CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Saturday, January 14, 2006
Sophomore forward Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Hudson Valley Community College (9-7) men's basketball team to an 86-69 win over Fulton-Montgomery Community College (4-10) this afternoon in Troy.
Sophomore forward Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) also had a double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds. He moved into 10th place on Hudson Valley's all-time scoring list with 730 career points.
Sophomore guard Dane Samuels (New City/Clarkstown North High School), playing in just his third game for the Vikings, added 16 points and five steals and sophomore center Larry Tape (Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse High School) added 12 points.
Sophomore Darell Thomas (Manhattan/Manhattan Center High School) had 20 points to pace Fulton-Montgomery.
Hudson Valley will visit Schenectady County Community College on Tuesday, January 17. The game begins at 7 p.m.
HUDSON VALLEY 86, FULTON-MONTGOMERY 69
Fulton-Montgomery (69): Darrell Thomas 7-4-20, Reggie Leaver 8-3-19, Mike Powell 2-0-4, Justin Smith 6-0-14, Jeff Wolcott 1-2-4, Peter Martin 1-0-2, Michael Moore 2-0-4, Gary Indrik 1-0-2, Totals: 28-9-69.
Hudson Valley (86): J.R. Battle 1-0-3, Dane Samuels 6-3-16, Mike Collopy 1-0-2, Mike Canape 2-1-5, Allan Dickson 8-7-24, Kevin Goutos 2-0-4, Khylan Hunt 8-4-20, Larry Tape 5-2-12, Totals: 33-17-86.
Three point goals: Fulton-Montgomery 4 (Thomas 2, Smith 2); Hudson Valley 3 (Battle, Samuels, Dickson).
Halftime: Hudson Valley led 50-35.