Jones Racks Up 16 Rebounds in Chargers’ Win over McHenry County
Aaron Frey
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:03 PM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
James Jones (Springfield, Ill./Lanphier) hauled in a career-high 16 rebounds for his first double-double as a Charger in the Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team’s 91-82 win over McHenry County on Tuesday at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.
KEY MOMENTS
- The Chargers (13-2), first among others receiving votes in the latest NJCAA Division II rankings, scored 16 of the last 19 in the first half to lead 46-33.
- Sandburg led 75-49 with 12:10 to go before the Scots (5-8) staged a late rally. McHenry County cut its deficit to 77-68 with 6:58 to play before Noah Young (Colfax, Ill./Ridgeview) fed Scott Gowan (Rockford, Ill./Rockford East) for a 3-pointer in the left corner.
- The Scots got as close as 85-77 on a Connor Chynoweth trey with 2:39 to go, but the Chargers scored the next five to finish out their seventh victory in the last eight games.
SANDBURG STANDOUT
Jones earned his first double-double as a Charger while blowing away his previous career high of seven rebounds. The sophomore forward scored 13 on 4-of-9 shooting and led all players with 16 boards. Seven of his rebounds came on the offensive glass.
OTHER TOP CHARGERS
- After scoring a season-best 17 points in the Chargers’ last contest, freshman forward Cody Baer (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) poured in 20 points while going 9 of 13 from the floor in his third consecutive double-digit outing.
- Gowan had 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and a game-best three steals.
- Freshman Vaughn Toyne (Petersburg, Ill./PORTA) hit three 3s and went 4 for 4 at the free-throw line for his 13 points.
- Young, after sitting the last two games because of illness, had 11 points and four assists.
FOR THE SCOTS
- Mikell Cooper 28 points, five rebounds
- Connor Chynoweth 25 points, 7 of 11 3-pointers, three assists
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
7:30 p.m. Friday at Bryant & Stratton
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