Cobra Game Highlights 2009-2010
COBRAS 85, WYTHEVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 78
HUDSON - Caldwell Community College held off a second half comeback by Wytheville Community College to escape with an 85-78 victory on Tuesday night. The Cobras led by 24 points, 52-28, at halftime. However, Caldwell struggled to find the basket in the second half while the visitors started cutting into the deficit. With five minutes left in the game the Cobras still had a 10-point lead, 71-61. But, in the next three minutes, Wytheville outscored Caldwell 13-3 to take a 74-73 advantage. Darius Curry then hit a couple of free throws for the Cobras to retake the lead and Octavius Robinson followed with a basket. Caldwell hit their last eight free throws to ice the victory. Robinson led the way with 18 points while Robert Shaw added 16, Marcus Shaw had 15, Curry netted 14 and Jordan Wright finished with 10. Tennis Simon led Wytheville with 27 points overall including 19 in the second half. Caldwell jumped out quickly to a 23-6 lead thanks to great inside work by Curry, who had six points on follow up shots, and the outside shooting by Marcus Shaw and Robinson as both players netted two treys apiece. Caldwell hit 33 of 45 shots at the free throw line in the contest.
"As great as we played in the first half, we played that bad in the second half," said Cobra Head Coach Tim Cline. "They outhustled us, out rebounded us and just flat out outplayed us. But, I'm very proud that we didn't quit when we lost the lead. We showed good poise in the final minutes. We hit the free throws when we needed them. It was a good win for our first home game and we gave a glimpse of how good we can be during that first half."
Caldwell, 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the NJCAA Region X, will travel to Milligan College on Saturday.
COBRAS 93, ST. ANDREWS 77
LAURINBURG - Robert Shaw hit four three-pointers and scored a game high 20 points to lead the Caldwell Community College men's basketball team to a 93-77 victory over St. Andrews Presbyterian College JV's. The win is the second straight to start the young season for the Cobras. Caldwell led 42-36 at the half. St. Andrews closed the gap to two points at 44-42 just a couple of minutes into the second half. Shaw netted a couple of his threes and the Cobras got some key inside baskets from Darius Curry and Broderick Adams as Caldwell went on a 21-8 scoring run. The Cobras controlled the game thereafter to improve their record to 2-0. In addition to Shaw's 20-point effort, Curry added 16 points and Adams had 10. Caldwell hit 10 treys in the contest and converted seven three-point plays in the paint. "Our offense got some good looks at the basket and had 51 points on three-point plays," said Cobra Head Coach Tim Cline. The inside play of Darius and Broderick was a big difference in the second half when we pulled away. They hurt us on dribble penetration. That's where the majority of their points came from. Our defense was good otherwise. St. Andrews did a good job of slowing us down with a half court press. It didn't bother us turnover-wise, but it took us out of our tempo."
Caldwell's game on Saturday was postponed until January 17. The Cobras will host Wytheville Community College on Tuesday night in a NJCAA Region X matchup.
COBRAS 108, @ MONTREAT COLLEGE JVs 75
MONTREAT - B.J. Boughman knocked down a three-pointer to start the game and the Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute men's basketball team never trailed en route to a season opening 108-75 victory over the Montreat College JVs on Tuesday. All 12 Cobra players scored in the contest. Freshman Octavius Robinson (North Gaston High School) led the way with 18 points, scoring 14 in the second half. Sophomore Robert Shaw (Independence) added 16 points while sophomore Marcus Shaw (Apex) and freshman Broderick Adams (Fort Dorchester, South Carolina) each netted 12 points. Freshman Jeremy Watson (West Mecklenburg) rounded out the double digit scoring with 11 points. Caldwell jumped out to a 20-9 advantage, but Montreat closed the gap to three points at 23-20 midway through the first half. That was as close as the game would get as Marcus Shaw nailed a couple of threes and Robert Shaw turned some steals into Cobra baskets. Freshman Ishmail Berry (Freedom) came off the bench and netted a three while adding several assists. Adams and Watson each scored six points down the stretch before intermission to help increase the Cobra lead to 19 points at 51-32. Caldwell's defense proved to be too much for the home team in the second half as the Cobras led by as much as 39 points, 102-63."Our defense was very active," said Cobra Head Coach Tim Cline. "We had great pressure on the ball and did a good job of taking away the passing lanes. "Offensively, we were a little impatient. We shared the ball well, but at times we took a quick three instead of trying to attack the rim. But, for our first game, I'm pleased with the overall play. It was great to see all 12 players contribute to the victory." Caldwell will travel to St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Friday and then to Cape Fear Community College on Saturday before playing their home opener next Tuesday against Wytheville Community College.
Head Coach: Tim Cline
Assistant Coach: Chris Whitson
Athletic Director: Tim Cline
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