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Scottie Men Move to 3-0
The Highland Community College men’s basketball team continued its winning ways with two easy wins this past weekend in the Kansas City Kansas Community College Classic Tournament.
The Scotties, 3-0 overall, defeated On Point Academy on Friday afternoon by the final of 83-69. On Saturday, Highland beat North Arkansas College by the final of 85-58.
Against On Point Academy, the Scotties were paced by sophomore Martell Collins (Milwaukee, WI) with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Jamal LaFond (Mountain Pine, AR) made the most of his first start as a Scottie with 19 points and 17 rebounds. Sophomore Torre’ Somerville (Washington, DC) contributed with 16 points and six assists.
On Saturday, Collins again led the Scotties with 17 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Jeremy Melvin (Onaga) sparked Highland in the second half with four straight three pointers for 12 points. LaFond added 12 points to go along with his five rebounds.
The Scotties next travel to Marshall, MO, on Monday, November 11, for a 7:00 p.m. game against the Missouri Valley College junior varsity squad.
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Highland’s Hoard Runs Well
Crystal Hoard, a sophomore from Randolph, finished her Highland Community College cross country career with an 86th place finish at the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championship. The meet was hosted by Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA. In the women's division, 61 schools were represented with 280 runners. Hoard ran a career best time of 20:21 in very windy conditions. Her time places her 9th on the all-time College 5K list. She will now begin her training for the indoor track season which started October 1. This year’s indoor championship is in New York City.
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Highland Places 12 on All-Conference Teams
Ryan Held, head coach of the Highland Community College football team, recently received notice of the selection of his players to first team, second team, and honorable mention Kansas Jayhawk Community College All-Conference as a cap to his second season with the Scotties, a year that finished 6-4 and a first-ever appearance in the Jayhawk Playoffs. Seven members of the Scottie defense were recognized, along with five members of the offense.
The Scottie selections were led by the first-team selection of quarterback Brandon Bergeron (FR, Lafayette, LA). Other members of the offense were second team selections tight end Brennan Boland (SO, Overland Park) and tackle Jeff Travillion (SO, Pflugerville, TX), and honorable mention selections sophomore Durwin Jones, a wide receiver from Houston, TX, and guard Avery Richard, a sophomore from Shawnee Mission.
Two members of the Scottie defense earned second team selection: sophomore defensive end Joe Keels (Kenosha, WI) and Mike Brown, a sophomore safety from Oakland Park, FL. Those receiving an honorable mention nod were defensive tackles Marcus Smith (SO, Wadesboro, NC) and Glenn Antoine (SO, Round Rock, TX); linebackers Brandon Lockwood, a sophomore from Largo, FL, and sophomore Taylor Shaffer of Wamego; and sophomore safety Patrick Martin of Greenville, SC.
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Highland Women Continue to Roll
The Highland Community College women’s basketball team beat conference foe Cowley College Saturday afternoon by the score of 77-55 to go 4-0, but it wasn’t an easy row to hoe. The Scotties got into an early 0-7 hole and 2-9 early in the game. The Scotties then trailed 27-33 at the half after committing nine turnovers. “I am not sure we were intense enough early about being aggressive on both ends of the court,” said head coach BJ Smith.
The Scotties used a 10-0 run to start the second half on the shoulders of sophomore Ashley Torres, as she scored seven straight points, to go up by four and never looked back. Highland outscored Cowley 49-22 in the second half on the way to a fourth straight win, 77-55.
“This was a good win for us, but we have so many things we need to work on. It will be important for us to be better on both ends of the floor to continue being successful,” said Smith.
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Highland Volleyball Earns Post-Season Honors
Members of the Highland Community College volleyball team received post-season honors at the Jayhawk Conference meeting in Iola, KS. Middle hitter McKayla Brezina (Seneca) was selected to the 2nd Team All Conference as well as 1st Team All-District N. Courtney Galley (Olathe), who played the libero position, also received honors as she was put on the 2nd All-District Team.
Brezina notched 255 kills for the year as well as 173 digs, 101 blocks, and 26 serve aces. She was a six rotation player who was able to put up points in the front row with her power arm swing as well as in the back row with her aggressive serving.
Galley lead the team in digs with 385. She was versatile in that she played all three positions in the back row if needed. Her competitive drive in every match helped the team finish 6th in the Conference and advance to the District Tournament.
“These two young ladies deserve these awards as they proved themselves each day on the floor,” Highland head coach Diana Gaddis commented.
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