The Clarion December 9, 1987 Page II
Tornadoes off to a running-gunnning winning start
by Juan Kincaid
The Brevard College Men’s Basketball
team opened the season with a win over
Gardner-Webb’s JV team 84-63.
Jason Williams led all BC scorers with 19
noints while Mark Bean and Darren
Mwler both added 14 points respectively.
Tadd Connor led BC in assists with 10 while
contributing four points. Other scorers for
BC were George Bryant with four pomts,
Rick Burke, six, Mike Cole, eight, Tom
DeLucia, seven and Kevin Jackson with
eight. Mark Bean ruled the boards with
nine rebounds and two blocked shots.
BC shot 50 percent from the floor while
Gardner-Webb shot 44.1 percent. BC shot
58.3 percent from the line compared to
Gardner-Webb’s 62.5 percent. BC outre-
bounded Gardner-Webb 38-31.
High-scoring Darren Lawler sails in for a pair. (Biar Orrell Photos)
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BC won the Brevard College Tip Off
Tournament by defeating Montreat-
Anderson 103-84.
What was thought to be a close game
turned out to be a blow-out as Darren
Lawler poured in 27 points to lead all
scorers for BC. He was followed by Kevin
Jackson with 21 points and Mark Bean
with 19 points. The game was close until
BC hit crucial free throws down the line to
preserve the win. Jackson pulled the team
together in the second half as he poured in
17 of his 21 points. He also hauled down 11
rebounds. Second to him in rebounds was
Tom DeLucia and Mark Bean with nine
apiece. Other scorers for BC were Jason
Williams with 11 points and five rebounds,
Mike Cole with 10 points and four re
bounds, Tadd Connor with eight points,
four rebounds and eight assists, Ronald
Connor with two points and three rebounds
and Tom DeLucia with two points along
with his nine rebounds.
Darren Lawler and Kevin Jackson were
named to the all-tournament team while
Lawler was named MVP of the tourna
ment.
BC made 29 of 35 free throws for 83 per
cent. Coach Rogers said, “We played well,
especially down the stretch. We hit the free
throws when we needed them.”
Sparked by the fine performance from
Jason Williams (16 points, eight rebounds
and five assists), BC ran away from
Reinhardt College and upped their record
to 6-1 with a 73-65 win on Dec. 2.
Mike Cole followed Williams on the scor
ing column with 13 points and eight re
bounds. Four of his 13 points came from
two dunks which electrified the crowd.
Other scorers for BC were Tadd Conner
with 10 points, one rebound and seven
assists; Mark Bean and Kevin Jackson
each poured in nine points. Darren Lawler
had five; Tom DeLucia and Garry Wadell,
four; George Bryant, two; and Doug Webb
added one point. Billy Criswell tallied 19
points for Reinhardt.
Sutton and Thornton tallied 18 points
each to pace the Morristown offense and
carry them to a 100-77 win over BC Tor
nadoes on Dec. 1 in Tennessee.
After a totally dominatd first half and a
halftime score of 64-31, Morristown started
up again where they left off in the first
half.
Kevin Jackson led BC in scoring with 17
points followed by Darren Lawler, 13;
Mark Bean, 12; Jason Williams, 11; Mike
Cole, 10; George Bryant, 5; and Garry
Wadell, 3.
DeKalb Community College visited
Brevard Nov. 24 and was sent home a 69-63
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loser.
Kevin Jackson led BC in scoring with 23
points followed by Darren Lawler’s eight;
Tadd Conner, Tom DeLucia and Jason
Williams with six each; Mike Cole, nine;
and Doug Webb, two. DeKalb’s Emmanuel
Arnold led all scorers with 24 points in a
losing effort.
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