by Richard Walker
Gaston College’s basketball team won its 11th straight game on Sunday afternoon with a come-from-behind 93-85 victory over Cleveland Community College at Gastonia’s Ashbrook High School.
The Rhinos (11-1) never lead in the first half, trailed by as many as 10 points and were behind 45-40 at the break.
Gaston College took its first lead two minutes into the second half and closed the nip-and-tuck contest on a 12-3 surge after Cleveland Community College went ahead 82-81 with 2:49 to play.
“In the second half, we did a better job of keeping them in front of us and making them earn their points,” first-year Rhinos head coach Benny Moss said. “We’ve just got to continue to focus on one possession at a time, one game at a time and worry about the process. If we can continue to do that, the results will follow.”
Freshman E.J. Joyner (20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals), freshman Jozohn Price (17 points, 7 rebounds), sophomore Tyheim Love (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), sophomore Jordan Brown (14 points, 4 rebounds), sophomore Judah Ravenell (12 points, 12 rebounds) and freshman Kayleb Coles (9 points, 6 rebounds) led a balanced Gaston College attack.
