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Adair teams get first round wins
ADAIR - The Adair teams started their annual home tournament off in style with two big wins against Okay in the first round.
The girls kicked off the night with a cakewalk victory, 62-29.
The Lady Warriors jumped out to a 20-5 lead after the first and was ahead 38-11 at the half.
Adair extended the lead to 53-16 going into the fourth quarter.
Okay finally got into double digits for a quarter in the fourth, outscoring the Adair reserves 13-9.
Adair had 10 players score in the contest. Chelsey Stricklen led the way with 15 and Tamara Harris had 13.
Clarissa Hall had 11 for the Lady Mustangs and Courtney Smith had 10.
Adair 62 Okay 29
O - 5 6 5 13 - 29
A - 20 18 15 9 - 62
C. Stricklen 15, Harris 13, Root 8, Harrison 7, Hatzenbuehler 4, Costas 4, S. Stricklen 4, Dru 3, Crawford 2, Peters 2.
The Adair Warriors have been known for low scoring, defensive battles lately. That definitely wasn’t the story Tuesday night as the Warriors exploded for 73 points in a 73-38 victory over Okay.
The Warriors had 11 team members score in the blowout victory.
Adair led after one, 19-11, then built their lead to 20 points by the half, 39-19.
The lead just got bigger in the third quarter, as the Warriors outscored Okay 19-8 in the quarter and led 58-27 going into the final quarter.
Adair outscored Okay once again in the fourth and came away with the big victory.
Despite the big score, only one Warrior was in double figures. Seth Stricklen led the way with 14. Derrion Johnson led the Mustangs with 15.
Both teams will face Westville in the second round. Westville defeated Caney Valley in the first round games. The girls will tip off at 7:10 p.m. Friday and the boys will follow at 8:40 p.m.
Adair 73 Okay 38
O - 11 8 8 11 - 38
A - 19 20 19 13 - 73
A - Stricklen 14, Fraley 9, Bradbury 9, Timmons 8, Crawford 8, Whiteley 7, Peper 7, Boriack 4, Brachtenbach 2, Matthews 2, Gilmer 1.
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