CONCORD, N.H. - Sophomore Lewis Archer scored 19 points and
freshman Christopher Hearn also added 19 as the Apprentice School
men's basketball team defeated New Hampshire Technical Institute
86-79 in a U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association matchup Friday
night.
The Builders (1-0) opened the game strong and held a 44-27 lead
at intermission in its season opener. In the second half the
Lynx opened on a 15-5 run cutting the deficit to 49-42 on a Matt
Cloutier jumper with 16:27 left. Apprentice School pushed the
lead back to 12 points on six different occasions, the latest on a
Tevin Andrews jumper with 7:22 left for a 73-61 lead.
NHTI answered with a 10-2 run over the next 1:46 to cut the lead
down to 75-71 on an Ahntwaun Harris jumper with 5:36 left. In
fact the hosts had the deficit down to four points on three
occasions, the latest on a pair of Martin Olivier free throws with
1:38 left for an 83-79 Builder advantage.
Andrews started his Builder career with a double-double of 14
points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore Isaih Harrison added 11
points and six rebounds coming off the bench.
The Builders now visit South Portland, Maine for a 1 pm tipoff
against Southern Maine CC on Saturday.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 86, NHTI, CONCORD'S CC 79
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (1-0): Archer 7-16 3-4 19, Hearn 8-10 3-3 19,
Henderson 3-7 2-3 8, Andrews 7-13 0-0 14, Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Square
3-8 2-2 9, Lyons 0-0 0-0 0, Harrison 5-12 1-1 11, Douglas 1-1 0-1
2. Totals 36-70 11-14 86.
NHTI (2-2): Hernandez 0-0 0-0 0, Cloutier 8-11 1-2 22, Harris
4-13 6-6 15, Olivier 0-2 2-2 2, Lawrence 3-6 0-0 6, Syla 1-10 6-6
8, Wheelock 2-5 5-5 10, Porter 1-1 2-2 4, Forsberg 0-0 0-0 0, Green
2-5 3-3 7, Ferenc 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 23-58 25-26 79.
Halftime: Apprentice 44-27. 3-point goals: Apprentice 3-13
(Archer 2-3, Hearn 0-2, Henderson 0-2, Andrews 0-3, Square 1-3);
NHTI 8-24 (Cloutier 5-8, Harris 1-5, Olivier 0-1, Syla 0-3,
Wheelock 1-3, Ferenc 1-4). Rebounds: Apprentice 36 (Andrews
10); NHTI 27 ((Olivier 6). Total fouls: Apprentice 20, NHTI
13. Assists: Apprentice 11 (Square 4); NHTI 13 (Harris,
Wheelock 3).
