ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 22, 2009)– Northern Virginia Community College clinched the regular season VCCS Eastern Region Championship with a 83-73 victory over Southside Virginia Community College Sunday afternoon at T.C. Williams High School. NOVA enjoyed a slim 39-36 halftime advantage before pulling away from the Force and securing the conference crown with a 10-1 record in league play.
Joe Shewmaker led NOVA with 23 points and Sam Eligwe added 19. Mark Phillips scored 12 points and John Bayardelle netted 11 points as NOVA’s other double-figure scorer.
Roger Lassiter scored a game high 26 points for SVCC. A.J. Fowlkes added 16 points and Eric Dubose and Michael Johnson each scored 10 points.
NOVA will return to action on Friday, March 6, at the VCCS State Championship Tournament held at The Apprentice School in Newport News.
NOVA (83) – Joe Shewmaker, 23; John Bayardelle, 11; Malik N’Garmin, 8; Emanuel Lewis, 1; Sam Eligwe, 19; Mark Phillips, 12; Joe Scorah, 5; Jeff Barksdale, 2.
HALFTIME: NOVA 39; SVCC 36
SVCC (73)– Eric Dubose, 10; Kevin House, 9; A.J. Fowlkes, 16; Roger Lassiter, 26; Michael Johnson, 10; Eric Wulff, 2.
