Plymouth, IN – No. 3 Ancilla College built a 16 point second half lead after trailing by three points at halftime. The Chargers never trailed in the second half and were able to respond to each Schoolcraft rally as they beat the Ocelots 113-108 in a NJCAA non-conference fire-fight Friday night at the LifePlex.   

            Jakylen Thomas led Ancilla (11-0) with 25 points, with Caleb Brown adding 24 points and 15 rebounds. Marco Beverly pushed in 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Rico Swanson, Jr. had 12 points and 12 assists.

            Ancilla has three remaining home games beginning with Muskegon Community College on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.  

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

#3 Ancilla College 113, Schoolcraft 108

At Plymouth, IN

 Schoolcraft College (108 ): Jamoni Jones 8-14 4-4 25, Dandre Terrell 0-1 0-0 0, Deveaun Cole 6-11 5-8 18, Marcus Gibbs 7-13 3-5 19, Jordan Whitford 3-8 1-1 7, D'Quarian Cole 10-15 2-2 28, Randy Gilbert 0-1 0-0 0, Deon Key 0-1 0-0 0, Jiovanni Miles 5-12 0-0 11, Trevon Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Team totals: 39-76 15-20 108.

 ANCILLA (113): Jalen Fountain 3-5 0-0 8, Rico Swanson, Jr. 3-7 5-6 12, Jakylen Thomas 5-14 11-12 25, Brady Powers 1-1 0-0 2, Cortney Shorter 3-12 0-1 7, Marco Beverly 7-13 9-11 23, Keith Rupert 3-7 0-0 9, Shak Johnson 1-4 1-2 3, Caleb Brown 9-14 5-7 24. Team totals 35-77 31-40 113.

  Halftime: Schoolcraft 58-55. 3-pts: Ancilla 12-36 (Fountain 2-4, Swanson, Jr. 1-3, Thomas 4-10, Rupert 3-6, Shorter 1-7, Beverly 0-3, Brown 1-3), Schoolcraft 15-41 (Jones 5-8, Terrell 0-1, Cole 1-4, Gibbs 2-7, Whitford 0-2, Cole 6-11, Gilbert 0-1, Miles 1-7). Rebounds: Ancilla 42 (Brown 15, Beverly 13), Schoolcraft 29 (Cole 10). Assists: Ancilla 19 (Swanson, Jr. 12), Schoolcraft 12 (Jones 3, Cole 3). Turnovers: Ancilla 11, Schoolcraft 14. Fouls (Fouled out): Schoolcraft 28 (none), Ancilla 14 (none). Records: Ancilla 11-0, Schoolcraft 6-4.