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No. 9 team holds off Blue Devil rally to win

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

John Wood lived up to its No. 9 national ranking Friday, holding off a late Kansas City Kansas Community College comeback for a 77-66 win in Quincy, Illinois.

The loss dropped the Blue Devils to 2-5 heading into a home doubleheader Tuesday with Metropolitan Community College. The women’s game will tip off at 5:30 p.m.; the men at 7:30 p.m. Open to spectators, the games will be streamed on the KCKCC Blue Devil website.

The Blue Devils battled John Wood on even terms most of a first half that had three ties and seven lead changes before the Trail Blazers opened a 36-30 halftime lead and then expanded it to 14 points three minutes into the second half, KCKCC rebounded with a 12-2 run to close to within four points only to have John Wood score six straight and stay safely in front.

“We played well, just didn’t execute down the stretch,” KCKCC coach Brandon Burgette said. “We cut the lead to six but missed a dunk and couldn’t get over the hump after that.”

Freshman Shayon Jonloo had a career-high 21 points including 5-of-9 3-pointers and Caleb Jones had another double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the way.

Cold shooting plagued the Blue Devils, who were just 26-of-70 for 37.1 percent from the field and 7-of-25 from 3-point (.280). The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, shot 44.9 percent from the field. Rebounds were even while KCKCC had 19 turnovers, John Wood 14.

KCKCC to allow basketball, volleyball spectators on limited basis

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

On Saturday, affiliated fans will be allowed to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College home basketball games and volleyball matches on a limited basis.

“The Jayhawk Conference has voted to allow attendance of up to 25 percent of capacity for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball,” KCKCC Athletic Director Tony Tompkins said.. A policy on KCKCC’s outdoor sports, baseball, softball and soccer, will be forthcoming.

The change goes into effect Saturday when the Lady Blue Devil volleyball team plays host to Neosho County at noon.

Next home basketball action comes Tuesday when KCKCC entertains Metropolitan Community College in a doubleheader at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Spectators will be allowed admission 20 minutes before game time. However, fans from visiting teams will not be admitted.

KCKCC students, faculty and staff must reserve seats by contacting the KCKCC Athletic Department by 2 p.m. for weekday games and before 5 p.m. for weekend contests. There will be 30 seats available for KCKCC students; 20 seats for faculty, staff and Board of Trustee members and IDs will be required.

All students, employees, visitors and vendors will be required to wear a mask or face covering that covers their mouth and nose while in the building. In addition, social distancing will be maintained and enforced. No food or drink will be permitted in any of the KCKCC athletic facilities.

Southeast outduels KCKCC in see-saw race to finish

Blue Devil sophomore Deron McDaniel, who led all scorers with 27 points including 21 on seven 3-pointers, maneuvered past Southeast Nebraska’s Trey Hepburn to put up a shot in KCKCC’s 89-82 loss Wednesday. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

Southeast Nebraska came into the Kansas City Kansas Community College Field House with the physique of an NBA team and made the most of it Wednesday night..

Rotating a quartet of front-liners ranging in height from 6-8 to 6-11, the Storm effectively shut down KCKCC’s inside game in an 89-82 win that wasn’t decided until the final two minutes.

The Blue Devils led 76-75 with 2:40 remaining but two layups by Tyson Lewis put Southeast ahead to stay 79-76 and the Storm protected the lead by making 10 free throws in the final two minutes, The loss dropped KCKCC to 2-4 heading into a 6 p.m. road game at John Wood University Friday.

KCKCC led Southeast by as many as 13 points midway through the first half only to have the Storm close the gap to 38-36 at halftime and set up a furious see-saw second half that had 10 ties and 11 lead changes.

In the end, it was the Storm’s size and bulk that made the difference. Not only did Southeast outscore the Blue Devils 60-38 “in the paint,” the Storm limited Blue Devils front line to 19 points on 8-of-24 shooting. Meanwhile, Southeast’s four big men combined for 33 points by knocking down 14 of 22 field goal attempts.

The Storm also shot exceptionally well the second half, 20-of-30 field goal attempts for 66.7 percent while the Blue Devils got off 10 more shots, making 17 for 42.5 percent. Southeast finished at 57.4 percent for the game to .405 for KCKCC.

Guards provided most of the Blue Devils’ offense led by sophomores Deron McDaniel and DeAngelo Bell.

McDaniel led all scorers with 27 points, 21 of them coming on 7-of-11 3-pointers, while Bell had three treys in a 15-point effort.

Trey Bates added 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and shared the lead in assists with Zach Nelson, who also had six points and four steals. Caleb Jones scored nine points and he and Robert Rhodes shared rebounding honors with eight each.

Lewis led Southeast with 23 points, 17 in the second half, while 6-8 Much Biel dominated inside with 19 points and 14 rebounds.