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Post by wsu97 on Jan 24, 2008 19:23:25 GMT -5
Northeastern spoils Joyce’s returnBy Anthony Arroyo Journal-Advocate sports reporter Thursday, January 24, 2008 STERLING — Some fans went up to former NJC men’s basketball coach Brian Joyce and greeted him in his return to Sterling. Others yelled at the current Western Nebraska head coach, making his night a much longer one than he expected. Meanwhile, the Plainsmen were focused and balling out of control. Northeastern took care of business in front of the roughly 850 fans that filled the Jackson/Edwards Arena, posting a 106-84 victory Wednesday night in their first game in eight days. The win improves the team to 18-3 overall. “We talk about playing 40 minutes all year, and after (Wednesday), we’re definitely getting closer,” Northeastern men’s head coach Eddie Trenkle said. “I was extremely please with our effort and how we just kept coming, even when we were up big.” Northeastern had no problems early on, with sophomore Jeron Lewis controlling the inside for the Plainsmen. Six early points for Lewis help aid his team to a 10-5 lead. After a basket by the Cougars of Western Nebraska, sophomore guard DeRay Wilson delivered a picture perfect pass from halfcourt to A.J Wilson for an alley-oop dunk that rose the student section to their feet. DeRay Wilson came back on the next possession and hit a three, which was immediately followed by a steal and lay-up by sophomore Mike Dominguez, bringing the score to 17-8. The Cougars would make a run, and actually lead 21-19, before Lewis took over again. Jeron tied things up at 21, then gave his team a 26-23 lead with seven minutes to play. He would later connect again inside, extending the lead to six.A basket by sophomore Lawrence Tyson made the score 52-42, giving his team a double-digit lead, but a Cougar basket at the buzzer saw NJC’s lead shrink to eight at half. Dominguez started things out for the Plainsmen in the second half with his second three of the game, followed by a layup on the next possession. Eric Miller’s only two points of the game came by way of a powerful dunk, which was once again followed by a shot by Dominguez. WNCC would call a time out, as NJC began the half with a 9-2 run. Northeastern would go for eight more points, bringing the run to 17-2 before the Cougars answered. NJC would cruise from there, finishing the game with multiple free-throw attempts. The Plainsmen were 27-30 from the line. “We’re just starting to get good,” Trenkle said of his team. “I look at this team and I see so much more potential, which is a scary thing for our opponents. When we play at our hardest, we are a very hard team to beat. “This game was a stepping stone for us,” Trenkle added. “We just hope at the end of the year, we’re playing at our best.” Northeastern had six players finish in double-figures and 10 players score in the win over Western Nebraska. Dominguez and freshman Alex Garcia-Mendoza each had 18 points to lead the Plainsmen. Lewis finished with 16 points and six rebounds, while A.J Wilson added 12 points Wednesday night. Sophomore Troy Smith ended his night with 16 points and three assists off the bench. After the game, the players from NJC thanks many of the fans that came out to watch the Plainsmen play, hoping they’ll come back for more as the team hits the final stretch of the season. “I really want to thank the town of Sterling for coming out and supporting us,” Trenkle said. “I hope they continue support us, because Northeastern has two really good teams that the town can be proud of.” NJC travels to Lamar this Saturday, Jan. 26. The next time fans can see the Plainsmen play at home will be Tuesday, Jan. 29 against Laramie County Community College. Lamar is 13-5 on the season and are coming of a heartbreaker to Colby Community College in a 69-66 defeat Tuesday. www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2008/01/24/news/sports/sports1.txt
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Post by Class of '83 on Jan 24, 2008 20:04:46 GMT -5
Through 21 games, Lewis is averaging 10 points and 6.2 rebounds.
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Post by wsu97 on Jan 30, 2008 21:12:24 GMT -5
Plainsmen stay hot at home with victory over Laramie County NJC 20-3 on the season Jan. 30, 2008 The Northeastern Junior College (NJC) Plainsmen extended their home winning streak to an even 50 games with an 75-53 win over Laramie County, Wyo. Community College Tuesday. Offensively, the Plainsmen were led by sophomore Troy Smith who led all scorers by putting up 19 points on the night while freshman Alex Garcia-Mendoza chipped in with 11 and freshman A.J. Wilson added 10. Wilson had a double-double on the night as he also was able to grab 10 rebounds as well. All but one person on the NJC roster scored in the victory. On Saturday NJC won a big South Sub-Region game at Lamar Community College, 69-59. Lamar tried to slow the tempo of the game down, but it didn't work as NJC still picked up the win. Smith and Dominguez each scored 15 points and A.J. Wilson knocked in 11. On Wednesday (Jan. 23) the Plainsmen hosted Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) and former NJC Coach Brian Joyce. The Plainsmen didn't let up the entire game as they surpassed the century mark for the fourth time this year with a 106-84 win. Six Plainsmen reached doubledigits as Dominguez and Garcia each scored 18 points, Lewis and Smith had 16 apiece, Wilson 12 and Tyson 10. NJC, 20-3, broke into the top 25 this week in the NJCAA polls and are ranked 24th in the nation. The Plainsmen will play at Otero Junior College Thursday and at Eastern Wyoming Saturday before returning home Wednesday (Feb. 6) against Lamar. NJC's last home loss came on Jan. 22, 2005, in an 88-81 overtime defeat to WNCC. gonjc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/013008aaa.html
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Post by wsu97 on Feb 4, 2008 12:07:10 GMT -5
NJC prevails over Trinidad State, 104-82 By Anthony Arroyo Journal Advocate sports reporter Feb. 4, 2008 STERLING -- Trinidad State Junior College is a scrappy team that can shoot the three very well, but Northeastern proved they can shoot it better from behind the arc. NJC connected on 13 three-pointers, including five from sophomore Mike Dominguez, cruising to a 104-82 victory on their home floor Friday evening. The win improves the team's overall record to 22-3. Northeastern continued where they left off in Otero after connecting on nine three-pointers Thursday. The Plainsmen made six in the first half, and also shot the ball near 60 percent, claiming a 51-36 lead at halftime. Second half action continued where the first half ended, with tons of shots from three-point land. TSJC increased their offensive play, but so did NJC. The Plainsmen would outscore their opponent 53-46 in the second half to cruise to the 22-point victory. Freshman Alex Garcia-Mendoza had a great game for NJC and it came off the bench. Garcia-Mendoza finished with 23 points as the leading scorer for his team. Dominguez shot his way to 21 points and also added seven rebounds and six assists to his night. Sophomore Troy Smith finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while DeRay Wilson ended his evening with 16 points and eight assists. Northeastern would outscore Trinidad State's bench 43-5 in the contest, also recording nine more points off turnovers. The winning streak has reached six for the Plainsmen. NJC plays next at home on Wednesday, Feb. 6 against Lamar Community College. Northeastern scored a 69-59 victory in their first match up of the year. gonjc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020408aaa.htmlLewis finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds in 14 minutes. gonjc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/trinidad02-01-08.html
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Post by Retired Coach on Feb 5, 2008 19:29:55 GMT -5
That looks like our boy throwing down a dunk. But I must say I am very concerned about the numbers he's putting up. Team scores 106 points and he gets six of them? And only four boards? I was originally concerned about his stats too until I took a closer look at his teams box scores and his season stat totals. The problem is his team is too good and deep. They played 12 players in that blowout win and 10 of them played more than 9 minutes. Jeron only had 6 points and 4 rebounds but he did that in only 14 minutes. He did start for them. You see the same problem with his season stats. Through 25 games, he is averaging 9.5 points and 6 rebounds. Those number don't look outstanding, but you have to take into account that he has only played 468 minutes this year. That averages out to only 19 minutes a game. If he was playing 30 minutes a game, his stats would be closer to 15-16 points and 9-10 rebounds.
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Post by Big D on Feb 5, 2008 21:41:15 GMT -5
I haven't seen Jeron play in person, so I cannot really comment on his play yet. What I do like about him is the fact that he is part of a great JUCO team that is very deep. He isn't a premadona that is bitching and moaning about not playing 35 minutes a game and being the star of his team. He plays the minutes his coach gives him and plays very hard while he is on the court. I like that and I think that will help him fit in next year on our team.
If you look at Coach Brownell's most successful teams at UNCW, he really likes to go 10 deep every night. He likes to play around with the personnel in games to give his team advantageous mismatches. Next year I see us easily going 10 deep and we need unselfish players that will make the most of their opportunity on the court. We already know we can go 2 deep at each guard spot next year. Scott Grote and Cooper Land will share the power forward spot for us. At center, I see a great 3 headed monster with Lewis, Ronnie, and Kyle Pressley. The best part of that is all 3 center have completely different styles of play which makes it that much harder for teams to defend us. Lewis is a true back to the basket center. Ronnie like to shoot the 3, and Kyle might be the most athletic and versatile of all of them.
If we can keep everyone healthy next year, we could have one of the best WSU teams of all time.
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Post by wsu97 on Feb 8, 2008 18:41:52 GMT -5
Plainsmen use second half to rise to victory Feb. 8, 2008 By Anthony Arroyo Journal-Advocate sports reporter STERLING -- The streak stands at seven in a row for the Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen, after a big second half lifted the team to a 70-59 victory over Lamar Community College Tuesday night. Northeastern took the regular season series over Lamar, earning a 69-59 victory back in January. NJC is now at an impressive 23-3 on the season, with three tough games to play before the Region IX Tournament. "No matter who comes in and tries to play their type of game, the outcome has been the same," NJC men's head coach Eddie Trenkle said. "I'm extremely proud of these kids on the work they're putting in. This wasn't a easy win, especially when the boys had to guard for 30 seconds each defensive possession." Nothing came easy in the first half, as both teams battled back and fourth. Early in the half, sophomore Eric Miller completed a traditional three-point play to give his team a 5-2 advantage. After Lamar strung off seven points, freshman AJ Wilson made two free throws and sophomore Troy Smith connected on a three to make the score 10-9. Sophomore Jeron Lewis started putting in work in the inside, connecting on consecutive trips down the court. A nice dunk by sophomore DeRay Wilson saw the Plainsmen advance its small lead to 21-17, but Lamar would create a run off a three-pointer to take a 31-27 lead at halftime. "We weren't guarding," Trenkle said of the first half. "They slowed down the game and got some open shots and hit them." Freshman Alex Garcia-Mendoza started the second half with a three-pointer, followed by a monster dunk by AJ Wilson, to give NJC the lead right back at 32-31. DeRay Wilson connected on a lay-up and would then hit on a deep three-pointer to tie the game at 43. "We opened the second half getting some easy baskets, and things opened up from there for us," Trenkle said. "We tend to struggle at times with shot selection, but we did a much better job taking the right shots in the second half." After the three by DeRay, it appeared that Lamar simply ran out of gas on its little engine that could. Lewis hit a field goal that capped off a 16-2 run and gave his team a nine-point lead with seven minutes remaining. Northeastern would outscore Lamar 18-10 in the last five minutes to close out its victory. Lewis and Smith each finished with 14 points to lead the way for the Plainsmen. Garcia-Mendoza added 11 off the bench, while sophomore Lawrence Tyson ended his night with 10 points and six assists, also off the bench. NJC's bench outscored its opponent's bench 27-14. Northeastern also made 11 more free throws than Lamar, which was the victory margin. The men will have a big showdown with Casper (Wyo.) College Friday night at Jackson/Edwards Arena. Casper gave the Plainsmen their last defeat, a 74-69 decision on Jan. 12. gonjc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020808aaa.html
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Post by wsu97 on Feb 19, 2008 14:35:30 GMT -5
Plainsmen takes care of business against Otero Feb. 18, 2008 By Anthony Arroyo Journal-Advocate sports reporter STERLING -- The Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen gave the homecoming fans a lot to cheer about, scoring 54 points in the opening half against Otero Junior College to earn a 81-63 decision Saturday night at the Bank of Colorado Event Center. The win brings NJC to a record of 26-3, on the season, and winners of 10 in a row. Just like the women, the Plainsmen are winners of the South-Sub Region for the second straight year under head coach Eddie Trenkle. Northeastern was simply off the charts early on, shooting 64 percent from the field, draining five three's in the opening half. The team got 17 attempts from the free-throw line and left no doubt in people's minds who the better team was, taking advantage of early forced turnovers. NJC forced Otero to 18 turnovers and recorded 11 steals. Of those 18 turnovers, 25 of them turned into offensive buckets. The big lead that the Plainsmen built allowed the team to cruise in the second half, a half that saw Otero outscore NJC by one point. Neither team could really find the hoop, as Northeastern shot just 31 percent and went 0-5 on three-point attempts. OJC did no better, shooting a horrendous 18 percent from the field in the second half. The Plainsmen got a great performance from its sophomore product out of Baltimore, Md., Troy Smith, who finished with 21 points, five rebounds and four assists in the win Saturday evening. DeRay Wilson added 17 points, who also drained two of his team's five three's on the night. Jeron Lewis would finish with 11 points and nine boards as the third scorer in double-figures.The team will travel one more time during the regular season before prepping for the Region IX Tournament, which shapes up to be played in Casper, Wyo. Before thinking that far, NJC looks to make it 11 in a row when they travel to Western Nebraska Community College Wednesday, Feb. 20. gonjc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021808aae.html
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Post by wsu97 on Feb 25, 2008 20:54:22 GMT -5
Plainsmen spoil rematch with WNCC Feb. 25, 2008 The Northeastern Junior College Men's Basketball team continued its strong play on the road as it took down Region IX foe Western Nebraska on the Cougar's home court, 69-54. Although the Cougars battled early with the Plainsmen, only down by two points almost midway through a very low-scoring first half - the Cougars were overcome by strong play on the side of the Plainsmen. "It was a very good game for us defensively. I think this is one of the best games we have played (defensively) this year. We played tough defense for 40 minutes," said Head Coach Eddie Trenkle. Offensively, the game was not very spectacular for either team, but NJC played tough in runs coming out from a half time lead of 30-18 and putting a run of 11-2 together the first 5 minutes of the second half. The Plainsmen nailed three 3-pointers during that span, before a Western Nebraska timeout. The Cougars finished the game making just 26.8 percent of their shots (19 of 71). WNCC made only 1 of 18 shots from 3-point range. "We had moments we could have really busted out, but we didn't take advantage of every opportunity that we had. I am very happy to go on the road and play tough, hardnosed defense against a good team who has the home court advantage," continued Trenkle. The Plainsmen continued to play solid and pulled away from the cougars to pick up the tough road win. "I am really happy for our guys. They showed me that they are more than an offensive minded team. We can play a grind it out game and come out on top. I was happy with that," said Trenkle For WNCC, Daniel Smith led with 17 points, and he also pulled down three rebounds. Deividas Busma added 11 points and six rebounds, and Chris Hamblin recorded 10 points and five rebounds. For NJC, Troy Smith led the way with 21 points, and Mike Dominguez added 11 points. DeRay Wilson finished with 10 points, and Jeron Lewis had 4 points and 11 rebounds.gonjc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022508aac.html
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Post by wsu97 on Mar 6, 2008 21:13:02 GMT -5
Northeastern's season ended last night with a loss to Eastern Wyoming College. Lewis ended the season averaging 9 points and 6 rebounds a game.
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Post by Raider Fanatic on Mar 19, 2008 20:56:28 GMT -5
Anyone know when Jeron is expected to start taking classes at WSU? I think he would really benefit from getting in our conditioning program and going to open gym with our players. He is going to be way behind the learning curve since he is the only player completely new to our system.
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Post by Glory Days on Mar 19, 2008 20:58:18 GMT -5
Anyone know when Jeron is expected to start taking classes at WSU? I think he would really benefit from getting in our conditioning program and going to open gym with our players. He is going to be way behind the learning curve since he is the only player completely new to our system. I think all of our new guys started during the summer last year.
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