Men's Basketball | 1/18/2026 10:32:00 AM

Box Score The Cloud County Community College men's basketball team defeated the Independence Pirates, 94-64, on Saturday, January 17 at Arley Bryant Gymnasium. The T-Birds have won five straight, improving their record to 11-7 overall and 6-6 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) play.

Sophomore forward Elidjah Savane and redshirt freshman forward Manasseh Stackhouse led the T-Birds with 17 points each. Freshman forward D'ontez Walker added 14 points. Sophomore wing Samuel Akot finished with 13 points. Sophomore guard Kuel Akot scored 12 points, while freshman guard Kam Williams had 10 points.

Cloud County found early success in the paint, grabbing a six point lead at 8-2 at the 17:32 mark. Independence sparked a 14-7 run to take a one point lead at 16-15 with 12:55 remaining in the first-half. Three straight free-throws followed by a three-pointer by Williams put Cloud County up 21-18 with 10:38 left in the half. The Pirates tied the game at 22, but a layup by Walker gave the T-Birds the lead again at the 9:01 mark.

Cloud County extended their lead to double-digits at 42-32 on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Syncere Burnette with 2:51 remaining in the first-half. The T-Birds built its lead out to as many as 16 points and led 50-36 at halftime.

Cloud County opened the second-half on a 14-0 run, holding Independence scoreless for the first 4:45, to make it 64-36. Savane converted on a pair of free-throws to extend the T-Birds' lead to 30 points at 70-40 with 13:14 to play. Cloud County led by as many as 34 points while Independence never got closer than 24 points the rest of the way.

The T-Birds shot 34-of-65 (52.3 percent) from the field, 4-of-16 (25.0 percent) from three-point range, and 22-of-36 (61.1 percent) from the free-throw line. Independence shot 24-of-81 (29.6 percent) from the field, 4-of-23 (17.4 percent) from behind the arc, and 12-of-12 (100.0 percent) from the foul line.

Cloud County dominated the glass, outrebounding the Pirates 55-35. Burnette led the T-Birds with eight rebounds to go with six assists and five points. Savane, Stackhouse and Walker had seven rebounds apiece. Sophomore guard DJ Holloway finished with five rebounds, five assists and four points.

The T-Birds matched a season-high with nine blocked shots.

During its five game winning streak, the T-Birds are averaging 96.0 points per game and have a plus-19.4 scoring margin.

Cloud County will travel to Liberal, Kansas to face the Seward County Saints on Wednesday, January 21 at 8 pm. The T-Birds previously beat the Saints, 85-65, on November 19, 2025.