By CHARLES SPURLOCK
Special to TopSports.news
The Seaman Viking boys pulled away from the Kansas City-Turner Bears after a close first quarter Tuesday night, taking a 66-47 home United Kansas Conference victory.
In the first quarter, the Vikings jumped out to a quick lead, but the Bears were able to cut into the deficit and trail 14-11 at the end of the quarter.
Senior Bryer Finley (2) tied for game-high scoring honors with 19 points in Seaman's 66-47 win over Turner. [File photo/TSN]
But for the remainder of the game, Seaman was able to lock in defensively.
“I thought the key for us was our defense in the second quarter,” Seaman coach Craig Cox said. The Vikings held the Bears to 2-9 shooting from the field and only 4 points.
The defensive intensity continued in the third quarter as Seaman extended its lead to 51-31.
Cox commented on the play of a couple of his players, “It was nice to see junior Landon Wiltz and senior Bryer Finley take advantage of the opportunities they had throughout the game.”
Turner began to make some shots and outscored Seaman by one in the final quarter.
The Vikings were led by Finley and Wiltz, who both totaled 19 points each.
Junior KaeVon Bonner was the other Viking in double figures with 11 points. Senior Dalton Smith led the way with six rebounds and Wiltz and Griffin Zuniga both had five rebounds.
The Bears were led by Derion McBride and Tyland McGee, both scored 10 points. Mekhi Follick followed with 8 points.
Seaman will host United Kansas Conference foe De Soto on Friday.
SEAMAN BOYS 66, KC-TURNER 47
Turner 11 4 16 16 -- 47
Seaman 14 16 21 15 -- 66
Turner (1-2, 0-2) -- J. Cheatom 2-3 0-0 5, Scott 1-5 0-0 2, Marshall 1-5 1-2 3, Follick 3-9 2-6 8, Marin 1-1 0-0 2, Fales 0-0 0-0 0, McBride 3-4 2-2 10, Bryant 0-0 0-0 0, Alexander 3-5 0-0 7, McGee 5-15 0-0 10. Totals 19-47 5-10 47.
Seaman (3-1, 3-1) -- Finley 8-13 1-2 19, Bonner 3-8 5-6 11, Wiltz 7-9 4-5 19, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Zuniga 3-7 1-2 7, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Jackston Ralph 0-1 0-2 0, Brian 2-4 0-2 4, Becker 0-2 0-0 0, Fehr 0-0 0-0 0, Esser 1-1 0-0 2, Moulden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-50 11-19 66.
3 Point goals - Turner 4 (J. Cheatom, McBride 2, Alexander), Seaman 3 (Finley 2, Wiltz). Total Fouls - Turner 17, Seaman 10. Fouled out - none.
