The St. Louis Community College men’s basketball team won the National Junior College Division II Region 16 championship last weekend.
The Archers defeated Penn Valley 76-74 in the championship game, which was played in Lexington, Mo. With the victory, the Archers advance to play Mid-South Community College in Memphis on Saturday night. The winner of that game will advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Danville, Ill. next week.
STLCC is led by coach Randy Reed, who took over this season after leading McCluer North High to three state championships and four Final Four appearances during his stellar 16-year prep coaching career. Reed was a former All-American player at STLCC in the late 1970s.
The Archers were led by Randy Reed, Jr. the coach’s son, who scored 20 points in both the championship game and the Archers’ semifinal victory over North Central. The 6’5” Reed was named the Most Valuable Player of the Region 16 Tournament. Guard Jake Hensel added 15 points in the championship game while guard Cortez Conners (Webster Groves) added 12 points.
Reed, Jr. and Conners were both named to the All-Region 16 team while Randy Reed was named the Region 16 Coach of the Year. Conners has signed with Cal-State Bakersfield in the fall while Reed is currently being recruited by several Division I schools.
