Cochise hangs on to win a close one at home versus Glendale CC 77-74
Apaches go to 3-0 in ACCAC Conference play
Douglas, Ariz.—The Cochise College Men's basketball team played is first ever 2:00 pm matinee ACCAC game in the Stronghold gymnasium and was able to hang on to a hard-fought conference win.
Cochise led 38-35 at half-time, but the Gauchos scored to the first 12 points of the second half to take a 47-38 lead. Cochise was able to storm back led by the strong play of Sophomore Tyreese Watson who led all scorers with 28 points on the night. Sophomore, Stephen "Tank" Byard was able to block a last second 3pt attempt by Glendale to secure the victory for the Apaches. Byard ended up adding 18 points and 9 rebounds for Cochise in the win.
Cochise is now 6-2 overall and 3-0 in ACCAC play, and is riding a modest 4 game win streak.
IN HIS WORDS…
Head Coach Jerry Carrillo
"You do not need to be a basketball genius to see we did not play as well or as with as much positive emotion as we did on Wed. night versus Arizona Western College. I would say Glendale CC had a lot to do with that as they played a very physical defensive game and kept us off balance all day long. Fortunately, for us Tank and Tyreese made scored the ball well for us in the last 7 minutes of the game to seal the win."
UP NEXT…
The Apaches will take to the road this Wed. night Dec. 7th as they travel to Thatcher, AZ to take on the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters in a 6:00 pm tip-off.