COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE

NJCAA

Northwest Kansas Tech MavericksDISTRICT 6: ROUND ONE UPSETS – The 13th seeded NORTHWEST KANSAS TECH MAVERICKS stunned the 4 seeds – the COWLEY COLLEGE TIGERS in an 87-84 Instant Classic    ###    And the 11 seeds – the PRATT COLLEGE BEAVERS – toppled the 6th seeded CLOUD COUNTY COLLEGE THUNDERBIRDS by a count of 68-56.   

Hutchinson Blue Dragons LogoDISTRICT 6: HUTCH ADVANCES – The 3 seeds – the HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS – took on the 14th seeded ALLEN COUNTY COLLEGE RED DEVILS. By Halftime the Blue Dragons had compiled a 52-38 advantage over the Red Devils. After the break Allen County College could merely inch a bit closer as Hutchinson won it 98-88 led by Malique Jacobs with 24 points.

Independence Pirates logoDISTRICT 6: EIGHT OVER NINE – This game pitted the 8th seeded INDEPENDENCE COLLEGE PIRATES against the 9th seeded GARDEN CITY COLLEGE BRONCBUSTERS. The Pirates pounded out a 37-24 lead by the Half then withstood an attempted rally by the Broncbusters to win the game 71-66. Jibril Harris led Independence College with a Double Double of 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Colby Comm College TrojansDISTRICT 6: MORE CHALK – The 7 seeds – the COLBY (KS) TROJANS – did battle with the 10 seeded BUTLER (KS) GRIZZLIES yesterday and defeated them 77-70     ###     And the 5th seeded BARTON COLLEGE COUGARS won by that same 7 point margin against their opponents, the 12th seeded NEOSHO COLLEGE PANTHERS. 87-80 was the final.

NJCAA DIVISION THREE

Suffolk County Sharks logoDISTRICT 305: CUE THE JAWS THEME – The top seeds – the SUFFOLK COUNTY COLLEGE SHARKS – faced the 8th seeded DUTCHESS COLLEGE FALCONS. The Sharks were on top 31-20 by Halftime and proceeded to fold, spindle and mutilate the Falcons in the 2nd Half. Suffolk County College won the game 84-50 led by 24 points from Tyree Grimsley.  

Monroe College at Bronx ExpressDISTRICT 305: FIRST ROUND UPSETS – The 6th seeded MONROE COLLEGE AT THE BRONX EXPRESS surprised the 3 seeds – the HOSTOS COLLEGE CAYMANS by defeating them in an 83-80 game for the ages.    ###    And the 5 seeds – the QUEENSBOROUGH COLLEGE TIGERS – downed the 4th seeded BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COLLEGE PANTHERS 75-70. 

Nassau College LionsDISTRICT 305: THE LIONS ROAR – In the 2 spot the NASSAU COUNTY COLLEGE LIONS took the court against the 7 seeds – the BRONX COLLEGE BRONCOS. A 37-28 Halftime advantage for the Lions over the Broncos ultimately turned into a decisive 71-60 triumph for Nassau. Two Lions led their team with Double Doubles – Darius Young with 16 points and 14 rebounds & Stephen Moncrieffe with 16 points and 10 rebounds.  

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14 responses to “COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE

  1. Demond

    Monroe at the Bronx Express! Hells yeah!

  2. Orrin

    The Monroe Express 4-ever dude!

  3. Ken

    Nobody cares about these divisions.

  4. Izzy

    You can’t go wrong with any team named Sharks!

  5. Shavon

    Hutchinson is the bomb!

  6. Arlen

    Nice, concise coverage.

  7. Trevor

    Colby Kansas was where my father played his roundball!

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