Men's win streak stopped at two

Highland prevented Fort Scott's men from a third consecutive victory by taking down the Greyhounds, 67-43, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The 'Hounds had defeated Allen County Saturday and North Central Missouri Monday.

The Scotties (8-9 East, 18-11 overall) got 25 points from DeAndre Upchurch, who made six 3-point field goals on the night. Highland was 10- of 24 from 3-point range.

The 'Hounds led 7-2 early before Highland got its 3-point machine going. The Scotties enjoyed a lead of 31-19 with 2:12 left in the first half before the 'Hounds managed to narrow it down to 5 points with 10 seconds left.

Upchurch hit a triple for the Scotties as time expired in the half.

Fort Scott (3-14, 5-24) got within 37-31 on a Menas Stephens field goal with 14:48 left in the half. But an intentional foul away from the ball against the 'Hounds was the spark for Highland to go on a 14-2 run over the course of 6 minutes.

Alex Barner scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the 'Hounds who were forced to play several players out of position due to an injury suffered by point guard Julian Mills, who has missed the last three games. Teance Walton, helping out at "two-guard" instead of his normal small forward slot added 8 points for FSCC, which will host Kansas City Saturday.

Monday's Game

NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI: Fairley 4-8 0-0 12, Davis 6-17 2-2 18, Jones 5-8 4-4 14, Maxwell 0-2 2-2 2, Sticken 5-7 3-6 13, Wilbers 1-2 0-0 2, Stockman 0-2 0-0 0, Craig 0-1 0-0 0, Garber 4-6 0-0 12. TOTALS: 25-53 11-14 73.

FORT SCOTT: Stephens 5-12 1-116 21, Barner 10-13 5-7 25, Walton 5-9 2-3 12, Mason 1-6 1-2 4, Carter 2-44 0-0 4, King 0-1 0-0 0, Trost 0-0 0-0 0, Hayes 2-2 0-0 4, Flowers 2-3 0-0 6. TOTALS: 27-50 19-28 76.

Halftime: Fort Scott, 44-39.

Three-point field goals: NCM 12-23 (Garber 4-6, Fairley 4-7, Davis 4-9, Jones 0-1), Fort Scott 3-9 (Flowers 2-2, Mason 1-3, Stephens 0-2, Walton 0-2).

Total fouls: NCM 22, Fort Scott 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

Rebounds: NCM 22 (Sticken 6), Fort Scott 33 (Stephens 9). Assists: NCM 12 (Jones 5), Fort Scott 18 (Stephens 5). Turnovers: NCM 15, Fort Scott 17. Steals: NCM 5 (Jones 3), Fort Scott 5 (Stephens 2, Barner 2). Blocked shots: NCM 5 (Sticken 4), Fort Scott 7 (Barner 3).

Wednesday's Game

HIGHLAND: Donahaoe 0-2 0-0 0, Gulley 3-11 2-2 9, Camphor 7-9 0-0 16, Upchurch 9-18 1-2 25, Stacker 3-5 2-2 8, Mayer 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 1-3 2-4 4, Davis 1-1 0-0 3, Henry 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Birtell 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 25-54 7-10 67.

FORT SCOTT: Mason 1-9 1-3 3, Stephens 3-13 0-0 6, Carter 0-1 1-2 1, Barner 7-15 5-7 22, Trost 0-0 0-0 0, Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Walton 4-7 0-1 8, Flowers 1-2 0-0 3. TOTALS: 16-48 7-13 43.

Halftime: Highland, 34-26.

Three-point field goals: Highland 10-24 (Upchurch 6-10, Camphor 2-4, Davis 1-1, Gulley 1-4, Mayer 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Olson 0-1, Donahoe 0-2), Fort Scott 4-14 (Barner 3-6, Flowers 1-2, Stephens 0-1, Mason 0-5).

Total fouls: Highland 15, Fort Scott 9. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

Rebounds: Highland 33 (Upchurch 7), Fort Scott 30 (Barner 11). Assists: Highland 11 (Donahoe 3), Fort Scott 7 (Mason 5). Turnovers: Highland 11, Fort Scott 17. Steals: Highland 10 (Gulley 5), Fort Scott 8 (Barner 3, Walton 3. Blocked shots: Highland 1 (Walker), Fort Scott 3 (Stephens 2).