Coast State.

The former Missouri State Bear was recently named the NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week after his performances the last three games and is the first Manatee to receive the weekly award this season.

Classmates Cobey Harraway and Ronnail Tape have also been shooting the hot hand behind the arc. Harraway is averaging 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Tape is averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. In the last two games, Harraway lead the way against Polk State with 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steal before finishing with 11 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal against Gulf Coast State, while Tape had 14 points and five rebounds and 12 points and four rebounds on his part of both games.

Pass Kings:

Freshman Malyk Rebetez and sophomore Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue are the main players when it comes to passing. 

Rebetez is averaging 4.5 assists per game to go along with 3.3 points and 3.3 rebounds. He had five points, seven rebounds and 11 assists in the last two home games, which included a season-high eight assists against Gulf Coast State.

Josue is averaging 3.3 assists to go along with 8.3 points and three rebounds per game. He had five points, three rebounds and two assists against Polk State and 10 points and three assists against Gulf Coast State.

Welcome Back Meech:

Sophomore Ametri Moss has been playing significantly well off the bench for the Manatees after returning from a hand injury. Moss is averaging 6.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Against Gulf Coast State, he put up a season-high 16 points, two rebounds and two assists.

Wild Game:

As far as the wild card players, freshmen Elijah 'Slim' Terry, Dresean Knight, Josh Ijeh and Kasheem Grady are the main ones.

Terry is averaging 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He had five points and eight rebounds the last two games.

Knight is averaging 2.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

Ijeh, the primary rebounder, is averaging 6.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

While he was suspended for the game against Gulf Coast State, Grady is still averaging 5.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game

Scouting Gulf Coast State:

The Commodores are coming off of facing SCF earlier in the season. Prior to playing SCF on Sunday, they are coming off of a loss to Florida Southwestern (95-89).

Six players are still averaging in double digit scoring. Sophomore Chase Forte is leading the team averaging 19.7 points, 6.2 assists and 3.1 steal per game. Forte, a transfer from UNC Asheville, is ranked #11 in the nation in assists per game. He had 33 points, four assists and seven steals in his last game.

Classmate Alex Matthews, a transfer from the University of Evansville, is averaging 15.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, while true sophomore Tay Hall is averaging 12.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Matthews had 10 points, four assists and two rebounds, while Hall had six points, eight rebounds and two steals.

Sophomores Josh Reid (12.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg), Kyle Murphy (12.7 ppg and 3.6 rpg) and Simeon German (10.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.1 bpg) also play key roles in the rotation.

Scouting Pensacola State:

The Pirates are coming off of defeating Gaston College in Niceville by a score of 73-68. They will play against Coastal Alabama - South on Wednesday, December 7 prior to playing in the JUCO Shootout.

Sophomore Zondrick Garrett leads the way for the Pirates. Garrett, a transfer from the University of South Alabama, is averaging 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Following along with Garrett in double-digit scoring are sophomores Jarvell Gainey (10.5 ppg and 2.3 apg) and freshmen Jalen Keago (10.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 2.2 apg), Roderick Coffey III (11.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 3.8 apg) and Henry Santiago (10.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 5.4 apg).

As far as rebounding, freshman Nieagell Sturkey is averaging seven rebounds per game.

How to Keep Up:

Both games will have livestats and will air on Daytona State College YouTube page. Fans can also keep up the Manatees on all forms of social media.

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5th Herd Gets Eighth Straight Win

Bradenton, Fla - The SCF basketball team (8-5) kept on the path of winning as they defeated Gulf Coast State College (8-5) 105-94. This is the first win against the Commodores for the Manatees and they are now 1-2 overall (2011-present)

“I thought we did a good job at staying composed and not getting worked up of sorts when they (Gulf Coast State) were on a run,” said head coach Tom Parks. "I thought they punched first at first and we were a little shocked, but once we kind of got in a rhythm I thought we did a much better job. While there are some things we need to clean up, overall it was nice to see us get punched and not just sit there to take it and punch back to be aggressive."

“I thought we did well today against Gulf Coast State,” said sophomore Sky Wicks. "I think every day we get better learning how to string wins along, which can be difficult while making plays down the stretch helped us win."

“I thought we did great,” said sophomore Ametri Moss. "We came out with intensity and a bang together. We sealed the deal with our play."

“I thought we did pretty good,” said freshman Malyk Rebetez. "We started off slow, but then we figured out by stop turning the ball over on their main guy. In the second half, we had that offensive boost and pressed them so much that it made them (Gulf Coast State) tired on the long term.

The first half was looking to be in the favor for the Commodores as they went up by as much as 15 points, but the Manatees were able to cut the deficit down to single digits with Wicks' 3-point shooting, rebounding from freshman Josh Ijeh and Moss scoring off the bench. Although they cut the deficit, the Commodores took the first half 51-48.

At the second half, the Manatees gathered everything to plan and took advantage of open offensive opportunities and 3-point shots from Wicks and sophomore Ronnail Tape. Eventually, the Manatees gained the lead over the Commodores and went up by as much as 13 points before Wicks sealed the final dagger with two final free throws for the win.

Five Manatees lead the way offensively in double digit scoring. Wicks would be the main offensive leader as the Missouri State University transfer set a new career-high 43 points (13-for-20 FG, 6-for-10 3PT, 11-for-13 FT), seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block.

"I was just trying to stay aggressive, shoot when I'm open and make the right read every time," said Wicks on his game. "I just continued to keep working on it every day."

"I didn't even realize that Sky had that many points, which sometimes always happens on my part," said Parks on Wicks. "It happens when I'm fixated on making adjustments to our play and I didn't even make a play for them. I thought the other players did a good job at finding him so he can create and take a shot opportunity while he was trying to get his man to step up to him. Sky had the hot hand tonight and made great decisions for us as a team.

Moss, who came off the bench, followed with a season-high 16 points (7-for-13 FG, 2-for-5 3PT), two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block, while Tape finished with 12 points (4-for-4 FG, 2-for-2 3PT. 1-for-1 FT), four rebounds and one steal before fouling our.

"Today I was looking for open spots on the floor to shoot," said Moss on his game.

Sophomore Cobey Harraway finished with 11 points (3-for-8 FG, 3-for-7 3PT, 2-for-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist and one steal, while classmate Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue rounded out the order with 10 points (4-for-5 FG, 2-for-3 FT), three assists and one steal.

In passing, Rebetez would be the leader as the Swiss native had a season-high eight assists to go along with two points, three rebounds and one steal.

"I had to be aggressive to get to the paint and make some else miss while I get to the open guy on the floor," said Rebetez on his passing. "It really helped us out to a great team win."

In rebounding, Ijeh lead the way with 11 boards to go along with six points, one assist, one steal and two blocks before fouling out, while freshman Elijah 'Slim' Terry had six rebounds to go along with two points, two assists, one steal and one block.

Redshirt freshman Zach Smith (one rebound) and freshman Dresean Knight (three points, one rebound and one block) also contributed in the game.

Notes:

Freshman Kasheem Grady was not with the team as he was facing a two-game suspension.

Other Southern Conference Scores:

Florida Southwestern State (6-3) defeated Gulf Coast State on Saturday by a score of 91-74. The Buccaneers will take on Florida Coastal Prep Tuesday night, December 6 at 7 pm.

RV Indian River State (10-1) defeated Palm Beach State (3-4) 90-85 on Saturdat. The Pioneers will take on Polk State (4-5) Monday night, December 5 at 5:30 pm.

Hillsborough (10-1) defeated Pro Holmes Sports Academy on Saturday by a score of 114-78. The Hawks will take on Polk State Wednesday night, December 7 at 7 pm.

Up Next:

The Manatees will head back on the road on neutral grounds for the next two games as they will participate in the two-day Florida JUCO Shootout December 10-11. They will face Gulf Coast State in a rematch and Pensacola State (8-4). Both games will be at noon.

5th Herd Takes Scrappy Win Over Polk State

Bradenton, Fla - While the end of the game was in the heat of the moment, the SCF basketball team (7-4) were put to a scrappy and aggressive test Friday night as they defeated Polk State (4-5) in a rematch by a score of 79-69. With the win, the Manatees are now 14-20 against the Eagles.

In the first half, it would go back and forth between both teams as they traded shot after shot. The Manatees would however would take the first half 31-29.

In the second half, Polk State tried to edge the Manatees and changed the lead a couple of times, but that made the Manatees push hard and continued their onslaught thanks to crucial baskets and steals from redshirt freshman Zach Smith before sophomores Cobey Harraway and Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue sealed the deal in the end as the Manatees claimed the win.

Despite the ending, Harraway would be the offensive leader for the Manatees as he finished with 19 points (8-for-12 FG, 2-for-4 3PT, 1-for-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists, five steals and two blocks. Sophomore Ronnail Tape would follow with 14 points (6-for-9, 2-for-2 3PT), six rebounds and one steals. Classmate Skylar Wicks had 11 points (4-for-9 FG, 1-for-3 3PT, 2-for-2 FT), three rebounds and three assists, while freshman Josh Ijeh rounded out the order with 10 points (4-for-6 FG, 3-for-4 FT), nine rebounds, one assist and two blocks.

Sophomore Ametri Moss had nine points (4-for-6 FG, 1-for-1 3PT), two rebounds, one steal and two blocks.

Smith (six points, one rebound and three steals), Josue (six points, three rebounds, two assists and one assist) and freshmen Malyk Rebetez (three points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals), Kasheem Grady (three points, four rebounds and one steal), Elijah 'Slim' Terry (two points and two rebounds) and Dresean Knight (three rebounds and two blocks) also contributed in the game.

Up Next:

The Manatees return to action at Hal Chasey Gymnasium as they welcome Gulf Coast State College (8-3) Sunday afternoon, December 4 at 1 pm.

5th Herd Readies for Challenging Home Weekend

Bradenton, Fla - The SCF basketball team (6-4) will set their sights on another challenging weekend at home as they welcome Polk State (4-4) Friday night, December 2 at 7 pm and Gulf Coast State (8-3) Sunday afternoon, December 4 at 1 pm.

Last Time Out:

The Manatees are coming off of a claiming an 88-5 win over St. Pete College to take the series. This would be their first non-conference sweep of the season.

Continuing to lead the offense for the Manatees is sophomores Skylar Wicks and Cobey Harraway. Wicks is currently averaging 20.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, three assists and 2.5 steals per game, while Harraway is averaging 15.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Against SPC, Wicks had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Harraway had 11 points, two rebounds and three assists.

On the assist game with Wicks, sophomore Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue and freshman Malyk Rebetez lead way. Josue is averaging 3.6 assists per game to go along with 8.5 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Rebetez is averaging 4.1 assists per game to go along with 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Josue had five points and three assists against SPC, while Rebetez had a game-high seven assists to go along with two points, two rebounds and two steals.

Solid Defenders:

For the big men in the game, sophomore Ronnail Tape and freshmen Dresean Knight, Josh Ijeh and Elijah 'Slim' Terry lead the path for blocking and/or rebounding.

Tape is averaging 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds. The native of Fort Myers had nine points and three rebounds against SPC.

Knight, who plays primarily as a backup center, is averaging 3.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. He had eight points, one block and three rebounds against SPC.

Ijeh, the primary starting center, is averaging 5.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. The native of Milton Keynes, England had nine points and two rebounds last game.

Terry is more the hybrid defensive player. The native of Enterprise, Alabama is averaging 7.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Last outing, Terry had five points and eight rebounds in the game.

Wild Cards:

Sophomore Ametri Moss, redshirt freshman Zach Smith and freshmen Kasheem Grady 'Kash' and Shawn Lefrense are the wildcard players of the team.

Moss, who returned to the rotation after missing the first six games due to a thumb injury, is averaging 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while adding eight points, seven rebounds and four assists against SPC.

Smith is averaging 3.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He was held scoreless, but added two rebounds and three assists against SPC.

Grady, who plays a key role off the bench, had eight points and three rebounds against SPC. The Georgia native averages six points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Lefrense, a local and walk-on playing this season is averaging 1.7 points per game. Against SPC, the product of Port Charlotte High School had five points and one rebound.

Schedule Tweak:

Originally on the schedule, the Manatees were supposed to face ASA Miami on Saturday, December 3, but the game was cancelled. Thankfully, head coach Tom Parks was able to schedule a new game with Gulf Coast State.

Scouting Polk State:

The Eagles are coming off of 111-65 Loss against Florida Southwestern. They were one of the other two teams Florida that competed in the Florida vs Georgia Thanksgiving Classic last week.

Sophomore George Pridgett is averaging 17.2 points and 2.7 assists per game. The transfer from Jacksonville University had 14 points and one assist against FSW. He is the only Eagle averaging double digit scoring.

On defense, sophomore Ashton Howard is averaging 8.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. Howard was held scoreless with four rebounds.

Overall, the Manatees are 13-20 against the Eagles, which includes the 71-65 loss earlier in the season.

Scouting Gulf Coast State:

The Commodores are enter the contest on a two-game winning streak after recently defeating Florida Coastal Prep by a score of 143-44. Prior to playing SCF, the Commodores will face FSW Saturday afternoon, December 3 at 2 pm.

Six players are averaging in double digit scoring. Sophomore Chase Forte is leading the team averaging 18.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. In fact Forte, a transfer from UNC Asheville, is ranked tied #7 in the nation in assists per game. He had a double-double of 26 points and 10 assists.

Classmate Alex Matthews, a transfer from the University of Evansville, is averaging 15.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while sophomore Tay Hall (Miami Dade) is averaging 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Matthews had 17 points, six steals and three rebounds, while Hall had 18 points, six rebounds and three assists against Florida Coastal Prep

Overall, the Manatees are 0-2 against the Commodores.

How to Keep Up:

Both games will air on the SCF Sports Network and fans can keep up with both teams on all social media platforms.

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5th Herd Sweeps St. Pete

St. Petersburg, Fla - The SCF basketball team (6-4) continued their momentum of success with as they defeated St. Pete College (2-8) 88-52. With the win, the Manatees swept the Titans and are 17-19 overall.

In the first half, the Manatees would start off strong at a high pace and soon pulled the lead all the way to double digits. In the end, the Manatees would take the first half 46-24.

At the beginning of the second half, the Manatees would go on a huge 28-8 run before they continued to keep their foot on the gas and seal the deal for the win.

Sophomore Skylar Wicks would lead the offense for the Manatees as he finished with 22 points (7-for-14 FG, 4-for-8 3PT, 4-for-4 FT), seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. Classmate Cobey Harraway would also finish in double-digit scoring as he had 11 points (4-for-10 FG, 1-for-6 3PT, 2-for-2 FT), three rebounds and three assists.

Sophomore Ronnail Tape and freshman Josh Ijeh would round out the order with nine points apiece. Tape (4-for-5 FG, 1-for-1 FT) added four rebounds, while Ijeh (4-for-5 FG, 1-for-2 FT) added six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Sophomore Ametri Moss and freshmen Dresean Knight and Kasheem Grady each had eight points apiece. Moss (4-for-6 FG) added five rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block, while Knight (4-for-4 FG) added two rebounds and two blocks Grady (3-for-7 FG, 2-for-4 3PT) added four rebounds.

Freshman Malyk Rebetez lead the passing as he finished with nine assists to go along with two rebounds and a steal.

Redshirt freshman Zach Smith (two rebounds and three assists) and freshmen Elijah 'Slim' Terry (four points, nine rebounds, two steals and a block), Isaiah 'Ziggy' Josue (four points, two rebounds and two assists) and Shawn Lefrense (five points, one rebound and one steal) also contributed in the game.

Freshman Brendan Williams was the only Titan that scored in double digits as he finished with 11 points. while classmate Jaden Ezomo had 12 rebounds to go along with eight points and a block.

Other Southern Conference Scores:

RV Indian River State (9-1) defeated Florida State College at Jacksonville (3-5) 85-63. The Pioneers will take on Palm Beach State (3-3) Saturday afternoon, December 3 at 2 pm.

Hillsborough (9-1) defeated the RAAD Sports Elite Postgrad team 112-69. The Hawks will face Pro Holmes Sports Academy Saturday afternoon, December 3 at 2 pm.

Up Next:

The Manatees will return home to Hal Chasey Gymnasium on the weekend as they will welcome Polk State (4-4) and Gulf Coast State (8-3) on Friday night, December 2 (vs Polk State @7 pm) and Sunday afternoon, December 4 (vs Gulf Coast State @1 pm).