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Wolves split Homecoming games with Stigler Friday night as coaches always worry about the distraction Homecoming events can have on the actual games. Continue reading “Wolves split Homecoming games”
LeFlore County scoreboard 1-13-2023 featuring the basketball scores for county teams from Friday.
Arkoma 64, Gans 53
Heavener 38, Stigler 36
LeFlore 61, Quinton 54
Pocola 60, Hartshorne 41
Checotah 56, Poteau 52
Stilwell 66, Spiro 40
Talihina 51, Wilburton 49 (OT)
Red Oak 59, Whitesboro 28
Gans 50, Arkoma 32
Stigler 50, Heavener 27
Pocola 69, Hartshorne 54
Poteau 62, Checotah 32
Stilwell 51, Spiro 36
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Heavener sweeps 2 from Talihina Tuesday in Black Diamond Conference action.
The Lady Wolves edged Talihina 36-30 in a defensive battle in the opener before the Wolves overcame a slow first half to get past the Tigers, 58-41.
Heavener hosts Stigler Friday on homecoming night. Talihina goes to Wilburton Friday.
Both teams played stout defense in a physical contest before Heavener pulled out the narrow win after the two teams were tied at 27 at the end of three quarters.
Heavener won the game from the charity stripe, going 12-18 while the Lady Tigers managed to go only 5-13. In the final quarter, the Lady Wolves were 5-7, including 4-4 from Ava Cartwright.
McKinley Alexander, who did not score in Monday’s game against Poteau as she was more responsible for ball handling, hit three 3’s in the first quarter and finished with 17 to lead both teams.
The only negative news for the Lady Wolves was post Cayleigh McGee injured her knee late in the contest and had to be helped off the court.
Heavener improves to 4-7, Talihina is 3-7.
Heavener 36, Talihina 30
THS 8 10 9 3–30
HHS 14 9 4 9–36
Talihina: R. Whiteagle 1 0-5 4 2; R. Farris 0 0-0 1 0; L. Hackler 1 0-0 3 2; K. Holland 3 0-0 2 6; L. Dill 3 2-2 2 9; M. Morris 1 3-6 2 5. TOTALS: 9 5-13 14 30.
Heavener: McKinley Alexander 5 4-6 1 17; Kinley Brand 0 1-2 1 1; Ava Cartwright 1 4-4 2 7; Brooklyn May 1 0-0 2 2; Cayleigh McGee 3 3-6 1 9; Bryleigh Edmondson 0 0-0 1 0; Mariana Garcia 0 0-0 2 0. TOTALS: 10 12-18 10 36.
After scoring only 20 points in the first half, the Wolves nearly matched that total in holding off a gritty Talihina team.
Heavener improved to 10-1, the Wolves’ best start by far in over a decade. Talihina is 3-10.
After leading by only three points at the half, Heavener’s offensive surge in the third quarter, led by Bryce Morrison with 10 of his 13 points in the quarter, the Wolves extended the margin to a safe zone.
Landon Thurman led the Wolves with 22 points and Morrison finished with the 13.
Heavener 58, Talihina 41
THS 10 9 11 11-41
HHS 12 10 20 16-58
Talihina: Kaidon Potts 6 1-2 2 13; Carter Shoecraft 0 0-0 1 0; Ramses Hernandez 2 0-0 0 4; Isaiah Lloyd 5 1-2 1 13; James Roberts 1 0-0 1 2; Eric Rose 3 1-2 2 8. TOTALS: 17 3-6 7 41.
Heavener: Dalton Semore 2 0-0 2 4; Canyon Ford 1 0-2 1 2; Isaac Cook 1 0-0 0 2; Bryce Morrison 5 0-0 3 13; Jackson Clubb 1 1-2 2 3; Devry Ritter 3 1-2 1 7; Landon Thurman 10 0-0 0 22; Zaid Rodriguez 1 0-0 2 3; Nick Lopez 1 0-0 2 2. TOTALS: 25 2-6 13 58.
Heavener and Poteau split
Heavener and Poteau split a pair of basketball games at Heavener Monday night between the two old LeFlore County rivals.
Poteau’s girls won the opener, 44-33, before the Wolves overcame slow starts in the first and third quarter to outscore the Pirates, 40-24.
Both Heavener teams are home Tuesday against Talihina. Poteau hosts Checotah in NOAA action Friday.
Girls
Poteau’s girls, now 1-5, captured their first win of the season as Brooklyn Garner tallied 24 of the Lady Pirates’ points and Poteau outscored the Lady Wolves by eight points in the second half to seal the win.
Ava Cartwright and Brooklyn May both scored 11 points to lead the Lady Wolves, now 3-7.
Poteau 44, Heavener 33
PHS 10 9 16 9—44
HHS 4 12 13 4–33
Poteau—Savanna Bryan 0 0-0 1 0; Brooke Hattabaugh 2 0-0 2 5; Brooklyn Garner 11 1-2 3 24; Parker Patterson 3 0-0 3 7; Gracyn Soehlman 2 2-3 3 6; Britlee Reed 0 0-0 2 0; Cheyanne Brickle 1 0-0 0 2. TOTALS: 19 3-5 14 44.
Heavener—McKinley Alexander 0 0-2 0 0; Ava Cartwright 4 3-4 0 11; Brooklyn May 4 3-4 3 11; Cayleigh McGee 2 1-2 4 5; Bryleigh Edmondson 1 0-0 0 2; Mariana Garcia 0 0-3 1 0; Meredith Smith 0 4-4 1 4. TOTALS: 11 11-16 9 33
Boys
Despite the slow starts, Heavener got hot in the second quarter and got a basket from Isaac Cook from midcourt to end the third period to down the Pirates.
Heavener, which is 9-1 and broke into the Class 3A rankings this week at 19, failed to get the usual shots to fall against the Pirates, who also struggled shooting, especially down low where Heavener’s Landon Thurman blocked and altered numerous shots.
Thurman, who had scored 31 in Heavener’s previous two games, led the Wolves with 17 points.
Heavener is 9-1. Poteau is 2-6.
Heavener 40, Poteau 24
PHS 7 12 6 6–24
HHS 9 22 5 5—40
Poteau—Dax Collins 3 0-0 2 7; Champ Downs 2 0-0 1 6; Aiden Sockey 0 0-0 2 0; Kord Fenton 1 0-0 2 3; Connor Whitworth 2 0-4 3 4; Adrian Conches 0 0-0 3 0; Calloway Warren 1 2-5 1 4. TOTALS: 9 2-9 14 24.
Heavener—Isaac Cook 2 0-0 0 5; Bryce Morrison 3 0-0 2 8; Jackson Clubb 0 0-0 3 0; Devry Ritter 1 3-3 1 5; Landon Thurman 4 5-12 3 17; Zaid Rodriguez 0 1-3 0 1; Nick Lopez 1 0-2 3 3. TOTALS: 11 9-20 12 10.
Arkoma teams lose in tournament at the Jeff Hart Coliseum Classic in Lawton.
The Lady Mustangs were playing Fletcher in the seventh-place game and lost, 35-24, while the Mustangs played Navajo in the consolation champion and came up short, 55-42
After leading 11-9 after the first quarter, Fletcher took control in the second quarter while outscoring the Lady Mustangs, 11-2.
Ema Lenard for Arkoma with eight points. Kiarra Butler and Rylee Hayes both grabbed seven rebounds.
AHS 11 2 3 9—24
FHS 9 11 8 7—35
AHS 12 12 7 13—42
NHS 8 19 9 19—55
The Mustangs also led after the first quarter before Navajo took the lead in the second quarter and never let the Mustangs back in the game during the second half.
Scout Smith led the Mustangs with 16 points, Deuce Walden added 11. Carl Brake had 11 rebounds for Arkoma.
Arkoma hosts Gans Friday.
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LeFlore County scoreboard 1-7-2022
Navajo 55, Arkoma 42
Spiro 44, Wilburton 27
Webbers Falls 55, Whitesboro 50
Battiest 50, Wister 37
Fletcher 35, Arkoma 24
Quinton 76, LeFlore 32
Wright City 65, Panama 30
Whitesboro 61, Webbers Falls 32
Wister 57, Oaks 35
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Arkoma loses tournament openers at the Jeff Hart Coliseum Classic in Lawton Thursday. Continue reading “Arkoma loses tournament openers”
