LamarStatesports Posted November 24, 2008 Report Posted November 24, 2008 The Lamar State College-Port Arthur basketball team will be home Tuesday in the Carl Parker Center for a 7 p.m. game against Region XIV rival San Jacinto College, which was ranked just outside the Top 25 in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s most recent weekly poll. Lamar State dropped to 5-2 overall and 0-1 in Region XIV play after Saturday’s disappointing 88-50 conference-opener loss at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, where the Seahawks played without their leading scorer and rebounder, freshman forward Adrian Fontenot, who was suspended from the team Thursday for a violation of team rules. Lamar State head coach Jerre Cole was not happy with his team’s performance. The Seahawks hit only 28 percent from the field to post their lowest offensive output of the season. Sophomore guard Jemel Douriso led Lamar State with 14 points. Sophomore forward George Williamson had 13 points and freshman forward Stephen Moten added 10. “It will be good to be back at home after a not-so-pleasant welcome to the conference at Lon Morris,†Cole said. “San Jacinto is a very talented team that also has struggled a little lately. Without question, we must play improved defense and shoot the ball better to have a chance at victory. I think our team now has realized our margin for error has greatly decreased, and we will need to play a cleaner game than we have so far this season.†San Jacinto (5-4 overall) was picked to win the Region XIV this year, but the Ravens also are 0-1 in conference play after losing 95-89 at home Saturday to Jacksonville College.
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