Month: November 2019

Today’s weather: A little rain possible this afternoon

Wyandotte County could get a half-inch to an inch of rain from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)

There’s a slight chance of sprinkles between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, and the high will be 58, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Rain chances will increase Wednesday afternoon and overnight, the weather service said. There could be isolated thunderstorms but no severe storms are expected.

Temperatures will return to above normal today through the week, according to the weather service.

The low will drop below freezing on Thursday night, according to the forecast. The forecast also calls for a chance of snow Friday night.

Today, there is a slight chance of drizzle between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., with mostly sunny skies and a high near 58, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 6 to 11 mph will become light and variable.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 39 and a west wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 61 and a west wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the morning, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 45 and a calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, there is a 60 percent chance of rain after noon. The high will be near 65, with a south wind of 6 to 10 mph, gusting to 26 mph, the weather service said. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Wednesday night, there is a 90 percent chance of rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, and then rain after midnight, according to the weather service. The low will be around 45, with between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain possible.

Thursday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 53, the weather service said.

Thursday night, the low will be around 28 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 44, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain before 8 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., then a chance of snow after 2 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 30.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 48, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be around 30 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 52, the weather service said.

Big second half lifts North Central Missouri past KCKCC, 100-86

KCKCC sophomore Sevon Witt took aim on claiming one of his 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils’ 100-86 loss to North Central Missouri Saturday. Witt also had 26 points for his fifth double-double as teammates Calvin Slaughter (0) and Ezekiel Lopes (3) looked on. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

North Central Missouri broke open a tight game to start the second half and turned back all Kansas City Kansas Community College challenges in a 100-86 win in the Keith Lindsey Classic Saturday.

The loss left the Blue Devils 1-5 as they head back on the road for four more games starting Wednesday against Metropolitan Community College on the Penn Valley campus. The KCKCC women open the doubleheader at 5 p.m. with the men colliding at 7 p.m.

North Central ran its record to 6-1 by shooting 54.5 percent (36-of-66). The Pirates are one of four KCKCC opponents with two or less losses this season and the five losses are to teams with a combined record of 27-8.

“We’ve got to worry more about us than our opponents,” KCKCC coach Brandon Burgette said. “We have a tough schedule, a tough opponent every night. We have a lot that needs to be fixed.”

Led by 6-8 Sevon Witt, KCKCC led by as many as seven points midway through the first half. Witt scored the Blue Devils’ first 10 points (18 the first half) as the Blue Devils opened a 30-23 lead on a Calvin Slaughter 3-pointer with 8:49 left in the half.

There were three ties and six lead changes before North Central eked out a 50-45 halftime lead – and then took command to start the second with an 11-2 run that expanded the Pirates’ lead to 61-47.

“They made a run and we struggled to battle back,” Burgette said. “They got the layups when they wanted and made us work hard for us.”

Witt finished with game highs of 26 points and 10 rebounds, his third straight double-double and fifth in six games. Cody Dortch added 16 points of 6-of-7 shooting including 3-for-3 from 3-point.

Jermaine Yarbough chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds; Ezekiel Lopes nine points and six rebounds; and Slaughter nine points. DeAngelo Bell led in assists with five while Robert Rhodes had six rebounds in helping KCKCC win the board battle 45-40.

However, the Blue Devils could not match the Pirates’ deadly shooting, 19-of-32 for 59.4 percent the first half and 17-of-34 the second. The Blue Devils had 11 more shots but were 31-of-77 for 40.3 percent. KCKCC also lost the turnover battle 20-12 with North Central turning the 20 turnovers into 26 points.

Veteran guard Calvin Slaughter went up for two of his nine points in KCKCC’s 100-86 loss to North Central Missouri Saturday as teammate Robert Rhodes (11) awaited a possible rebound. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)