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From ALAN HOSKINS, Kansan Contributor

If a sweep of doubleheaders in the 6th Annual Keith Lindsey Classic is any indicator, Kansas City Kansas Community College could be in for a banner basketball season.

The Lady Blue Devils raced past Cottey College 67-44 and arch-rival Penn Valley 71-54 while the KCKCC men defeated Haskell JV 132-56 and North Arkansas 75-67 as both moved to 3-0.

The Classic was highlighted by near-record shooting performances by the Green Bay duo of sophomore Derick Denny and freshman Dennis Tinnon, who combined to make 20 of 24 shots in the rout of Haskell.

Denny was 7 of 8 from 3-point range for 87.5 percent, a shooting percentage bettered only by an 8 for 9 effort (.889) by Ray Smith in 1994; while Tinnon was 12 of 14, an .857 percentage that is third on the all-time list behind Henry Thomas (10-10) and Sebastien King (15-16).

Six Blue Devils finished in double figures. Tinnon led with 26 points with Denny adding 23, Brett Jones 18, Melvin Gatson 16, Hal Payne 13 and Andre Metoyer 10 as all 12 Blue Devils scored.

Tinnon also had 11 rebounds and Payne 8 as KCKCC held a 52-24 rebounding edge while Scott Fruehling had seven assists, Gatson six and Jones five.

Denny followed up with another 29 points against North Ark including 7 of 14 3-pointers while Fruehling and Tinnon each added 14 points.

Tinnon again led in rebounding with eight while Metoyer and Denny added six each and Chris McDonald five. Fruehling led in assists with six as the Blue Devils built a 39-30 lead and stayed in command.

The KCKCC women used balance for its sweep with at least five players scoring eight or more points in each game.

Former Piper standout Michelle Selbe had 16 points, Sarah Craft and Alyssa Rushton 12, Jerae David 10 and Lori Schreiber and Melanie Phipps 8 each in the win over Penn Valley.

Schreiber also had 15 rebounds, Sharron Carlin 9, Selbe 8 and Rushton and David 7 each as KCKCC had a 59-32 rebounding superiority to offset 37 turnovers.

Selbe also led against Cottey, scoring 19 points while Rushton added 11 and Craft, Schreiber and Carlin 8 each. 

Phipps led rebounding with nine while Schreiber and Rushton each had eight and Craft seven. Leading 36-29, KCKCC limited the Comets to just four second half field goals and 13.6 percent shooting.

Both teams are in Salina this weekend for the Brown Mackie Classic. The women play Hesston at 1 p.m.

Friday and Brown Mackie Saturday at 5 p.m. while the men play Kansas Wesleyan’s JV Friday at 3:30 p.m. and Brown Mackie Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The men are back home Monday, Aug. 16, against Ottawa’s JV; the women return Nov. 24 against Missouri Valley.