No. 4 Cavaliers control 1st half vs. FSCC women

OVERLAND PARK -- Johnson County, ranked No. 4 in the NJCAA Division II poll, outscored Fort Scott Community College's women, 43-15, in the first half of play here Saturday afternoon and went on to a 91-54 victory.

Fort Scott fell to 0-5 in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division II, 1-8 in Region VI Division II tournament seeding and 9-20 overall. Johnson County improved to 5-1, 8-1, 28-1, its only loss to No. 2 Highland. The Cavaliers and Scotties are tied atop the division and for the No. 1 seed.

Sierra Shoulders led Fort Scott with 11 points. Four players reached double figures for Johnson, led by Timeka O'Neal with 19.

FORT SCOTT: White 4-6 1-2 9, McAdams 3-8 2-2 8, Shoulders 4-10 3-4 11, Feldman 2-6 0-0 6, Gales 2-11 5-7 9, Valadez 0-5 2-2 2, Cicero 1-4 3-4 5, Dellinger 0-2 0-0 0, Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Wilhelmi 2-2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 18-54 16-21 54.

JOHNSON COUNTY: Wheeler 7-8 2-3 16 Hutt 3-8 1-3 7, O'Neal 5-12 7-7 19, Barrett 4-6 0-1 10, Kendall 2-5 5-11 10, Gee 1-3 0-0 2, McDowell 2-5 0-0 6, Bradley 3-3 1-3 8, Osborne 0-0 0-0 0, Douvier 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson 0-1 2-2 2, Wallisch 4-4 1-1 9. TOTALS: 32-57 19-33 91.

Halftime: Johnson County, 43-15.

Three-point field goals: Fort Scott 2-9 (Feldman 2-4, Gales 0-1, Valadez 0-1, Dellinger 0-1, Shoulders 0-2), Johnson County 8-20 (Barrett 2-4, O'Neal 2-5, McDowell 2-5, Bradley 1-1, Kendall 1-2, Hutt 0-1, Gee 0-2).

Total fouls: Fort Scott 26, Johnson County 19. Fouled out: None.

Rebounds: Fort Scott 37 (Gales 8), Johnson County 34 (Hutt 7). Assists: Fort Scott 11 (Shoulders 5), Johnson County 22 (O'Neal 7). Turnovers: Fort Scott 21, Johnson County 14. Steals: Fort Scott 4 (4 with 1 each), Johnson County 8 (Hutt 3). Blocked shots: Fort Scott 1 (Gales), Johnson County 2 (Hutt, O'Neal).