The 黑料福利社 (NPC) Nighthawk men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams took
down East Texas Baptist University鈥檚 junior varsity teams Tuesday, with the Nighthawk
women winning, 79-59, and the men defeating the Tigers, 96-78.
In women鈥檚 action, NPC traded blows with the Lady Tigers early, led by four quick
points from sophomore Grace Crawford (South Side Bee Branch). Tied, 9-9, with 5:35
remaining in the quarter, the Lady Tigers hit their stride, amassing a 7-1 run to
take a 16-10 lead. With three minutes remaining, however, the Nighthawks answered
back with a 7-0 run of their own, led by key three-pointers from freshman Jaide Vavra
(Centerpoint) to lead, 17-10, at the end of the quarter.
NPC received a boost in the second quarter, fueled by a nine-point effort from freshman
Imani Honey (Hot Springs) and six points from freshman Nya Moody (Lake Hamilton).
Outscoring the Lady Tigers, 17-6, NPC cruised to a 36-22 lead at halftime.
Each team鈥檚 highest-scoring efforts came in the third quarter, where the Lady Tigers
edged NPC, 25-24. Behind nine points from Honey and seven points from Crawford, NPC
managed to take a 60-47 lead into the fourth quarter, where NPC closed the door on
the win behind timely shooting in the paint and seven-of-eight shooting from the free
throw line.
Honey led the Nighthawks in scoring with 22 points, while Vavra added 14 points.
Moody and Crawford scored 13 points apiece in the win.
In men鈥檚 action, NPC went to work early, taking a 7-2 lead in the game鈥檚 first minute
and utilizing strong offensive efforts from freshmen Joe Ramey (El Dorado), 
Kamryn Vick (Little Rock) and Terry Clardy Jr. (Conway) to pace the Nighthawk lead
to double digits, 19-9, with 13:53 remaining in the first half. With 3:04 remaining
in the first half, the Nighthawks pushed the lead to 21 points, en route to a 52-33
halftime lead.
In the second half, NPC spread its wealth, offensively. Led by sophomores Jeremiah
Brantley (Belton, MO) and KaJuan Christon (Hot Springs), NPC attacked the paint early
and often, taking advantage of Tiger foul trouble and turnovers to boost the Nighthawks
across the finish line for their second-consecutive win.
Ramey led the Nighthawks in scoring with 20 points, while Brantley added 16 points.
Vick and Clardy Jr. finished with 14 and 12 points, respectively, while Christon amassed
11 points in the win.
鈥淲e鈥檙e dealing with several injuries right now,鈥� head coach Jason Hudnell said. 鈥淭his
was a game with a short bench, but we did what we needed to do to get another home
win. We were able to give some quality minutes to guys who haven鈥檛 gotten much throughout
the season. We鈥檙e looking forward to the next few games and we feel like we have a
chance to get hot and make a run in the upcoming NJCAA tournament.鈥�
The Nighthawk men returns to action Thursday, Feb. 20 at South Arkansas Community
College in El Dorado with a 7 p.m. tipoff. The Nighthawk women celebrate sophomore
night on Saturday, Feb. 22 against SAU Tech in Hot Springs.
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