Cloud County 69, at Pratt 67

PRATT, Kan. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a chaotic start and a frantic finish, the Cloud County Thunderbirds escaped with a narrow 69-67 victory over the Pratt Beavers in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. The contest’s most critical sequence came in the final 13 seconds, a microcosm of a sloppy but fiercely competitive game. With Cloud County clinging to a one-point lead, Pratt’s Scottie Guillory missed a potential go-ahead jump shot. After a scramble, Pratt regained possession but committed a turnover with three seconds left. Cloud County’s Manasseh Stackhouse was then fouled and made one… Read more...