HCC Men's Basketball

HCC Men's Basketball Team - 2009-10

2009-10 SCHEDULE

                         * denotes MCAC North Division Contest

               Season Statistics               Overall Record:  3-1               MCAC North Division:  0-0

Player	2 pt.	3 pt.	FT	Pts.	Reb	S	A	Blks	TO
Glover	15/28	1/4	6/10	39	18	15	10	3	4
Freeman	12/21	4/14	4/6	40	9	9	7	0	7
Carey	6/14	5/18	7/8	34	15	3	6	0	8
Norman	24/38	2/7	13/16	67	19	18	22	1	7
Parenteau	2/3	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	1
Marchand	3/12	2/7	4/5	16	15	4	2	0	4
Edwards	12/21	0/6	11/16	35	17	12	7	1	8
Mastin	10/20	0/3	1/3	21	9	5	4	1	6
Marschall	0/1	1/2	0	3	2	2	1	0	1
Ferra	16/36	0	9/12	41	35	8	2	10	8
Roll	9/16	0	3/7	21	10	3	2	3	2
HCC		15/61	58/83	79.0
OPP.				68.8

HCC suffers first loss

   The HCC Cardinals lost 70-81 to Rainy River CC in the Mesabi Range Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 13.  The Cardinals had 4 playrs in double figures for scoring but could not overcome the firepower of Rainy River.  The Cards shot 39.5% from the field (30/76) and 8 out of 10 from the free-throw line.  Scoring for Hibbing were: Rahmel Glover 16 points, Erick Ferra 11, Aaron Norman 11, Orlando Edwards 10, Isaac Roll 7, Phil Freeman 6, Georde Marchand 5, Jay Cary 4.  The Cardinals pulled down 38 rebounds with Ferra having 11, Edwards 7, Norman 6, Cary 4.  Norman and Edwards each had 3 steals.  Norman had 5 assists, Glover 3, Edwards 3.  Ferra had 3 blocked shots and Roll had 2. 

   On Nov. 14 the Cardinals faced UW Barron Co. and came away with a 92-56 victory.  The Cardinals shot much better from the field putting in 39 of 69 shots for a 56.5% and made 9 of 15 free-throws.  Every Cardinal scored with Aaron Norman leading the way with 15 points.  Scoring were - Norman 15, Erick Ferra 14, Orlando Edwards 12, Jay Cary 9, Phil Freeman 9, Isaac Roll 8, Josh Mastin 7, Rahmel Glover 6, Georde Marchand 5, Conor Parenteau 4, Troy Marschall 3.  The Cardinals pulled down 39 rebound.  Ferra had 10, Glover 9, Freeman 4, Marchand 4, Edwards 4, Cary 2, Norman 2, Marschall 2, Roll 1, Mastin 1.  Steals - Glover 5, Norman 5, Ferra 5, Freeman 3, Parenteau 2, Edwards 2, Mastin 2, Marschall 2, Roll 1.  Assists - Norman 6, Freeman 4, Edwards 2.  Blocked shots - Ferra 3, Glover 2, Norman 1.

     The Cardinals are 3-1 on the season and will host the Alumni on Friday, Nov. 27 at 7 pm.  They will be participating in the Gogebic CC Tournament in Ironwood, MI on Nov. 28-29.

HCC Opens Season with 2 wins

     The HCC Men's Basketball Team opened thier 2009-10 season with 2 wins at the MN West CC Tournament in Worthington, MN Nov. 6 & 7.

     On Friday, the Cardinals faced the host school MN West and came away with a 75-65 win.  The Cardinals were ahead 31-24 at the half.  Aaron Norman, sophomore guard, had a big game scoring 24 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, getting 6 steals and 6 assists.  Hibbing's press put the pressure on the Bluejays in critical spots that led into turnovers.  Also scoring for Hibbing were: Phil Freeman 15, Ramel Glover 10, Jay Cary 9, Orlando Edwards 7, Erick Ferra 9, Georde Marchand 2, Josh Mastin 4, Isaac Roll 2.  The Cards were 20 of 28 from the free-throw line.

     On Saturday, the Cards faced Riverland CC and came away with an 80-73 overtime win.  The Cards were ahead 34-27 at the half.  Riverland closed the gap to tie the game at 70 and send it into overtime.  The Cardinals played better defense limiting Riverland to just 3 points in the 5-minute ovetime and scoring 10 points to seal the win.  Aaron Norman once again led the Cardinals in scoring with 24 points.  He added 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.  Also scoring for the Cardinals were - Jay Cary 12, Josh Mastin 10, Erick Ferra 7, Ramel Glover 7, Phil Freeman 6, Georde Marchand 4, Orlando Edwards 6, Isaac Roll 4.  The Cards were 21 of 30 from the free-throw line.

     The Cards are 2-0 on the young season.  They will participate in the Mesabi Range Tournament Nov. 13 & 14. 

HCC returns 5 Sophomores

     The HCC Men's Basketball Team returns 5 sophomores for the 2009-10 season.  Those returning are Jay Carey -  6'3" guard from Hibbing, Aaron Norman - 6' guard from Milwaukee, WI, Georde Marchand - 6'3" forward from Hibbing, Josh Mastin - 6'2" guard  from International Falls, and Issac Roll - 6'7" center from Rush City.

     Incoming freshmen are: Ramel Glover - 6' guard from Virginia Beach, VA, Phillip Freeman - 5'11" guard from Richfield, MN, Connor Parenteau - 6' guard from Hibbing, Anthony clement - 6' guard from Cherry,  Orlando Edwards - 6'2" guard from Virginia Beach, VA, Troy Marschall - 6'1" guard from Central, MN, and Erick Ferra - 6'6" forward from Milwaukee, WI.

     The Cardinals will be coached by Matt Johson who starts his 3rd year at the helm.  Community Volunteers will be Dan Helstrom and Eric Augustin.