Roadrunners Win Foul-a-Thon over Kilgore in Conference Opener

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Teams Combine to Shoot 106 Free Throws

The record for combined free throws in a collegiate game is 130, set way back in 1953 in a game between Northern Arizona and Arizona.

The Angelina College Roadrunners and the Kilgore College Rangers on Wednesday appeared on the verge of endangering that record.

The teams combined for 106 free throws on 73 personal fouls (and one technical foul) in AC’s 104-96 win in the conference opener for both teams at Shands Gymnasium.

The Rangers converted 44 of 57 attempts from the free-throw line, while the Roadrunners went 36-of-49. AC’s Corinthian Ramsey went 9-of-9 to finish with a game-high 26 points, with Robert Lewis adding 21 points after going 9-of-11 from the stripe. Gary Blackston added 19 points and Jason Towery 10 in the ‘Runner win. Towery’s two free throws with 31 seconds to play gave AC a little breathing room after the Rangers wiped out a 20-point lead to make things close near the end.

Kilgore’s Tre Evans led the Rangers with 20 points; Chad Bowie finished with 18 and Cheikh Diallo 16 in the loss.

There were 37 fouls called in the first half; both teams were in the bonus with 15 minutes still to play. AC used a 17-2 run to build a 20-point lead in the second half – the ‘Runners had committed just two turnovers at that point – before the Rangers regrouped and began chipping away. Bowie’s free throw with 32 seconds to play trimmed the AC lead to six points, but Towery hustled his way to a rebound, drawing the foul and hitting the free throws to ice the game.

With the win, the Roadrunners (9-2, 1-0) extended their winning streak to five games. AC will play next at Tyler College on Saturday. The Lady Roadrunners, who dropped a 97-85 decision Wednesday at Panola College, will tip off against the Lady Apaches at 2 p.m., with the Roadrunners and Apaches following at 4 p.m.

Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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