Greyhounds Open Season with Win at Crowley's Ridge

The Greyhounds scored the first 9 points of the game and never looked back, taking a 106-65 victory Monday at Crowley's Ridge College to win their season opener for the fifth consecutive year.

Sam Smith and Tim Johnson led the charge with 17 points each with Smith also pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Mekhai Washington scored 15 points, Christian Thompson finished with 14 points, and Jeremiah Jones chipped in 13 points. O.J. Marrs scored 10 points to go with 8 rebounds, while J.T. Smith finished with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jailen Anderson led the team with 7 assists as he and J.T. Smith both collected a team-high 3 steals.

ASU Mid-South shot 52.6% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point line while holding the Pioneers to 30.9% shooting. Crowley's Ridge did hit 15 three-pointers out of 40 attempts, but the Greyhounds controlled the boards 60-28 and forced 19 Pioneer turnovers.

The Greyhounds (1-0) next host their annual tournament November 5-6 as Dallas College-North Lake, #20-ranked Parkland College and Region 2 rival National Park College round out the other teams. Games will be held Friday at 5:00pm and 7:00pm and Saturday at 12:00pm and 2:00pm with the Greyhounds playing the later game both days.