Grand finale

Grand finale

ASU Mid- South caps season with road victory

Sports Editor Opponents have made a habit of having hot night against the Greyhounds of Arkansas State University Mid-South this season, but that doesn’t always have to spell doom for them, either.

The Greyhounds won their regular season finale in Conway, topping Central Baptist Christian junior varsity team 101-96 to finish their regular season 18-10 after an 0-3 start.

ASU Mid-South won despite Central Baptist JV canning 14 three-pointers in the game.

“I’m glad to get this one in the books so we can focus on Saturday’s playoff,” said ASU Mid-South head coach Chris Parker.

“It will certainly be a challenge, but I love going to battle with this team and just want to save each and every game we have left together.”

While Central Baptist JV tried to shoot the lights out from three, ASU Mid-South got contributions from a number of unlikely contributors. The Greyhounds bench saw Teverette Cain score a career-high 16 points, while Joe’Randle Toliver scored 17 points on five three-pointers, while Chris Smith was active on the boards.

“It’s great knowing that any of our players can step up and get the job done on any given night,” added Parker.

ASU Mid-South had previously controlled their home game against Central Baptist JV in January, winning 128-74, but the shooting of the hosts kept them in Monday’s game all night long.

The Greyhounds led 4943 at halftime, and Central Baptist JV hit eight triples

By Chuck Livingston