Keeping up with the local players

• Scotty Hopson had a career high 25 points to lead Tennessee to a 124-49 thrashing of UNC-Asheville.  The former UHA Blazer also had five assists in the game for the Volunteers, who led at one point 57-8.
• Hopson's former teammate at UHA, Tyshwan Edmonson, scored five points and had two assists to help Midland College beat Weatherford College 80-58.
• Former Christian County Colonel DaQuan Murden had seven points to help Shawnee College beat Rend Lake 76-64.  Shawnee improved to 4-0 and is averaging 106 points a game on offense.
• Another former Colonel, C.J. Trotter, had six points and two rebounds off the bench as Southern Indiana beat Centre College in an exhibition game 88-58 in Evansville.
• Corey Wilford had 10 points, five rebounds, and three assists to help Connors State College of Oklahoma improve to 6-0 with an 82-72 win over Richland College. 
• Former Hopkinsville High standout Karlos Thompson grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots to help Spaulding University beat Shawnee Bapstist 92-32.