ST. AUGUSTINE –
Destin Clark scored a game-high 21 points and was one of four Flagler College players to score in double-figures in an 85-63 triumph over Francis Marion University in the final game of the two-day Southeast Region Crossover Saturday afternoon at Flagler Gym.
Flagler improved to 2-0 on the season. The last time the Saints began the season was 2014-15 when they opened with a 5-0 record. Francis Marion, a former Peach Belt Conference rival of Flagler, dropped to 0-2.
Jaylen Jordan had a monster night with his second consecutive double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds.
Jax Bouknight added 17 points and six assists as he sank 11-of-12 free throw attempts.
Max Hrdlicka chipped in with 10 points.
Mason Manning finished with eight points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
AJ Hamrick came off the bench to lead the Patriots with 12 points and six rebounds. Horaces Jacques, Jr. added eight points and five assists.
The Saints fell behind early, 6-0, but answered with a 13-2 run in a four-minute span to erase the deficit and take a 13-8 lead. Four different Flagler players scored in that spurt and Hrdlicka,
Josiah Shackelford, and
Trevur Smalls each sank a 3-pointer.
The Saints led by as many as 12 in the first half before settling on a 39-35 advantage at the half.
Flagler scored nine straight points early in the second half to widen the gap to 11 (50-39) after a pair of Clark free throws.
The game got away from the Patriots in the closing minutes as the Saints built an insurmountable lead and closed with the 22-point difference.
Scores from the entire tournament were:
Friday: USC Beaufort 104, Francis Marion 101 (OT); Flagler 87, Emory & Henry 75
Saturday: USC Beaufort 104, Emory & Henry 102 (2OT); Flagler 85, Francis Marion 63
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