Poteau closed out play before the Christmas break Thursday by sweeping a pair of basketball games at Muldrow.
The Lady Pirates won the opener, 50-48, before the Pirates completed the sweep with a 49-45 victory in the nightcap.
Both Poteau teams improve to 3-5. Poteau plays at Sallisaw Jan. 9. Muldrow’s girls are 6-2 while the Bulldogs drop to 3-5.
Boys
Poteau won this one from the free throw line as the Pirates were 14-23 while Muldrow went 6-12. Dax Collins led Poteau with 18 points and Conner Whitworth scored 11
Poteau 49, Muldrow 45
PHS 14 13 12 8–49
MHS 15 7 10 13–45
Poteau—Gamble 2 4-4 0 8; Collins 6 5-8 3 18; Stoops 3 1-6 0 8; Brooks 1 1-1 1 3; Whitworth 4 3-4 3 11; Warren 0 0-0 1 0. TOTALS: 16 14-23 8 49.
Muldrow—Collins 4 3-6 1 11; Sevenstar 6 1-4 2 13; Wilson 0 0-0 2 0; Burhari 6 0-0 2 13; Anstine 2 0-0 4 5; Prewtt 0 2-2 4 2. TOTALS: 18 6-12 15 45.
Girls
Poteau’s girls built up a 26-18 lead at halftime and held off a second-half run by the Lady Bulldogs to get the win.
Parker Patterson led Poteau with 21 points and Emma Hackler finished with 12
Poteau 50, Muldrow 48
PHS 11 15 14 10–50
MHS 7 11 16 12–48
Poteau—Savanna Bryan 0 0-0 3 0; Brooke Hattabaugh 0 0-2 4 0; Brooklyn Garner 4 1-4 1 9; Emma Hackler 2 8-8 1 12; Parker Patterson 8 4-7 1 21; Gracyn Soehlman 1 1-2 3 3; Camryn Zink 0 0-0 1 0; Ava Zink 1 0-0 3 2. TOTALS: 16 14-23 17 50.
Muldrow—Hardin 1 3-4 2 5; Moore 2 1-2 5 5; Grinstead 5 4-6 2 15; Morton 1 3-4 1 5; Clark 0 0-0 1 0; Moore 2 1-2 4 4; Tabor 2 1-4 1 4 5; Fields 2 0-0 1 5; Ellingberg 0 2-3 1 2. TOTALS: 15 14-24 21 48.
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