By Madison Urquiola
Assistant Sports Information Director
Georgia College picked up an 82-73 Peach Belt Conference victory over the Young Harris College men's basketball team Wednesday (Jan. 19) evening at the YHC Recreation and Fitness Center.
The Bobcats improved to 13-3 overall and 5-2 in the Peach Belt, while the Mountain Lions fell to 3-13 and 0-7. Young Harris returns to action Saturday (Jan. 22) in Aiken, South Carolina with a 3:30 p.m. Peach Belt tip off against the University of South Carolina-Aiken.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenny Pradia and Karl Chavis led the Mountain Lions with 18 points each. Chavis grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists, and was 8-of-8 at the free throw line.
- Carl Cleveland scored 16 points and tied his career record of 13 rebounds.
- Jordan Thomas and Christian Koneman scored 17 points each for the Bobcats and grabbed a combined 11 rebounds.
- Georgia College led by 13 points (60-47) after a Chris Parks layup with 9:46 left in the second half, before the Mountain Lions battled back to within two points (66-64) after Chavis sank two free throws with 3:28 remaining. Chavis' free throws culminated a 7-0 run by YHC.
- The Bobcats ended the YHC comeback on an old-fashioned three-point play by Luke Chism less than a minute later.
- The closest the Mountain Lions would get the rest of the way was three points (69-66) after a long two-pointer from Pradia with 2:21 left.
- As a team Young Harris outrebounded Georgia College 33-32 and led 16-6 in fastbreak points.