Highland drops 'Hounds

HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College's men suffered their fifth straight loss Saturday afternoon, falling to Highland 63-59 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play.

Alex Barner led Fort Scott (1-7 East, 2-17 overall) with 15 points while Teance Walton added 14. Both players had 8 rebounds.

DeAndre Upchurch led Highland (3-5, 13-7) with 24 points as he connected on 5 of 10 3-point shots. Jamar Gulley chipped in with 15 points.

The Scotties made 52 percent of their shots as they made 24 of 46 field-goal attempts on their home court. The Greyhounds shot 42 percent on 24 of 57 and connected on just 3 of 16 3-point tries.

Fort Scott outrebounded Highland, 37-22, but also committed 15 turnovers to just 7 for the Scotties.

The Greyhounds, who have lost 40 of their last 43 games, including 25 of their last 27 conference games, will try to get a win at Kansas City Kansas Wednesday night. The Blue Devils (5-2, 14-3) played Johnson County in a make-up game Monday night.

FORT SCOTT: Mason 7-16 2-4 18, Mills 0-5 0-1 0, Carter 1-7 0-0 2, Barner 7-11 1-1 15, Hayes 4-5 5-5 14, Flowers 1-3 0-0 3. TOTALS: 24-57 8-11 59.

HIGHLAND: Donahoe 1-1 0-0 3, Gulley 7-12 1-2 15, Camphor 0-3 0-0 0, Upchurch 7-14 5-5 24, Stacker 0-1 0-0 0, Mayer 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 3-5 0-0 8, Henry 4-7 1-2 9, Birtrell 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 2-2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 24-46 7-9 63.

Halftime: Highland, 33-30.

Three-point field goals: Fort Scott 3-16 (Mason 2-9, Walton 1-3, Mills 0-1, Flowers 0-1, Barner 0-2), Highland 8-17 (Upchurch 5-10, Davis 2-4, Donahoe 1-1, Gulley 0-1, Camphor 0-1).

Total fouls: Fort Scott 14, Highland 15. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

Rebounds: Fort Scott 37 (Barner 8, Walton 8), Highland 22 (Davis 4). Assists: Fort Scott 4 (Mills 2, Flowers 2), Highland 12 (Donahoe 5). Turnovers: Fort Scott 15, Highland 7. Steals: Fort Scott 2 (Mason, Mills), Highland 7 (Olson 3). Blocked shots: Fort Scott 1 (Carter), Highland 5 (Upchurch 2, Mayer 2).