Men’s Basketball moves past Vorhees in their season opener

WEST POINT, Ga. (Oct. 26, 2023) - The Point University Men's Basketball team returned to the court for a nonconference matchup which also served as their season home opener in the West Point Park Gymnasium against Vorhees University where the Skyhawks took the win with a final score of 67-53. 

The Tigers jumped on the scoreboard for the 2-0 lead but it did not take long for the Skyhawks to respond as Myles McClain scored on the mid-range jumper which was followed by the dunk from Theron Montgomery. Vorhees looked to continue to settle down against the defense of Point but the Skyhawks continued to add pressure which was an advantage to run the floor as Theron Montgomery scored on the putback layup. Coming out of the timeout, the Tigers tied the game with a three-pointer but Robert Kendrick responded with a layup to put the Skyhawks back ahead by two. The steal from Kenton Steele helped him successfully finish with a fastbreak layup. Mike Evans followed with a mid-range jumper to extend the lead 15-9 but the Tigers responded with the following two scores to trail by two. Two made free throws from Jacob Crockett helped Point move ahead by four until Vorhees brought the game to 17-15. Crockett followed on the fastbreak three-pointer which was assisted by Myles McClain. Ashton Nance put the Skyhawks' lead to 10 with the tip-in and the speed of Myles McClain extended the score to 27-15 with under five minutes left in the half. Justice Hayes and Joshua Scott helped Point continue to add points on the scoreboard by scoring the following two layups and Scott would score the final basket of the half as Point went into the break leading 34-21. 

The second half started with Myles McClain scoring on the triple. A one-for-two free throw visit from Theron Montgomery was followed by another made three from the Skyhawks as Justice Hayes brought the lead to 41-21. A made layup from Theron Montgomery along with a triple from Jacob Crockett helped the Skyhawks continue their run early in the second half. Point's lead jumped to 21 as Justice Hayes and Joshua Scott continued to attack the paint with consecutive layups. Vorhees took the following eight scores to now trail 52-38 but a layup from Theron Montgomery halted the possible run from Vorhees. As the Tigers continued to find ways to match the energy of Point, Justice Hayes knocked down his second three-pointer of the half which was followed by a layup from Joshua Scott. Myles McClain continued to help lead the offense by scoring in the paint. With under four minutes in the game left, Joshua Scott scored the following two layups which helped the Skyhawks extend their lead to 65-49. Scott would also score the final basket for Point as the Skyhawks moved to 1-0 with a final score of 67-53. 

In the Box 

Justice Hayes led with 15 Points, three rebounds, and one steal. Joshua Scott added a double-double with 12 Points and 12 rebounds. Myles McClain contributed with 10 Points, eight assists, and two steals. 

Up next 

The Skyhawks will take on Southeastern Baptist for a non-conference matchup starting at 4:00 P.M. at the West Point Park Gymnasium.