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\n Biloxi, Mississippi<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n The Community Christian College Texas Spartans departed 3:30 Saturday morning for their <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWhen I went one for five, I realized I need to get more into the game\u2026 I need to get \n \u2014 Jackson Moss\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe lucked up and got him by the grace of God.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Head Coach Donald Jefferson\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n The Spartans got a major boost off the bench with Josiah Escoffery, who finished with \n \u201cAll week he was on time, getting up shots, working hard in practice, and what you put into \n \u2014 Head Coach Donald Jefferson\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n The Spartans\u2019 complementary style starts on the defensive end, with many opponents held \n \u201cIf you don\u2019t play defense, you\u2019re not playing on my team, simple.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Assistant Coach Brian Hampton Jr.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n Some of the Spartans\u2019 best performances have come away from home. Coach Jefferson and \n \u201cWe\u2019re very competitive and we\u2019re gonna let you know, we\u2019re coming in here to take over.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Head Coach Donald Jefferson\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n \u201cI come from a small city so whenever I get a chance to get around big things and see different things, \n \u2014 Jackson Moss\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n Athletic Director Darnell Newman traveled with the team and expressed confidence in the \n \u201cAs an AD (Athletic Director) it\u2019s really good to see\u2026 We expected big things from this team and they have a lot of talent over here.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Athletic Director Darnell Newman\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n The Spartans are off until Saturday, Dec. 20<\/strong>, when they take on the Hurricanes again \u2014 [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spartans Dominate on the Road in Bounce Back Win 111-89, 12 Hours from Home Soil Biloxi, Mississippi The Community Christian College Texas Spartans departed 3:30 Saturday morning for their longest trip of the season so far. Even though the Spartans spent 11 and a half of the 12 hours on a bus, Head Coach Donald […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1764"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1768,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions\/1768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texasspartans.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n longest trip of the season so far. Even though the Spartans spent 11 and a half of the 12 hours
\n on a bus, Head Coach Donald Jefferson\u2019s squad walked into enemy territory and came out with
\n a 111-89<\/strong> win.\n <\/p>\nGame Highlights<\/h3>\n
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\n more touches around the paint and draw fouls so I can get the touch on my shot.\u201d\n <\/p>\nBench Spark<\/h2>\n
\n 15 points<\/strong>, including back-to-back three-balls to start off. Coach Jefferson credited Escoffery\u2019s
\n preparation throughout the week for his impact against the Hurricanes.\n <\/p>\n
\n practice is what you get out of the game.\u201d\n <\/p>\nDefense Sets the Tone<\/h2>\n
\n to under 90 points. Assistant Coach Brian Hampton Jr. made it clear that defense is non-negotiable.\n <\/p>\nBuilt for the Road<\/h2>\n
\n Moss both spoke about the team\u2019s competitive edge on the road.\n <\/p>\n
\n it motivates me.\u201d\n <\/p>\nLeadership Perspective<\/h2>\n
\n program\u2019s direction under Coach Jefferson.\n <\/p>\nUp Next<\/h3>\n
\n this time at home in Round Rock<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n