Apaches streak at 10, tame the Cougars 98-66

Cochise places 5 in double figures, can clinch ACCAC Title on Saturday

The Cochise College men’s basketball team continued its winning streak with a 98-66 win over South Mountain on Wednesday evening. The win moves the Apaches to 22-6 overall and 16-4 in the ACCAC. Cochise jumped to an early lead behind the scoring of Milan Szabo and Arion Lewis and kept the lead all through the first half going into halftime 41-29.

In the second half, the lead for the Apaches was cut multiple times, with the last being 51-43 with about 13 minutes to go. At that point, Cochise would go on an explosive 22-6 run. Freshman QuayShawn Gentry keyed eight points to extend the lead 73-49. From then, Cochise cruised to a 32 point victory.

Sophomore Naje Smith pumped in a game-high of 21, followed by Damon Wall with 15, Milan Szabo with 14, Arion Lewis with 13, and Gentry finishing with 10.

“I thought our energy was pretty good most of the night. We didn’t score consistently in the first half, but we executed well in the second half and pushed the ball better, which ended up extending our lead,” Cochise Head Coach Jerry Carrillo said. “We have a big game on Saturday and need to continue to our energy, effort, and enthusiasm to win the ACCAC Title.”

Stat(s) of the Night

The Apaches held SMCC to 20% from the three-point line.

Up Next

The Apaches travel to Glendale CC for a 4:00 p.m. tip-off on Saturday, Feb. 22. 

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