Johnson County sweeps Greyhounds

Visiting Johnson County — the women ranked No. 12 in NJCAA Division II, the men already Jayhawk Conference-Division II champions — came to Arnold Arena Wednesday night and posted a sweep.

Johnson County’s women pulled away after a tied first quarter for an 87-54 win over the Greyhounds. Based on standings at the time of publicaton, Fort Scott (0-7 conference, 2-7 Region VI, 12-14 overall) will be the No. 5 seed in the Region VI Tournament and play a first-round game at Kansas City Kansas Wednesday night. KCK (20-9) has already beaten FSCC twice this season.

Johnson County’s men took a 64-59 victory, which ended the Greyhounds’ hopes of earning a first-round bye in post-season play. Fort Scott (3-4, 5-4, 19-10) is set as the No. 3 seed as Highland (6-2, 7-2, 22-7) is now two games ahead with only Saturday’s game between the two at Arnold Arena remaining.

Greyhound men will get a first-round home game on Wednesday, Feb. 28, most likely against Kansas City (1-6, 1-8, 8-12), which is a game behind Hesston for the No. 5 seed but would lose the tie-breaker anyway because the Larks swept the season series. If Fort Scott wins that game, they’ll have to go on the road for a second-round game at Highland on Saturday, March 3.

Going over Wednesday’s games in the order they were played....

Women: No. 12 Johnson County 87, Fort Scott 54.

The Cavaliers (5-3, 6-3, 22-7) outscored Fort Scott 27-12 in the second quarter to take a 46-31 lead into the locker room. They also outscored the Greyhounds 24-9 in the fourth quarter.

Jada Perry was the only ’Hound in double figures scoring with 14 points. Tristen McFeders led the Cavaliers, who made 52 percent of their shots from the field, with 22 points.

Men: Johnson County 64, Fort Scott 59.

The Cavaliers (8-0, 9-0, 17-12) won their 13th straight game behind 16 points from Xavier Womack and 13 from Anthony Lupardus.

Tyler Zinn, Fort Scott’s leading scorer was held to 2 points, going 0-for-11 from the field. Andre Nelson led the ’Hounds with 17 points. Jayden Davis and John Montgomery each added 17

Women

JOHNSON COUNTY: McFeders 8-17 2-2 22, Reeves 7-12 1-4 15, Brown 4-6 2-3 10, Elston 3-5 2-4 9, Wiliams 5-10 0-0 14, Peckham 3-3 0-0 6, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Pieschl 0-02 1-2 1, terry 2-4 0-0 6, Woods 0-0 2-2 2, Stowers 0-1 2-2 2. TOTALS: 32-62 12-19 87.

FORT SCOTT: Perry 6-16 0-2 14, Clark 3-7 0-0 7, Winter 1-6 0-0 3, Kelley 3-8 2-2 8, McKenzie 2-4 3-6 7, Polk 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 1-4 1, Wilson 0-0 2-2 2, Miller 1-2 3-4 5, Harper 1-4 2-2 5, Cole 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 18-51 13-22 54.

Fort Scott............ 19 12 14 9 — 54

Three-point field goals: Johnson County 11-24 (McFeders 4-5, Wiliams 4-9, Terry 2-4, Elston 1-3, Jones 0-1, Pieschl 0-1, Stowers 0-1), Fort Scott 5-18 (Perry 2-6, Winter 1-3, Harper 1-3, Clark 1-5, Kelley 0-1).

Total fouls: Johnson County 17, Fort Scott 13. Fouled out: None.

Rebounds: Johnson County 41 (Brown 7), Fort Scott 27 (McKenzie 6). Assists: Johnson County 16 (Elston 5), Fort Scott 3 (3 with 1 each). Turnovers: Johnson County 9, Fort Scott 18. Steals: Johnson County 12 (Elston 3, Jones 3), Fort Scott 5 (Wilson 2). Blocked shots: Johnson County 1 (Peckham), Fort Scott none.

Men

JOHNSON COUNTY: Roberson 2-10 2-2 7, Wilson 3-6 1-2 8, Womack 6-9 3-4 16, Lupardus 5-10 1-2 13, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, McKinney 5-5 0-1 11, Baldeh 3-10 2-2 9, Kalimullah-Jackson 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24-54 9-13 64.

FORT SCOTT: Zinn 0-11 2-2 0, Montgomery 7-10 0-0 14, Brocato 1-4 0-0 2, Nelson 7-16 2-4 17, Sanders 4-10 0-0 8, Davis 6-11 1-1 14, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Flowers 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 26-63 5-7 59.

Fort Scott......................... 20 39 — 59

Three-point field goals: Johnson County 7-23 (Lupardus 2-5, McKinney 1-1, Womack 1-2, Wilson 1-4, Roberson 1-5, Baldeh 1-6), Fort Scott 2-15 (Nelson 1-2, Davis 1-6, Brocato 0-1, Sanders 0-1, Zinn 0-5).

Total fouls: Johnson County 9, Fort Scott 17. Fouled out: None.

Rebounds: Johnson County 35 (Womack 9), Fort Scott 32 (Nelson 9). Assists: Johnson County 11 (Roberson 3, McKinney 3), Fort Scott 10 (Zinn 4). Turnovers: Johnson County 14, Fort Scott 10. Steals: Johnson County 5 (McKinney 2, Baldeh 2), Fort Scott 6 (Zinn 2, Nelson 2). Blocked shots: Johnson County 7 (Wilson 4), Fort Scott 1 (Davis).