NPCC Basketball Teams To Travel to Northeastern Junior College

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights and Knights will travel to Sterling, Colorado to play the Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen at the Bank of Colorado Events Center on Saturday, Feb. 22.

The Lady Knights defeated the Plainswomen at North Platte on Dec 9 by a score of 63-55.

The Lady Knights are 13-11 on the season. They are led in scoring by April Stull, who is averaging 15.7 points per game. Stull is in 7^th place on the Lady Knights all-time scoring list with 705 points. Aliyah Brown is the other Lady Knight averaging in double figures is averaging 10.6 points per game.

The Plainswomen are 22-4 on the season. They have won 10 of their last 12 games. They have five players averaging in double figures led by Arianne Sheka, who is averaging 13.0 points per game. She is followed by Brooke Blair, who is averaging 11.3 points per game.. Danielle Rinaldo, 10.8 points per game, Jau’Nae Peevy, 10.2 points per game and Raynisha Washington, 10.1 points per game are the other Plainswomen in double figures.

Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. CST.

The men’s game is an important game in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX South Sub-region. The Plainsmen are leading the sub-region with an 11-3 record in the sub-region. The Knights are in second with a 10-4 record in sub-region play. Both teams will host home games for the first round of the Region IX tournament beginning on Feb 28. North Platte could still be the number one seed by defeating the Plainsmen and defeating McCook Community College on Feb 24.

The Knights are 20-7 overall and are led in scoring by Cameron Williams. Williams is averaging 21.7 points per game. The other two Knights to average in double figures are Marco Pascolo, who is averaging 11.1 points per game and Shyquinn Dix is averaging 10.1 points per game. Freshman Matt Thomas is averaging 9.5 points a game. Thomas is coming off a 24 point performance against Laramie County Community College on Wednesday night.

The Plainsmen are 20-8 on the season. They have three players averaging in double figures led by Shikel Blake. Blake is averaging 16.1 points per game. Robert Jones is averaging 10.8 points per game andJames Dumes is averaging 10.2 points per game.

Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. CST.