Dodge City Dominates The Boards, Moberly Free Throw Miscues To Advance
March 22, 20223 (Hutchisson, KS) – #4 seed Moberly Area CC took the court for the first game on Wednesday for the first of four games today to determine the final four teams to advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Their opponent was the #13 seed Dodge City Conquistadors, who advanced to the second round via an 83-63 victory over the #20 seed on Monday.
Moberly, having a first round bye, as so many teams with such fate, sarted out slowly as Dodge built an early lead. and basically maintained it throughout the half. Dodge shot 47% from the field in the opening stanza, to Moberly’s 35%. Couple that with a plus 8 rebounding margin, it adds up to a 40-33 lead for the Conqs.
Jason Edward scored 16 or his game high 31 points to propel the Dodge City surge. Each team had seven points cushions at one time in the 1st half, but DCCC’s came at break.
Things got a little better for the Greyhounds after the break, and actually took the lead midway into the second, but didn’t hold it long. Final score: Dodge City 77, Moberly 74.
Dodge City controlled the boards, out rebounding the Hounds by 18. Neither team shot FTs very well, which could’ve made a big difference either way on the final outcome.The Conqs went 11-17 (65%) while Moberly was 13 of 23 for 53%. The missed free tosses could’ve easily made the Hounds a winner, or lowered the final minutes stress level for Dodge.
Moberly ends it’s season with a record of 30-4. Leading scorer for the Greyhounds was Tre’von Spillers with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Spillers was the top shot rejector in the nation this year, averaging 4.9 per game. Tedrick Washington finished with 14, Ade Popoola added 14 points and 8 boards. Jaheim Tanksley found the net for 12 and a team high 7 apples.
Dodge City (25-9) will now play the winner of #5 Salt Lake CC and #12 seed Tallahassee CC on Thursday at 6:00 in the quarterfinals.
Behind Dodge top gun Edwards 31, the Conqs got 14 from DJ Jones and 13 from Jacobi Sebock. Chairman of the boards trophy goes to Cam Malray who collected 17 missed shots. Malray missed a dub/dub by a point scoring 9. Chris Robinson dished out a dollars worth of dimes (10).
