Cowley men improve to 10-1 with wins at Jayhawk Shootout

Hot-shooting Cowley College men’s basketball team defeated a pair of Jayhawk West foes over the weekend at the Jayhawk Shootout in Coffeyville.

The Tigers, which are shooting over 60 percent on the season, shot 50 percent in a 75-62 win over Dodge City on Saturday, and then shot 57 percent in an 81-72 victory over Butler Community College on Sunday.

The victories improve Cowley’s record to 10-1 on the season.

“That was our goal, was to win both games,” Cowley head coach Steve Eck said.
Against Dodge City on Saturday, Cowley led just 33-28 at the end of the first half before pulling away for the 13-point win. Sophomores Chris Rhymes and Preston Brown scored 16 and 14 points, respectively. Freshman Jack Crowder came off the bench to record a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
“Jack played a key role for us,” Eck said.

Anthony Harris led Dodge City with 26 point and nine rebounds. The Conquistadors, which shot just 38 percent from the floor, are now 5-5 on the season.

Against Butler, Cowley led 42-39 and the end of the first half and clinged to a four-point lead with 12 minutes remaining. However, the Tigers, behind strong play from Montrell McDonald, increased its lead to 15 points late in the game and were never threatened again.“Montrell really came through for us,” Eck said.

McDonald finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Crowder had another solid game for the Tigers as he finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Rhymes and Brown rounded out Cowley players in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Butler’s Logan Stutz finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds in defeat. The Grizzlies fall to 4-8 on the season.

Cowley will wrap up its non-conference slate Wednesday when they host Eastern Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. The Tigers rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to win at Eastern Oklahoma last Tuesday.

“The first time we played a team twice we didn’t do very well,” Eck said referring to a loss to Northern Oklahoma College on Nov. 17 in the second meeting between the teams. “Eastern is playing well, we just have to keep on getting better.”

Box score from Saturday:
Cowley (75): Mike Atwater 0-2 0-0 0, Marcus Butler 0-1 2-4 2, Edwin Hutton 1-1 4-4 6, Preston Brown 6-10 2-2 14, Reggie Cook 2-7 0-0 5, Montrell McDonald 2-3 5-8 9, Jack Crowder 6-12 0-0 12, Kyle Hammerschmidt 2-3 0-0 5, Chris Rhymes 5-12 6-7 16, Zach Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Eric McKinney 3-3 0-0 6. Totals: 27-54 19-25 75.

Dodge City (62): Cory Perkins 4-7 2-2 10, Jase Herl 0-3 2-4 2, DeMario Williams 3-8 0-0 8, Mason Felter 1-1 0-0 2, Ty Patterson 2-12 6-8 11, Anthony Harris 9-17 8-15 26, Nick Angelos 0-0 3-4 3, Sonny Soloman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 19-50 21-33 62.

Three-pointers: Cowley 2-9 (Atwater 0-1, Butler 0-1, Brown 0-1, Cook 1-2, Hammerschnidt 1-2, Rhymes 0-2), Dodge City 3-15 (Herl 0-1, Williams 2-4, Patterson 1-9, Harris 0-1). Rebounds: Cowley 33 (Crowder 10), Dodge City 34 (Harris 9). Assists: Cowley 16 (Rhymes 4), Dodge City 6 (Perkins 4). Turnovers: Cowley 16, Dodge City 18. Total fouls: Cowley 22. Dodge City 19. Fouled out: McKinney. Technicals: Dodge City bench, Harris.

Box score from Sunday:
Butler (72): Maurice Colter 3-10 8-10 15, Kevin Sechrist 2-5 1-2 7, Avery Richardson 1-3 1-3 4, Austin Birkholtz 0-1 0-0 0, DJ Harrison 1-5 2-5 5, Cody Arnold 1-3 0-0 3, Dominique Ngniman 0-0 0-0 0, Marcus Batiste 5-9 0-2 13, Logan Stutz 11-22 3-4 25. Totals: 24-58 15-26 72.

Cowley (81): Mike Atwater 0-0 0-2 0, Marcus Butler 1-3 4-8 7, Preston Brown 4-7 4-4 12, Reggie Cook 2-5 1-2 5, Montrell McDonald 7-10 4-6 18, Jack Crowder 6-8 3-4 15, Kyle Hammerschmidt 1-2 5-6 8, Chris Rhymes 5-10 3-5 13, Zach Miller 1-2 0-0 3, Eric McKinney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-47 24-37 81.

Three-pointers: Butler 9-18 (Colter 1-3, Sechrist 2-3, Richardson 1-2, Harrison 1-2, Arnold 1-2, Batiste 3-5, Stutz 0-1), Cowley 3-6 (Butler 1-1, Cook 0-1, Hammerschmidt 1-2, Miller 1-2). Rebounds: Butler 28 (Stutz 12), Cowley 38 (McDonald, Crowder 7). Assists: Butler 14 (Colter 6), Cowley 11 (Atwater, Cook, Rhymes 2). Turnovers: Butler 17, Cowley 19. Fouls: Butler 23, Cowley 18. Fouled out: Sechrist. Technicals: none.