Sophomore Greg Strong led COD with 21 points and Braylen Meredith followed with 19 as COD rolled past visiting North Central JV 83-57 in men's basketball Monday night.
 
The Chaps improved to 11-5 overall and next play Olivet Nazarene JV on Thursday night at home.
 
COD never trailed in the second half after finishing the final 5:40 of the first half on a 19-8 run, leading 42-24 at halftime.
 
The Chaps' largest lead was 28 with 1:22 left.
 
Strong's night included five 3-pointers and Meredith tied for team-high rebounds with six, and dealt a season-high nine assists. He also had three steals in 30 minutes.
 
Charles Ferrell came off the bench with 11 points and three steals and Ramone Enis scored 10 with six rebounds and four assists. Terence Spencer had six points with his final two field goals on dunks in the final 1:38 of play.
 
COD totaled 25 assists and turned the ball over just 10 times. Freshman Adyn McGinley had five assists with eight points.