Men’s basketball: Blue Devils top Luther JV
Published 9:44 pm Thursday, November 16, 2017
The Riverland Community College men’s basketball team won its home opener by a score of 90-70 over Luther JV in Riverland Gym Thursday.
Riverland’s Kwantez Simmons lofts a pass over the defense against the Luther JV Thursday night at Riverland. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Jace Klinkner poured in 23 points for the Blue Devils (2-1 overall) and DeAndre Raggs added 12 points and eight rebounds.
“We had a lot of strides were we played really well,” RCC head coach Derek Hahn said. “We just had some turnovers that slowed us down.”
Luther 33 37 — 70
RCC 42 48 — 90
RCC scoring: Jace 23; DeAndre Raggs, 12; Roy Ford, 11; Derek Van Rys Wyk, 11; James Landherr, 9; Josh Royston, 7; Jeremy Eriste, 3; Kwantez Simmons, 3; Josh Bryant, 3; Octavein Johnson, 2; DeAndre Smith, 2; Javier Diaz, 2; Brandon Barr, 1; Trey Simpson, 1; field goals: 54 percent (30-for-56); three-pointers: 41 percent (7-for-17); free throws: 69 percent (23-for-33)