Tallahassee Southern Kings Exhibition Game

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 The Tallahassee Southern Kings hosted their first exhibition game today at Tallahassee Community college. The exhibition did not disappoint with the Kings leading the score board the entire game. At the end of the first quarter the score was 43-10. Leading the charge was Jake Collagan (#2) with a solid ten points. Brandon Shingles (#1)  was right behind him with seven of his own, two of which were from behind the three point line. The Kings did an excellent job of pushing the ball up the floor and attacking the basket. In the second quarter the score began to run away from the opposing team as the Edwards twins (#3,#8) harassed and locked down their primary  guards. When placed on the floor at the same time, the Edwards twins were able to cause several turnovers. At half time the score had increased to 76-23. The third quarter was dedicated to the big men on the team. Mario Williams (#4), Christopher Bryant (#7), and Zach Naylor (#12) combined for a total of 43 points in the game. Williams displayed his shooting ability by going 4-5 behind the three point line. Bryant and Naylor shared a couple of highlight dunks and also showed that they can be a shooting threat as well. However it was Collagan who stole the show ending the game with a thirty ball. The final score was 156-60 with the Southern Kings winning by a land slide. The exhibition has a great turn out with over fifty fans in attendance. The Tallahassee Southern Kings first official game will be next Friday, March 11th at seven p.m. in the TCC sports complex. 


Journalist 

Amea K. Smith

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