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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
Jason Peake
Tribune Sports Editor
COFFEYVILLE—The Neosho County Panthers definitely made a statement.
They also made history.
The Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team knocked off
Hutchinson 80-70 on Saturday at the Jayhawk Shoot-Out in Coffeyville.
And in the process, the Panthers were the talk of the men’s tourney.
The Blue Dragons entered the event with only one loss and ranked ninth
nationally. That didn’t matter to the Panthers, who took control of the
game early and then held on late for the statement win.
“This is a huge win for us,” Neosho County Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “We
were able to get out on them early and we out-rebounded them. We took
care of the basketball in the first half and that was a big key. The
guys just played their hearts out. It’s a nice win for sure.”
Saturday’s win was also a historic one for the Panthers. Hutchinson had
won the last 18 meetings between the schools before Saturday. Neosho
County’s last win over Hutch was in November of 1977, an 80-77 win.
In their Shoot-Out opener, the Panthers couldn’t have played much better
in the first half. Neosho County shot well from the field, took care of
the basketball and forced the Dragons into turnover after turnover with
their full-court pressure.
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.
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1. |
Par Downing |
1441 |
89-91 |
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2. |
James Gorham |
1330 |
73-75 |
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3. |
David Mitchell |
1187 |
71-73 |
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4. |
Michael Cuffee |
1140 |
01-03 |
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5. |
Gerald Batty |
1125 |
75-77 |
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6 |
Mark Gomillia |
1087 |
07-09 |
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7. |
Jannero Pargo |
1064 |
98-00 |
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8. |
Jerry Smith |
1061 |
77-79 |
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9. |
Robert Salisbury |
1048 |
89-91 |
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10. |
Troy Gray |
1046 |
91-93 |
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11. |
Trez’ Kilpatrick |
1030 |
95-97 |
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12. |
Jason Gentz |
1023 |
91-93 |
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13. |
Antoine Marshall |
976 |
87-89 |
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14. |
Ron Allen |
971 |
70-72 |
Gomilla Reaches Milestone
Jason Peake -
Tribune Sports Editor
CHANUTE--Mark Gomilla passed 1,000 points in style.
The Neosho
County Community College sophomore streaked out in transition, soared through
the air and threw down a one-handed tomahawk dunk.
The basket
gave Gomilla a milestone.
The 6-foot-5
Gomilla joined the 1,000 point club at NCCC on Wednesday night.
The game was stopped and Panthers Coach Jeremy Coombs presented his standout a
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