The next three games for MCC were against Southeast, Northeast, and Central. On January 26, 2010 McCook C.C. traveled to Beatrice, Nebraska to take on the Southeast Storm. The storm took an early 12-2 lead and it did not look good at first for McCook but MCC buckled down on D and went on to win the Game 75-70. Free throws came up big for the Indians as MCC went 12-14 from the line to seal the win. Antonio Dye led the team in points with 24 and Marcus Landry led us in rebounding with 9.

MCC’s next 2 games were games at Northeast CC and Central CC (Back To Back Days), with the 1st contest going up against Northeast CC in Norfolk, NE . This game started out the same as the southeast game, as Northeast went up 10-0 early. MCC battled back to be down only 32-29 at the half. In the second half McCook got after it defensively and was scorching hot in the shooting category, and outscored Northeast 44-26 to win the game 73-58, with the game being put out of reach late in the 2nd half. Antonio Dye led us with 19 points, Andrew Hanson had 17 points, and Darius Robinson had 13 points, Marcus Landry led the team in rebounding with 15 boards.

13 hours later we traveled to Central C.C. in Columbus. It had been well known before the game that under Coach Lenhart and Coach Reagan our team has never swept this weekend trip with 2 wins, and after beating Northeast CC the previous evening put MCC in the driver’s seat to accomplish what has never been done in their tenures. MCC got out to an 11-2 start and had a 69-42 lead at halftime and went on to win the game 108-94. MCC shot 16 of 32 from 3 in this game. Antonio Dye had 32, Andrew Hanson had 22 and George Pollard had 14. Andrew Hanson led the team in rebounding with 8 boards. MCC would finally sweep this weekend for the first time in the Coach Reagan and Coach Lenhart Era. After 24 games MCC’s record is 17-7. MCC is averaging 86 points per game and is giving up 76 points per game for a plus scoring margin on the season of 10 points per game.

“We are very proud of our Basketball Family at this juncture in our basketball journey! Going on the road this week for 3 games, and coming away with 3 wins is very special, this team continues to improve in all facets of basketball. We are taking it 1 day and 1 game at a time, and have a huge 3 game stretch taking place this weekend/week with them all being at home. We take on Western Nebraska CC 2/6/10, North Platte CC 2/9/10, and Central CC 2/12/10. We could put ourselves in great position to win the sub-region with a win vs. Western Nebraska this weekend!”

Blog By Logan Moyer (MCC Student Assistant)

Season Through 20 Games

The 2009-2010 McCook C.C. Basketball season got started on November 2, 2009 against Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas. MCC lost to Garden City 68-76. Andrew Hanson led MCC in scoring with 16 points and Marcus Landry led the team in rebounds with 15. MCC took on the Hastings JV Broncos. MCC bounced back from the loss in the first game of the season with a 92-71 victory to go to 1-1 on the season. Eric Cutright led MCC with 22 points and Antonio Dye led us in rebounding with 12. On November 7 MCC welcomed the William Penn Statesmen into True hall and proceeded to beat them 100-76. Antonio Dye Led MCC in scoring with 21 points and he also led McCook in rebounding with 9. After 3 games McCook is 2-1.

MCC then welcomed Northeastern Junior College on November 10, 2009. This was a great game as it came down to the wire, with MCC winning 77-74. Antonio Dye led us in Scoring with 19 and rebounding with 8. This was a big win as it improved MCC’s record to 3-1 headed into the trip down to Tyler, Texas for games against Panola Junior College and Tyler Junior College. We had a great time together down in Tyler, Texas and we took things very serious on the court because we ended up beating Panola 85-80 on the 13th of November. Andrew Hanson led us in scoring with 23 points and Antonio Dye and Marcus Landry had 11 rebounds. On the 14th we played the host team the Tyler Junior College Apaches. McCook lost to the host team 83-78, while leading them for 39 minutes of the 40 minute game. Eric Cutright led us in scoring with 21 points and in rebounds with 11. After 6 games McCook’s record is 4-2.

Next up for the Indians was the Colby Trojans in Colby, Kansas. The atmosphere for this game was pretty intense as the game would end up going into 2 Overtimes before MCC ended up winning 99-93. Antonio Dye led the Indians in scoring with 25 points and Shawn Tarver Jr. led us in rebounding with 12. The Indians then traveled to LaJunta, Colorado to face Trinidad State and Otero. We lost to Trinidad state on the 20th of November 77-80 and Antonio Dye led the team in points with 22 and rebounds with 12. The Indians would bounce back the next night and beat the host school Otero 80-72, leading by as many as 26 points. Keenan Gaskin “KG” led us in scoring with 15 points and Marcus Landry led us in rebounding with 11. Through nine games this season MCC is 6-3.

Next up for the Indians was the Garden City Broncbusters on the 24th of November in True Hall Gym. MCC would end up losing 77-87. Antonio Dye led MCC in scoring with 23 and Marcus Landry led us in rebounding with 5. MCC would rebound from that loss with a 150-76 win over the MCC All-stars. Eric Cutright led us in scoring with 23 and Antonio Dye led us in rebounding with 12. The next night in the McCook National Bank Thanksgiving Classic MCC then played York JV the next night and beat them 83-61. Antonio Dye and Keenan “KG” Gaskin led MCC in scoring with 17 points each and Antonio led us in rebounding with 16. Through 12 games MCC is 8-4. We then traveled out to Sterling, Colorado for games on December 4th and 5th against Air Force Prep and Northeastern Junior College. We beat Air Force Prep 84-79. Antonio Dye led us in scoring with 39 and in rebounds with 11. The next night MCC beat Northeastern Junior College 103-97. Dye led us in scoring with 29 and rebounding with 10. This prompted the NJCAA to select Antonio for National Player of the Week in Division 1 JUCO for the week of December 9th.

Next up for the Indians on the 11th of December was the Colby Trojans at True Hall Gym and this one did not go to overtime as MCC wins going away 86-65. Antonio Dye led McCook in scoring with 27 and Marcus Landry led McCook with 15 rebounds. After 15 games McCook C.C.’s record is 11-4. MCC’s next two games were in North Platte at the Region IX Shootout against Otero and Lamar on the 8th and 9th of January. We beat Otero 73-70. Andrew Hanson led us in scoring with 21 points and Eric Cutright and Keenan “KG” Gaskin had 6 rebounds each. MCC would lose the next game against Lamar 73-77, the game was close throughout, and MCC had chances to win, despite not having their top 2 scorers due to injuries. Eric Cutright led MCC with 19 points and had a team high 9 boards. Our next game was on January 13 against Hastings JV in Hastings, after leading by as many as 27 points late in the 2nd half, MCC won 85-76. On his 1st game back after Christmas Break, Antonio Dye led us in scoring & rebounds with 36 and had 10 boards. After 18 games MCC is 13-5.

MCC would host Southeast on the 16th of January and end up losing 66-74. Andrew Hanson led MCC in scoring with 16 and Marcus Landry led us in rebounding with 8. On January 20th MCC would travel up to North Platte to play North Platte C.C. This was a great game but MCC would end up losing 86-94. Dye and Darius Robinson both had 16 points for us and Dye had 8 rebounds. MCC would rebound with a 94-48 victory over the William Penn Statesmen. John Hill led us in scoring with 16 and Nick Schnieders led us in rebounding with 4.

Blog By Logan Moyer (McCook Community College Student Assistant)