Princeton 77, Mercer Christian 32
Nic Fleming poured in 17 points and Koen Sartin and Britt Beasley added 10 each as the Tigers opened the season with a victory in the Princeton Christmas Tournament.
M.J. Patton led Mercer Christian with 14 points and Kyler Carpenter added 13.
Princeton had 11 3s in the game and seven different players finished with a basket from beyond the arc.
Princeton led the game 23-7 after one and extended it to 42-12 at the break.
Princeton 77, Mercer Christian 32
Mercer Christian
MJ Patton 3 5-6 14, Kyler Carpenter 6 1-2 13, Chance Watkins 1 1-2 3, Isaac Sharp 0 0-0 0, Gage Thompson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 11 7-10 32
Princeton 77
Nik Fleming 8 0-2 17, Gavin Stover 3 0-0 9, Gavin Brown 0 0-0 0, Britt Beasley 4 0-0 10, Nate Blankenship 1 0-0 2, Dom Collins 2 0-0 5, Marquel Lowe 4 0-0 8, Brad Mossor 0 0-0 0, Reese Rhodes 1 0-0 3, Kalum Kiser 1 0-0 3, Jayce Gumm 0 0-0 0, Koen Sartin 5 0-0 10, Zayden Neely 4 0-0 10. TOTALS: 33 0-2 77.
Mercer Christian 7 5 15 5 – 32
Princeton 23 19 26 9 – 77
Three-point goals – MCA: 3 (Patton 3), P: 11 (Fleming 1, Stover 3, Beasley 2, Collins 1, Rhodes 1, Kiser 1, Neely 2). Fouled out – None.
Riverside 61, PikeView 51
PRINCETON – Riverside fell behind by 10 after one but fought back to tie the score at the half and went on to the 10-point win.
PikeView gained an early advantage with 18 but could not repeat that early success. Riverside tied it with a 22-11 advantage in the second quarter.
Josh Brock had 18 points and Bryson Slack added 17.
David Thomas led PikeView with 25 points.
Riverside 61, PikeView 51
Riverside
Isaiah Coles 2 0-0 5, Caden Ray 3 1-3 7, Josh Brock 6 4-6 18, Bryer Mullins 1 0-1 2, Bryson Slack 6 2-2 17, Kobe Copning 2 3-4 8, Richie Foster 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 22 10-16 61.
PikeView
Austin Bennett 0 0-0 0, Chad King 0 0-0 0, Drew Damewood 2 0-0 5, Elijah Hall 4 1-2 11, Bryson Bailey 1 2-2 4, David Thomas 10 4-4 25, Jared Vestal 2 2-2 6. TOTALS 19 9-12 51.
Riverside 7 22 14 18 – 61
PikeView 18 11 10 12 – 51
Three-poimt goals – R: 7 (Coles 1, Brock 2, Slack 3, Copning 1), PV: 4 (Damewood 1, Hall 2, Thomas 1). Fouled out – R: Ray, P: Damewood.
