Sports
Salina girls, LG boys stay undefeated
SALINA - A 32-point performance by Locust Grove’s C.J. Stafford led the Pirates to a 55-22 win over Salina Tuesday night in Salina. The Salina Lady Wildcats got the rivalry win over Locust Grove with the help of a 20-point game by sophomore Courtney Backward. Salina defeated the Lady Pirates 45-35.
In the late game, Locust Grove took a one-point lead in the first quarter. Stafford had five of the Pirates nine points in the first quarter. He was on fire in the second quarter hitting four three pointers. His aerial assault left the Wildcats down 32-12 at the end of the half.
Stafford busted three more three point shots after the break before he was relieved for the night. Stafford totaled 32 points, 24 of those from behind the arch.
Locust Grove went on to beat the Wildcats 55-22.
Stafford wasn’t the only Pirate to hit double digits. Adrian Houser scored 10 points in the game. Salina was led by Dillon Manchell and Ty Thompson with eight points each.
LG 55 Salina 22
L - 9 23 14 9 - 55
S - 8 4 8 2 - 22
L - C.J. Stafford 32, Adrian Houser 10, Pud Ross 4, Cale Fine 3, Nathan Forrest 2, Justin Bailey 2, Robert Shelley 2. S - Dillon Manchell 8, Ty Thompson 8, Jake Johnson 4, Ty Stewart 2.
Lady Wildcats improve to 3-0
In the early game, the Lady Wildcats faced off with the Lady Pirates. The game was neck and neck until early in the fourth quarter when Salina began to slowly pull away.
Locust Grove took the early lead in the first quarter going up 7-2. A three point shot by Kayla Morgan followed by a steal and basket by Backward narrowed the Lady Pirates lead to two. Sabina Burton later scored for the Lady Pirates but the shot was countered by Morgan’s three point shots giving the Lady Wildcats their first lead of the game. At the end of the first quarter Salina held a one point lead.
The rivals continued to battle in the second quarter giving up very few points. At the end of the half Salina was up 17-15.
Locust Grove’s Sarah Boren kicked off the third quarter with a three-point shot to put the Lady Pirates up 18-17.
Later with the game tied at 22, Morgan busted a three that was answered back by Boren’s three to tie the game 25-25. The two teams traded baskets, keeping the game close. At the end of the third quarter it was tied 27-27.
The fourth quarter was the decision maker with Backward busting three treys for her Wildcat team. The first three point shot came early in the fourth quarter to give Salina a 30-27 lead. The second came at the 6:48 mark, helping keep Salina just ahead of the Lady Pirates.
Up by one, Backward hit her third three point shot to put Salina up by four. That four points continued to grow as time ticked off the clock. The Lady Wildcats went on to win 45-35.
Backward led all scorers with 20 in the game. Her teammate Morgan added 14 points. Locust Grove was lead by Balie Neel’s eight points.
Salina 45 LG 35
L - 12 3 12 8 - 45
S - 13 4 10 18 - 55
L - Balie Neel 8, Breanna Jarrell 7, Sarah Boren 6, Erica King 5, Courtney Freeman 3, Taylor Loffer 2, Sabina Burton 2. S - Courtney Backward 20, Kayla Morgan 14, Whitley Gann 4, Kindra Swafford 3, Reesa Cowan 2, Erin Jordan 2.
- Sports
-
-
Pryor makes history with 3A state title win
In 82 years of Oklahoma American Legion baseball, no one has done it. Well, no one except the Pryor Tigers. For the first time in Oklahoma American Legion baseball history, one town has collected the 2A and 3A state titles in the same year. The 3A Tigers made that official with 3-2 and 7-6 wins over Edmond Memorial Saturday.
-
Whisman leads Pryor one step closer to finals
Pryor inched a little closer to a finals showdown with Edmond Memorial Wednesday, defeating Claremore-Seqouyah, 2-1, in the Oklahoma American Legion 3A State Tournament.
-
Salina eliminated from 3A tourney by Claremore
It just took one inning to decide Salina’s fate Tuesday night at the Oklahoma American Legion 3A State Tournament. After scoring five runs in the bottom of the fourth, Claremore responded with six runs in the top of the fifth to capture a 6-5 win.
-
Late rally comes up short in 2A league tourney opener
The Three Rivers 2A League Tournament got off to a rocky start Monday for the 2A Pryor Tigers.
The Tigers fell behind 9-0 to Metro Christian before making a late rally.
-
Baxter Springs upsets Pryor for Summer Classic title
Baseball teams who play so many games during the spring and summer are bound to have a bad day. That day came Saturday for the 3A Pryor Tigers, as the team lost in the finals of the 3A Tigers Summer Classic to Baxter Springs, Kan., 10-3.
- 3A Tigers maul Metro in Summer Classic
-
Pryor comes up big late, downs Hilldale
Despite trailing much of the game, the 3A Pryor Tigers came away with a 7-2 win over Hilldale Tuesday.
-
2A Salina beats Chouteau in extra inning battle
Some Chouteau and Salina players that could be making names for themselves in the next few years battled Monday, with the 2A Salina Wildcats pulling out a 10-7 victory in eight innings.
-
3A Tigers go 2-0 at Baxter Springs Festival
The 3A Pryor Tigers took a trip out of state Saturday to play some teams they don’t get to see very often. The Tigers came away with two wins, 9-5 over Neosho, Mo. and a 15-0 win over Nevada, Mo.
-
Stump hurls shutout and Mitchell goes yard in 6-0 win
Zekke Stump shut down the 2A Vinita Hornets and Brett Mitchell added three base hits including a 2-run bomb in a 6-0 Tigers win Thursday.
- More Sports Headlines
-
Pryor makes history with 3A state title win
