NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Sophomore Antione Paige scored 21 points and
set a school record for three-point percentage in a game hitting
5-of-6 as the Apprentice School held off a pesky Randolph College
75-60 on Saturday afternoon.
Paige's marksmanship hitting 83.3% from 3-point range broke the
school record held by Kendrick Hall and Michael Dunston who each
hit 66.7%. He was 4-for-4 in the second half as the Builders
outscored Randolph College (5-8) 36-26.
In the first half, the Wildcats hung around behind their own
marksman in Pete Hamilton who hit 5-of-8 from behind the arc for 17
of Randolph's 34 points. The visitors jumped out to an 11-7
advantage on his second 3-pointer with 17:22 left. Apprentice
School (11-8) tied it at 13-all on an Eric Ruffin layup 57 seconds
later, but the Wildcats pushed it back to 20-17 on a pair of Tim
Clarke free throws with 11:51 remaining.
Paige hit his lone first half 3-pointer 15 seconds later and a
Norman Washington jumper with 10:44 left put the Builders up 22-20
for an advantage they'd never relinquish.
In the second half, the Builders scored the first nine points in
2:21 with an Eric Joe jumper at the 17:39 mark giving the Builders
a 48-34 advantage. Randolph had one last run in them going on
a 12-3 spurt to cut the deficit to 51-46 on a Jimmy Greene layup
with 12:04 left. The Builders answered with an 11-2 run of
their own pushing the lead back to 62-48 on a Jason Smith free
throw with 6:45 left. From there, the lead never dropped
below 12 points.
For the game, both teams hit 50% from the floor.
Apprentice School was 32-of-64, while the Wildcats were
23-of-46. The Builders were 6-of-11 from 3-point range
(54.5%), while Randolph was 8-of-18 (44.4%). Joe joined Paige
as the double figure scorers for Apprentice with 13 points.
Hamilton had 20 points for Randolph, only managing one 3-pointer in
the second half. Greene and Tim Clarke added 10 points apiece
for the first-year program.
Apprentice School now will travel to Chowan University for a 2
pm matchup on Saturday in the Jesse Helms Center.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 75, RANDOLPH COLLEGE 60
RANDOLPH COLLEGE (5-8): Lekavicius 1-4 0-0 2, Shepherd 1-8 0-0
3, Johnson 2-3 0-2 4, Hamilton 7-11 0-0 20, Greene 4-5 2-2 10,
Creef 1-3 0-1 2, Clarke 3-5 3-4 10, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 4-7 1-4
9. Totals 23-46 6-13 60.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (11-8): Smith 2-4 2-4 6, Spratley 0-1 0-0 0,
Ruffin 4-8 0-0 8, Paige 8-13 0-0 21, Joe 6-11 1-2 13, Cherry 0-2
0-0 0, Scott 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 2-3 2-2 7, Archer 0-2 0-0 0,
Arrington 4-9 0-0 8, Washington 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 4-6 0-0 8.
Totals 32-64 5-8 75.
Halftime: Apprentice 39-34. 3-point goals: Randolph 8-18
(Lekavicius 0-1, Shepherd 1-5, Hamilton 6-9, Clarke 1-3);
Apprentice 6-11 (Ruffin 0-1, Paige 5-6, Scott 0-1, Thompson 1-1,
Archer 0-1, Arrington 0-1). Rebounds: Randolph 29 (Harris 8);
Apprentice 34 (Smith 8). Total fouls: Randolph 8, Apprentice
14. Assists: Randolph 15 (Greene, Clarke 5); Apprentice 17
(Ruffin 8). Att.: 231.
