The Scott County Record • Page 21 • Thursday, January 21, 2016
Bluejays roll over Comanche to remain unbeaten Great passing, strong rebounding and defensive hustle provided a lethal combination for the Scott City Middle School eighth graders in a 64-20 romp over Dodge City Comanche on the home floor Monday. T h e outcome of this game was never in Dodge City 20 question 8th Grade 64 as the Bluejays (4-0) jumped out to 11-0 and 19-1 leads in the opening period. Scott City’s hustle and determination was typified during one possession in which the Bluejays pulled down six rebounds before getting the putback by Evyan Smith which extended their lead to 19-1 with just over a minute remaining. They still had enough time remaining for baskets on their next two possessions, including Jackson Lewis’ second trey of the period, to open a 24-4 lead by the end of the quarter. Lewis scored 10 of his game high 20 points in the first quarter. Brandon Winderlin, who was able to power his way under the boards, added 15 points and Parker Gooden finished with 10. “One of the great things about this team is that we don’t have anyone we have to hide. We can play eight deep and you don’t know on any given day
8th grade ‘B’ defeat Holcomb
A 12 point effort from Sam Irwin wasn’t quite enough for the Scott City Middle School eighth grade “B” team to avoid a 26-22 loss to Dodge City Comanche on the home court Monday. Irwin connected on three field goals in the third period to cut the deficit to a single basket, 18-16, but SCMS couldn’t complete the comeback.
who will be our leading scorer,” says head coach Gil Lewis. “We have five boys who get touches on just about every possession and any of those five can score.” As good as this team played offensively against Comanche, Lewis feels their biggest improvement since last season has been on defense. “This group is fun to work with. They give you effort on every possession, even when we’re ahead by 20 points, and they listen to coaching,” Lewis says. “These boys want to keep getting better. They’re not satisfied with where they’re at.” Slip by Liberal West It’s still early in the season, but perhaps no game has meant more to the eighth graders than their 43-38 win over Liberal West, a team that beat them by 20 points a year ago. Relying on their defense, the Bluejays turned a 9-9 first quarter tie into a 20-13 halftime lead. They were on top, 31-21, heading into the final period. The Bluejays put the game away at the free throw line where they were 13-of-21 - outscoring Liberal West by nine points. Jackson Lewis led the team with 11 points, including a pair of threes, while Winderlin added 10 points. Completing their
Defeat Holcomb The Bluejay “B” team claimed their first win of the season, 36-16, over Holcomb on Jan. 16. They outscored the Longhorns 23-9 in the second half. Yovanni Galaviz led the team with nine points while Christian Wright and Victor Martinez added eight points each. SCMS was defeated in round-robin play on Jan. 16 by Liberal West, 34-6. Wright led the team with three points. In their season opener, SCMS fell to Ulysses, 24-17. Ulysses took advantage of a 15-2 scoring run in the second period. Irwin was Scott City’s leading scorer with eight points. Scott City eighth grader Evyan Smith takes the ball inside for a basket during Monday’s win over Dodge City Comanche. (Record Photo)
round-robin schedule at Holcomb, SCMS added a 39-24 rout of the home team. Leading just 18-14 at the half, Scott City blew the game open with a 12-2 scoring burst in the third period. Lewis scored a team high 11 points, followed
by Gooden with seven The Bluejays built a points. Evyan Smith and 22-13 halftime lead and Sterling Wright added six then buried the Tiger Cubs points each. with a 13-6 scoring spree in the third period. Roll by Ulysses Lewis again led SCMS Scott City opened its with 17 points while season with a 43-25 win Winderlin poured in 10 against Ulysses on the of his 12 points in the first home floor. half.
Input needed for state wildlife action plan PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT) is seeking public input on Kansas’ State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) through March 11. The action plan replaces the state’s existing Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy and is designed to identify the top priority species and habitats that need conservation efforts in the state. The plan also outlines potential conservation
KDWPT Report actions that can address the threats or issues these species and habitats face. The SWAP is necessary for Kansas to be eligible for State Wildlife Grants (SWG) and proactively conserve wildlife and habitats before they become rarer and more costly to protect. “The SWAP is not just a conservation plan for KDWPT,” said state wild-
life action plan coordinator, Megan Rohweder. “It’s a dynamic and adaptive document that can serve as a guide for other agencies, organizations, stakeholders, experts, and interested parties to ensure that Kansas’ wildlife and habitats are conserved for future generations.” To date, KDWPT has worked with agency partners, conservation organizations, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to review and revise the plan to include information on climate change,
as well as the development of geographically explicit areas in which to address conservation, called Ecological Focus Areas. The last piece of the puzzle is public input and now is the time for those voices to be heard. To view the SWAP revision draft online, visit http://ksoutdoors.com/ Services/Kansas-SWAP. Comments can be submitted via email through March 11 using the link available on the webpage.
Lady Beavers drop road game at Colby The Scott City girls put together perhaps one of their best eight minute stretches of the season against Colby when they turned a 19-11 deficit into a 24-21 lead. However, they couldn’t convert that effort into a win on Jan. 8 when they lost a Great West Activities Conference road game, 36-31. Despite dominating Colby under the boards and holding the Lady Eagles without a field goal for 8-1/2 minutes in the first half, Scott City still found itself trailing at the intermission by eight points, 19-11. A Nicole Latta basket to close out the half was the start of an impressive
15-2 scoring stretch. Four different players contributed to that run which included three-point baskets by sophomore guards Kaitlyn Roberts and Bailey Latta. Senior guard Nicole Latta tied the game at 19-19 with a free throw at the 3:56 mark before B. Latta’s three-pointer with 1:02 left in the period gave Scott City’s a 22-21 lead their first since grabbing a brief 4-2 advantage in the opening quarter. Two free throws by Kiana Yager, who finished with a team high nine points, opened up Scott City’s largest lead of the night, 24-21, before the quarter ended. Colby opened the final
period with a three-point basket and a three-point play and they never trailed again. Junior center Paige Winderlin was able to cut the deficit to three points twice in the period, the
last time at 33-30 with 2:36 remaining, but that was as close as SCHS would get the rest of the night. Scott City added just one free throw in the final 2-1/2 minutes.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Tuesday nights at 8:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door). 412 College, Scott City. Al-Anon at same time and location. Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 30t52