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Panthers win at Johnson County

Tribune staff

OVERLAND PARK—The Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team improved to 7-1 in the Jayhawk East with a 90-78 win over Johnson County on Wednesday night.

The Panthers led 46-39 at the half and then outscored the host Cavaliers 44-39 in the second half to get the win.

“I thought we played pretty well and it was a great win on the road,” NCCC Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “Offensively we were working on all cylinders and I felt at times, we really got after them defensively. Our goal is a conference championship so everyday our plan is to get better defensively and hopefully we can get to the point that we are putting strings of stops together.”

It was the first win at Johnson County for Coach Coombs during his time at NCCC.

Antione Lundy scored 24 points and had eight rebounds for the Panthers. Four others were in double figures for the Panthers, as Justin Fairman, Jahmal Burroughs and Antonio Bostic scored 11 points apiece. Anner Arce chipped in 10 points.

Tyrie Wooten had eight points and six assists and Kris Wilson had eight points off the bench. Bostic had four steals.

Neosho County is now 15-5 overall.

Johnson County falls to 10-10 overall and 1-7 in the conference. The Cavs got 17 points apiece from David Luster and Ryan Magdziarz.

The Panthers are at league-leading Cowley on Saturday night for a key Jayhawk East showdown. Cowley is 8-1 in the league and 14-7 overall.

“Cowley is another place we have yet to win at in my time here,” Coombs said. “They are tied with us and Coffeyville for first place so it’s a must win.”

Panthers earn statement win over Hutch

Panthers end '09 on a high note

Jason Peake
Tribune Sports Editor

CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team ended 2009 on a high note as it blew out the Kansas Wesleyan JV team 102-61 on Wednesday night.

“We used this game an opportunity to work on some things,” Neosho County Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “We wanted to work on a few things that we need to get better at. We worked on our press a little bit and it was good for the guys to get out there and work on executing against someone other than ourselves.”

The Panthers overwhelmed the Coyotes from the start with a full-court, trapping defense. Neosho County grabbed steal after steal and converted those turnovers into easy hoops. The Panthers also bombed away from three-point land again and again.

Panthers shut down Scotties

Jason Peake
Tribune Sports Editor

CHANUTE—Defense was once again the difference for the Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team.

Neosho County handled Highland 92-75 on Saturday afternoon at the Panthers Gym.

With a trapping, full-court press, the Panthers held the Scotties to just 28 points in the first half in building a comfortable lead they would never relinquish.

“I think our guys are buying into playing defense,” Neosho County Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “Holding a team like Highland to 28 points in the first half was big. They have four or five guys who are mid-to major basketball players at the next level and we did a good job on the defensive end.”

Scrambling and rushed against the Panthers pressure, Highland shot 24 percent from the field in the first half on 7-of-29 shooting.

The Panthers will host the Kansas Wesleyan JV team on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The game was moved to Wednesday from Thursday. It will be the last game for the team until after the Christmas break.

Defense leads Panthers to victory

Jason Peake
Tribune Sports Editor

FORT SCOTT — Using defense to create offense, the Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team raced past Fort Scott 80-63 on Wednesday night at Arnold Arena.

The Panthers forced 22 turnovers, grabbed 12 steals and converted many of those miscues into easy hoops in transition.

 “For us, it always starts with defense,” Neosho County Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “As the year goes on, I think our press is our key. It keeps the intensity up on the defensive end and that’s what helped us pull away in this game.”

Added Coombs: “We set several goals for this game and we reached almost all of them. And 75 percent of those goals had to do with defense. And hat’s off to the guys for getting it done.”

Panthers pull off comeback win over Cloud

Jason Peake
Tribune Sports Editor

CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College men's basketball team knocked off Cloud County 75-71 on Saturday night. The Panthers were down 12 in the second half, but battled back and earned the win.

Panthers cruise in opener

Jason Peake
Tribune Sports Editor

CHANUTE—Whether you call it a coming-out party or a sneak peek, the Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team gave all those in attendance a glimpse of what kind of season it may be.

With an intense, in your face pressure defense, the Panthers overwhelmed the Ottawa University JV team from the start and ran past the Braves 96-55 in the season-opener on Thursday night at the Panthers Gym.

If you ask the Panthers, they’ll tell you they were more than ready to show off their talents.

“We were hyped for the first game of the season and everybody came out pumped up,” sophomore forward Jahmal Burroughs said. “On the defensive end, we just came out with a lot of intensity.”

 

NCCC basketball lands five frosh, four transfers

by Stu Butcher - Tribune Sports Editor

Neosho County men’s basketball coach Jeremy Coombs announced the signing on five freshmen and four transfers who will join the seven returning players from last year’s team.

“I am very excited about this year’s group of incoming student athletes,” Coombs said, “We’ve added guys that are hard working, dedicated players, that compete at a high level.”

 

Sophomore guard Mark Gomillia receives a Neosho County 1,000 point Career Ball after reaching 1,000 points on a breakaway dunk Wed vs. Allen County - Panthers won 87-58

Mark Gomillia moves up the all-time scoring list passing Jannero Pargo after scoring 23pts vs. Hutch.