NEOSHO BOYS 66, SENECA 36
SENECA, Mo. — K’dyn Waters scored 25 points and surpassed 1,000 career points as the Neosho Wildcats earned a convincing 66-36 non-conference win over the Seneca Indians on Friday night.
An athletic senior guard, Waters is in his first season at Neosho.
“That’s an amazing accomplishment from a great young man,” Neosho coach Zane Culp said of Waters. “We’ve only known him for this year, but he feels like he’s been here all along. He’s a lot of fun to be around.”
Isaiah Green added 10 points and Jared Siler added eight for the Wildcats (4-2).
Cooper Long scored 11 points to lead Seneca (2-6), while Conner Ackerson added six.
The Wildcats led 14-8 at the end of the first quarter.
A 3-pointer from Brock Franklin, a breakaway dunk by Waters and a hoop in the lane from Green gave Neosho a 26-15 lead at intermission.
The Wildcats held a comfortable 47-29 lead at the end of the third quarter.
A pair of transition layups by Waters pushed Neosho’s lead past 20 early in the fourth quarter.
“As far as the game goes, we are glad to be back on track after dropping a couple games,” Culp said “Things clicked well on both ends and allowed us to get some easy buckets. It was a fun night all around.”
The Wildcats will host the annual Neosho Holiday Classic beginning on Dec. 28.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC BOYS 72, NEVC 42
Three players scored in double figures as McAuley rolled to a lopsided win.
Noah Black scored 20 points, Michael Parrigon added 12 and Jeffery Horinek added 10 for the Warriors.
McAuley led 22-13 at the end of the first quarter and the hosts never relinquished their lead.
The Warriors were up 56-26 at halftime and 61-36 at the end of the third period.
Kylan Bachand scored 22 points for the Knights (0-9).
McAuley (2-6) hosts Galena (Kan.) at 5 on Monday.
