Junior College Basketball: Wranglers get key road win

CLARENDON Jamel Guyton scored a season-high 31 points Thursday while Carlos Radriguez and Damien Williams each recorded a double-double to lead the Odessa College Wranglers past the Clarendon College Bulldogs, 88-79, in Western Junior College Athletic Conference men’s basketball action.

The Wranglers (17-2 overall, 4-1 conference) remained a half-game out of first place in the WJCAC standings with their sixth consecutive victory. No. 4 South Plains College, No. 5 Midland College and Howard College all won Thursday to stay ahead of OC.

Guyton was 10-of-19 from the field, including 7-of-12 from 3-point range, as OC shot better than 50 percent from the floor (26-of-51 overall, 10-of-22 on 3-pointer). Rodriguez and Williams each had 10 points and 10 rebounds in helping the Wranglers post a 42-24 rebounding edge.

The Wranglers had two other players reach double figures, getting 17 points from Tommie Sykes and 14 from Delrico Lane.

Clarendon College (9-9, 0-5) was led by Maurice Abraham with 23 points with Chris Smith adding 15.

The Wranglers host Midland College at 7:30 p.m. next Monday at the OC Sports Center in their second straight home outing against a nationally ranked team. Odessa College handed SPC its first loss of the season, 67-65, on Monday.

Odessa College 88, Clarendon College 79

ODESSA COLLEGE (17-2, 4-1)

Jamel Guyton 10-19 4-4 31, Delrico Lane 3-5 7-12 14, Tommie Sykes 5-9 7-8 17, Carlos Rodriguez 2-5 5-6 10, Jesse Joseph 0-1 2-2 2, Devon McLendon 0-1 0-0 0, Dexter McMarion 0-1 0-0 0, Jerel Blocker 1-4 1-2 4, Damien Williams 5-6 0-1 10. Totals 26-51 25-36 88..

CLARENDON COLLEGE (9-9, 0-5)

Calvin Hall 2-4 1-3 5, George Krajnovic 0-0 2-2 2, Maurice Abraham 9-21 3-5 23, Corey Hemphill 1-5 0-0 3, Chris Smith 5-8 5-6 15, Justin Wallace 1-2 2-3 4, Neal Welch 1-5 0-0 3, Laderick Satterwhite 2-5 0-0 5, Kevin Harris 2-10 2-3 6, Germaine Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Mark Hurd 0-0 2-2 2, Kevin Murray 0-0 0-0 0, Brent Taylor 3-3 1-4 7, Moses Adepoju 0-0 0-0 0, Dominic Pearson 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 27-66 19-30 79.

Halftime — Odessa College 37, Clarendon College 31. 3-Point goals — OC 10-22 (Guyton 7-12, Lane 1-2, Sykes 0-1,Rodriguez 1-3, McLendon 0-1, Blocker 1-3), CC 6-19 (Abraham 2-5, Hemphill 1-3, Welch 1-4, Satterwhite 1-4, Harris 0-1, G.Smith 0-1, Pearson 1-1). Total fouls — NA. Fouled out — Sykes, Joseph. Technical fouls — McLendon. Rebounds — OC 42 (Rodriguez 10, Williams 10), CC 24 (Hemphill 4, Taylor 4). Assists — OC 2 (Lane 1, Joseph 1), CC 4 (Satterwhtie 2).

WJCAC Men's Standings

Team Overall Conf.

Midland College 19-1 5-1

South Plains College 17-1 5-1

Howard College 14-3 5-1

Odessa College 17-2 4-1

Western Texas College 12-6 2-3

Frank Phillips College 13-7 2-3

New Mexico Junior College 8-10 1-4

Clarendon College 9-9 0-5

New Mexico Military Institute 4-13 0-5

Monday, Jan. 14

Odessa College 67, South Plains College 65

Midland College 80, Clarendon College 36

Western Texas 89, Frank Phillips 83

Howard College 93, New Mexico Military Institute 52

New Mexico Junior College, open

Thursday, Jan. 17

Odessa College 88, Clarendon College 79

Midland College 68, Western Texas College 67

Howard College 79, New Mexico Junior College 72

South Plains College 87, New Mexico Military Institute 64

Frank Phillips College, open

Monday, Jan. 21

Midland College at Odessa College

Clarendon College at Howard College

Western Texas College at New Mexico Junior College

Frank Phillips College at New Mexico Military Institute

South Plains College, open