Southland Conference The Favorite
Abilene Christian (13-2, 21-4): Joe Golding has steadily been molding the ACU Wildcats into one of the conference’s best teams over his 10 years, but this may just be his best work.
The Wildcats have built an impressive resume at 13-2 in conference, and their two non-conference losses were competitive ones to now-ranked Texas Tech and Arkansas. Most of his wins this season have been convincing, and save for a loss to Central Arkansas, the Wildcats were potentially a decent win away from having a real case at an at large bid.
Currently at 97 in KenPom, they are nearly 80 spots higher than the next-highest Southland member (Sam Houston State). Their success starts on the defensive end; the Wildcats are ranked 37th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency. Golding preaches an aggressive defensive strategy and it shows in the statistics. They force the most turnovers in the conference (and 11th highest in the nation) at 20.6 per game, and rank
Nutall leads Sam Houston St over Texas A&M-CC 84-61
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Nutall leads Sam Houston St over Texas A&M-CC 84-61
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By Charlie Koenig on January 27, 2021
Mathews senior Caleb “KK” Thomas (#10) attempts to get past Gloucester’s Bailey Hudgins (#34) in Friday’s contest between the Blue Devils and visiting Dukes. Thomas led Mathews in scoring with 21 points as the Devils won, 66-39.
The Mathews High School boys’ basketball program swept the visiting Gloucester Dukes on Friday night at MHS, including a thrilling come-from-behind win in the junior varsity contest, 43-41.
In the varsity matchup, the Blue Devils easily defeated Gloucester, 66-39.
But the JV boys set the tone, coming back from trailing, 20-9, at the half to rally in the final minutes to take the win. “I was happy to see my very young and inexperienced team hang in there and show some poise,” said JV head coach James Hutcheson.