Saints Charge into Final Four
KSCB News - March 22, 2012 8:57 pm
For the third time in program history and second time in five years, the Seward County Saints are in the final four of the NJCAA basketball tournament. Seward held off upset minded Columbia State, Tennessee 52-45 Thursday night in the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Seward was sloppy offensively with 25 turnovers but held the Chargers to 27 percent shooting. The Saints shot only 36 percent from the field but out-rebounded Columbia 50-36.
Irvin Hollinger scored 12 and grabbed 11 rebounds while Deverell Biggs added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Daveon Boardingham had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Seward jumped out to a 16-5 lead but Columbia went to a zone and the Saints offense sputtered. Seward and the Chargers were tied at 25 at the half.
Seward plays Northwest Florida State Friday night at 8 p.m. on B107.5 and kscbnews.net. South Plains meets Eastern Oklahoma State in the 6 p.m. semifinal.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Game 1: South Plains def. East Mississippi, 71-63
Game 2: Monroe def. Indian Hills, 81-69
Game 3: Eastern Oklahoma St. def. College of Southern Idaho – 76-69
Game 4: Spartanburg Methodist def. Three Rivers, 61-58
Game 5: Columbia State def. Gordon – 72-64
Game 6: Seward County def. Wallace State – 71-52
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Game 7: Otero def. Wabash Valley – 64-62
Game 8: Northwest Florida St. def. Navarro, 70-62
Game 9: Indian Hills def. East Mississippi – 79-70
Game 10: South Plains def. Monroe – 73-60
Game 11: Eastern Oklahoma St. def. Spartanburg Methodist – 78-70
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Game 12: Southern Idaho def. Three Rivers – 80-70 (OT)
Game 13: Wallace State def. Gordon – 67-65
Game 14: Wabash Valley def. Navarro – 66-55
Game 15: Monroe def. Spartanburg Methodist – 67-61
Game 16: Seward County def. Columbia State – 52-45
Game 17: Northwest Florida State def. Otero – 77-71
Friday, March 23, 2012
Game 18: Indian Hills vs. Southern Idaho – 11 am
Game 19: Wallace State vs. Wabash Valley – 1 pm
Game 20: Columbia State vs. Otero – 3 pm
Game 21: South Plains vs. Eastern Oklahoma St. – 6 pm
Game 22: Seward County vs. Northwest Florida State – 8 pm
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Game 23 (7th/8th Place): Game 18 Winner vs. Game 19 Winner – 12 pm
Game 24 (5th/6th Place): Monroe vs. Game 20 Winner – 2 pm
Game 25 (3rd/4th Place): Game 21 Loser vs. Game 22 Loser – 6 pm
Game 26 (Championship): Game 21 Winner vs. Game 22 Winner – 8 pm
