Special to The Times
ADAIR — The state-ranked Adair boys and girls won Class 3A high school basketball district championships Friday night in easy fashion.
The Adair boys, ranked 14th, swamped Dewey, 58-35.
The eighth-ranked girls rolled up an 84-23 win.
In the boys game, Hunter Neighbors scored 10 points and Theron Gilmer contributed nine as the Warriors marched out to a 33-11 halftime advantage.
From there, the outcome was academic.
Neighbors, a sophomore, finished with 16 points. Senior Logan Crawford scored 12 and Gilmer finished with 11.
Adair, 18-4, defeated Dewey, 63-49, in the only previous meeting this season.
Adair will move on to a regional tournament at Caney Valley on Thursday.
In the girls game, seven players hit 3-pointers as Adair posted its second lopsided win over the Bulldoggers.
Six players scored in the first quarter to help Adair move out in front, 15-8. By halftime, the score had bloomed to 34-14.
The last time they met, Adair stormed past Dewey, 61-21.
Shanna Harrison led Adair with 15 points. She received scoring help from 10 teammates.
Adair will take a 17-7 record to the Caney Valley regional on Thursday.
ADAIR 58, DEWEY 35
Boys
Dewey 3 8 15 9 — 35
Adair 15 18 13 12 — 58
Dewey — Ruble 16, LaRue 7, Sanders 4, Marsh 4, Davis 2, Stacy 2.
Adair — Neighbors 16, Crawford 12, Gilmer 11, Bradbury 9, Fleming 7, Fraley 3.
ADAIR 84, DEWEY 23
Girls
Dewey 8 6 2 7 — 23
Adair 15 19 27 23 — 84
Dewey — Falleaf 6, Nelson 5, Shull 4, Wan 4, Sellers 2, Scott 2.
Adair — Harrison 15, Stricklen 12, Wengerd 12, Stephens 9, Fleming 9, Kerr 7, Campos 6, Looney 5, Peters 3, Rogers 3, Pippin 3.


