WOLFFORTH The Odessa College men’s basketball team will get a chance to defend its NJCAA Region V crown after defeating Collin County Community College 97-83 in a semifinal game Friday afternoon at Wolfforth Frenship High School.
The Wranglers (27-3) will face WJCAC rival South Plains College at 2 p.m. today in the Tiger Pit for the championship.
Keandre Cook had a game-high 22 points to lead Odessa College, with LJ Figueroa adding 18 and Josh Boyd 12 in the victory.
Tajzmel Sherman scored 19 points to lead Collin County (20-9), with Jonathan Washington adding 15 points and Tyrick Bennett 10 in the losing effort.
Odessa College 97,
Collin County CC 83
NJCAA REGION V TOURNAMENT
Friday, At Frenship H.S., Wolfforth
Semifinal
ODESSA COLLEGE (27-3)
Braxton Shaw 3-6 0-0 6, Jermaine Haley 3-4 3-3 9, Keandre Cook 6-10 9-11 22, LJ Figueroa 6-10 1-3 18, Kelvin James 2-3 0-0 4, JJ Simpson 2-5 3-4 7, Kejuan Johnson 2-2 2-2 7, Alonzo Walker 2-3 0-1 4, Elvais De La Rosa 0-0 0-0 0, Jahnathan Maxwell 2-4 4-4 8, Stevan Jeremic 0 0-0 0, Josh Boyd 3-3 4-4 12. Totals 31-50 26-32 97.
COLLIN COUNTY (20-9)
Jonathyn Washington 4-6 6-8 15, Tyrick Bennett 3-4 4-8 10, Jalen Weber 3-7 0-1 7, Tajzmel Sherman 6-12 7-8 19, Jackson Nobes 0-6 2-2 2, Charles Obinwa 2-6 4-4 9, Bradley Mason 3-4 0-0 9, Hayden Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Lamont Simmons 0-1 2-2 2, Michael Reese 0-0 1-2 1, Seth White 1-2 2-2 5, Neil Blanchard 1-1 0-0 2, Ryan Flores 1-2 0-0 2, Joshua Apple 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 28-37 83.
Halftime — Odessa College 45, Collin County 40. 3-Point goals — Odessa College 9-11 (Cook 1-2, Figueroa 5-5, Simpson 0-1, Johnson 1-1, Boyd 2-2), Collin County 7-22 (Washington 1-3, Weber 1-3, Sherman 0-2, Nobles 0-3, Obinwa 1-4, Mason 3-4, White 1-2, Flores 0-1). Total fouls — Odessa College 23, Collin County 24. Fouled out — Colling County: Nobles. Technical fouls — Odessa College: Bench; Collin County: Bench. Rebounds — Odessa College 26 (Maxwell 6), Collin County 16 (Washington 4, Nobles 4) Assists — Odessa College 15 (Haley 5), Collin County 5 (Bennett 2).
