FEB 3, 2017 DEGEARE LEADS CRYSTAL CITY PAST JEFFERSON BEHIND 37 POINT PERFORMANCE (Audio)

(Festus) Junior forward Brady DeGeare dominated the Jefferson Blue Jays with 37 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Crystal City Hornets to a 60-53 win on the road tonight on KJFF.

DeGeare and Jefferson sophomore guard Easton Null went at it all night as Null finished with 29 points in a losing effort. Both teams battled back and forth throughout the first half before the Blue Jays took a 33-28 lead into the break.

The third quarter was a bit lackluster on both ends as the Hornets outscored Jefferson 7-2 to tie things up at 35. Crystal City’s defense stifled the Blue Jays scoring attack limiting them to just two free throws as Jefferson field to record a field goal in the third quarter.

It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that DeGeare and Crystal City put the icing on the cake with this late three from DeGeare…

The late three gave the Hornets the 46-43 lead early in the fourth quarter and they never looked back.

DeGeare believes the team fought through some early adversity to come away with the win…

Crystal City head coach Sean Breeze says it was entertaining to watch Null and DeGeare do battle…

Head coach Nic Zenker says the team needs more scoring options…

The Hornets improve to 6-15 with the win while the Blue Jays fall to 8-12 on the year.