January 19, 2008 – ATLANTA – Morehouse had Lane College seeing double, in the 75-63 win over the visiting Dragons. Jerry Felder and Kenney Boyd put up doubles in points and rebounds and two other Tigers scored in double figures, en route to the double-digit victory.
The win extends to eight games the Morehouse unbeaten streak at Forbes Arena and improves the team record to 9-4 (6-3 SIAC). The ninth victory of the season matches the number of wins from last year’s team that went 9-16.
After a Kenney Boyd layup put Morehouse ahead, 14-13, midway through the first half, the Maroon Tigers never trailed. But the Maroon Tigers let the scrappy, under-sized Dragons hang around for most of the game, before putting them away in the final minutes.
Felder, the power forward better known as “JP,” had one of his best games, since transferring to Morehouse from Austin Peay University. The 6’-7” junior from Smyrna hit 3-of-4 shots from the field and 8-of-8 free throws in the first half, to pace the Maroon Tigers to a 38-30 halftime lead. He finished with a team-high 19 points, to go with 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.
Felder’s totals were his highest since game two, when he put up 15 points and 17 rebounds against Shaw.
Led by Felder (11-of-12) and guard Jelani Figures (5-of-6), the Maroon Tigers shot .76.3 percent from the free-throw line, their second-best showing this season.
Center Kenny Boyd, whose .659 field goal percentage leads the SIAC, continued his accurate shooting, going 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. Boyd contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Forward Jason Reese chipped in nine points and five rebounds. It was the first time this season that the Morehouse leading scorer failed to make the double figures column. Brenden Stoner, who played only 16 minutes, went scoreless for the first time this season.
Point guard Travis sank four three pointers and two free throws to join the double-digit group, with 14 points. He also pulled down three rebounds and dished out four assists.
Guard Paul Williams hit two clutch three-pointers in the second half that helped him contribute his season high of 10 points.
Lane’s Maurice Daniels paced the Dragons with a game-high 27 points, on 11-of-22 shooting and Jacarri Neal chipped in 13 points. Lane fell to 1-12 (1-9 SIAC).
Morehouse will play the Paine College Lions, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Augusta. On January 7, Morehouse beat Paine 65-58 at home.
The Maroon Tigers’ next home game is January 31, at 7:30 p.m. against Clark Atlanta.
