Tournament week ends with highlights, disappointments
Copan High School’s Zoey Secondine (3) takes a shot during the Copan Shootout last week.
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Nowata High School’s Adrian O’Dell goes for a steal during the Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament held last week in Nowata.
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By Mike Tupa
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
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BOYS: Nowata 54, Chelsea 49
They say hardship doesn’t create character — it reveals it.
If that’s the case, the Nowata Ironmen displayed plenty of pluck in plowing past the Chelsea Green Dragons in the consolation semifinals Friday (Dec. 13) at the Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament in Nowata.
How’s this for a storyline: Nowata catapulted to a 20-9 lead in the first quarter, fell behind in the third quarter and recovered the momentum to win.
While Nowata coach Derrick Ott would have rather avoided the roller-coaster exploit, he said the way it played out was “something very positive for us.”
He added it highlighted Nowata’s gain in experience since last season.
Clint Harrington and Talon Thompson both scored in double figures for Nowata.
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BOYS: Copan 48, Barnsdall 47
This game evolved into a dramatic standoff that Copan yanked out in come-from-behind fashion and then held on despite missing two crucial free throws in the final four seconds.
“I was super proud of them,” said Copan head coach Kolton Stacy. “This was not an easy win. … They bucked up whenever it was time to buck up.”
At stake was the third-place spot in the Copan tourney after both teams had fallen in Thursday’s semifinals.
Copan spurted to a 30-23 halftime lead to put Barnsdall back on its heels.
“We played really good in the first half,” said Stacy “We played great defense. We pressed some which led to some easy buckets.”
During halftime Barnsdall coach Wade Corder made some astute adjustments that altered the tenor of the game.
“It was a good second half,” Stacy said. “They came storming back in the third quarter.”
As the game wound down Barnsdall led by three prior to Copan’s Shooter Brewington dropping in a three-pointer to tie the score.
In the final minute Jarrett Shambles put in a trey to put Copan ahead by a point. After Copan missed two free throws with four seconds left, Barnsdall managed to get off a 26-footer that missed the mark as the final buzzer sounded.
Shambles and Brewington scored 17 and 14, respectively.
Stacy also praised the effort of Kane Foreman.
“He’s rebounding the ball well for us,” Stacy said. “He’s our safe outlet. … He calms us down. In moments of chaos he seems to be the one everybody looks at.”
Copan travels Tuesday (Dec. 17) to Wesleyan Christian School and Friday (Dec. 20) to Bluejacket.
Copan High Schoo'l’s Kane Foreman (12) takes a shot during the Copan Shootout held last week.
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Oklahoma Union High School’s Bodee West (22) gets past a defender during the Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament last week.
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GIRLS: Wesleyan Christian
The Lady Mustangs surged to victories at the Copan tourney to continue their best start in several years.
They opened up by crumpling Foyil, 45-28, behind the scoring of Lydia Foster and Chloe Harper with 17 and 11 points, respectively.
Rounding out the scorers were Whitlie Tennison and Emily Christenson with six apiece and Miranda Hadrava with four.
Next up, WCS edged CedarVale-Dexter, (Kan.), 39-38, in the semifinals.
Harper poured in four points and also provided intense defense at point guard.
Foster expended much energy guarding the best player on the Kansas squad.
With WCS clinging to a one-point lead, Hadrava knocked down two insurance free throws to make the defense’s job easier.
But in the championship game, South Coffeyville bolted past the Lady Mustangs, 52-29.
“We didn’t really play great,” said WCS head coach Kendall Huntington. “We fought hard but we made a lot of mistakes.”
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BOYS: Coffeyville (Kan.) 56, Nowata 44
Harrington poured in 19 points, followed by Chelo Prince with 11 to lead the Nowata Ironmen’s valiant effort in defeat.
“Coffeyville is super athletic,” said Ott.
However it wasn’t Coffeyville’s aggressiveness or quickness that made the difference more than its shooting woes.
“We shot really, really poor,” said Ott.
Ott also pointed to tired legs as a factor. Nowata had played late Friday night and had to be back on the floor early Saturday afternoon to face Coffeyville.
Nowata will finish its December schedule with road games at Chelsea on Thursday (Dec. 19) and at Commerce on Friday (Dec. 20).
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BOYS: Wesleyan Christian
The Mustangs stampeded to the Copan tourney title by knocking off CedarVale-Dexter, 61-43. (No other information was available prior to deadline.)
Wesleyan Christian High School’s Korie White (2) drives the ball during the Copan Shootout held in Copan last week.
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AREA SCORES LAST WEEK
BARTLESVILLE GIRLS
Bartlesville 64, Sand Springs 55
Bartlesville 46, Muskogee 38
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BARTLESVILLE BOYS
Latta tourney
Latta 35, Bartlesville 33
Lone Grove 44, Bartlesville 37
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DEWEY GIRLS
Adair tourney
Adair 46, Dewey 34
Dewey 50, Wyandotte 22
Dewey 49, Adair jayvee 36
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DEWEY BOYS
Adair tourney
Dewey 50, Adair 44
Wyandotte 54, Dewey 33
Ketchum 58, Dewey 48
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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN GIRLS
Copan tourney
Wesleyan Christian 48, Foyil 27
Wesleyan Christian 39, CedarVale-Dexter (Kan.) 36
South Coffeyville 52, Wesleyan Christian 29
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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN BOYS
Copan tourney
Wesleyan Christian 71, Dewey jayvee 23
Wesleyan Christian 79, Barnsdall 43
Wesleyan Christian 61, CedarVale-Dexter (Kan.) 43
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CANEY VALLEY GIRLS
Wilson-Henryetta tourney
Caney Valley 41, Liberty 28
Caney Valley 32, Summit Christian 18
Wilson-Henryetta 57, Caney Valley 22
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CANEY VALLEY BOYS
Wilson-Henryetta tourney
Caney Valley 44, Webbers Falls 29
Summit Christian 63, Caney Valley 25
Riverfield 59, Caney Valley 19
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COPAN GIRLS
Copan tourney
CedarVale-Dexter (Kan.) 48, Copan 22
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COPAN BOYS
Copan tourney
Copan 42, Foyil 39
CedarVale-Dexter (Kan.) 36, Copan 27
Copan 48, Barnsdall 47
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NOWATA GIRLS
Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament (Nowata)
Mannford 47, Nowata 11
Coffeyville 65, Nowata 27
Oklahoma Union 35, Nowata 31
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NOWATA BOYS
Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament (Nowata)
Mannford 57, Nowata 54 (ot)
Nowata 54, Chelsea 49
Coffeyville (Kan.) 56, Nowata 44
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BARNSDALL GIRLS
Copan tourney
Prue 50, Barnsdall 33
Barnsdall 52, Claremore jayvee 18
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BARNSDALL BOYS
Copan tourney
Barnsdall 76, Prue 31
Wesleyan Christian 79, Barnsdall 43
Copan 48, Barnsdall 47
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OKLAHOMA UNION GIRLS
Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament (Nowata)
Oologah 78, Oklahoma 18
Chelsea 49, Oklahoma 8
Oklahoma 35, Nowata 31
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OKLAHOMA UNION BOYS
Ty Hewitt Memorial Tournament (Nowata)
Fairland 55, Oklahoma Union 33
Coffeyville (Kan.) 43, Oklahoma Union 39
Oklahoma Union 59, Chelsea 47
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PAWHUSKA GIRLS
Pawhuska 65, Frontier 37
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PAWHUSKA BOYS
Frontier 80, Pawhuska 61