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M. Basketball Fri, Nov 01 Final
Richard Bland College
78
vs Sandhills Community College
80
Gameday Sponsor: Tony and Katie Chapman
M. Basketball Wed, Nov 06 Final
Guilford Technical Community College
71
vs Sandhills Community College
87
M. Basketball Sat, Nov 09 Final
Sandhills Community College
87
at Lorain County Community College
80
M. Basketball Sun, Nov 10 Final
Sandhills Community College
93
at Bryant & Stratton (OH)
61
Hosted at Ursuline College (Sister Diana Stano Athletic Center)
M. Basketball Thu, Nov 14 Final
Sandhills Community College
98
at Catawba Valley Community College
87
Tarlton Complex - Hickory, N.C.
M. Basketball Wed, Nov 20 Final
Shooting 4 Greatness
91
vs Sandhills Community College
123
M. Basketball Sat, Nov 23 Final
Sandhills Community College
108
at Guilford Technical Community College
96
Watch live: https://youtube.com/live/c596NCkWhSg?feature=share
M. Basketball Mon, Nov 25 Final
Sandhills Community College
85
at Methodist JV
65
M. Basketball Sat, Dec 07 Final
Sandhills Community College
98
at Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
104
M. Basketball Wed, Dec 11 Final
Davidson-Davie Community College
104
vs Sandhills Community College
106
M. Basketball Sat, Dec 14 Final
Flight 22
105
vs Sandhills Community College
94
Gameday Sponsor: 1981 Union Pines Basketball Team
M. Basketball Wed, Dec 18 Final
Sandhills Community College
92
at Pitt Community College
79
M. Basketball Fri, Dec 20 Final
Catawba Valley Community College
101
vs Sandhills Community College
95
Southern Pines, N.C.
M. Basketball Fri, Jan 03 Final
Sandhills Community College
99
at Central Carolina Community College
83
M. Basketball Sat, Jan 04 Final
Sandhills Community College
72
at Wake Technical Community College
102
M. Basketball Sun, Jan 12 Final
St. Andrews JV
61
vs Sandhills Community College
137
Gameday Sponsor: The Academy of Moore
M. Basketball Mon, Jan 13 Final
Virginia Peninsula CC
102
vs Sandhills Community College
96
Gameday Sponsor: Carolina Eye Associates
M. Basketball Wed, Jan 15 Final
Patrick & Henry Community College
84
vs Sandhills Community College
88
M. Basketball Sat, Jan 18 Final
Sandhills Community College
89
at Cleveland Community College
102
M. Basketball Wed, Jan 22 Cancelled
Sandhills Community College
at Richard Bland College
M. Basketball Fri, Jan 24 Final
Camp Community College
91
vs Sandhills Community College
93
Gameday Sponsor: The Dormie Club
M. Basketball Sun, Jan 26 Final
Oxford College of Emory University
90
vs Sandhills Community College
94
Gameday Sponsor: Johnny O’s Awards
M. Basketball Tue, Jan 28 Final
Mount Zion Post Grad
74
vs Sandhills Community College
107
M. Basketball Thu, Jan 30 Final
Franklin Prep
60
vs Sandhills Community College
116
M. Basketball Sat, Feb 01 Final
Sandhills Community College
104
at Oxford College of Emory University
83
M. Basketball Wed, Feb 05 Final
Central Carolina Community College
71
vs Sandhills Community College
80
Gameday Sponsor: John Williams
M. Basketball Sat, Feb 08 Final
Sandhills Community College
96
at Virginia Peninsula CC
88
at SafeHaven Empowerment Center
M. Basketball Sun, Feb 09 Final
Sandhills Community College
85
at Camp Community College
75
M. Basketball Thu, Feb 13 Final
Sandhills Community College
100
at Patrick & Henry Community College
94
M. Basketball Sat, Feb 15 Final
Shooting 4 Greatness
85
vs Sandhills Community College
112
Gameday Sponsor: Penick Village and Habitat for Humanity
M. Basketball Sat, Feb 22 Final
Camp Community College
63
vs Sandhills Community College
66
M. Basketball Sun, Feb 23 Final - OT
Virginia Peninsula CC
85
vs Sandhills Community College
87
Region 10 final
M. Basketball Sat, Mar 01 Final
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
74
vs Sandhills Community College
103
Mid-Atlantic District Tournament
M. Basketball Sun, Mar 02 Final
Owens Community College
105
vs Sandhills Community College
113
Mid-Atlantic District Tournament Final
M. Basketball Thu, Mar 13 Final
Herkimer College
75
vs Sandhills Community College
72
2024-25 NJCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship - Quarterfinals
M. Basketball Fri, Mar 14 Final
Sandhills Community College
78
vs Dutchess Community College
77
2024-25 NJCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship - 5th Place Semifinal
M. Basketball Sat, Mar 15 Final
Salem Community College
77
vs Sandhills Community College
75
2024-25 NJCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship - 5th Place Game

Robinson Sparks Comeback in Flyers' Season-opening Win over the Statesmen

Photo By Donna Ford
Photo By Donna Ford

A dunk by Damien Robinson with 14 seconds remaining, capped a late second half rally as the Sandhills Community College basketball team opened the season with an 80-78 home victory over Richard Bland College on Friday evening.

Trailing 64-52 with eight minutes remaining in the game, Coach Mike Apple's squad took its first lead of the second half at 72-70 on a three-point play by Robinson. A pair of free throws by Robinson made it 78-75 at the 58-second mark, but the Statesmen tied it with a three.

Moments later, following a turnover by the visitors, Robinson scored the winning basket and then grabbed the miss of a potential game-tying shot at the other end. The 6-foot-6 sophomore and Region 10 Freshman of the Year last season, finished the game with a team-high 27 points and a dozen rebounds.

The product of Overhills High School was 10-for-11 on shots from the field and 6-for-7 from the charity stripe. He also blocked six shots.  Other leading scorers for the home team were Freshmen Kendall Smith with nine points and Mylon Campbell, Antoine Piper and Isaiah Upchurch with eight each.  Andy Ramirez poured in 30 points for the visitors.

"We're a very inexperienced squad and you're going to make mistakes and it was a mistake-filled game," Apple said afterward. "However, we gave ourselves a chance to win with our intensity in the last five minutes. Damien really came to play and helped save us early and helped us late."

Richard Bland is a DI team from South Prince George, VA. The Flyers came into the opener ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA DIII pre-season poll. They return to action next Wednesday at 7 p.m., hosting Guilford Tech.

The Flyers have six players that saw action for the team that finished 24-11 a year ago and qualified for the national tournament for the sixth season in a row. In addition to Robinson, the others are guards Mike Fee, Tre' Williams and Demyron Williams, and forwards Titus Cunningham, and Xavion White.

Among the newcomers contributing to the Flyers' cause were Kevin Gentry with a team-high four assists and Smith, Diamante Shephard, Zack Noel and Antoine Piper with three apiece.  Smith, Campbell and Upchurch each knocked down a pair of threes.

Apple heads into his 14th campaign with a record of 333-95 as the coach of the Flyers, including national titles in 2012 and 2020. Assistant coaches Tramaine Pride, Daquain Towns and Markell Lotharp were all members of the 2012 title team.

C. Bergmann