Highlanders Complete Sweep Of Tigers With 72-64 Road Win

GRIFFIN, Ga. – Varun Danak continued his strong interior play with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds as Gordon State College completed a two-game sweep of Southern Crescent Technical College with a 72-64 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association win here Tuesday.

GSC (2-2 overall, 2-2 GCAA) built a 37-32 halftime lead and eventually finished off the eight-point win as the Highlanders won their second game in a row over SCTC.

GSC edged SCTC 71-70 on February 13 in Barnesville.

Danak (Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS) added four assists to his offensive totals to lead the GSC offense.

JahNile Hill (Manchester, Ga. / Manchester HS) also found double-digits with 17 points to go along with a team-high five assists.

Trenton Gordon (Duluth, Ga. / Duluth HS) added 12 points for the Highlanders.

Marquavius Willingham led SCTC (3-4, 0-4) with 15 points and nine rebounds.

GSC is on the road again Thursday as the Highlanders play at East Georgia State College (3-6, 0-4) in a 7:30 p.m. contest in Swainsboro.

The Gordon State College Department of Athletics is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA). Gordon State College competes in NJCAA Division I in the sports of Women's Soccer (Fall), Men's Basketball (Fall/Spring), Softball (Spring) and Baseball (Spring). Gordon State College is located in Barnesville, Ga., approximately 60 miles south of Atlanta and 35 miles northwest of Macon. Gordon State College offers both two-year and four-year degree programs and believes that our Athletics program provides student-athletes with the opportunity to be successful academically, athletically and in life after their time as a Highlander.  Follow GSC Athletics at www.gscathletics.com, on Facebook (@GordonStateCollege #GSCHighlandersForward), on Twitter (@GordonState) and Instagram (gordon_state).

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