From RAMA PEROO/Cowley College
The Cowley College men’s basketball team never trailed and led by as many as 34 points (78-44) in an 81-62 victory over rival Coffeyville Community College Saturday afternoon inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.
Cowley had seven players score in the first eight minutes of Saturday’s game as they built leads of 11-1, 31-11, and 50-22 at the end of the first half.
Freshman point guard Arzhonte Dallas scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the opening half, and Cowley outshot Coffeyville 54 percent to 29 percent while building the 28-point advantage.
“I thought we came ready to play. We played with a lot of intensity and urgency in the first half,” Cowley head coach Donnie Jackson said.
The Tigers’ lead would balloon to 34 points (78-44) following a dunk by freshman Shamarrie Hugie, and Cowley would cruise to the 19-point win.
Cowley’s sixth victory in a row improves the Tigers’ record to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the Jayhawk Conference.
Tiger sophomore Jeff Nwankwo had several dunks in the game, including one that ended up on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays, and finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, and four steals.
Hugie added 13 points and nine rebounds in 18 minutes of action, while three other Tigers finished with eight points apiece.
CJ Smith and Jahni Summers led Coffeyville with 13 points apiece. The Red Ravens are now 4-4 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Cowley made a season-high 12 three-pointers in the victory.
“We still have a few things we need to clean up, but we will address those in practice,” Jackson said.
Cowley will face another tough test when they play at unbeaten Barton County Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The No. 8-ranked Cougars (9-0) and Tigers are tied with Garden City atop the conference with a record of 3-0.
“Barton is currently in a class of their own,” Jackson said. “They are deep and experienced. They have offensive firepower, and they can guard. We will really need to be locked in to give ourselves a chance to win.”
LaJae Jones leads four Barton players averaging double figures in scoring with an average of 18 points per game. Nwankwo and Dallas lead Cowley with an average of 16 points per contest.
Box score:
Coffeyville (62): Brian Griffith 3-10 0-0 6, CJ Smith 5-11 1-1 13, Cris Carroll 2-8 4-5 8, Charles Caporaso 1-4 2-4 4, Izek Jackson 2-3 4-6 8, Jayven Cofer 2-3 2-2 8, Gio Walton 0-0 0-0 0, Jahni Summers 5-10 3-3 13, Jeremiah Kemboi 0-0 0-0 0, Alvin Cole 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 21-50 16-21 62.
Cowley (81): Avante Nichols 3-5 2-2 8, Jeff Nwankwo 6-13 2-2 17, Arzhonte Dallas 7-14 0-1 18, Damare Smith 3-4 0-0 8, Corey Thomas 3-8 1-2 8, Shamarrie Hugie 6-15 0-0 13, Ajai Flagg 0-0 0-0 0, Marcus Zeigler 2-8 0-1 5, Leslie Owens 1-1 2-5 4, David Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Devin Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Lan Kuany 0-0 0-0 0, Faustin Phanor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 31-68 7-13 81.
Three-pointers: Coffeyville 4-18 (Smith 2-4, Cofer 2-3, Griffith 0-4, Carroll 0-4, Summers 0-3), Cowley 12-32 (Dallas 4-8, Nwankwo 3-7, Smith 2-3, Thomas 1-2, Zeigler 1-5, Hugie 1-7).
Rebounds: Coffeyville 40 (Jackson 15), Cowley 29 (Hugie 9). Assists: Coffeyville 7 (Griffith 4), Cowley 17 (Dallas 6).
Turnovers: Coffeyville 14, Cowley 8. Total fouls: Coffeyville 15, Cowley 16. Fouled out: none. Technicals: none.
Coffeyville uses a late push to slip past Tiger women 66-60
In a game that featured nine lead changes and five ties, the No. 24-ranked Coffeyville Community College Lady Red Ravens scored the final seven points of Saturday’s game at Cowley College to defeat the Lady Tigers 66-60.
The Teams were tied 17-17 at the end of the first quarter, with sophomore Ndack Mbengue leading Cowley with 10 points. With the Lady Tigers making only 3-of-16 shots in the second quarter, Coffeyville took a 34-27 halftime lead behind 13 first-half points from Tetona Woods-Blackowl.
Cowley bounced back to shoot 50 percent in the third quarter and out-scored Coffeyville 22-14 while taking a 49-48 lead into the final quarter of play.
Cowley would lead by as many as five points (55-50) in the fourth quarter and clung to a one-point lead (60-59) following a basket by freshman Destiny Yates with 2:15 remaining. However, Coffeyville would score the game’s final seven points as they held on for the 66-60 road win.
“We played hard, we just did not get it done,” Cowley head coach Todd Clark said.
Missing starters Zuzanna Komor and Aiyanna Big Man, Cowley used only six players in Saturday’s contest and got no points from its bench players.
Mbengue recorded her third-straight double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Yates added 15 points and five assists, while Anna Przyszlak finished with 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out late in the contest. Przyszlak and Hattie Pyle combined to make only 5-of-30 field goal attempts in the loss.
Woods-Blackowl led Coffeyville with 18 points and eight rebounds as the Red Ravens improved to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the Jayhawk Conference.
After winning its first seven games, Cowley has dropped two straight to fall to 1-2 in conference play. The Lady Tigers will look to get back on track when they play at Barton Community College on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The Cougars are 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
“Barton is really good, so we must be ready to play,” Clark said.
Vera Ojenuwa leads Barton with an average of 11.7 points and 10.4 rebounds, while Anna Przszlak leads Cowley with an average of 15.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Box score:
Coffeyville (66): Tetona Woods-Blackowl 6-10 3-6 18, Kyleigh Ortiz 2-3 0-0 6, Bailey Layman 2-5 1-2 7, Ivy Fox 6-15 0-0 13, Karys Washington 1-11 9-10 11, Natalya Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Alexis Parker 1-1 0-0 2, Aolivia Dyja 0-0 0-0 0, Jae’Mya Lyons 1-5 1-2 3, Jordan Snyder 1-5 2-2 4, Bailey Melton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 21-57 16-22 66.
Cowley (60): Destiny Yates 7-11 0-0 15, Ndack Mbengue 6-10 3-3 16, Anna Przyszlak 3-19 6-8 13, Hattie Pyle 2-11 3-4 7, Jaiden Smith 3-9 0-0 9, Jordan Hammons 0-2 0-2 0, Wiktoria Podrouzek 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 21-62 12-17 60.
Three-pointers: Coffeyville 8-26 (Woods-Blackowl 3-7, Layman 2-4, Ortiz 2-3, Fox 1-8, Washington 0-3, Snyder 0-1), Cowley 6-26 (Smith 3-8, Przyszlak 1-8, Yates 1-4, Mbengue 1-1, Pyle 0-4, Hammons 0-1).
Rebounds: Coffeyville 31 (Blackowl 8), Cowley 38 (Mbengue 11). Assists: Coffeyville 15 (Washington 4), Cowley 14 (Yates 5).
Turnovers: Coffeyville 10, Cowley 11. Total fouls: Coffeyville 17, Cowley 18. Fouled out: Przyszlak, Pyle. Technicals: none.
