KFDM COOP Posted November 19, 2007 Report Posted November 19, 2007 Hard-to-believe Seahawks KO Lee, 77-66The Port Arthur News Besides becoming an All-America basketball player at Lamar in Beaumont, Don Bryson has authored a true labor of love in his four years of starting up a Lamar-Port Arthur men’s program. Bryson was really rewarded on Saturday night when Lamar State College Port Arthur treated its homecoming night followers to a memorable event in the infancy stages of a new college basketball history.Lamar State College Port Arthur blurted out to an early 8-0 advantage and led the entire game while capturing a 77-66 upset victory of heavily favored Lee College in the Carl Parker Center.Returning home from back-to-back road losses at Panola and San Jacinto College, Bryson had watched the season’s first seven games reduce his roster to as little as seven players by mid-week.“This has got to be the school’s biggest win ever,†Bryson said after celebrating with players and well-wishers.The victory evened LSCPA’s modest season record at 4-4 while Lee College dropped to 4-1. The Runnin’ Rebels had walloped LSCPA, 95-74, in Baytown two weeks ago.A key to LSCPA’s victory was the Seahawks’ ability to keep Port Arthur Memorial 6-7 freshman Dominique Keller way below his average. Keller ended the night with 17 points after entering the outing with a 30-point average.“That was a big part of this victory plus we did a great job on the boards,†Bryson said. “They beat us 20 over there and they shot it extremely well that night (Nov. 3). They didn’t shoot it that well early tonight.â€Another ingredient in LSCPA’s surprising triumph was that two valuable members of the Seahawks returned from the inactive list. Beaumont Ozen product Andre “Peanut†Boutte returned from a neck injury while Little Cypress-Mauriceville import Seth “Big Bear†Harley devoted two days of working in the training room to rehabilitate an ankle injury. The return of Boutte and Harley increased Bryson’s list of available bodies from seven to nine.“We just kept on playing our game and I’m extremely proud of them,†Bryson said. The Seahawks opened up a 39-29 halftime lead and fattened it to 18 points with nine minutes to go. Noah Cole led LSCPA’s scorers with 18 points followed by Harley at 15, George Williamson at 13, Boutte at 10 and Cody Guidry at 10. Guidry topped Port Arthur’s rebounders with 10.Hollis Giles paced Lee College with 22 points.A victory in Lamar-Port Arthur’s next game might even be more improbable. The Seahawks play a Monday night game at 7 o’clock against undefeated Temple College (7-0).
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