Sports 10 November 2014

SSCC Patriots open season with victory

By
The Highland County Press-

It was a tough matchup from start to finish in Chillicothe for the Southern State Patriots, but the visitors were able to gain a one-point win in their season opener.

SSCC defeated Ohio University-Chillicothe, 71-70 to move to 1-0 on the year.

"It was truly a team effort, and the Patriots won with heart," first-year SSCC head coach Blake Kibler said.

Riley Prine (Eastern Brown) led all scorers with 17 points and made the game-winning layup with three seconds to go in the game.

Gage Waits (Lynchburg-Clay) scored 14 points, and Luke Taggert (Whiteoak) finished with 13 points.

 

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Ryan Inman (Lynchburg-Clay) totaled a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Coach Kibler and his staff were very pleased with the win.

"We played against a very talented team and found ways to win the ball game," he said. "We won together as a unit. We won with heart.

"Running the basketball helped as well, which that is our game plan every night. I have never coached a more hard-working team than this one. Good things are happening at SSCC."

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