Angelina College Roadrunner Basketball Weekly Recap

The Angelina College men's and women's basketball teams had a busy week, here's a recap of their action.

No. 18 Roadrunners Fall at No. 8 Panola, Bounce Back to Beat Paris

The No. 18 Roadrunners found themselves in an outright dogfight Wednesday night in Carthage, with the Ponies eventually pulling away late for a 50-42 win over the ‘Runners. The two teams waged a defensive battle all game long, but AC tied the score with just two minutes to play before Panola held off the ‘Runners’ charge. Chris Carpenter led AC with 13 points in the loss.

On Saturday, the Roadrunners took down Paris Junior College by a 56-51 final. Kyle Morgan hit for 14 points, while Carpenter and Jordan Mathews added 10 points each.

The win pushes AC’s record to 17-3, 10-2 for the season. The ‘Runners travel to Baytown on Wednesday to face Lee College at 7 p.m. before returning home on Saturday to host the No. 2 Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals. Game time at Shands Gymnasium is 4 p.m.

Lady Roadrunner Basketball Beats Panola, Falls to No. 13 Trinity Valley

AC’s ladies opened the week with a big road, beating the Panola College Fillies 52-37 in Carthage. India McMahon led AC with 18 points, and Lanaijha Johnson added yet another double-double to her resume with 15 points and 14 rebounds.

On Saturday, the Lady Roadrunners slugged it out with No. 13 Trinity Valley Community College, with the Lady Cardinals eventually holding off AC’s best effort to win 71-59 at Shands Gymnasium.

McMahon fought her way to a 17-point game, Johnson finished with 14 points and eight rebounds and Alannah Nerocker chipped in with 12 points. Shanice Ferguson added 10 rebounds for the Lady Roadrunners, now 10-10, 3-4 on the season.

The Lady ‘Runners are off this week, with a scheduled bye on Wednesday. Saturday’s scheduled game against the Dallas Angels has been canceled.