CONCORD, N.H. - Sophomore Lewis Archer scored 19 points and freshman Christopher Hearn also added 19 as the Apprentice School men's basketball team defeated New Hampshire Technical Institute 86-79 in a U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association matchup Friday night.
The Builders (1-0) opened the game strong and held a 44-27 lead at intermission in its season opener. In the second half the Lynx opened on a 15-5 run cutting the deficit to 49-42 on a Matt Cloutier jumper with 16:27 left. Apprentice School pushed the lead back to 12 points on six different occasions, the latest on a Tevin Andrews jumper with 7:22 left for a 73-61 lead.
NHTI answered with a 10-2 run over the next 1:46 to cut the lead down to 75-71 on an Ahntwaun Harris jumper with 5:36 left. In fact the hosts had the deficit down to four points on three occasions, the latest on a pair of Martin Olivier free throws with 1:38 left for an 83-79 Builder advantage.
Andrews started his Builder career with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore Isaih Harrison added 11 points and six rebounds coming off the bench.
The Builders now visit South Portland, Maine for a 1 pm tipoff against Southern Maine CC on Saturday.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 86, NHTI, CONCORD'S CC 79
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (1-0): Archer 7-16 3-4 19, Hearn 8-10 3-3 19, Henderson 3-7 2-3 8, Andrews 7-13 0-0 14, Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Square 3-8 2-2 9, Lyons 0-0 0-0 0, Harrison 5-12 1-1 11, Douglas 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 36-70 11-14 86.
NHTI (2-2): Hernandez 0-0 0-0 0, Cloutier 8-11 1-2 22, Harris 4-13 6-6 15, Olivier 0-2 2-2 2, Lawrence 3-6 0-0 6, Syla 1-10 6-6 8, Wheelock 2-5 5-5 10, Porter 1-1 2-2 4, Forsberg 0-0 0-0 0, Green 2-5 3-3 7, Ferenc 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 23-58 25-26 79.
Halftime: Apprentice 44-27. 3-point goals: Apprentice 3-13 (Archer 2-3, Hearn 0-2, Henderson 0-2, Andrews 0-3, Square 1-3); NHTI 8-24 (Cloutier 5-8, Harris 1-5, Olivier 0-1, Syla 0-3, Wheelock 1-3, Ferenc 1-4). Rebounds: Apprentice 36 (Andrews 10); NHTI 27 ((Olivier 6). Total fouls: Apprentice 20, NHTI 13. Assists: Apprentice 11 (Square 4); NHTI 13 (Harris, Wheelock 3).