Santa Fe College defeated Florida State College at Jacksonville 90-87 on Nov. 12, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida, improving to 4-0 in men’s basketball. Santa Fe College led 51-39 at halftime before Florida State College at Jacksonville rallied in the second half. The loss dropped Florida State College at Jacksonville to 3-2.
Tre Dubois led Santa Fe College with 15 points. Alex Pierre-Louis scored 14 points, Adyn Corbin added 13 and Goanar Bamach finished with 10. Jahari Simmons and Caj Plante each scored nine points for Santa Fe College.
Santa Fe withstands late comeback
Florida State College at Jacksonville made a late second-half push and cut Santa Fe College’s lead to 89-87 with 4.5 seconds remaining. A key basket from Pierre-Louis had moved Santa Fe College to 87 points, and Dubois then made two free throws with 1:16 left to give the team a five-point lead. Pierre-Louis added a final free throw with 3.7 seconds remaining, and Florida State College at Jacksonville did not score on its last possession.
Santa Fe College finished 30-for-40 from the free-throw line. Dubois went 7-for-9 from the line in the second half, helping the Saints manage the closing stretch. Florida State College at Jacksonville was led by Markus Leichner’s 22 points, while Javonte Simpson-Lee had 10 rebounds and Jhaden Brown recorded four assists.
Ritzdorf points to late execution
Santa Fe College head coach John Ritzdorf said the team started well but struggled through much of the second half. He cited defensive lapses and turnovers that kept Florida State College at Jacksonville within reach, while also crediting the Manta Rays for taking advantage of those mistakes and competing on the offensive glass. Ritzdorf said, “We got off to a good start tonight, but we didn’t play well for most of the 2nd half. We had several opportunities to extend a lead, and we’d have defensive lapses or turnovers that kept it close” adds Head Coach John Ritzdorf.
Ritzdorf continued, “FSCJ is really talented and took advantage of our mistakes, and they beat us up on the offensive glass. I will give our team credit as it’s not easy to give up a big lead, and then regroup to make big plays down the stretch, and we did that tonight”
Next game
Santa Fe College will host South Georgia State at Santa Fe Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at 8 p.m. South Georgia State will bring a 3-3 record into the matchup. Santa Fe College will enter the game at 4-0.
FSB Take
Santa Fe College’s 4-0 start now includes a road victory in which it built a 12-point halftime lead and survived a late comeback. The Saints’ 30-for-40 free-throw performance provided an important margin in a three-point game. Santa Fe College will have a quick opportunity to build on that finish when it hosts South Georgia State on Nov. 14.
Source: Original report