INA, Ill. – The Rend Lake College Warriors brought in a win tonight at their home season opener in Ina. RLC defeated Illinois Central College (ICC) 102-82 to put the Warriors on the right track to start the season.
Leading off the game was a 3-point shot by sophomore Dedric Byrd (Champaign), followed by scores for Jamaya Wyatt (Chicago), Wayne Ward (Chicago), and Chelby Frazier (South Holland). Freshman Adrian Smith of Aurora amped up the Warriors game with three 3-point shots in the first half.
Top scorers for RLC also included Anton Ivy (Peoria), Derek Novsek (Reno, Nev.), and Cory Thomas (Louisville, Ky.), who landed two 3-point shots and a 2-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half 51-35.
Cory Thomas, RIGHT, sprints down the court to score during the first half of the RLC game against ICC. Thomas scored 19 points against the Cougars. Also pictured is Anton Ivy, LEFT. Click on the image for a larger view.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)
Cory Thomas, RIGHT, sprints down the court to score during the first half of the RLC game against ICC. Thomas scored 19 points against the Cougars. Also pictured is Anton Ivy, LEFT. Click on the image for a larger view.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)
The Warriors increased their lead in the second half, logging 19 points in the first five minutes. A dunk by Ivy and a long 3-pointer by Byrd put RLC up 20 points over ICC. In the half, Novsek scored twelve, Thomas landed seven, Ivy scored five, Cahokia’s Jeremy Franklin added five, Byrd added four, Sesser’s Nick Marlo scored three, Ward added three, Wyatt had two, and Frazier landed two. RLC won 102-82.
RLC will take on John Wood Community College at 4 p.m. Saturday at home, followed by a 7 p.m. home game against Lincoln College on Tuesday, Nov. 10. For all things athletic at The Lake, visit www.rlc.edu/warriors.
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