Senior scores six 3-pointers in Lower Lake victory
Senior scores six of team's dozen 3-pointers, adds slam dunk in league win over St. Helena
LOWER LAKE » Coming off a dramatic last-second win Friday over the Kelseyville Knights, the Lower Lake Trojans notched their second North Central League I win in a row with a 63-49 victory over the St. Helena Saints on Tuesday night in Lower Lake.
“These two wins are pretty big for us,” Lower Lake head coach Marcus Humphrey said. “We’re celebrating we know we have Middletown coming up and that’s not going to be easy.”
Lower Lake (2-4 league, 4-8 overall) received a big effort from Semaj Clark, who had six 3-pointers and a slam dunk among his team-leading 22 points. Vann Wilkins added 18 more, including three 3-pointers.
The Trojans were red-hot from behind the arc, sinking 12 treys in all.
“That’s a very good night,” Humphrey said. “We shot a very good 3-point percentage, around 50 percent.”
Lower Lake outscored St. Helena 19-14 in the second quarter top open up a 36-31 halftime lead, then pulled away with a 17-7 third quarter.
“We’re working through a new offense that we we started working on yesterday (Monday),” Humphrey said.
Lorenzo Zuniga added nine points in the win and Frankie Alviso had eight.
“It’s a great for morale,” Humphrey said of the Trojans’ two-game win streak. “I’m proud of everything they’re giving me.”
Lower Lake won the junior varsity game 65-45.