Show Eagles playing well as playoffs approach Photo by Garth Frandsen can't go around you I'll go over you" Nelson "Stretch" Stewart (44) goes over the top of a College of Southern Idaho player for the basset by Jake Shewmake "If I men's sports Photo by Garth Frandsan Dana Adams (25) hangs In tha air as ha shoots for tha hoop Tha Eaglas put on qulta a show thrashing Treasura Vallay Community Collega 101-7- 6 ockcd into his spot as the league's top rcboundcr Dana Adams had six assists and two co-edit- or The Eagles anchored by some strong play from the bench picked up three more wins and arc on their way to the playoffs CEU 101 Treasure Valley 76 In a home game against Treasure Valley Community College February 3 the was Eagles put on an exhibition of college basketball at its best Although the score it was exciting all the way to the wire Nelson "Stretch" Stewart lopsided 101-7- 6 scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds David Baldwin also had a great gamcblock-in- g four shots and pulling down 1 1 rebounds Stephen Jennings contributed 14 points CEU 70 - College of Southern Idaho 89 words of head coach Ronnie Stubbs "they were 19 points better than we In the were that night and that's all that matters" The team played hard but things just didn't but nationally ranked happen for them The game on February 4 was close at times his CSI led the whole way Leon Covington showed ability to play scoring 23 Baldwin threw points while shooting 7 from the line and hitting two three pointers in 15 points and blocked two shot! CEU 103 - Colorado Nortwestern 75 The Eagles traveled to Colorado Northwestern Community College February 7 Darren Stuart shot the eye out of the and returned home with a decisive victory 103-7- 5 line and 75 percent from three point basket shooting 100 percent from the field goals for a total of 13 points "Stretch" had range hitting 80 percent of his 1 1 another great game scoring 24 points and yanking down rebounds to keep him 7-- frcc-lhno- w CEU 84 - BYU JV 74 The Eagles beat on Brigham Young University's junior varsity team 84-7- 4 February 11 showing them how competitive junior college ball can be The Eagles controlled the game the whole way and provided plenty of slam dunks and fast breaks making the game fun to watch Leonard "Smoke" Langdon played one of his best games of the season While intimidating the Cougars with his spectacular dunks and unbelievable leaping ability "Smoke" scored 22 points "Stretch" added IS points and nine rebounds Darren Stuart had four steals and 10 points Baldwin had 10 points and four blocked shots to move him into the number six spot among the league's leading shot blockers Coach Stubbs has been impressed with the play of his freshmen who have been not just playing a lot but contributing to the team's success "The freshman have been playing well because they want to win and they care about the team not themselves " said coach Stubbs Stubbs feels that if the team can win two of their last four games they can go into the playoffs as the sixth place team and have a good shot at the championship" If we get a good draw and make it to the Anal game anything could happen" stated Stubbs The Eagles travel to North Idaho College and Ricks College this weekend then return home to play their final league games against Utah Valley Fcbraury 24 and Salt Lake Community College February 25 |