After getting his 200th win as the Chattanooga State men’s basketball coach against the King University junior varsity on Wednesday, Jay Price got started on the next 100 as the Tigers completed a home doubleheader sweep Friday night against Jackson State.
The Tigers won 99-90 after the Lady Tigers rolled 86-68. Price coaches both teams and has a 201-104 men’s record and a 114-69 women’s record.
Sydney Sims scored 19 points and Melva Sheppard had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Tigers (3-1, 2-1), while Teondra Crawford had 11 assists with 13 points. Libby Hart scored 18 for Jackson State. Develyn Williams scored 30 points, Da’V Moore had 17 points and eight rebounds and Brandon Shingles had 14 points and 10 assists for the Tigers (5-2, 1-2), countering 31 points for Jackson’s Marcus Lytle and 18 for Clarence Wilson.
* Cleveland State’s women went to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the TCCAA with an 88-56 rout of visiting Columbia State, but the Cleveland Cougars lost 82-81 with two missed go-ahead-shot tries in the final 11 seconds. Darrion Leslie had 23 points and eight rebounds, Dontrell Whitaker had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Jaleen Lyons had five assists and four steals in defeat.
The balanced Lady Cougars got 12 and 10 points and 11 rebounds apiece from Ny’Asia Holmes and Jaclyn Griffith and 11 points from Von Harrison.
* Covenant (w) 69, Berry 62: At Covenant, Aleigha Williams and Bekah Walter scored 14 points each, Kaley Hallmark scored 12 and Joanna Smith pulled down 10 rebounds as the Lady Scots opened their season with a win. Imani Smith had 20 points and eight rebounds and Zarriah Pierce had 16 points, 14 rebounds and four steals for Berry.
At Lynchburg, Va., the Covenant men almost beat NCAA Division I member Liberty in an exhibition game, but two Flames free throws gave the hosts a 64-62 victory. Berto Dryden and Chris Boyd had 14 and 12 points for the Division III Scots.
* Lee (w) 75, Barry 50: At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Christina Johnson had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Erin Walsh scored 16 points with 4-of-4 3-point shooting as the Lady Flames opened their season with a comfortable win. Carrie Cheeks added 11 points and Kayla Beavers hit three 3s for nine points for Lee, which shot 50 percent from beyond the arc.
* Sewanee 93, Huntingdon 73: At Sewanee, Jorden Williams made eight of 13 3-point tries and totaled 29 points as the Tigers breezed to the season-opening win. Keshonn Carter and Brody Stone scored 14 points each and Cody Jones added 10 for Sewanee, which jumped to an 18-point halftime lead. Carter, Stone and Clay Born had nine, eight and seven rebounds in the win, and Williams had five assists.
* Bryan (w) 65, Agnes Scott 50: At Montgomery, Ala., in the Huntingdon Classic, the Lady Lions improved to 5-0 for the season.
Summaries
Women’s Games CHATTANOOGA STATE 86, JACKSON STATE 68 Jackson State Hart 18, Harvey 8, J. Peoples 8, B. Peoples 6, Taylor 6, Franklin 11, Jones 11, Fuppen, Wilson. Chattanooga State (3-1, 2-1 TCCAA) Miller 3, Crawford 13, Collins 4, Tatum 9, Rogers, Terry 5, Jones 3, Patrick 5, M. Williams 8, Sims 19, Sheppard 17. Halftime: Chattanooga State, 35-29. CLEVELAND STATE 88, COLUMBIA STATE 56 Columbia State (2-3, 1-2 TCCAA) McCrimmon 8, Turner 8, Depriest 5, Coman 12, Tangerstrom 10, Watson 3, Stephens, Haislip 8, Campbell 2. Cleveland State (5-1, 3-0) Ivey 5, Kilpatrick 2, Griffith 10, Majors 2, Butler 8, Harrison 11, Hullinger 4, Kievisaite 9, Eaton 4, Smith, Martinez 6, Holmes 12, Tate 4, Davis 9. Halftime: Cleveland State, 46-31. COVENANT 69, BERRY 62 Berry (0-1) Pierce 16, I. Smith 20, Lynch 2, McLure 10, Cook 5, Weems 5, Casey 2, N. Smith 2, Howell, Cerezola, Kierman, Pratt, McKee. Covenant (1-0) Price 5, Hallmark 12, Williams 14, Smith 7, Dirkse 5, Walter 14, Bell 7, Quimby 5, Douglass. 1st Q: Berry, 17-16. Half: Covenant, 37-28. 3rd Q: Covenant, 51-46. Men’s Games CHATTANOOGA STATE 99, JACKSON STATE 90 Jackson State Harmon 9, Anthony 6, Wilson 18, Morgan 5, Benton 9, Mason 7, Lytle 31, Simpson 5. Chattanooga State (5-2, 1-2 TCCAA) Davis 2, Shingles 14, Spicer 11, Harris 12, Woodson 2, Gordon 9, Williams 30, Jacdonmi 2, Moore 17. Halftime: Chattanooga State, 48-38. COLUMBIA STATE 82, CLEVELAND STATE 81 Columbia State (4-1, 2-1 TCCAA) Hicks 22, Alexis 11, Love 6, Smith 2, Curtis 4, Lang 6, Davis 4, Patterson 13, Williams 8, Bonds 6. Cleveland State (2-4, 1-2) Cox 9, Jal. Lyons 7, Crutcher 7, Hester 4, Jah. Lyons 2, Gillespie, McAlister 3, Leslie 23, Castor 3, Whitaker 21, Kinnon 2. Halftime: Columbia State, 41-35. SEWANEE 93, HUNTINGDON 73 Huntingdon (0-1) Pettus 7, Jones 12, Berry 16, McLean 8, Livingston 2, Ashley 13, Popovich, Washington 2, Johnson, Darby, Casteel 4, Coley, Chadwick 9, Dallas. Sewanee (1-0) C. Born 3, Williams 29, McCullough 8, Carter 14, Stone 14, Jones 10, Brown 6, tome 2, Lee 3, Buescher 2, Caldwell 2, Howell, Turner. Halftime: Sewanee, 53-35.