OAKLAND, Calif. Andre scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers, and Head-Royce never trailed in a 74-47 win over Berean on Friday to open the 2022-23 season 1-0.
The Jayhawks scored the game's first 10 points. Marcel opened the scoring with a basket, Christian hit a 3-pointer, Bryce added a basket and Andre connected from deep for a 10-0 lead. Jaden and Micah each made a 3-pointer as the lead grew to 16-5, and a Marcel basket made it 20-11.
Berean answered with an 8-0 run, scoring on a free throw, two field goals and a 3-pointer to pull within 20-19. Andre hit a 3-pointer and Johnny followed with a basket to push the lead back to six. Berean kept it close, and after a basket by Uche Okereke made it 32-29, Berean scored to get within 32-31.
That was as close as Berean came. Marcel scored, and then Andre took over with back-to-back 3-pointers and a basket, scoring eight points in a 10-0 run that put Head-Royce ahead 42-31. Christian's second 3-pointer and a Micah basket made it 47-33. Johnny, Micah and Marcel then scored on three straight possessions for a 56-40 lead. After Berean made three free throws to make it 56-43, the Jayhawks closed out the game with their third 10-0 run. Marcel scored twice in that stretch, including a pair of free throws, and Micah, Johnny and Andre each added a basket for a 66-43 lead. Osagie scored twice late, including the game's final basket, and Gus added a field goal as Head-Royce finished with its biggest lead of the night, 27 points.
Andre went 6 of 10 from the field and 4 of 7 from 3-point range and added four rebounds. Marcel posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, seven of them offensive, and added two steals. Micah scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Bryce ran the offense with nine points, eight assists and three steals. Johnny scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting and led the team with four steals, and Christian made both of his 3-point attempts for six points. Topher grabbed four rebounds, three on the offensive glass.
Head-Royce shot 43 percent (30 of 70) from the field and 9 of 20 from 3-point range, while holding Berean to 37 percent (14 of 38) and 3 of 19 from beyond the arc. The Jayhawks won the rebounding battle 36-22, including a 14-6 edge on the offensive boards, and had 12 assists to Berean's five. Head-Royce also recorded 11 steals. Berean stayed in the game early at the free throw line, where it went 16 of 24, compared with 5 of 9 for the Jayhawks.
Head-Royce is 1-0 on the 2022-23 season with a one-game winning streak.