LSC-PA hosts Southern U-Shreveport Monday

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LSC-PA hosts Southern U-Shreveport Monday

The Port Arthur News

The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men's basketball team had just a couple of practice days after a month-long holiday layoff before they return to the Carl Parker Center on Monday to play a final tune-up game against Southern University-Shreveport and then begin Metro Athletic Conference action Jan. 9 at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster.

The Seahawks are 5-8, closing the fall Dec. 8 with a 95-86 home victory over Montgomery College.

Southern U edged Lamar State, 79-72, on Nov. 30 in Shreveport.

Noah Cole and George Williamson from Vidor are leading the Seahawks' offense. Cole is scoring 16 points per game, while Williamson is hitting 15.1 ppg and is second in rebounding. Both players scored in double figures in 10 games

Sophomore forward Cody Guidry from Hamshire-Fannett High School leads the Seahawks in rebounding and is adding 9.7 ppg.

Freshman forward Andre Boutte Jr. from Ozen has an 8.9 ppg average. Freshman forward Sam Stelly from West Brook is contributing 8 ppg.

Lamar State head coach Don Bryson got some good news and some bad news regarding personnel as the new year started.

The bad news is former Ozen High School standout Burdest Jenkins, who was ineligible but worked out with the team during the fall, remains ineligible for the spring semester.

The good news is former Port Neches-Groves star guard Jemel Duoriso, who has been out with an injury since the beginning of the season, received clearance from his doctor and will be suited up Monday.

The 5'-10" guard was the district offensive player of the year in 2004, the year he graduated from PN-G.

"We're surprised and pleased to have Jemel back," Bryson said. "He will help our rotation at the guard slot so we won't have to have forwards handling the ball in the ball court very often."

Lamar State also achieved another milestone in its basketball history as the Seahawks broke into the national statistics for the first time, ranking 26th in offense, 45th in defense and 23rd in field goal percentage in the 98-team Division III.

George Williamson is No. 19 in the nation in field goal average at 85.71 percent, while freshman forward John Payton is 36th with 61.11 percent.

The Seahawks travel to Lancaster on Wednesday to open Metro Athletic Conference play against Cedar Valley (6-6).