’Hound men take two in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Fort Scott Community College men’s basketball team got going in the right direction to begin the second half of the 20-17-18 schedule with a pair of wins here over the weekend. The Greyhounds (12-6) defeated Penn Valley Friday night, 67-64, and On Point Academy, 92-75, Saturday.
Fort Scott outscored Penn Valley in the second half of Friday’s game, 40-31. The ’Hounds were led by 23 points from Andre Nelson on 10-of-17 field-goal shooting. Tyler Zinn added 17 points and newcomer to the roster John Montgomery added 10.
Thomas Bell led Penn Valley with 25 points. Roy Meekie added 21. The pair combined to make 15 of 21 shots from the floor but the rest of the team was just 6 for 26.
Zinn tied a career high in Saturday’s win over On Point Academy, making 7 of 11 3-point shots (10 of 16 overall) on his way to a 31-point outing. Zinn also scored 31 on Nov. 13, 2017 in a home 107-71 win over the Park University junior varsity.
Montgomery and Jayden Davis each added 14 points to the Greyhound total while Dontrell Sanders chipped in with 13. Harris (first name not listed) scored 31 for OPA, going 12 of 16 from the floor.
The ’Hounds shot 57 percent from the floor, going 36 for 63, won the battle of the boards 34-31 and forced 18 turnovers.
George Brocato handed out 8 of Fort Scott’s 21 assists.
The Greyhounds played at the Saint Mary JV on Monday night but no information from that game was available as this summary was being prepared. They’ll host Southeast (Neb.) Saturday at 4 p.m. as the back end of a doubleheader with the women.
Friday’s Game
PENN VALLEY: Barnett 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 9-11 7-9 25, Rice 1-6 0-2 2, Meekie 6-10 7-8 21, Saunders 3-8 1-2 10, Wilson 1-6 2-3 4, Engelbert 0-3 0-0 0, Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Sykes 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21-47 17-24 64.
FORT SCOTT: Zinn 5-12 4-4 17, Montgomery 4-11 2-5 10, Brocato 2-2 3-4 7, Nelson 10-17 2-4 23, Jones 1-6 0-0 2, Davis 0-4 0-0 0, Sanders 0-0 4-4 4, Flowers 2-3 0-0 4, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24-55 15-21 67.
Penn Valley.............. 33 31 — 64
Fort Scott.................. 27 40 — 67
Three-point field goals: Penn Valley 5-17 (Saunders 3-6, Meekie 2-2, Engelbert 0-1, Rice 0-4, Wilson 0-4), Fort Scott 4-13 (Zinn 3-7, Nelson 1-2, Jones 0-1, Davis 0-3).
Total fouls: Penn Valley 23, Fort Scott 22. Fouled out: Rice, Saunders, Sanders.
Rebounds: Penn Valley 28 (Bell 9), Fort Scott 34 (Nelson 8, Sanders 8). Assists: Penn Valley 7 (3 with 2 each), Fort Scott 11 (Brocato 4). Turnovers: Penn Valley 20, Fort Scott 21. Steals: Penn Valley 4 (4 with 1 each), Fort Scott 8 (3 with 2 each). Blocked shots: Penn Valley 1 (Barnett), Fort Scott 2 (Nelson 2).
Saturday’s Game
FORT SCOTT: Zinn 10-16 4-4 31, Montgomery 7-11 0-0 14, Brocato 1-3 1-2 4, Nelson 1-3 1-2 3, Jones 4-7 0-0 8, Davis 6-13 0-0 14, Sanders 5-7 2-3 13, Flowers 1-1 0-0 2, Richardson 1-2 1-4 3. TOTALS: 36-63 9-15 92.
ON POINT ACADEMY: Harris 12-16 3-4 31, Davis 5-13 2-2 13, Houze 3-5 1-1 7, Green 6-12 4-5 16, Kinzer 2-4 0-0 4, Pondor 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, King 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 1-11 2-2 4. TOTALS: 29-63 12-14 75.
Fort Scott.................. 42 50 — 92
On Point Acad......... 36 39 — 75
Three-point field goals: Fort Scott 11-26 (Zinn 7-11, Davis 2-8, Sanders 1-2, Brocato 1-3, Nelson 0-1, Jones 0-1), On Point Academy 5-14 (Harris 4-6, Davis 1-1, Pondor 0-1, Johnson 0-6).
Total fouls: Fort Scott 14, On Point Academy 11. Fouled out: None. Technical foul: Jones.
Rebounds: Fort Scott 34 (3 with 6 each), On Point Academy 31 (Green 16). Assists: Fort Scott 21 (Brocato 8), On Point Academy 14 (Harris 5). Turnovers: Fort Scott 13, On Point Academy 18. Steals: Fort Scott 13 (Montgomery 4), On Point Academy 8 (Harris 3). Blocked shots: Fort Scott 2 (Davis, Sanders), On Point Academy 1 (Kinser).