Region VI basketball gets in full swing Wednesday at Koch Arena
Butler Community College is the top seed in the men’s bracket for the Region VI men’s basketball tournament that continues this week at Koch Arena.
Hutchinson’s undefeated women’s team highlights Wednesday’s women’s quarterfinals with a 7 p.m. game against Pratt.
Butler’s men raced through the Western Division of the Jayhawk Conference, going 14-2 in the division to win by two games over Barton and three games over Hutchinson. The Grizzlies (28-2) had a first-round bye in the Region VI tournament and face Seward County (15-15) in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Hutchinson’s men (25-6) are seeded fifth and face Coffeyville (26-5) in Thursday’s final quarterfinal. The Blue Dragons have won five straight but had to hold off Garden City 70-68 in Saturday’s first round.
On the women’s side, Hutchinson (30-0) dominated Jayhawk Conference opponents with 49-percent shooting and a 19.8 rebound margin. Kalani Purcell, a six-time conference player of the week winner, averages 18.4 points and Cameroon freshman Cynthia Petke averages 15.3 for Hutchinson.
Butler’s women (24-6) are seeded fifth and take on Independence at 5 p.m. Wednesday. With victories, Butler and Hutchinson would meet in Friday’s 3 p.m. semifinal.
Region VI Tournament
Women
At Koch Arena
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
No. 7 Barton (19-10) vs. No. 2 Coffeyville (23-8), 1 p.m.
No. 6 Cowley (24-7) vs. No. 3 Seward County (26-4), 3
No. 5 Butler (24-6) vs. No. 4 Independence (19-9), 5
No. 9 Pratt (17-14) vs. No. 1 Hutchinson (30-0), 7
Friday’s Semifinals
Cowley-Seward winner vs. Barton-Coffeyville winner, 1 p.m.
Butler-Independence winner vs. Pratt-Hutch winner, 3
Saturday’s Championship
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
Men
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
No. 14 Cloud County (17-14) vs. No. 11 Dodge City (18-13), 1 p.m.
No. 7 Pratt (19-12) vs. No. 2 Allen (16-14), 3
No. 9 Seward County (15-15) vs. No. 1 Butler (28-2), 5
No. 5 Hutchinson (25-6) vs. No. 4 Coffeyville (26-5), 7
Friday’s Semifinals
Cloud-Dodge winner vs. Pratt-Allen winner, 5 p.m.
Hutch-Coffeyville winner vs. Seward-Butler winner, 7
Saturday’s Championship
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
This story was originally published March 3, 2015 at 11:55 AM with the headline "Region VI basketball gets in full swing Wednesday at Koch Arena."