Lamar State defeats Lee College, travels to Temple on Monday

[LamarStatesports]

The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men’s basketball team goes back on the road Monday for a 7 p.m. rematch against the Temple College Leopards, who beat the Seahawks, 88-82, on Nov. 8 in Port Arthur.

Lamar State even its record to 4-4 with an impressive 77-66 win over Lee College on Saturday in the Seahawks’ Homecoming Game in the Carl Parker Center.

The Seahawks opened with the game with a 10-0 run and never looked back, leading 39-29 at halftime and extending their lead to 18 points with four minutes left in the contest.

Lamar State had five players in double figures led by sophomore guard Noah Cole with 18 points. Freshman forward Seth Harley returned after missing a game and canned 15 points, while freshman forward George Williamson had 13 points.

Freshman forward Peanut Boutte added 10 points along with sophomore forward Cody Guidry, who also collected 10 rebounds for the Seahawks, who outrebounded Lee on both end of the floor.

Temple, the co-champion of the Division I North Texas Junior College Athletic Association, is off to an impressive 7-0 record this season, including two victories over Angelina College and two against Navarro College.

The Leopards are averaging 99 point per game, although the Seahawks held them to 88 in their first meeting, which produced Temple’s lowest winning margin of the season.

The 2007 Homecoming Court was introduced at halftime. The Homecoming Queen is Vanessa Castillo, a sophomore academic studies major from Beaumont. The King is Noah Cole, a sophomore kinesiology major from Vidor.

The Homecoming Court includes sophomores Sadie Dykes, Wafif Fayyaz and Travis Hensley and freshman Heather Gisclair.

Lamar State will be in Lufkin over the Thanksgiving weekend to play in the Roadrunner Classic Tournament. The Seahawks face Navarro College on Friday and the host Angelina College on Saturday.

[Guest abovetherim]

This program has come a long way in a short time. Congratulations!