Vikings stronger in second half of 59-49 victory over Tigers

PARSONS -- Parsons outscored Fort Scott High's boys 34-16 in the second half here Tuesday night and came away with a 59-49 victory over the Tigers in a non-league game at the Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium.

Steve Jones scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. But it was James Jackson who gave Parsons (5-0) the lead for good by going coast-to-coast with a defensive rebound during a 11-0 third-quarter run.

The Vikings held a 7-2 lead three minutes into the contest. But The Tigers (4-3) closed the opening stanza with a 15-0 run. Griffin Knopp started the run and Gabe Quick finished it off while Cameron Woodring scored each of the 12 points in between.

Woodring's 3-point goal with just under three minutes left tied the score at 7-7 and a layup moments later gave Fort Scott the lead.

The teams traded baskets in the second quarter but Parsons was able to make up some ground by making four of five 3-point attempts in the period and pulled to within 33-25 at halftime.

Griffin Knopp's stickback basket midway through the third made it 40-33. But Jones and Johnson went on a tear, combining to score the next 8 points. Brock Borovetz scored the last 3 of the quarter to make it a 44-40 lead for Parsons.

The Tigers got within 51-48 with around three minutes to go on baskets by Cody Harper and Woodring. But Jones scored the next 4, then Wes Krull added a transition basket and Jackson hit a pair of free throws with under a minute to go.

Jackson added 15 points for the Vikings, who made 14 of 28 field-goal attempts in the second half. Woodring finished the game with 18 points for the Tigers, who were held to 6 of 24 from the field in the second half.

Parsons shot 47 percent for the game on 24 of 51 and won the battle of the boards, 34-25. Fort Scott shot 40 percent on 19 of 47.

Fort Scott, which saw a four-game winning streak snapped, is idle until next Tuesday when the Tigers host Iola in a non-league contest.

JUNIOR VARSITY -- Tyler Adams scored 25 points to lead Fort Scott to a 49-45 victory over Parsons. The Tiger JV faces Iola at Buck Run Community Center next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.....

FORT SCOTT: Stark 3 2-3 8, Quick 2 2-2 7, Thorpe 1 0-0 3, Wright 1 0-0 2, Woodring 7 2-2 18, Knopp 3 0-0 6, Harper 2 0-0 5. Rienbolt 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 19-47 6-7 49.

PARSONS: Krull 2 1-5 5, Collins 0 0-0 0, Borovetz 3 1-2 8, Johnson 3 0-3 6, Jones 11 0-1 22, Jackson 4 4-4 15, Beachner 1 0-0 3, Nolting 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24-51 6-15 59.

Parsons............. 7 18 19 15 -- 59

Three-point field goals: Fort Scott 5-11 (Woodring 2, Quick, Thorpe, Harper), Parsons 5-14 (Jackson 3, Borovetz, Beachner).

Total fouls: Fort Scott 11, Parsons 11. Fouled out: None.

Rebounds: Fort Scott 25, Parsons 34. Turnovers: Fort Scott 13, Parsons 12.