GRESHAM, Ore. — Four players scored in double figures to spark the Peninsula College men’s basketball team to fourth place in the Mt. Hood crossover tournament Sunday.
The Pirates ripped Lane College of Eugene, Ore., 83-68 in the fourth-place game.
Peninsula opened the tourney with a loss but won its final two games to go 2-1 and improve to 3-3 overall.
Freshman power forward DeShaun Freeman led the Pirates with 19 points and six rebounds, while sophomore point guard Mitrell Clark was right behind with 17 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Clark made 5-of-8 shots from 3-point range.
Thad Vinson sank 16 points and hauled down six rebounds for the Pirates while freshman small forward Anthony Williams netted 12 points and grabbed 10 boards.
Williams was named to the all-tournament team.
“We had a good team effort in this game,” Peninsula coach Lance Von Vogt said.
The Pirates had 23 assists for the 31 baskets they scored.
“We were really sharing the ball,” Von Vogt said.
Another key to the win was that the Pirates had only 10 turnovers in this game. It was the second contest in a row that the Pirates kept their turnovers to 10.
“That is a tremendous number,” Von Vogt said.
Kyle Warner led Lane with 20 points while Matt Juillerap sank 15 — going 2-of-4 from the 3-point line — and Durrell Breazzell added 11 points.
The Pirates led 44-31 at halftime and never looked back.
“We really grew as a team this past weekend,” Von Vogt said.
“The guys are growing together and this growth will pay off for us as we move forward in the season.”
The Pirates next will play Dec. 28-30 at the Clackamas Holiday Tournament in Clackamas, Ore.
Peninsula 83, Lane 68
Lane 31 37 — 68
Peninsula 44 39 — 83
Individual Scoring
Lane (68)
Warner 20, Juillerap 15, Breazzell 11.
Peninsula (83)
Freeman 18, Vinson 16, Clark 17, Williams 12.