LamarStatesports Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men’s basketball team will try to get back in the win column Wednesday, when they return home to the Carl Parker Center for the first of two conference games during the college’s Homecoming Week. Paris Junior College will be the Seahawks’ opponent at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Lon Morris College will be in on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game. Lamar State descended to 7-13 overall and 1-10 in Region XIV action Saturday, after losing by 35 points, 81-46, at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens. Sophomore forward George Williamson from Vidor had 13 points as the Seahawks produced their lowest offensive effort of the season while extending their losing string to four games. Trinity Valley held Lamar State’s leading scorer Adrian Fontenot to four points, only the fourth time he has not been in double figures this year. Paris (15-5, 6-5) is coming off a 70-51 victory Saturday at home over Lee College. The Dragons won last year’s Region XIV tournament and finished eighth in NJCAA national championship tournament. Lamar State head coach Jerre Cole said his team is ready for the challenge posed by Paris. “This is the toughest stretch of our season, and while we have not shot the ball very well, we are playing very hard and getting better,†Cole said. “Paris is a very talented and deep basketball team. We will have to play very good basketball to be victorious.â€
LamarStatesports Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Posted February 4, 2009 The visiting Paris Junior College Dragons put on an offensive show Wednesday night in the Carl Parker Center at Lamar State College-Port Arthur, as they topped the Seahawks 86-72 in a Region XIV conference game Lamar State and Paris traded leads early in the game, but the Dragons led by nine, 46-37, at halftime with some nifty inside play and some strategic three-point shots. The Seahawks cut the lead several times, but Paris had the answer each time. Lamar State came into this week with a 7-13 overall record, but added a win when Richland College forfeited their Nov. 28 win because of using three ineligible players. So, after the loss to Paris, the Seahawks more to 8-13 overall and 1-11 in conference action. Sophomore forward George Williamson and freshman forward Adrian Fontenot led Lamar State with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Freshman forward Lincoln Charleston had 11, and sophomore guard Jemel Douriso added nine points. Paris had five players in double figures, led by Eddie Thompson with 20 and Kenny Gabriel with 18. Jonathon Simmons hit for 15 points, and Latay Darden added 12 and Shannon Shorter had 10. Lamar State will be back in the Parker Center on Saturday for a 4 p.m. conference matchup with Lon Morris College, the No. 2 team in Region XIV’s South Zone.
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