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November 3, 2009

Seahawks breeze to 2-0, win 96-50

KINGWOOD -- Precious little recovery time caused Lamar State to lose a bit of sharpness but the Seahawks still rolled past Lone Star College at Kingwood, 96-50, on Wednesday afternoon.

  Coach Matt Cross' all-new squad forced 30 turnovers and owned a rebound edge of approximately 20 as the Port Arthurans improved to 2-0 this season.

  "We didn't play as well today," Cross said after his team's victory. "Some of that was to be expected with quick a turnaround.

  "We were able to apply a little pressure and we picked up the pressure in the second half."

  LSCPA led only 42-30 at halftime but pulled away to its huge gap in the last 10 minutes following Lone Star College's difficulties with ballhandling.

  The Seahawks placed five players, including four starters, in double figures. Sophomore shooting guard Kavon Rose from Detroit paced all scorers with 22 points along with seven steals and seven assists.

  Flint, Mich. freshman Keenen Doyle (6-4) followed Rose with 21 points, seven rebounds and six steals. New Orleans sophomore Ahyaro Phillips (6-8) scored 14 points, with a team-high 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.

  Reserve freshman guard Demetrius Ford from Detroit also scored 14. Saginaw, Mich. point guard Von Jones completed the list of double-figure scorers with 11.

  Beaumont Kelly freshman Roman Vaughn, a 6-4 walk-on Port Arthur resident, started at small forward and collected six points and six rebounds.

  Lamar State College-Port Arthur (2-0) returns to action this weekend, hosting its first-ever Seahawk Classic men's basketball tournament. The Seahawks host Coastal Bend College on Friday night at 7 p.m. A return matchup with the same Lone Star College squad will complete the two-day event on Saturday at 4 p.m.

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    Matt Cross wondered Wednesday whether Lamar Port Arthur’s basketball team had enough healthy players available to face Kilgore College.
    The Lamar State program literally was falling apart before head coach Cross’ eyes. The game clock didn’t work. The players were dropping like Lakeshore mosquitoes.
    Point guard Derrick Dawkins had crutches after sustaining a knee injury Saturday. Wing man Elton Roy missed last Saturday’s game with a knee sprain. Opposite wing Eldridge Moore was hobbled by an ankle sprain. Power man Jayon James was sick with bronchitis. Post man Elijah Pittman seemed out of sorts too.
    “I’m only about 75 percent,” said the Seahawks third-year coach after canceling a lunch appointment.
    It got worse at the start of this 75-50 victory in Carl Parker Center before life improved any on the good ship Seahawk.
    Playmaker deluxe Brandon Peters said he was “hit in the mouth” by a Kilgore player’s shoulder.
    “I’m going to have to go to the dentist tomorrow morning,” Peters said, shaking his head. “The guy knocked my teeth all the way back.”
    Battered and beaten to a pulp, the Seahawks (especially Peters) proved that basketball definitely is played above the shoulders, too.
    More than anything else, Lamar State simply relaxed and rebounded. And rebounded some more.
    The Seahawks crashed the boards in a way that they have not pounded them in a couple of weeks. They knocked home seven three-pointers and welcomed a special addition to their star of the game show. Lamar State College-Port Arthur, meet Lakeem Duncan.
    “We asked one person to step up in practice with Derrick going to the doctor tomorrow (Thursday) and Lakeem did,” his head coach Cross said.
    Duncan led the way with 16 points and backcourt buddy Shondel Stewart added 15. Peters changed jerseys (to 32 from his usual 23) after losing blood from being hit in the mouth. Peters had 11 points and 8 boards. Roy patiently treated his wounded knee all weekend with ice and also scored 11. Bum ankle or not, Moore managed 10 boards and 8 points.
    And a clean shaven head coach smiled afterwards after every one in Seahawk Nation told him that his team needed to rebound better. After Trinity Valley outrebounded Lamar State by seven on Saturday, the Seahawks returned to work and captured the backboard battle on this night, 33-22.
    “I thought we rebounded the ball well consistently,” Cross said. “We’re still No. 1 in our conference and if we can get everybody healthy, we can still have a very good chance to defend our championship.”
    Parker Center’s game clock has been malfunctioning for the past three home games and it had a way of really dictating a lot about this game. The game officials had to frequently counsel Kilgore head coach Brian Hoberecht about the clock and its unpredictable nature.
    A very good indicator of Seahawks prosperity arrived eight minutes into this one when Roy penetrated on a weave and dished out to Moore in the left corner. The 6-5 sophomore knocked home a three-pointer for a 15-8 Lamar State lead. Kilgore never got within five points the rest of the game.
    Another telltale moment developed right before the half when Roy missed a jumper, but followed his own shot on a layup to give the Seabirds a 36-19 cushion. Kilgore never got closer than 10 after that.
    Lamar State (18-5 and 10-2) will welcome all the support in Baytown that it can receive on Saturday night. The Seahawks visit Lee College that night at 7:30 p.m.

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