By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC North Lake defeated Eastfield 92-83 in the championship match of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament. Now, both teams will face off in a one-game playoff, the Blazers as the tournament champions and the Harvesters as the regular conference play champions, which...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC A shaky first half didn't deter the Harvesters as they rallied to defeat Mountain View 91-86 in the Metro Athletic Conference semifinal. They'll face North Lake, the defending national champions, in the championship match, to be played at Eastfield's gym Saturday at 2 p.m. The...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield men's basketball team won the regular season conference championship after an 74-70 road win at Brookhaven Saturday. The team goes as the No. 1 seed heading into the Metro Athletic Conference tournament. The final seeding for conference: Eastfield (7-3) ...

By JULIO VEGA and COLIN TAYLOR @TheEtCetera Freshman guard DaJuan Ridgeway passes the ball to his teammate Kuol Arop to bring the play to life on the offensive baseline. Ridgeway darts away from an opposing Richland player as the play builds up, with Sean Odum feeding Ridgeway the ball on the right...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield men’s basketball team leads conference with a 4-1 record halfway through the regular season, hoping to hold onto the top spot for a conference title. Coach Anthony Fletcher said conference play has been highly competitive so far. “Across the board,...

By COLIN TAYLOR @ColinTaylorETC The Eastfield Harvester basketball team has started its journey to avenge the heartbreaking loss from last year’s conference tournament. The team expected to bring home a national championship, but fell to a Brookhaven team, who went winless in conference play,...

All home games are hosted in the gym, which is located in P building. DATE OPPONENT NOTES RESULT STATUS LINKS OCTOBER Sat. 7 at Kansas City Kansas # 2:30 PM EDT Sat. 14 at Sterling College # Scrimmage 2:00 PM EDT Sat. 21 Texas College # Scrimmage   1:00...

Harvesters miss shot at nationals   By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Eastfield basketball coach Anthony Fletcher said Brookhaven would be a dangerous team to play against despite their losing record, that the stakes were high for that game. He was right. The Eastfield Harvesters’ basketball...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC On their home court, the Harvesters’ basketball season came to an abrupt end after a 102-98 upset loss to Brookhaven in the first round of the Region V Metro Athletic Conference Tournament. Brookhaven finished last in conference, failing to win a single game, but came...

By BEN ENSIGN @TheEtCetera The Harvesters closed the regular season with two strong wins to secure the third seed in this week’s Metro Athletic Conference Tournament. Eastfield, which defeated Cedar Valley 94-83 and Richland 95-83 last week, was scheduled to host the first round of the conference...

By BEN ENSIGN @TheEtCetera Metro Athletic Conference play is more than halfway complete, and the Eastfield Harvesters basketball team has stumbled to a 3-3 record. A loss in the past two games has seen them drop to third place in the league standings. While the Harvesters are still ranked...

By BRIANNA HARMON @BHarmonETC Managing Editor After starting their season 11-1, the Harvesters basketball team has moved to No. 1 in the nation. The Harvesters now lead the nation in points scored (1,486) and average points scored per game (123.8). Eastfield is second in the nation for assists...

By Gabriel Flores Sophomore guard Tre Anderson was the catalyst for the Eastfield Harvesters basketball team’s success this season, especially during the second half. For his efforts, he was selected as a National Junior College Athletic Association First-Team All-American and earned an invitation...

The Eastfield Harvesters are going to the postseason again. Meet some of the key players. Video shot and edited by Gabriel Flores/The Et Cetera. https://youtu.be/4CJPCysEyAE    

By Brianna Harmon LOCH SHELDRAKE, N.Y. — After a first-game loss in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national tournament, the Eastfield Harvesters basketball team rallied with back-to-back victories to finish fourth in the nation. Eastfield lost its tournament opener...

By Brianna Harmon LOCH SHELDRAKE, N.Y. -- The Harvesters finished fourth in the national tournament after beating Mohawk Valley Community College of Utica, New York, in overtime 96-90. Ed Williams led the team's victory by scoring 29 points. Williams also racked up 14 rebounds in the tournament...

  By Brianna Harmon LOCH SHELDRAKE, NEW YORK -- The Harvesters captured their first win of the national tournament Friday in a consolation game against Bunker Hill Community College of Boston with a score of 93-86. The Harvesters started the game on a 10-2 run and led the entire game except...

By Brianna Harmon Ed Williams hit eight 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 39 points, but it wasn't enough as the Eastfield Harvesters lost to Nassau Community College 97-86 Thursday in the first round of the NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships in Loch Sheldrake,...

Eastfield won the Metro Athletic Conference tournament with an 83-68 win over North Lake on Feb. 20, which advanced them to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III championship tournament in Loch Sheldrake, New York. This will be the third appearance in four years for the Harvesters. Et...

Mesquite, TX- The Eastfield Harvesters basketball team defeat Cedar Valley in the second round of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament on Feb. 18. Eastfield led at halftime 46-36 and ended up winning 93-89. Photos by Luis Gonzales, David Sanchez, and Jonathan Wences/The Et Cetera

By Brianna Harmon After 23 seasons as head coach, 15 conference titles and one national championship, former Eastfield basketball coach Bob Flickner has been selected to be inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Flickner...

By Brianna Harmon The Eastfield Harvesters have compiled a 5-2 record in conference play since losing star player Tevin Corprew to academic eligibility after the fall semester. Corprew was a five-time Region V Player of the Week during nonconference play. He led the nation in points, assists...

Different countries, identical obsessions By Brianna Harmon Eastfield sophomores Din Androk and Teekay Biti left their home countries as children for different reasons, but both came to the college for the same reason: basketball. Androk was born in Bosnia, while Biti was born in Zimbabwe. Both...

By Brianna Harmon Former Eastfield basketball coach Bob Flickner was selected yesterday into the 2016 class of NJCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The Harvesters won a national title in 1997 under his guidance. In his 23 seasons as head coach, Flickner racked up 423 wins...

By Brianna Harmon Mesquite, TX-- The Eastfield Harvesters defeated Mountain View on January 13 in the final seconds of the game with a shot from Shooting Guard Donald McBride who had 20 points. Eastfield led Mountain View 55-42 at halftime. LeTron Manning led the way for Eastfield scoring 34 points.

By Gabriel Flores The Harvesters notched five more wins over the past two weeks and remained perfect on the season with a 8-0 record. Eastfield leads the na- tion in scoring at 119.6 points per-game, and point guard Tevin Corprew is the nation’s top individual scorer with 35 points per game....