Box Score By MIKE MONTFORT
BOSSIER, La. -- Hot-shooting Navarro got a game-high 21 points and seven assists from Drue Drinnon as the Bulldogs downed the Bossier Parish Cavaliers 86-76 Saturday at Billy Montgomery Gymnasium.
Coach Grant McMillan's Bulldogs won their fifth straight and 10th in their last 12 to jump into a second-place tie with the Panola Ponies, whch were trounced 90-69 Saturday by last-place Jacksonville at Curtis Carroll FIeldhouse. The Bulldogs and Ponies each stand at 11-5 in Region XIV standings with four regular-season games remaining.
Drinnon scored in double figures for the 12th time this season, and broke 20 for the fifth time. Region XIV's ninth-leading scorer (16.8 ppg) had not hit 20-plus since February 10 when he drilled 25 in NC's 87-65 win over BPCC. Over his last three games, Drinnon is hitting 61.8 percent from the floor (21-of-34) and 50 percent of his three-point tries (9-of-18).
Freshman guard Jaylen Harrison nailed 18 points with six assists and two steals for the Bulldogs, which led at halftime 40-37.
Jules Moor totaled 16 points, five rebounds and two steals.
Edward Manuel matched Drinnon's 4-of-8 three-point shooting and finished with 13 points.
Brian Washington had a personal career-high 6 shotblocks Saturday. Washington now has blocked a total of 87 shots in 42 of the 48 games in which he has appeared. He's had 22 multiple-block games, including 5 last year against TVCC and six other games with 4, spanning two seasons.
BPCC got a team-high 16 points from Paul King and Fahmmi Mamo while watching its two-game winning streak end.
Navarro journeys Wednesday to Port Arthur to face the Lamar State Seahawks in a 4 pm game at the Carl Parker Center.
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NAVARRO 86, BOSSIER PARISH 76
SCORE BY HALVES:
NAVARRO……………....40.....46 -- 86
BOSSIER PARISH……37.....39 -- 76
BPCC (76): Paul King 16, Fahmmi Mamo 16, Christian Caldwell 14, Kamryn Guidry 2, Avery Martinez 10, Jeremy Richard 6, Tutu Majok 12. TOTAL: (30-65)-(5-20)-(11-17)-19-76.
TOTAL FOULS: NC -- 16
REBOUNDS: NC --33 (8/25). Washington 6, Mawein 6, Moor 5, Harrison 4, Doumbia 4, Drinnon 3, Manuel 2, Philip 2, Abraham 1.
ASSISTS: NC -- 23. Drinnon 7, Harrison 6, Philip 2, Washington 2, Abraham 1, Peel 1, Manuel 1, Moor 1, Manwein 1, Doumbia 1.
STEALS: NC -- 5. Moor 2, Harrison 2, Washington 1.
BLOCKED SHOTS: NC -- 7. Washington 6, Doumbia 1.
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JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Games Saturday, March 20
REGION XIV
Paris 66, Lamar State 59
Kilgore 97, Coastal Bend 72
Navarro 86, Bossier Parish 76
Jacksonville 90, Panola 69
Blinn 71, Tyler 67
TVCC 101, Victoria 59
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REGION V NTJCAC
Ranger 84, McLennan 67
Collin 81, Temple 60
Grayson 100, Weatherford 88
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REGION V WJCAC
South Plains 87, NMMI 65
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REGION XIV MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
After Games Saturday, March 20
TEAM……………………..W-L
TVCC……………………......…15-1
Panola……………….......……11-5
Navarro………………......….11-5
Kilgore…………………....…..10-5
Blinn……………………......…..8-6
Paris.............................8-9
BPCC…………………........…..7-9
Victoria…………………….......5-7
Tyler……………………….........6-10
Lamar State...................5-12
Coastal Bend………….........4-11
Jacksonville……………......…4-14
