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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Sophomore forward Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) finished with 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hudson Valley Community College (19-10) men's basketball team to a 91-63 win over Schenectady County Community College (7-19) earlier tonight in Troy.
Hudson Valley shot 50.7 percent (37-for-73) from the floor in the game and limited the Royals to just 35.2 percent (25-for-71) field goal shooting.
Sophomore guard Dane Samuels (New City/Clarkstown North High School) added 17 points and five assists for Hudson Valley and sophomore forward Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) chipped in 11 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Schenectady got 15 points apiece from freshman forward Mark Millington (Upper Room Christian School) and freshman guard Walter Parrish (Corning West High School).
Hudson Valley will finish its regular season at Morrisville State College on Saturday, February 25 at 3 p.m.
HUDSON VALLEY 91, SCHENECTADY 63
Schenectady (63) Walter Parrish 6-0-15, Alex Micheli 1-0-2, Mike D'Agastino 3-3-10, Brian Adams 4-4-12, Mark Millington 7-1-15, Eric Graham 1-0-2, Will Brower 3-1-7, Totals: 25-9-63.
Hudson Valley (91): Simon Clement 1-0-3, J.R. Battle 3-0-6, Dane Samuels 6-5-17, Joe Adeife 1-0-2, Mike Collopy 3-0-7, Mike Canape 2-1-5, Allan Dickson 9-1-23, Kevin Goutos 3-3-9, Khylan Hunt 5-1-11, Larry Tape 4-0-8, Totals: 37-11-91.
Three-point goals: Schenectady 4 (Parrish 3, D'Agastino); Hudson Valley 6 (Dickson 4, Collopy, Clement).
Halftime: Hudson Valley led 46-27.