By Staff
Former Niles standout Desmond Favors led the Lake Michigan College men's basketball team to a 67-58 win over Michigan Community College Athletic Association foe Kellogg Wednesday night.
Favors had a team-high 15 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists.
The Indians, now 9-6 overall and 2-1 in league play, led by just two points at halftime.
The game was a reunion for some former Cassopolis players. While former Rangers Anthony Curry, Joe Alford and Derrick Outlaw each play on the LMC team, Rodney Lee plays for Kellogg (4-11, 0-3).
Curry had seven points for the Indians and Lee scored six for Kellogg.
Niles graduate Adam Shepherdson had 11 points for the Indians and Michael Busby added 10.
Derrick Sayers, a Battle Creek Lakeview graduate, led all scorers with 22 points for Kellogg.
LMC………67
Kellogg….58
LMC: Anthony Curry 2 1-2 7, Isley West 1 0-0 2, Kyle Flancbaum 0 2-2 2, Luke Whitman 1 0-0 2, Joe Alford 0 0-0 0, Adam Shepherdson 5 0-0 11, Aaron Hoddinott 3 0-0 7, Michael Busby 4 2-2 10, Desmond Favors 6 0-0 15, Ricardo Horton 0 0-0 0, Corey Thacker 3 1-2 7, Desmond Webb 0 0-0 0, Troy Dixon 2 0-2 4, Derrick Outlaw 0 0-1 0. Totals: 27 6-11 67
Kellogg: Rodney Lee 2 0-0 6, Derrick Sayers 7 4-4 22, Alex Hiday 0 0-0 0, Herbert Griffin 1 0-0 2, D.J. Potter 0 0-00, Tommy Hoyt 2 0-2 4, Dereck McGlothlan 2 3-4 8, Kamau Guy 0 0-0 0, Brandon Gearig 0 0-0 0, Steven Bortolussi 4 4-4 12, Will Smith 2 0-0 4. Totals: 20 11-14 58
Halftime score: LMC 31, Kellogg 29
3-point shooting: LMC 7 (Favors 3, Curry 2, Shepherdson, Hoddinott), Kellogg 7 (Sayers 4, Lee 2, McGlothlan). Team fouls (fouled out): LMC 11 (none), Kellogg 13 (none). Team records: LMC 9-6 (2-1 MCCAA), Kellogg 4-11 (0-3)