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Men's Basketball Throttles Fort Scott CC To Advance In Region VI Tournament

Men's Basketball Throttles Fort Scott CC To Advance In Region VI Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The No. 3 seed KCKCC men's basketball team finished off No. 6 seed Fort Scott CC for the season series, with their third win over the Greyhounds by a 89-69 score. 

KCKCC is now 21-9 overall on the year and will face No. 2 seed Johnson County CC in the Region VI Semifinals.

Bryce Johnson and Caleb Jones capped off an early run for the Blue Devils in the first half with a three-pointer and layup respectively, to give the team a 12-7 lead. The shooting would be a huge factor for KCKCC later on as their lead balooned to 15 points after Joshua Dames and Cortez Howlett hit back-to-back three-pointers. KCKCC would close out the first half on an 11-4 run and took a 43-24 lead.

Fort Scott CC would climb back brielfy, but the Blue Devils still held on to a double-digit advantage. The lead for the Blue Devils would reach 22 points with 9:43 remaining after a long-range shot from Dames, and he later connected on another three-pointer at the 5:02 mark. KCKCC led Fort Scott 79-52 and never looked back. Dames hit four three-pointers in the game to give the team 10 total.

Dames and Joshua Butler led the team with 14 points each and Bradley Lightbourne grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds. 

The Blue Devils will next play the Cavaliers on Wednesday in Overland Park, Kan. Tipoff for the game is TBA.