Allen men find shooting touch in 92-62 romp

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November 29, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Allen Community College found an effective recipe Wednesday to end a four-game losing streak: ball movement, hot shooting and stifling defense.
The Red Devils raced to a double digit lead in the game’s first six minutes and never looked back in a 92-62 win over visiting North Central Missouri.
“We’ve got a bunch of guys who can make shots,” Red Devil head coach Andy Shaw said. “Tonight they did that.”
None were hotter than 6-3 sophomore guard Bryce Schippers, who drained four 3-pointers in the game’s first six minutes, en route a to a game-high 24 points.
While Schippers dominated the outside, Andrew Rountree made himself at home in the lane, repeatedly driving around, through and occasionally over Pirate defenders. Rountree connected on 10 of 14 field goals while scoring 22 points.
All told, the Red Devils connected on 12 of 24 3-pointers, and on 53 percent (38 of 71) from the field.
The key, Shaw said, was Allen’s ability to move the ball. The Red Devils had 19 assists.
“That’s a product of sharing the ball — finding the open guy,” Shaw said. “That’s something we strive for, and tonight we were able to do that.”
Allen also was able to persistently harass North Central post players inside, then limiting the Pirates to only one shot per possession.
The Red Devils held a commanding 51 to 36 rebounding advantage.
Rountree’s dunk at the 14-minute mark of the first half gave Allen a 20-9 lead, part of a 19-5 spurt.
The Pirates were within 12, 26-14, when Allen put the game away with a 12-2 run, keyed by a pair of field goals and a free throw by Ricky Roberts.
Allen led 51-28 at the break. The advantage moved beyond the 30-point barrier with Rountree’s basket with about 13 minutes left in the game.

“A LOT OF our success depends on our defense,” Shaw said. “The guys did a great job of getting stops.”
By then, the only intrigue centered on whether Iolan Clint Heffern would reach the scorebook. Heffern is attending ACC on a baseball scholarship and walked on with the basketball team.
Heffern saw the court for the first time with about 4 minutes left in the game. He sent the crowd into a frenzy by draining a 3-pointer with 1:40 left to push the lead to 92-65.
“I was so happy for Clint,” Shaw said. “He’s probably our hardest worker. He’s in the gym first thing each morning to work out with the other players. It was great to see him do that for the hometown crowd.”
Roberts was the third Red Devil in double figures with 11 points. DeAndrae Barnette led the squad with 10 rebounds. Cameron Blue, who missed the previous two games with a foot injury, grabbed seven boards in 15 minutes of action.
“It was nice to have such a lead because we were able to get Cameron plenty of rest,” Shaw said. “He’s not 100 percent yet, but he’s getting there.”
Tray Fountain and Roberts led the way with seven and five assists, respectively. Fountain and Ben Uno each had three steals. Roberts chipped in with two thefts.
Eddie Poland and Reggie Maxwell shared high-scoring honors for the Pirates with 15 points apiece. Eric McDaniel scored 13 and Marshon Norfleet 11.
The Red Devils were without the services of Iolan Seth Walden, out with an elbow injury. Shaw said the injury is likely to keep Walden out of the lineup for at least two weeks.
“We’ll get him back for conference play,” Shaw said.
The Red Devils (3-6) return to action at 7 p.m. Monday at home against Southwestern College’s junior varsity.
North Central Missouri (28-34—62)
Allen (51-41—92)
North Central Missouri (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Parker 1-0-1-2, Peterson 1/1-0-1-5, Poland 2/3-2-0-15, Norfleet 3-5-2-11, Maxwell 3/1-6-3-15, McDaniel 5-3-3-13, Harris 0-1-3-1. TOTALS: 15/5-17-13-62.
Allen (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Heffern 0/1-0-0-3, Burnes 0-0-1-0, Wesley 1/2-0-3-8, Roberts 5-1-1-11, Fountain 3-0-1-6, Schippers 3/6-2-0-24, Uno 1/1-1-4-6, Keiswetter 1-0-1-2, Barnette 1/2-0-3-8, Blue 1-0-1-2, Rountree 10-2-2-22, Walter 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 26/12-4-18-92.

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