LamarStatesports Posted November 4, 2010 Report Posted November 4, 2010 The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men’s basketball team will take their 1-0 record on the road this weekend to play two games at the Chipola College Classic Tournament in Mariana, Florida.The Seahawks opened the season Monday night with an impressive 106-58 victory at home over the junior varsity team from Wiley College.Even though LSC-PA head coach Matt Cross saw his team post a win, he said the Seahawks will have to be even more impressive Friday night, when they face Shelton State Community College, the No. 21 pick in this year’s NJCAA pre-season poll.“Shelton State will provide a good early season test for us. They are nationally ranked and coming off an appearance in the junior college national championship tournament,†Cross said. “We didn’t get the ball inside enough against Wiley, and we didn’t take advantage of our size. So, we want to try and do a better job of playing inside out this weekend.â€Friday’s game will be Shelton State’s first action of the 2010-11 season. The Buccaneers recorded 20 wins in each of the past six years and closed the 2010 season with a 28-game win streak. “Shelton State plays a four guard offense. So, we want to keep the floor spread to penetrate and kick,†Cross said. “Defensively, they press full-court, and they want to keep the game fast paced. They will have match-ups that will favor them, and we certainly will have match-ups that will favor us. But this early in the season, we have to be more concerned about executing what we do and be less concerned about preparing for what our opponents do.â€Lamar State plays Enterprise State Community College on Saturday.“We don’t know much about Enterprise, but we will get a chance to watch them play Friday night against Chipola College,†Cross said. After they return home on Sunday, the Seahawks will have five days to prepare for their next action, a Nov. 13 non-conference home game against Lone Star College-Kingwood. Lamar State begins their Region XIV schedule Nov. 23, at home against Lon Morris College.
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