No. 1 Ancilla tops No. 10 Mott, stays unbeaten

PLYMOUTH — No. 1 Ancilla College used a big second half to run away from No. 10 Mott Community College on Friday night at the Lifeplex in Plymouth. the undefeated Chargers (13-0) scored 58 second-half points on their way to the 102-76 victory over the Bears.

Cortney Shorter hit six three-point baskets and led Ancilla with 20 points, while Jakylen thomas came off the bench to score 19. Rico Swanson, Jr. scored 13 points and handed out 12 assists. Brock Cosey returned to the starting line-up and added 12 points, with Marco Beverly scoring 11.

Ancilla closes Michigan Community College Athletic Association play on tuesday when they host Midmichigan at 7:30 p.m. the Chargers will travel to play Henry Ford on April 3 to close out the regular season. Ancilla has already clinched the West Region title in the MCCAA and will be a No. 1 seed heading into the NJCAA Region 12 tournament where they will host the first game on April 8.

• #1 ANCILLA 102, #10 MOTT 76 At Plymouth

Mott CC (76): Jailin Lee 0-4 0-1 0, Austin Roland 5-6 0-0 10, Andre Bradford 6-12 3-4 17, Saiveon Williams 4-5 3-4 17, JD Rawls 1-5 5-6 11, Josiah Hammons 4-8 5-6 16, Derrick Bryant 1-6 2-2 4, Connor Bush 2-7 4-4 8, Gabe Ringwelski 0-1 0-0 0, Armond Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Jaylen Daughtery 1-1 0-0 2. Team totals: 24-59 22-27 76. ANCILLA (102): Jalen Fountain 1-4 0-0 3, Rico Swanson, Jr. 4-10 4-4 13, Jakylen Thomas 6-11 5-5 19, Brady Powers 2-4 0-0 6, Cortney Shorter 7-14 0-0 20, Marco Beverly 5-7 1-2 11, Zyquis Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Keith Rupert 2-4 0-0 6, Nolin Sharick 1-1 0-0 2, Shak Johnson 3-5 0-0 6, Caleb Brown 2-3 2-4 6, Brock Cosey 5-11 0-1 12. Team totals . Halftime: Ancilla 44, Mott 37. 3-pts: Ancilla 14-31 (Fountain 1-2, Swanson, Jr. 1-1, Thomas 2-4, Powers 0-1, Rupert 2-4, Shorter 6-12, Cosey 2-7), Mott 6-17 (Lee 0-2, Bradford 2-6, Rawls 1-2, Hammons 3-5, Bryant 1-2, Bush 1-4). Rebounds: Ancilla 34 (Johnson 9), Mott 32 (Bradford 6). Assists: Ancilla 25 (Swanson, Jr. 12), Mott 12 (Bradford 3). Turnovers: Ancilla 16, Mott 27. Fouls (Fouled out): Mott 19 (none), Ancilla 17 (none). Records: Ancilla 13-0; Mott 9-4.