Josh Jenkins and Gabriel Dickerson combined for 34 points to lead Alliance Christian to a 72-64 win over Stonebridge in the Metro Conference tournament quarterfinals.
The Falcons led from the start opening a 10-point 1st quarter lead. Uriah Dickerson came off the bench in the 2nd quarter to give Alliance Christian a spark. The senior scored nine points in the quarter to give the Falcons a 35-27 lead at halftime.
Alliance Christian broke the game open in the 3rd quarter with a 10-2 scoring run that doubled their halftime lead to 16 (45-29) with 3:46 remaining in the 3rd quarter. A layup by Dickerson with three minutes to go made the score 64-49. Stonebridge made one more run led by juniors Jamal Frank and Shuan Faulk. The two combined for 25 points 4th quarter points and they scored 49 of the Cavaliers 64 total points. They pulled to within six points before running out of time.
Faulk finished the night with a game-high 26 points to go along with six rebounds. Frank finished with 23 points four blocks and five rebounds. In addition to his 12 points, Uriah Dickerson added eight rebounds, three blocks and three assists. Senior Myron Prescott led the Falcons with 10 rebounds while adding eight rebounds.
The Falcons led from the start opening a 10-point 1st quarter lead. Uriah Dickerson came off the bench in the 2nd quarter to give Alliance Christian a spark. The senior scored nine points in the quarter to give the Falcons a 35-27 lead at halftime.
Alliance Christian broke the game open in the 3rd quarter with a 10-2 scoring run that doubled their halftime lead to 16 (45-29) with 3:46 remaining in the 3rd quarter. A layup by Dickerson with three minutes to go made the score 64-49. Stonebridge made one more run led by juniors Jamal Frank and Shuan Faulk. The two combined for 25 points 4th quarter points and they scored 49 of the Cavaliers 64 total points. They pulled to within six points before running out of time.
Faulk finished the night with a game-high 26 points to go along with six rebounds. Frank finished with 23 points four blocks and five rebounds. In addition to his 12 points, Uriah Dickerson added eight rebounds, three blocks and three assists. Senior Myron Prescott led the Falcons with 10 rebounds while adding eight rebounds.
