McCorkle's Corner: The College Report XXXVI

Home Coverage – Former Red Devils, McCoy and Royal III, fitting in at Rocky Mountain College; plus other local talent at the next level

Ex-Lower Columbia College men’s basketball player Carter McCoy, now a senior at Rocky Mountain College in Montana, is headed to the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championships. Rocky Mountain faces Simpson University of California in the tournament’s opening round. / Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain College Athletics

By Rick McCorkle for Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com

Collegiate Athletics / Alumni Radar

Two former Lower Columbia College men's basketball players are headed to the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championships with Rocky Mountain College of Montana.

Seniors Sherman Royal III and Carter McCoy, who have been staples with the Battlin' Bears this season, combined for 13 points in a 79-77 win over Montana State-Northern in the championship game of the Frontier Conference Tournament. Royal III had nine points and two rebounds, and McCoy added four points, nine rebounds and two assists.

Former Lower Columbia College men's basketball player Sherman Royal III, a senior at Rocky Mountain College in Montana, will be playing in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championships. / Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain College Athletics

Rocky Mountain faces Simpson University of California in the first round of the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championships on Friday in Billings, Montana.

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