Harrah drops McLoud in back-to-back matches

The Class 4A eighth-ranked Harrah girls jumped out to a 24-9 cushion after one quarter and went on to defeat McLoud 63-38 Tuesday night.

McLoud, 3-16, received 13 points from Erica Hostetter and 11 points from Bethanie James.

Harrah led 38-18 at the half.

In the nightcap, Harrah’s boys trailed McLoud 37-36 entering the fourth quarter but outscored the visitors 22-10 over the final eight minutes for a 58-47 triumph.

For McLoud, 7-12, Klayton Adams tallied 15 points and teammate Jacob Magruder finished with 11.

Both McLoud teams will be idle until Tuesday, Feb. 5 games at Jones.

Note: Report compiled by Fred Fehr.