Trail Blazers mount massive comeback, run out of gas before completing it in loss to Cobras

John Wood Community College sophomore forward Madisyn Doran, left, drives to the basket during Saturday's game against Parkland in Mid-West Athletic Conference action at the Student Activity Center. | Addi Zanger photo

QUINCY — Just when it appeared momentum was on its side, the John Wood Community College women’s basketball team hit a wall. The Trail Blazers overcame early shooting woes to gradually whittle a 16-point first-half deficit against Parkland College to three with 2 minutes, 10 seconds left in the third quarter on a 3-pointer from…

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Trail Blazers unable to keep good vibes rolling, get shot down by Cobras’ sizzling perimeter game

John Wood Community College guard Connor Watson sets up the offense during Saturday's Mid-West Athletic Conference game against Parkland at the Student Activity Center. | Addi Zanger photo

QUINCY — Riding a two-game winning streak and having won four of its previous six games, the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team was eyeing a signature victory over nationally-ranked Parkland College on Saturday afternoon. The Cobras, smarting from being upset three days earlier by Danville, would have none of it. Guard Drew Lewis…

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Photo gallery: JWCC men, women unable to keep pace with Parkland in MWAC doubleheader

The officiating crew for the women's basketball game between John Wood Community College and Parkland gets ready to start Saturday's game at the JWCC Student Activity Center. | Addi Zanger photo

QUINCY — The John Wood Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams couldn’t get over the hump Saturday afternoon in Mid-West Athletic Conference play. The JWCC women ran out of gas after trimming the deficit to three in their 78-62 loss to Parkland at the Student Activity Center, while the JWCC men trailed from start…

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Trail Blazers’ bid for spot in national tournament gets sideswiped by Cobras’ second-half blitz

John Wood Community College men's basketball coach Brad Hoyt saw his team suffer a season-ending 73-56 loss to Parkland in the Region 24 championship game Sunday at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. | Matt Schuckman photo

INA, Ill. — The way the first half of Sunday’s Region 24 championship game went back and forth had John Wood Community College men’s basketball coach Brad Hoyt sensing his team was in a championship dogfight. “It was physical,” Hoyt said. “And it was a game of runs. I expected more of that to happen…

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JWCC men’s monumental second-half rally falls short in Region 24 title game loss to Parkland

From left to right, John Wood Community College's Daylon Dalton, Jarvis Jennings and Brandon Kracht console each other following an 80-75 loss to Parkland in the Region 24 championship game Sunday in Springfield, Ill. Matt Schuckman photo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Jarvis Jennings struggled with the words that could accurately depict all the emotions tugging at his heart and soul. He didn’t need to speak. His eyes said everything. Glassed over by tears and saddened by the finality of it all, Jennings and the John Wood Community College men’s basketball team fought like…

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Late-game drought costs JWCC men opportunity to fight for top seed in region tournament

John Wood Community College's Jarvis Jennings is unable to corral a loose ball during a scramble for a possession in Thursday night's game against Parkland at the Student Activity Center. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The chance to be the No. 1 seed in the NJCAA Division II Region 24 Tournament is gone. The opportunity to return to the national tournament isn’t. The John Wood Community College men’s basketball players have a pretty good grasp of what it will take to make that happen. “We learned where we…

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