Saints head into Region VI tourney with win over Blue Dragons

LIBERAL, Kan. -- The 13^th ranked Seward County Community College men's basketball team heads into the Region VI tourney on a strong note after posting a 94-75 victory over the Hutchinson Blue Dragons on Sunday.

The Saints, who captured the Jayhawk West title on Wednesday with a win over Northwest Tech, improved to 18-3 in conference play and 25-5 overall. The 25 wins are the team's most since the 2012-13 season when Seward went 25-8.

Reggie Miller had 24 points to lead five Saints in double figures. Marco Morency scored 23, Isiah Small netted 15, Devin Bethely chipped in with 13 and Montrevion Flowers added 11 for the Saints, who led from start to finish and ends the regular season on an eight-game winning streak.

Saquan Singleton and Malique Jacobs each had 12 points and James Rojas scored 10 for Hutchinson, which fell to 14-7 in conference play and 23-7 overall. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Blue Dragons.

Seward earns a bye in the Region VI tournament and will play the winner of Garden City/Independence in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Hartman Arena in Park City.