Cochise uses strong second half to rally for a 87-74 win on the road

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The Cochise College Men's Basketball team used a strong second-half performance to rally from a nine-point first-half deficit to defeat Yavapai College 87-74 yesterday afternoon in Prescott on the campus of Yavapai College.

The RoughRiders outplayed Cochise the entire 20-minute half and led 42-33 at halftime. Cochise was able to wear Yavapai down in the last 10 minutes to outscore Yavapai by 22 points in the second half.

The Apache's were again led in scoring by Sophomore wing Ben Henderson who tallied 21 points in the win. Sophomores MJ Clegg and Joshua Whiteside each chipped in 15 points.

Cochise moves to 16-6 overall and 8-2 in ACCAC play

In His Words

Cochise Head Coach Jerry Carrillo

"That was a great team win yesterday on the road. We did not play well in the first half, but our guys stuck together and wore them down in the second half, and we had guys make plays on both ends of the floor. I thought our conditioning proved to be a solid factor in the win."

Up Next

The Apaches will be on the road this weekend will travel to Signal Peak, AZ, to take on Central Arizona College on Wed, 2/5, and then to Las Vegas, NV, to take on College of Southern Nevada on Friday and Saturday, 2/7 and 2/8.