MCA 61, Hundred 45

PRINCETON — J.J. Easter broke a Mercer Christian Academy boys basketball record with 13 steals on Saturday. The previous mark of 12 had been set in 1996 by Chris East, who is now an assistant coach for the Cavaliers.

Caleb Janning scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Mercer Christian (7-3), which led 40-23 at halftime and used its bench for most of the fourth quarter.

MCA plays at Montcalm on Monday night.

At Mercer Christian Academy

HUNDRED (n.a.)

Brandon Armstrong 16, Holden Moore 15, Andrew King 6, Danny Stewart 6, Derek Crihfield 2.

MERCER CHRISTIAN (7-3)

JJ Easter 12, Caleb Janning 14, Samuel Stephens 1, Xander Bailey 4, Luke Maranto 9, Kenny Shrewsberry 3, Daniel Boothe 9, Chandler Scott 5, Ryan Davis 4.

Hundred.............11 12 10 12 — 45

MCA...................20 20 12 9 — 61

3-point goals — HHS 1(Moore); MCA 4 (Easter 2, Janning 1, Scott 1).