Game Preview: RVC Travels to NJCAA DII McHenry for a Non-Conference Contest

11/14/2017 8:55:00 AM

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Rockford, IL – Rock Valley College Men's Basketball (3-1) takes on NJCAA DII McHenry County College on Tuesday, November 14th. Game time is set for 7:15 PM in Crystal Lake, IL.

Probable Starters
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NJCAA DIII Rock Valley College (1-0)
PG- Darius Branch - 5'9, So., Chicago, IL; 15.5 ppg, 48.6% FG
G- Malique Ross – 6'1, So., Montgomery, IL; 15.5 ppg, 4.8 apg, 3.3 rpg
SF- Elijah Pappas – 6'4, So., Rockford, IL; 11 ppg, 5.3 rpg
PF- DeAnte Barnes – 6'6, So., Belvidere, IL; 8.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg
C- DeMari Davis- 6'6, R-So., Indianapolis, IN; 7.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg

NJCAA DII McHenry County College (2-2)
PG- NeShawn Brooks – 6'1, Fr., Peoria, IL
G- Loen Nelson – 6'1, So., Algonquin, IL
G- Micah Minneyfield – 6'3, So., Rockford, IL
PF- Robert Johnson – 6'4, Fr., Romeoville, IL
PF- Darnell Smith - 6'5, Fr., Joliet, IL

Game Notes
Rock Valley is an NJCAA Division III member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C)… In last year's match-up, RVC came away with a 75-58 win in The Nest... The Golden Eagles led 40-33 at halftime... The game featured 11 made 3 PT field goals for Rock Valley, including sophomore Dalton Menke hitting 7 for 21 points on the evening... Jace Kitchen (DeKalb, IL) contributed 10 points in the winning effort... DeMari Davis contributed a strong all-around game with 7 points and 11 rebounds... The Golden Eagles also managed to win the battle of the boards 40-29.

Last Time Out
The Golden Eagles used a 16-2 run to close the first half to take a 1-point advantage into half time... After a back and forth start to the second half, RVC trailed 47-46 after an old fashioned three-point play from freshman Bryanth Farr... The Bulldogs responded with a 9-0 run to force RVC to play catch-up the rest of the afternoon... RVC was led by a double-double from DeMari Davis (11 points, 11 rebounds)... Sophomore guards Malique Ross and Elijah Pappas added 9 points a piece.

McHenry County College Notes
McHenry County College is a NJCAA DII member located in Crystal Lake, IL… McHenry is also a member of the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference... Head Coach of the Scots is David Pettit... David Pettit joined the MCC staff for the 2013-14 campaign as an assistant coach, highly recommended by then Head Coach Jason Robinson... The Quincy, Illinois native is a 14-year veteran of the coaching profession... Pettit came to the MCC Scots after three years as the Head Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach at Marengo High School... During his tenure at Marengo, the Indians increased their win total by 67% over the previous three seasons... He coached four All-Conference Big Northern East selections and his 2012-2013 team placed third in the prestigious E.C. Nichols Tournament... The Scots are led by freshmen NeShawn Brooks and Robert Johnson... In their last game, McHenry fell to N4C member Joliet Junior College 80-62 in Crystal Lake, IL.

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