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3-4-08

The Parkland Men's Basketball team opened Region 24 play on Tuesday night with an 81-75 win over Shawnee CC. The victory moves the Cobras (12-19) into the quarter finals at Illinois Central (22-6) on Thursday night at 7.

PC won the game at the free throw line making (33-45 73%) while the Saints shot just 14 free throws making 10. The Cobras also came up big winning the battle of the boards 44-32. Leading just 67-66 with 4:39 remaining, PC made just one more basket but knocked down 14-18 from the line to seal the win.

Antonio Lofton led a balanced attack with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists while Matt Mierzycki also scored 17 and added 5 boards. Andrew Wilkerson (13 points) and Tydus Townsend (11) also finished in double figures for the Cobras who shot 41% for the game.
Brandon Anderson led the Saints (10-21) with 20 and Jonathan Griffin had 19 points and 12 boards.

2-21-08

The Danville Men's Basketball team came out red-hot Wednesday night knocking down 10 three's in the first half en route to an 83-75 victory over Parkland. DACC was 10-17 from behind the arc as they build a 49-35 lead at the break. Parkland did not give in and trailed by just two at 77-75 with just over a minute remaining but were unable to get any closer.

Marcus Thomas led all scorers with 28 points for DACC while Matt Mierzycki finished with 20 for the Cobras. Antonio Lofton added 15 points and Lester Hart 14 for PC which lost their fourth straight game in falling to (10-17 7-6). DACC improved to (18-9 8-6) win the win. PC will host #8 Lincoln (21-6 12-2) on Saturday at 4:00.

2-16-08

Andrew Wilkerson missed a three-point shot off the back of the iron with 1.8 seconds left as Lewis and Clark held on for a 57-56 win over Parkland. The Cobras trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half but finally tied the game at 53 with 3:05 remaining on a three-point play by Tydus Townsend. Chris Bohnhoff knocked down a pair of 3's to start the Cobra rally.

PC had their chances in the final two minutes trailing 57-53, Matt Mierzycki and Antonio Lofton combined to make just 3 of 6 free throws to cut the lead to one with 21.3 remaining. PC fouled Chris Smith who missed the front end of a one and one before Wilkerson misfired on the possible game winning shot. PC struggled at the line all day making just 17-30 attempts and also committed 23 turnovers. Antonio Lofton led PC with 16 points while Chris Obi led all scorers with 17 for Lewis and Clark. PC falls to (10-16 7-5) and has lost three straight games while the Trail Blazers improve to (12-12 6-6). PC travel to DACC on Wednesday for a 7:30 ball game.

2-13-08

The Parkland Men were not as fortunate as they dropped a 76-62 decision to the #6 Bulldogs. PC trailed by just one at the break but could not recover from a 10-0 Bulldog run early in the second half. The loss drops the Cobras to (10-15 7-4) ahead of Saturday's 4:00 home game with Lewis and Clark.

2-11-08

The Parkland Men also traveled to John Wood on Saturday but came out on the short end of a 76-64 loss to the host Trail Blazers. Reo Quarles was the difference as he scored 15 points and hauled down 15 rebounds to lead a balanced attack. Quarles helped JWCC win the battle of the boards 29-27 and helped force the Cobras into 20 turnovers.

Andrew Wilkerson came of the bench to score 17 points, Jean Selus added 12, and Rob Winnicki had a career high 10 to lead the Cobra attack. The loss drops the Cobras to (10-14 7-4) while John Wood improves to (15-7 6-4). Things won't get any easier for PC as they travel to #3 South Suburban (20-3) for a 7:00 game on Tuesday night.

2-6-08

Andrew Wilkerson's lay in with 3.4 second left gave the Parkland Men's Basketball team a thrilling 90-89 overtime win over Shawnee Wednesday night. The game winner came following a wild final minute as the Saints had the ball and a three-point lead with 38 seconds left but a turnover led to a Matt Merzycki bucket with 18.4 left to cut the Shawnee lead to 89-88. PC forced the Saints into a 10-second violation and took possession with 8.8 left before Wilkerson's game winning shot. Shawnee was able to get off a shot in the final seconds but a jump ball with 0.3 left sealed the win.

Wilkerson led a stellar effort off the Cobra bench finishing with a game high 20 points, including the game tying three-pointer which sent the game to overtime. Lester Hart came off the bench to score 19 as the Cobras got 56 points from their bench to key the victory. Tydus Townsend added 10 points and 12 boards, Matt Mierzyckii 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Antonio Lofton finished with 10. Chris Bohnhoff and Rob Winnick also were key with 9 points each.

The victory improved the Cobras to (10-13 7-3) and moved them back into second place in the M-WAC while Shawnee falls to (10-14 1-9). The Saints were coming off a 76-70 win over the top team in the conference, Lincoln College. Next up for the Cobras is a trip to John Wood for a 7:00 game on Saturday.

2-4-08

The Parkland Men saw their three game winning streak come to an abrupt end as they were blitzed by the Loggers 81-47. LLCC took a 36-24 lead to the break and the Cobras closed to within seven at 42-35 with 14:27 remaining but from there the Loggers outscored PC 39-12 for the remainder of the contest. PC scored just one point over the final 7 minutes of the game, a free-throw by Lester Hart with just 33 seconds remaining.

PC was led by Jean Selus with 11 points and Matt Mierzycki 10 in the losing effort. Lincoln Land upped their record to (12-11 4-5) and avenged an earlier 69-65 defeat at the hands of the Cobras back on January 16. The loss drops PC to (9-13 6-3) ahead of a 7:30 home contest with Shawnee on Wednesday night.

1-30-08

Three Parkland players combined for 54 points and 31 rebounds to help the Cobra Men's Basketball team to a 74-69 upset of #11 Illinois Central College. The victory moves the Cobras to (9-12 6-2) on the season and into sole possession of second place in the Mid-West Athletic Conference while ICC drops to (15-5 5-3) with the loss.

Parkland led throughout the entire opening period and built a 37-30 lead at the break. The Cobras expanded the lead to 43-30 before ICC went on a 15-1 run to take their first lead of the game at 45-44 with just over 10 minutes remaining. From their ICC took a 60-57 lead with 5:30 to go before the Cobras took command with a 9-0 run of their own. Antonio Lofton hit a bucket and sank three free throws, Tydus Townsend added a put back basket, and Matt Mierzycki added two from the line during the run. ICC could get no closer than three for the remainder of the contest as the Cobras made 8-10 free throws of the stretch.

Lofton led PC with 23 points and 9 boards, Mierzycki had 21 points and 9 rebounds, and Tydus Townsend added 10 points and pulled down 13 boards. Parkland won the game at the line outscoring the Cougars 27-4 and on the boards winning the rebound battle 41-27. Parkland hits the road on Saturday to play at Lincoln Land in Springfield.

1-26-08

The PC men raced out to an early lead and cruised to the 20 point win over SRC. PC was led by the trio of Matt Mierzycki (20 points 7 rebounds), Tydus Townsend (16 points 10 rebounds & 6 blocks), and Antonio Lofton (19 points 3 steals). PC shot 49% for the contest and out rebounded the smaller Mudcats 45-31. Ronnell Isom led SRC and all scorers with 23 points.

Parkland remains in a second place tie in the M-WAC improving to (8-12 5-2) while Spoon River falls to (4-14 1-6). Parkland will host #10 Illinois Central College at 7:30 on Wednesday.

1-20-08

The Parkland Men's team never got untracked from the field on Saturday as they fell to John Wood 78-49. Parkland trailed 34-23 at the break but were outscored 44-26 after intermission, shooting just 20% on 7-35 shooting from the field. Matt Mierzycki led the Cobra attack with 16 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out. Tydus Townsend just missed a double-double of his own with 12 points and 9 boards. Keenan Stanbridge came off the bench to lead JWCC with 19 points drilling five three-pointers. Justin Reynolds added 14 and Reo Quarles had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

John Wood shot 56% from the field and had an amazing 29 assists on 32 Trail Blazer buckets. With the loss PC falls to (6-12 3-2) while John Wood improves to (12-4 3-1). The Cobras host the DACC Jaguars at 7:30 on Wednesday.

1-16-08

The Parkland Men's Basketball had a day to remember as the Cobras picked up a hard fought 69-65 win over LLCC on the court and received a victory off the court after Shawnee had to forfeit their 67-64 win over the Cobras on January 5th due to the use of an ineligible player. In tonight's game the Cobras came out fired up and built a 41-24 halftime lead. Antonio Lofton led the charge with 15 points in the first half as PC held the Loggers to just 22% shooting on 6-26 shooting.

The second half was a struggle at times for PC as Lincoln Land came all the way back to tie the game at 60 with just 3:48 remaining. This time PC did not succumb to the pressure as Lofton drove for a layup to put the Cobras back in front by two, and after the Loggers made 1 of 2 shots from the line, Lester Hart drilled a three-pointer to give them the lead for good. LLCC got back to within two but Hart made a bucket and Lofton drained two free throws to seal the victory. Lofton led the way for PC with 23 points and Hart finished with 17 as the Cobras improved to (6-11 3-1). Ryan Sichting led all scorers with 24 points while Central graduate Andrew Chisholm finished with 12 points for Lincoln Land (9-10 1-4). PC hosts the Trail Blazers of John Wood at 4:00 on Saturday.

1-14-08

Matt Mierzycki had a career high 41 points, knocking down 13-26 shots from the field and 15-20 from the line, but the Cobras got little other production as they fell to Lincoln College 103-63. Mierzycki entered the contest averaging just 7.7 points per game but the freshman was nearly unstoppable inside as the Cobras continually got the ball to him. In addition to his career high in points, Matt also pulled down 12 boards. No other Parkland player made it to double digits as PC fell to (4-12 1-2) on the season while the Lynx improved to (13-5 4-0).
PC hosts Lincoln Land at 7:30 on Wednesday.

1-9-07

Antonio Lofton tossed in 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds while Lester Hart added 25 points knocking down six three-pointers, as the Parkland Men's Basketball team upset Lewis and Clark 86-79 on Monday night. The win was the Cobras first road win over Lewis and Clark since 1997. Lofton and Hart led a balanced attack and were aided by Matt Mierzycki who added 13 points and 10 boards and Andrew Wilkerson who added 10.

PC trailed by one at the break but pulled away down the stretch as Hart nailed 6 of 9 shots from behind the arc and was a perfect 7-7 at the line. The win improved PC to (4-10 1-1) while the Trailblazers fall to (6-8 0-2). PC will play their eighth road contest in their last nine games when they travel on Thursday to #13 Triton (12-4).

12-16-07

Parkland's Lester Hart finished with a career-high 21 points, including seven during a 14-0 Parkland run as the Cobras got back on the winning track with an 80-63 win over Wilbur Wright. The Cobras led by nine at the break, 47-38, but WWC rallied to tie the game at 60-60 with just over eight minutes remaining. From there Hart took over as PC scored 14 straight points to take a 74-60 lead and cruised to the victory.

Tydus Townsend added 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for PC while Antonio Loften scored 16 and Jean Selus came off the bench to add 11. The win improves Parkland to (3-8) on the season while Wilbur Wright falls to (6-7). PC will play their final game of the fall semester on Tuesday when they travel to Malcolm X College in Chicago. PC defeated them 89-78 back on November 6.

12-10-07

The Lake Land Men's Basketball team used a balanced scoring attack as the Lakers knocked off Parkland 79-59 on Saturday night in Mattoon. The victory marked the second of the season for Lake Land over PC, both by the same 20 point margin.

Zach Lewis led the way with 17 points while Alan Douglas and Steve Hedrick each scored 16 points for Lake Land while Spencer Perrin added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Parkland was led by Matt Mierzycki with 16 points and 8 rebounds, Andrew Wilkerson added 11, and Tydus Towsend scored 8 points while pulling down 13 rebounds and blocking 5 shots.

Parkland led early at 11-9 but Lake Land used a 16-0 run to build a 41-30 lead at the half. Parkland closed the margin to just seven points with 8 minutes remaining but Lake Land used another late run to seal the win. The Lakers shot well from behind the arc making 7 of 17 shots while the Cobras once again struggled with their shooting including making just 8 of 20 free throws.

Parkland (2-8) will return to action on Saturday when they host Wilbur Wright (6-5) starting at 7:00. The Rams have won four straight games going into this week's game against Kennedy King. Lake Land (4-5) will host Danville on Monday night.

12-05-07

The Men's Basketball team was not so fortunate as they let a 16 point lead get away and lost to Joliet 75-72. PC led 38-28 at the break but 32 Cobra turnovers, including miscues on seven consecutive second half possessions, doomed the visitors. Joliet (7-3) knocked down 21 of 26 free throws to hold on down the stretch. PC (2-7) had four players finish in double figures led by Tydus Townsend who had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Jean Selus added 14, Antonio Lofton 12, and Andrew Wilkerson finished with 10 for the Cobras who travel to Mattoon to play Lake Land (3-5) at 7:00 on Saturday night.

11-29-07

Parkland College's Mens Basketball Team survived a slow start and pulled away in the second half to down Millikin JV last night 78-57. The Cobras went down 12-3 early but rallied to a 31-31 halftime tie behind improved defensive pressure and 9 first half points from Lester Hart. Parkland's aggressive defense continued in the second half holding the Big Blue to 26 second half points on 27% shooting from the field. Andrew Wilkerson led all Parkland scorers with 15 and Antonio Lofton added 13 on 50% shooting from the floor. Tydus Townsend had 8 rebounds and Matt Mierzycki chipped in with 8. Millikin's Dana Givens led all scorers with 21 points while his teammate, Darrell Adams had 17 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.

The Parkland men and Women both travel to Centralia, IL this weekend to play in a tournament at Kaskaskia College. The women open up at 8 PM tonight against the hosts and the men open up Saturday at 5 PM against Southwestern Illinois College.

11-27-07
The Parkland Men's shooting woes continued as the Cobras fell to Lake Land 85-65. PC shot just 29% in the first half as they fell behind 39-24 at intermission. The Lakers hit their first seven shots of the second half and built the lead up to 70-30 before PC cut the margin half over the final 10 minutes of the game. Antonio Lofton led the way for PC with 17 points and Caesar Munoz added 10 points in his first action of the season after breaking his hand. The Lakers were led by Urbana graduate Alan Douglas who had 20 points and 9 rebounds and Huzie Hambrite who added 16 points and 7 assists. The Cobras fall to (1-4) and will host the Millikin JV at 7:00 on Thursday night. Lake Land, coached by former Cobra assistant Cedric Brown, evened their record at (3-3).

11-21-07

Union’s Neaville Named TranSouth Player of the Week

JACKSON, Tenn. - November 19, 2007 - Matt Neaville of Union University has been selected as the TranSouth Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending November 18, 2007.

Neaville currently ranks No. 1 in the NAIA with 30.5 points and 6.0 three pointers per game. He has posted over 30 points in three of Union’s four games this year, with three of the four opponents for Union being ranked in the NAIA Top 25.

Neaville, a 6-foot-0 junior guard from Urbana, Ill., helped lead the No. 19 Bulldogs to a pair of wins with consecutive 30-point games. In Union’s 111-90 win over Missouri Baptist he produced 31 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and two steals while hitting 10-of-16 from the field, 5-of-10 from three-point range, and all six free throws. In the Bulldogs 92-85 win at NAIA No. 23 McKendree University he delivered a season-high 36 points, three rebounds, six assists, and had a steal while hitting 14-of-27 from the field and 8-of-19 from three-point range. His eight made threes was just two shy of the Union record for made three pointers in a game.

For the week, Neaville was also named the MVP of the McKendree Classic, where he averaged 33.5 points, four rebounds, 6.5 assists while hitting 24-of-43 (56%) from the field, 13-of-29 (45%) from three-point range, and all six three throws. Union is 3-1 on the season and is ranked No. 19 in the NAIA.

Up next for Union will be just their second and third home games of the year during the Union Thanksgiving Classic. Union plays William Carey University (Miss.) on Friday at 8:00 pm and then the second meeting in eight days with McKendree on Saturday at 8:00 pm.

11-17-07

The Parkland Men's Basketball team fell to (1-2) on the season with a 105-82 loss to the College of Lake County (2-3). The Cobras struggled with their shooting making just 38% of their shots and misfired on 16 of 31 free throw attempts. PC won the battle of the boards 50-39 but committed 28 turnovers. Antonio Lofton led PC with 18 points, Lester Hart added 16, and Cordarell Smith finished with 14. CLC was led by Timothy Bryant (26 points 13 rebounds), Ray Idleburg with 26, and Luse Mundadi with 20. Darrell King scored 14 points and added 7 assists and 6 steals for the winning Lancers. PC returns to action on Tuesday when they travel to Harper Community College in Palatine.

11-14-07

BLOOMINGTON - Two days after contributing to one Illinois Wesleyan team’s successful season, Robert Beauchamp is ready to try for two.

A defensive back on IWU’s College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship football team, Beauchamp joined the Titans’ basketball squad this week.

“It didn’t take long to understand what Robert is about. He’s a fierce competitor,” IWU coach Ron Rose said. “He certainly doesn’t have his basketball legs or basketball timing, but his athleticism, toughness and physical play were apparent early.”

Likely to compete for playing time at point guard, the 6-foot-1 Beauchamp was a part-time starter at Parkland College last season. He averaged 7.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals.

“My legs are a little weary today (Tuesday) but it shouldn’t be too bad,” Beauchamp said. “In maybe a week or so I should be right back in it.”

Beauchamp tried to do as much preparation for basketball as possible during the football season.

“I would get off football practice at like 6:30, go home and get something to eat and come back and shoot around at night,” said the native of Cerro Gordo. “Coach Rose has been real nice. I’ve been in his office about every three days asking him questions trying to keep up. I don’t feel too far behind.”

Rose may include Beauchamp on his travel roster for the season-opening Albion Tournament. The Titans open against Tri-State on Friday in Albion, Mich.

“We’re evaluating right now where he’s at. If we feel like he can be a contributor and help us win games, we’ll take him,” said Rose. “It’s a lot to ask of a young man in a week, but at the same time it’s a possibility.”

Beauchamp believes he could contribute to the IWU basketball team at either guard or the small forward position.

“Defense is probably my strongest point (along with) getting to the basket, penetrating and dishing,” he said. “I’ll play whichever position Coach Rose feels appropriate or helps the team the most.”

The 195-pound Beauchamp had 20 tackles, four tackles for loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for Coach Norm Eash’s football team.

“It was so much fun. To win a CCIW championship makes it that much more special,” Beauchamp said. “I’m very glad I made the decision to play football. That (playing both sports) was a big thing in me deciding to come here.”

11-10-07

Men's Basketball

Mariun Price tossed in 32 points and Timothy Baines scored 22 points and hauled down 13 rebounds to lead the Kaskaskia Blue Devils to a 95-83 win over Parkland on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils built a 13-point lead at the half before PC cut the lead to six with just under 10 minutes remaining. From there Price drained back to back three's to take the lead back to double-digits and the Cobras could get no closer the rest of the way.

Cordarell Smith led the PC attack with 24 points, 7 steals, and 5 rebounds while Antonio Lofton and Isiah Evans each finished with 15. Parkland falls to (1-1) and will return to action next Saturday at 4:00 when they host the College of Lake County. Kaskaskia improves to (3-0) with the victory.

11-7-07

The Parkland Men's Basketball team opened their season on Tuesday night with an 89-78 win over Malcolm X College of Chicago. The Cobras were led by Isiah Evans who had a double-double in his first college game scoring 19 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Cordarell Smith added 14 points and 5 assists while Lester Hart tossed in 10. The Cobras raced out to an early lead, leading by eight at the break, and Malcolm X could get no closer than six for the remainder of the contest. The Cobras shot 44% for the game and won the battle of the boards 47-36. Parkland (1-0) will host Kaskaskia at 3:00 on Saturday afternoon.

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