CLARENDON The Odessa College men’s basketball team picked up its second straight Western Junior College Athletic Conference win, defeating Clarendon College 85-42 Saturday on the road.
Odessa College was in control of the contest early, taking a 45-21 lead into halftime.
The Wranglers didn’t let up throughout the second half, outscoring the Bulldogs by 19 points.
Multiple players stepped up to provide a well-rounded effort for Odessa College, with Daniss Jenkins, Daniel Rivera and Darrell Armstrong Jr. each scoring in double digits.
The Wranglers shot close to 42% from the field in the matchup and held Clarendon College to 15.9% shooting.
Odessa College (10-5 overall, 2-0 WJCAC) now has its holiday break and will pick things back up against Strength ‘N Motion Jan. 3 at the OC Sports Center.
Odessa College 85, Clarendon College 42
Odessa College (10-5, 2-0)
Dian Wright-Forde 1-3 0-0 2, Daniss Jenkins 5-10 0-0 14, Daniel Rivera 4-11 3-5 11, Dontrell Hewlett 3-6 0-0 7, Kiree Huie 3-8 1-1 7, BJ Francis 2-4 0-0 6, Puoch Dubuol Jr. 0-4 0-0 0, Darrell Armstrong Jr. 4-6 0-0 10, Mike Rivera 2-3 0-0 5, Garfield Turner 3-7 0-2 7, Tre Richardson 2-4 0-0 5, Chandler Cuthrell 1-3 2-4 4, Shakeem Alcindor 0-3 3-4 3. Totals 30-72 9-16 85.
Clarendon College (5-10, 0-2)
Isaiah Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Bryce Okpoh 0-7 3-4 3, Omar Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Ibn Loyal 2-9 4-6 9, Cody Collinsworth 3-11 1-1 9, Josh Tucker 0-5 2-2 2, Klayton Copeland 1-7 2-3 4, Conner Landell 0-3 0-1 0, Matt Brown 2-12 5-6 11, Nathan Akili 0-2 0-0 0, Garren Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Zarique Nutter 0-0 0-0 0, Zack Thomas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 10-63 17-23 42.
Halftime — Odessa College 45, Clarendon College 21. 3-Point goals — Odessa College 12-28 (Jenkins 4-4, D. Rivera 0-1, Hewlett 1-4, Huie 0-1, Francis 2-4, Dubuol 0-2, Armstrong 2-4, M. Rivera 1-2, Turner 1-1, Richardson 1-3, Cuthrell 0-2), Clarendon College 5-31 (Okpoh 0-4, Cooper 0-1, Loyal 1-5, Collinsworth 2-7, Tucker 0-3, Copeland 0-1, Landell 0-1, Brown 2-7, Akili 0-1, Thomas 0-1). Total fouls — Odessa College 15, Clarendon College 12. Fouled out — Clarendon College (Copeland). Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Odessa College 52 (Wright-Forde, Hewlett, Dubuol, Alcindor 5), Clarendon College 38 (Okpoh 5). Assists — Odessa College 1 (Francis), Clarendon College 0.
