Box Score

DANVILLE-The Colonels bested the Majors 60-46 on Sunday, in a defensive battle senior Nick Cortese led the offense with 12 points. 

The two teams were nip-and-tuck from the opening tip. Jackson Griffon drained a three pointer to give the Majors a 9-6 lead at around the 12 minute mark of the opening half. Ryan Berger chipped in two of his seven points with a tip in moments later, giving the Majors the lead once again. Centre answered as they ripped off a 13-2 run to grab a 22-13 lead. The Majors would respond with a 9-2 run of their own, capped by a Kevin Wilson three pointer to bring the Majors back within two at 24-22. Centre would take a 26-22 lead into the break. 

Brandon Allison would lay it in to bring the Majors within three in the early stages of the second half. It would be the last field goal for the Majors over the next eight minutes. The Majors would miss their next 11 shots as Centre expanded the lead to 15 at 41-26. Nick Cortese would get going to try and bring the Majors back. He hit jumpers on consecutive possessions and fed Tully Gilligan on a third. The Majors run cut Centre's lead to seven at 45-38. That was the closest the Majors got the rest of the way. 

Along with Cortese's 12 points, Ryan Berger grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Majors. Tully Gilligan had a team-high six assists to go along with eight points. The points off turnovers told the tale in this one. The turnovers were nearly identical (12-11) but the Colonels outscored the Majors 16-2 off of miscues. 

The Majors hit the road in the final weekend of the regular season. They will travel to the Peach state to take on Berry and Oglethorpe. First stop is Berry on Friday. Tip time from Rome, GA is set for 7pm central.