JUCO Playoffs: Final Is Set
KILGORE, Tex. -- Lon Morris College advanced to the Region 14 Championship and will face Paris J.C. this evening for a bid to the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
Paris upset San Jacinto on Sunday, 65-63, while Lon Morris upended a fine Lee squad, 73-67.
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Freshman big man Diego Romero tallied 21 points and sophomore forward Terrance Thomas added 17 to pace the Bobcat attack against Lee.
The Rebels got 27 points from sophomore guard Myron Allen, but it wasn't enough to keep Lee from being eliminated from the Region 14 Tournament by Lon Morris for the second straight year.
Paris put four players in double figures in its 65-63 win over San Jac. Point guard Robert Hart led the way with 20 points, while Roberto Nieves (14 points), Corey Stokes (13 points) and Carlton Dotson (12 points) each made significant contributions for the Dragons.
Derick Payne tallied 18 points and Marcus West 15 in defeat for the Ravens, who had sought a third straight trip to next week's NJCAA Tournament.
Lon Morris and Paris will tangle at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Tex., for the District 6 bid to Hutch.