Olney Central 56, at Shawnee 80

SHAWNEE, Ill. (Interstat) — The Shawnee Saints used a massive second-half surge to defeat the Olney Central Blue Knights 80-56 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. Shawnee trailed by one point at halftime but outscored Olney Central 45-22 after the break. The Saints’ defense was pivotal, forcing turnovers and holding the Blue Knights to 56 points total. James Deloach led Shawnee with 20 points and six rebounds. Jakobe Jamison added 14 points and seven rebounds. Shawnee improved to 4-4 overall. Olney Central fell to 2-6. The Saints finished with eight steals and committed only four turnovers, capitalizing on… Read more...