The Shawnee Wolves dug an early hole that proved too much to overcome Monday night at the Shawnee High School Performaing Arts and Athletic Center as the Harrah Panthers spoiled homecoming to the tune of 59-50.
Plagued by poor shooting and turnovers, the Wolves scored just six points in the opening quarter and topped that mark, barely, in the second quarter by scoring eight to go into the intermission trailing 27-14.
Senior Taylor Langley scored five points and Grant Barrick added four in the first half for the Wolves.
The Harrah Lady Panthers’ first-half pressure defense and constant double-teaming of Shawnee’s Kelsee Grovey proved too much for the Lady Wolves as they completed the homecoming road sweep 51-35 Monday night at the Shawnee High School Performing Arts and Athletic Center.
Shawnee had little answers for the Class 4A second-ranked Lady Panthers. Harrah’s Chelsea Robinson scored a game-high 25 points.
McLoud’s varsity wrestlers earned third place as a team, behind Sallisaw and Fort Gibson, at the Maverick Conference Tournament Saturday.
Nine Redskin wrestlers took part in the competition, with six placing in the top three individually. Of those six, four took first.
The Holy War on MacArthur Street, pitting the Oklahoma Baptist and St. Gregory’s basketball squads, has been a lopsided affair since its inception in 1997.
OBU’s men are 25-3 against SGU while OBU’s women are 23-3. The Lady Bison have chalked up 13 consecutive victories in the series since St. Gregory’s notched a 73-57 decision on March 1, 2003.
TECUMSEH — Eight days later than expected, Tecumseh celebrated homecoming Saturday night with a pair of blowout wins over Noble.
Fourth-ranked Oklahoma Baptist used runs of 11-0 and 12-0 in the second half to shake free from No. 22 Lubbock Christian in Sooner Athletic Conference women’s basketball action Saturday in Shawnee.
St. Gregory’s losing skid is over.
The Cavaliers, who were 0-13 in Sooner Athletic Conference play, upended visiting Wayland Baptist, 79-73, Saturday afternoon.
Allison Burger claimed the pole vault championship as Shawnee came in third Saturday at the Oklahoma Track & Field Coaches Association Indoor Championship.
Asher swept a Saturday night makeup doubleheader from Wanette as the boys prevailed 47-29 after the girls posted a 43-34 decision.
Liberty Academy’s girls never trailed Saturday afternoon in knocking off Wright Christian, 45-31.
Charity Fowler led Liberty with 32 points, 21 rebounds and eight steals. Kandy Hui of Liberty chipped in with seven points. Fowler also had Liberty’s only 3-point field goal.
As usual, the Bethel Lady Wildcats (ranked third in 3A) and Dale Lady Pirates (No. 1 in 2A) went toe to toe on the hardwood Friday night and the homestanding Lady Wildcats emerged with a 45-41 victory. Game two turned the evening anti-climactic as 3A’s top-ranked Wildcats pasted Dale (10th in 2A) 82-52.
With the girls’ game tied at 28 with 6:09 remaining in the contest, senior point guard Brittany Watson stole a Dale pass, went the length of the court, scored the basket, was fouled, and hit the and-one freebie to give the Lady Wildcats a 31-28 advantage.
A torrid 3-point shooting exhibition by Shane Pennock propelled Stroud to a 51-38 triumph over Meeker Friday night.
Spurred by 18 points from James Turney and 11 from Cody Quirk, Macomb’s boys held off Bowlegs, 41-40, Friday night.
Macomb led 41-36 when Bowlegs got a free throw and follow-shot field goal right before the final buzzer.
A buzzer-beating trey lifted Earlsboro to a 56-55 final over No. 16 Mason Friday, and moved the Wildcats to 11-10 on the season.
With his team down 55-53, Earlsboro’s Dion Wild scooped a rebound on a missed free throw with 3.3 seconds left to play and fed teammate Zach Miller from 30 feet away to set up the game-winning shot.
Seminole’s Lady Chieftains improved to 11-7 on the year with a 62-52 dispatching of Okemah Friday night.
Down 11-8 after the first quarter, the Seminole girls bounced back and led by two at intermission. The Lady Panthers led again, 36-35, to start the fourth, but were outscored 27-16 down the stretch.
Okemah’s Gabby Dennis garnered high-scoring honors with 20.
Ten Prague girls scored Friday night in a 49-39 victory over McLoud.
The seventh-ranked, Class 3A victors used a 15-7 second quarter to build a 24-14 halftime lead.
Hillary Dixon and Kate Sprague led Prague with 10 points apiece. Heather Farrill chipped in with nine for the Lady Red Devils as they went to 17-1.
For McLoud, Kiley Newsom was the top scorer with 16 points. Kelci Estep connected on three field goals from 3-point range while notching 11.
MIDWEST CITY — Ninth-ranked, Class 6A Shawnee needed one of its best games of the year to register a Friday night road win over Class 5A’s top-ranked Carl Albert.
That’s exactly what head coach Wendi Wells got as Shawnee blitzed the Titans 47-27 as Kelsee Grovey exploded for 28 points.
Shawnee (14-4) started fast with a 13-7 first quarter, then outscored the hosts 7-0 over the final eight minutes.
Ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Tecumseh saw its seven-game winning streak snapped Friday night with a 59-58 overtime setback to Byng.
Henry Weaver, who led Tecumseh with 23 points, missed a 15-foot jumper at the final buzzer of overtime.
Charity Fowler combined 27 points with 14 rebounds as Liberty Academy pulverized Southwest Christian, 40-26, Thursday night.
St. Gregory’s home court held little advantage Thursday night as Lubbock Christian posted a Sooner Athletic Conference sweep.
In the women’s game, Lubbock Christian went to 10-5 in the conference — good enough for second place — and 15-6 overall with a 77-58 triumph.
