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Hugo girls basketball
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Monday, 22 February 2010 00:00 |
By Brian Moore
HUGO — The Hugo Lady Buffaloes struggled against a good Antlers team and then came together late to pull out a 52-41 victory and be crowned district champions.
Hugo star shooting guard Ashlyn Stafford only took two shots in the first half and scored her first point on a free-throw with 17 seconds left in the half. The rest of the Lady Buffs traded baskets with Antlers to keep the game close as they headed into halftime down 18-19.
The third quarter began with a 3-pointer by Amikka Dillard and then Antlers matched it with a 3-pointer of their own. Shanice Holman scored on an inbounds pass and those would be the only points in a turnover filled first few minutes of the third quarter.
With 4:38 left in the third, Stafford was fouled shooting a 4-foot jumper. She hit both free throws and the Lady Buffs were suddenly back in sync. Wykeena King was strong in the post and followed her own miss with two points of her own. After a timeout, Stafford dove for a loose ball and Hugo’s coach, Chris Scott, called another timeout just 10 seconds later in order to secure posession. Holman drove for two points. Stafford grabbed a rebound and went the length of the floor scoring 3 points in an “and one” situation. Antlers would not score again until there was a minute left in the quarter. Hugo was up 32-26 at the end of the third.
In the fourth, Heather Bunn hit King with a nice pass for an easy bucket. King would grab a rebound and take it all the way up the court dishing to Dillard at the last minute for another easy 2 points. Next posession King stole the ball and followed her own shot for 2 more. With 4:47 left Stafford hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to put the Lady Buffs up 41-32. That 3 ended any hopes Antlers had of coming back and sealed the win for the Lady Buffs.
King led Hugo with 17 points while Holman added 14. Stafford had 9 points to go along with 5 points for each Dillard and Bunn. Kriss Holiday also had a bucket.
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Hugo boys basketball
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Monday, 22 February 2010 00:00 |
The Hugo boys game was eerily similar as they too, struggled to get much offense going in the first half, but were led by their stars in the second half to pull out a 46-32 victory and be crowned district champions as well.
D.J. Shanklin scored 6 of 8 Buffalo points in the third quarter and the game was tied 28-28. That’s not enough scoring for a playoff game. Coach Darnell Shanklin and the Buffaloes seemed to recognize this and came out like a team on a mission in the fourth qarter.
D.J. was in the post, for a change, and hit two free-throws after he was fouled by Antlers’ 6 foot 8 inch center. Javon Jones took off for a fast break bucket then D.J. hurried down the court for two more fast break points.
Fellow 6 foot 8 inch center Carlos Henderson of Hugo carried the Buffs on his back in the final three minutes. He scored 8 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots to close out the game and clinch the victory.
Rakeem Lennox made a beautiful play when he saved the ball and threw it behind his back to Henderson for an unexpectedly easy basket.
D.J. led the Buffaloes with 22 points while Henderson added 15. Jones had 5 points to go with 2 apiece from Preston Wells and Patrick Smith.
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Fort Towson 55 Smithville 36 |
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Fort Towson boys basketball
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Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00 |
The Fort Towson boys continue to dominate as they cruised past Smithville holding with some outstanding defense. Phillip Clark scored 23 points to lead the Tigers. Cade Clay had 13 points while Shane Acker had 9. Jimmy Smith had 6 points and Zack Samaha chipped in with 3.
Fort Towson held Smithville to just 10 points in the first half.
The Tigers will play No. 4 Stratford in the regional championship round at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Eastern State College in Wilburton.
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Boswell girls basketball
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Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00 |
Junior guard Kaitlyn Crawford hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to propel Boswell past Rock Creek. Crawford would also hit four free-throws in the closing second to ensure the victory.
Crawford finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Tasha Vinyard had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Shay Love had 8 points and 13 rebounds. Josie Redwine had 9 points while Nicole Pittman had 4.
The Lady Scorpions will play in the regional championship on Saturday vs No. 1 Chattanooga at 6:30 p.m. at Ada.
The Lady Scorpions will play in the Area playoffs next week, for the first time in seven years. |
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Soper girls basketball
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Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00 |
By Brian Moore
Soper cruised to an easy 55-43 win past Victory Life in the regionals as Soper Coach B.J. Beaird sat most of his starters for much of the fourth quarter.
After a Shelby “G” Gallant 3 to open the game, freshman star Kory Jeffrys dominated the first quarter to give Soper a 17-7 lead that would get progressively larger as the game went on.
Mirroring the inbounder in the Lady Red Bears’ full court press, Jeffrys had 3 steals in the first quarter and trapped the Victory Life point guard leading to a steal by Stephanie Rymel and one by Chelsie Mason. The first quarter ended with the crowd pointing at Soper star Macey Pierce likely receiving the ball in the corner. She did and nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer despite the Victory Life defenders knowing it was coming.
Victory Life had two outstanding forwards that combined for a whopping 22 blocks. The Lady Red Bears were determined though and often grabbed their blocked shot to shoot again right away and score two points. Seven of Bekah Boykin’s nine rebounds were off blocked shots. Six of Jeffrys’ 9 rebounds were off blocks as well.
It’s often said that good free-throw shooting is the key to winning big games. The Lady Red Bears did not miss a free-throw until there were eight seconds left in the third quarter, when they led 44-19.
Pierce led Soper with 16 points while Boykin and “G” had 7. Jeffrys and Rymel each had 6 points. Ashlyn Finch added 4 points to go with Mia McKee’s 3. Mason, Marissa Phillips and Kiesha Pierce each had 2. |
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