Chargers remain unbeaten

PLYMOUTH – The Ancilla College men’s basketball team jumped out to a 20-point advantage in the first 10 minutes and then countered several Oakland Community College rallies to win a Saturday afternoon non-conference match-up 89-77.

Cortney Shorter led the Chargers (5-0) with 21 points, while Marco Beverly snagged a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jakylen Thomas came off the bench to score 15. Kendall Perkins scored a game-high 36 points for the Raiders (4-3).

Ancilla is on the road for its next two games. The Chargers play at Muskegon on Tuesday and at Mid Michigan College Friday.

• ANCILLA 89, OAKLAND CC 77

At Plymouth OAKLAND CC (77): Michael Pena 2-8 1-3 5, Tyrell Jackson 1-4 0-0 2, Israel Williams 5-10 4-4 14, Kendall Perkins 14-27 3-3 36, Jared Taylor 2-2 0-0 5, Camron Williamson 4-7 0-0 8, Justin Sheppeard 1-1 0-0 3, Muhammad Zoure 2-2 0-1 0. Team totals: 31-61 8-11 77. ANCILLA (89): Jalen Fountain 1-4 0-0 3, Rico Swanson, Jr. 2-2 1-1 5, Jakylen Thomas 6-13 2-4 15, Brady Powers 1-2 0-0 2, Keith Rupert 2-3 0-0 5, Cortney Shorter 7-17 1-2 21, Marco Beverly 8-10 1-2 17, Shak Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Caleb Brown 3-9 0-1 7, Brock Cosey 3-6 2-4 9, Zyquis Collins 0-0 1-2 1, Nolin Sharick 0-0 0-0 0. Team totals 35-72 8-16 89. Halftime: Ancilla 47-34. 3-pts: Ancilla 11-29 (Fountain 1-3, Thomas 1-4, Powers 0-1, Rupert 1-2, Shorter 6-12, Brown 1-3, Cosey 1-4), Oakland 7-16 (Pena 0-3, Jackson 0-1, Perkins 5-10, Sheppeard 1-1). Rebounds: Ancilla 32 (Beverly 10), Oakland 29 (Williams 11). Assists: Ancilla 26 (Swanson, Jr. 10), Oakland 13 (Williams 3, Perkins 3). Turnovers: Ancilla 15, Oakland 26. Fouls (Fouled out): Oakland 18 (Zoure), Ancilla 16 (none). Records: Ancilla 5-0, Oakland 4-3.