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Show DSC shuts out New Mexico Military Rebels open season with easy wins by Ben Walker Dixie Sun The Dixie State College mens basketoall season is underway, and the team is ready to defend its national championship. Jaime Lloreda, last years team MVP and national player of the year, moved on to LSU where the Panamanian power forward hopes to increase his stock for the future NBA drafts. Lloreda is a junior. The DSC Rebels picked up two road victories to open the Freshman RB Andre Sumner (34) runs the ball for the by Brock Bybee Dixie Sun Opinion Editor Dixie State College Rebels continued their league unbeaten streak and recorded their 3rd shoutout of the year by defeating New Mexico Military 34-Saturday night at Hansen Stadium. The win closed out the home season and in improved Dixie to overall. league play and The 0 8-- 0 8-- 2 The highlights of the night came with Josh Burkman and Jake Hunt. Burkman, Rebels against New Mexico Military. who rushed for 166 yards On defense, the Rebels held and a touchdown, surpassed the Broncos to only 177 yards 1,000 yards for the season. of total offense. The only But like a true runningback, scare of the night was when he gave most of the credit to they drove inside the the tremendous job the line. But that was quickly offensive line has done all vanquished when Kendrick 8-- 2 season. The other bright spot of the evening came when kicker Jake Hunt exceeded his personal best field goal yardage by kicking a 50 yarder. The kick was the farthest he had made in either high school or college. Johnson fumbled the ball into the and the Rebels recovered for a touch-bacend-zon- e season last weekend in Arizona. They defeated Glendale and Luke Air Force and Base, respect77-6- 1 98-4- 4 ively. Dixie will open the DSC Classic tomorrow night at 8 Northland p.m. against Pioneer College at Burns Arena. They will play Weatherford College the following night and close the Classic on Saturday versus Palomar College. The Rebels are currently riding a Dixie, which already has a share of the conference title, will try to clinch the crown outright with a win next week against Glendale in Arizona. 48-ga- home winning streak. The Rebels are ranked fifth in NJCAA preseason rankings. They are returning only three players and have six freshmen on the team, none of whom started last year Despite their coach lofty ranking, sixth-yea- r Jeff Kidder is cautiously optimistic about the teams chances this season. Were an inexperienced team. In time, well have a very good basketball team," Kidder said. Well compete to win the league." Kidder is focusing on region play and not the defense of the National Championship It can be difficult for a NJCAA team to repeat due to the large number of players leaving each year. While title defense isnt on Kidders mind, team defense is. Well be a good defensive He also team, he said. three-poito see better expects While the shooting. Rebels boast quality inside players, Kidder admits nervosity concerning inside scoring. The Rebels have a fantastic team this year, but they could use some help from you. We cant win without the fans, Kidder said Join the fun and cheer for Dixie to help them keep their winning streak alive! Women's basketball takes two at DSC Classic Traore leads Rebels in wins. by Annie M.Webb Dixie Sun Sports Editor In their opening weekend, the Dixie State College womens basketball team proved theyd be back to defend their Scenic West Athletic Conference title with a pair of wins over Northland and of Community College Southern Nevada at the Dixie Classic last weekend. Sophomore Aya Traore, who averaged 12.3 points and 5.2 rebounds last season, led the team in both games, netting 18 points against the Coyotes and dropped 24 over Northland. and Ndoye. The Rebels held just a one-poiadvantage heading into the half Traore, along with Nicholle Snyder, freshman Amanda Cooper, and Assi Ndoye scored in double figures in but doubled their f CCSN and failed to points match the offensive aggressiveness as DSC went on to a the of slaughter Northland on Saturday as the four combined for 30 98-5- 4 rebounds. The Rebels busted the game open in the first half on a 16--1 run as Traore hit six points and center Chelsea Brown added four. In Fridays outing, DSC quieted CCSN midway through the second half on an 11 point streak spurred by Snyder 28-2- first-hal- 76-5- 0 win.' Traore scraped 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 10 steals to go along with her 18 points, while Cooper shot for 13 points and Snyder had 10. Up next for the Rebels is the South West Shootout on and Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Their next home game will be Nov. 27 against Northeastern. Freshman forward, Amanda Cooper (34), saves the ball during Friday's game against CCSN. The Rebels won 76-5- |
