LamarStatesports Posted November 13, 2008 Report Posted November 13, 2008 The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men’s basketball team will be on the road this weekend for non-conference games – Friday at Lone Star College-CyFair in Cypress, and Saturday at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster near Dallas. Lamar State is 2-1 after Tuesday’s 89-76 home loss to Southern University-Shreveport in the Seahawks first home game of the season. Freshman forward Adrian Fontenot from Baytown Sterling High School continues to lead Lamar State, averaging 19 points-per-game after a 24-point performance Tuesday. Sophomore guard Jemel Douriso from Port Neches-Groves hit for 17 points and freshman forward Stephen Moten from Ozen added 11 points. Lamar State head coach Jerre Cole intensified his team’s practices this week after their disappointing performance against SU-Shreveport. “We had a good follow-up practice on Wednesday. We hopefully will continue to improve defensively, as well as getting more positive movement on the offensive end,†Cole said. “This weekend is huge for our program. It will tell us exactly what we can expect later in the year in terms of competitive toughness. Losing to Southern-Shreveport here at home and then having to play on the road both Friday night and Saturday afternoon should serve as a measuring stick for where we are and who we are.†Lone Star College-CyFair, which plays in the Texas Club Sport League, is 6-8 so far this year. Cedar Valley, a member of the Division III Metro Athletic Conference that included Lamar State for the past two years, has a 3-0 record and will be in action Friday night at Hill College. “We don’t know much about Cy-Fair,†Cole said, “but we did have a chance to see Cedar Valley play, and they have a quality team. I suspect we will give a strong showing after not playing well here at home.†The Seahawks will be back home Tuesday for a rematch with LSC-CyFair before beginning Region XIV play Nov. 22 at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville.
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