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Sailing off into the sunset
Pirates clip rival
Fort Cobb, win
school’s 1st state
title since 1938
Cason McLemore lights up Big House for
25 points in final game to help Cyril avenge
multiple past losses to Mustangs with 57-52
Class A state championship victory
BY SETH OLSON
solson@swoknews.com
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Cason McLemore had never
touched a shimmering Gold
Ball before let alone kissed
the basketball state champi-
onship trophy.
In the final game of the
2,000-point scorer’s career
on Saturday afternoon in
Jim Norick Arena, McLem-
ore got to do both.
“I’ve never held one of
these Gold Balls before,”
laughed Cason McLemore,
who sank seven 3-pointers
— five of which came in the
first quarter — and scored
25 points to lead Cyril to the
Class A state championship
— it’s first state title since
1938 — in a thrilling 57-52
revenge win over rival Fort
Eisenhower guard Ginger Reece (left) looks for space while MacArthur
senior Sydney Gunter (35) attempts to block her path. Reece was in-
strumental in Ike’s five-point win, leading the team with 23 points.
Cobb-Broxton at the State
Fairgrounds.
“It means everything.
Cyril is my favorite place to
be,” McLemore said after his
final game in the Big House.
“My dad (Cyril coach Shane
McLemore) graduated from
here. I wouldn’t want to win
this state championship any
place else. And with a win over
our rival as a senior, it can’t get
much better than that.”
Trailing 53-50 with 40
seconds remaining, Fort
Cobb (24-8) had one chance
to tie the game but air-balled
a 3-pointer while Cyril (26-
4) iced the game with free
throws. Fort Cobb guard
Kellen Hines, who scored
16 points after his 35-point
semifinal outing, made a
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SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019
Gerardo Bello/Staff
The Cyril boys bas-
ketball team cele-
brates by hoisting
the Gold Ball on
Saturday afternoon
in Jim Norick Arena
at the State Fair-
grounds in Okla-
homa City following
the Pirates’ 57-52
victory over Caddo
County rival Fort
Cobb to win the
Class A state cham-
pionship, the first
state title for Cyril
since 1938. The Pi-
rates shot 55 per-
cent from downtown
and got a stellar out-
ing from 2,000-point
scorer Cason Mc-
Lemore, who sank
seven 3-pointers
and erupted for 25
points. With the win,
Cyril finally avenged
Fort Cobb in the Big
House while foiling
the Mustangs’ bid
for five straight state
championships.
Kellen Hines’
bittersweet
farewell
BY SETH OLSON
solson@swoknews.com
OKLAHOMA CITY — In
the lower bowels of the Big
House on Saturday afternoon,
Kellen Hines exited the Fort
Cobb locker room for the final
time of his high school career
with a half-filled grape Pedia-
lyte bottle and a ginger smile
on his face as a throng of family
and fans — including children
decked out in Mustang blue —
took pictures with the senior
See Hines, 3B
Gerardo Bello/Staff
Gerardo Bello/Staff Fort Cobb guard Kellen Hines hits
Cyril shooting guard Cason McLemore launches a 3-pointer over Fort a layup on Saturday. Hines, a
Cobb defender Brennan Phy (32) during the Class A state champion- three-time state champ, scored
ship game Saturday. McLemore sank seven 3s and scored 25 points. 16 points in his final game.
Ike girls nip Mac, 57-52, for 3rd
straight state tournament berth
BY KEVIN GREEN fying wins were special in their significance
kgreen@swoknews.com to her, but this one might just be her favorite
because of who it came against.
MOORE — Ginger Reece could feel her The Lady Eagles (14-13) ousted Mac in the
leadership instinct taking over. Area consolation championship during her
As the senior stepped up to the free-throw sophomore year as well.
line in the waning moments of the fourth quar- “I wanted to be the senior leader and try to
ter, the thought of a third-straight Class 5A finish it out for my team,” Reece said. “It was a
state tournament berth consumed her, and she lot better than a regular game because we also
embraced it. sent them home. We’re the ones who got to
Reece proceeded to hit seven free throws in State, so it’s more enjoyable.”
the final 62 seconds, delivering No. 8 Eisen- Ike coach Daniel Wall said Reece’s habit of
hower a 57-52 victory over city rival MacAr- making big plays at critical junctures made him
thur for the Area consolation championship in confident she’d put the team on her back and
the Douglass H. Frederick Sports Complex at carry it to the finish line.
Moore High on Saturday afternoon. “She’s a prolific scorer,” Wall said. “She’s a
The No. 10 Lady Highlanders finished the confident young lady, and I knew those were
season with a 15-9 record, falling short of their going in. She’s worked to have all that skill, so
goal to reach a second-straight state tournament. I’m thankful for her stepping up and hitting
Reece, who finished with 23 points and six those.”
rebounds, said each of her three state-quali- See Ike, 2B
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Cyril
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quick cut to the hoop to
trim the deficit back to
three, 55-52 with 18 sec-
onds left.
Needing a stop, the
Mustangs pressed all five
on the ensuing inbounds
only to helplessly watch
a home run pass sail
down the court and into
the arms of the streak-
ing senior Albert Suarez,
who scored 11 points
and made the emphatic,
game-sealing layup with
16 seconds left to seal the
57-52 victory.
“I knew it was going
to be open, I just had to
be extra careful,” said Al-
bert Suarez, who sent the
Pirate faithful into a re-
sounding uproar, sensing
the title was seconds away.
“It was a spot-on pass.”
For t C obb held a
one-point lead midway
through the fourth quar-
ter, but Ryan Hart hit the
biggest shot of the game
as the Cyril freshman
sharpshooter, who hit
three 3-pointers in the
second half — splashed
home a hesitation triple
in the corner to give the
Pirates a 52-50 lead with
3:30 remaining.
“Since it was fourth
quarter and I was open, I
had to shoot it,” Hart said.
“I hesitated just a bit with
them running at me, but
I just kept shooting.”
Cyril played stall ball,
milking the clock from
the 3:15 mark to un-
der a minute left, when
Fort Cobb finally had no
chance but to foul, know-
ing the five-peat was slip-
ping away.
“I talked to the young
guys that there are les-
sons we can learn from
this. We lost our disci-
pline down the stretch a
bit on both ends of the
court,” Fort Cobb coach
Scott Hines said after the
Pirates scored 17 points
off turnovers. “We take
pride in being the most
disciplined team in the
fourth quarter and we
weren’t today. Cyril was
and deserved to win.”
Cyril shot 55 percent
from downtown and 54
Ike
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The Arkansas signee’s
only miss from the line
in the fourth came on
the back end of a double
bonus with 32.8 seconds
remaining, and it nearly
cost Ike.
Alie Warner snagged
the rebound for the Lady
Highlanders and quickly
swung the ball to McK-
enzie Washington, who
took it nearly the length
of the court for a driving
layup, trimming the defi-
cit to 53-52 with 25 sec-
onds to go.
The sophomore was
hacked in the act of shoot-
ing, but she couldn’t sink
the ensuing free shot, al-
lowing Ike to put the game
away with free throws of
its own.
Mac struggled with
freebies for most of the
contest, making only 5-of-
13 while missing three of
its final four attempts. The
Lady Eagles, on the other
hand, hit 16-of-22 despite
misfiring their first two
attempts.
Reece’s poise at the line
rubbed off on freshman
Kelvianna Sanders, who
made two-straight late to
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The Cyril boys basketball team poses for a group photo with their trophy following the
Pirates’ 57-52 win over rival Fort Cobb. It was the school’s first state title since 1938.
percent from the field
while foiling Fort Cobb’s
bid of a fifth straight
championship, a feat
only one basketball team
in state history, Douglass,
has accomplished.
“We knew we could
stop the five-peat,” said
Hart, who scored all nine
of his points from down-
town in the second half.
“That’s what we were go-
ing for this whole season.”
After falling short in
the 2018 Caddo County
championship, the 2018
state semifinals — a
heartbreaking 50-49 loss
on this very court exactly
a year ago — and the Area
championship last week-
end, Cyril kept believing
it could finally take down
Goliath of Class A.
“It’s crazy for Fort
Cobb to take it from us
every year. Being on top
is unbelievable,” said
Cyril point guard Jakobie
Kaesemeyer, who chipped
in six points and made a
pair of crucial free throws
with less than 30 seconds
left to push the Cyril lead
to 55-50. “I’ve dreamt of
being a state champion.
I knew we could come in
here and win. I’m speech-
less right now.”
Waiting a year while
working hard in silence
may have been the biggest
blessing for the Pirates.
“The guys have been
determined all year after
getting beat by one point
in that semifinal. They
talked it out and stayed
in the weight room,” Cyril
coach Shane McLemore
said. “We got stronger
and more physical. This
The Eisenhower girls basketball team celebrates its Area consolation championship
win over MacArthur at Moore High on Saturday afternoon. Holding the trophy is Ginger
Reece, who hit seven free throws in the final minute to help No. 8 Ike hold off the No.
10 Lady Highlanders, 57-52.
give Ike a 50-45 advan-
tage.
“Most freshman get to
that line, and their knees
start shaking,” Wall said.
“But she hit two big ones.”
Sanders finished with
four points.
Mac coach Otis Gentry
said his team’s inability to
convert at the free-throw
line proved to be the dif-
ference.
“We missed too many
free throws,” Gentr y
Sports
group of kids has a drive,
and they’re competitors.”
The title game got off
to a blazing start as Mc-
Lemore and Kyler Den-
ton, who scored 13 points
for Fort Cobb, swapped
a pair of treys apiece in
the first quarter to tie the
game at 8-8.
But McLemore’s hot
hand made sure the ball
found the bottom of the
net nearly every time. Mc-
Lemore shot 9 of 17 from
the floor and an eye-pop-
ping 7 of 11 from down-
town while scoring 15
points in the first quarter
— all from behind the arc
— which pushed Cyril to
a 17-10 lead heading to
the second before the se-
nior eight more points,
courtesy of a pair of tri-
ples, in the third quarter
while terrorizing Mustang
defenders.
“If Cason and Kellen
are hitting their 3, they
are really hard to guard.
If you crowd Cason too
much you’re just going
to invite him in the lane,”
coach Hines said. “That’s
what’s so tough about
Cyril — they can put five
guys out there who can
shoot the 3 and all put it
on the floor. If you get out
and crowd them, they can
isolate you and fly by. You
gotta get some help, but
if you overhelp, you get
stung because they got a
shooter on an island.”
For t C obb, which
shot 51 percent from the
field, had a strong second
quarter surge and took
a lead on a Denton cor-
ner-pocket 3-ball to give
the Mustangs a 25-23 lead.
said. “But I don’t take
anything away from Ei-
senhower. They played a
terrific game, but it’s the
small things that lose ball-
games. Our biggest thing
was free throws. We gotta
make free throws.”
Washington kept the
Lady Highlanders within
striking distance late,
though, tallying 13 of her
game-high 25 points in
the final frame.
She e ve n h it t wo
3-pointers in the fourth
despite not being known
for her outside shooting.
“She did a really good
job, and nothing else can
really be said,” Gentry
said of Washington’s de-
termination in the fourth
quarter.”
The loss brought an
end to the high school
careers of Warner, Syd-
ney Gunter and Marcinda
Johnson.
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Denton turned around
to the ecstatic Mustang
faithful while holding his
shooting form firmly in
the air. Mustang big man
Trey Abbott, who sank
two 3s and scored seven
of his 10 points in the
second quarter, stunned
the Cyril defense by can-
ning an opposite corner
3-pointer shortly before
half while lifting up his
hands to pump up the
crowd.
But Cyril answered
right back as Suarez
drilled a pair of 3-point-
ers right before half. Su-
arez’s second triple came
from the corner where
he was desperately call-
ing for the ball in the clos-
ing seconds. The second it
arrived in his hands, Su-
arez released it and rattled
it home at the buzzer to
trim the Mustang lead to a
point, 32-31 at the break.
One of McLemore’s
most impressive 3-pointer
was his final one of the
game, which came in
the third quarter as he
curled off a screen on an
inbounds pass. McLem-
ore found a soft spot on
the baseline corner and
swished it to put Cyril in
front 39-36.
The most dramatic
part of the game came
during what appeared to
be the least suspenseful
sequence.
Late in the third quar-
ter — after Hart had
drained a pair of consec-
utive 3-pointers on op-
posite wings to give Cyril
a 47-43 lead with 2:40 to
play — the Pirates decided
to dig into their infatua-
Gerardo Bello/Staff
Stomaching the defeat
was especially difficult for
Warner, who is signed to
play college basketball at
Redlands College next
season.
Warner, who trans-
ferred to Mac this sea-
son after three years at
Lawton High, closed her
prep career with an eight-
point, 13-rebound outing.
However, she never had
the chance to experience
playoff basketball.
Despite that, Warner
said she was grateful for
the time she got with the
Lady Highlanders.
“I’m glad I got to play
with my girls,” Warner
said. “I won games with
them, I lost games with
them and I went down
with them. It was really
hard, but I’m glad we
made it this far. I’ll always
love (my teammates).”
While Reece took over
Cyril senior guard Albert Suarez lays in the game-sealing
breakaway layup off a home run pass in the final sec-
onds of the Class A state championship on Saturday.
tion with stall ball while
nursing a four-point lead.
Hines was content with
Cyril dribbling for more
than two minutes at half
court, knowing the Mus-
tangs could get a stop.
They did.
A rushed missed
3-pointer from McLem-
ore with five seconds left
was corralled by Tyson
Eastwood, who chipped
in 10 points and flung a
beautiful outlet pass up
the court to Brennan Phy.
With a man in his face,
Phy canned the acrobatic,
NBA-range 3-pointer as
the third quarter buzzer
sounded to trim Cyril’s
lead to 47-46 entering
the fourth quarter. Phy
watched it go in just feet
away from coach Hines,
who greeted him with a
smile and a fist-pump,
knowing the Mustangs
were back in business.
McL emore s ens e d
trouble.
“I thought surely luck
is not going to turn Fort
Cobb’s way again,” coach
McLemore said while
in the fourth, Naomi
Smith picked up the slack
in the third for the Lady
Eagles.
Smith closed with 11
points, seven of which
came in that frame. She
also grabbed seven re-
bounds.
“In the playoffs, players
just really have to step up
and make big plays, and
I thought Naomi did a
great job in that third
quarter,” Wall said.
Perhaps her most im-
pressive play came when
she caught a ball saved by
an outstretched Mikaela
Hall, who led the team
with 10 rebounds, before
spotting up for a success-
ful 3-point jumper.
That shot gave the
Lady Eagles a seven-point
cushion, and though she
doesn’t normally shoot
from deep, she said she
felt it was the right time
to do so.
“In that moment, I was
just feeling myself,” Smith
said. “I was like, ‘Let me
see if this is going to go
and what’s going to hap-
pen if I do this.’ I wanted
to figure out a way to
help out my team at that
time because we were in
that moment where if we
didn’t fix ourselves, we
weren’t going to make it
to State.”
The Lady Eagles must
now prepare for No. 3
Will Rogers, who ad-
vanced to the state tour-
nament on Thursday with
a 52-43 win over Coweta
in the Area championship
at Skiatook.
Although the Lady
Ropers enter the contest
with 23 wins, Wall said
he believes Ike has what
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shaking his head. “But
the boys stayed motivated
and fought right back.”
Kellen Hines made the
opening bucket off the
fourth quarter which he
kissed off the glass to give
Fort Cobb a 48-47 lead,
but the rivals fell into a
scoring slump until Hart’s
dagger 3-pointer.
For Cyril coach Shane
McLemore — who has
coached seven state tour-
nament teams for the
Pirates in the past four
seasons — the week-
end couldn’t have been
scripted in a more Hol-
lywood fashion. After
coaching his daughter,
Lexie, and the Lady Pi-
rates in the quarterfi-
nals, and his son, Cason
to a state championship,
Shane was smiling from
ear to ear.
“This has been an un-
believable seeing getting
to coach my daughter and
my son in the state tour-
nament,” coach McLem-
ore said. “To cap it off
with a win today makes
it even more special.”
it takes to pull off an upset
and advance to Friday’s
semifinals.
“I feel good about
us,” Wall said. “I haven’t
seen film on (Will Rog-
ers) yet, but I’ll take care
of that later on tonight
and put a game plan to-
gether. When we’re play-
ing like we are now, we’re
going to be a tough out.
I’m fully confident we’re
going to go out there and
give them a show.”
ARDMORE 57, ALTUS 37
Girls
Through the first 24
minutes, Altus appeared
to be on the cusp of
shocking the state with an
upset of No. 1 Ardmore.
Then the fourth quar-
ter happened.
The Lady Bulldogs
trailed by four head-
ing into the final frame,
but they had no answer
for Ardmore’s suffocat-
ing pressure down the
stretch, managing only
three points in the final
eight minutes on the way
to a 57-37 loss at Moore
High on Saturday after-
noon.
Altus’ only points of
the quarter came on an
Annie Petzold 3-pointer
with 52 seconds remain-
ing. Kaylen Carroll was
the only Lady Bulldog to
score in double figures,
finishing with 12 points.
Sierra Gordon of Ard-
more led all scorers with
13 points, while Reagan
McCurley, Miyah McGee
and Tieronay Banks each
added 10 points.
Altus, ranked 16th,
ends the season with a
14-12 record.
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star and gave him hugs of
support.
Even in defeat, there
was reason to celebrate
the 2,000-point scorers
stupendous career which
saw him win three state
championships and Gold
Balls, as well as a Silver
Ball in his finale follow-
ing Fort Cobb’s runner-up
finish with a 57-52 loss to
rival Cyril in the Class A
state title game.
“It means a lot. It’s hard
to recognize what all the
support does for every-
body but at the end of the
day, it makes a big differ-
ence,” Hines said of the
fans greeting him post-
game. “I started crying
out there but just trying to
hold it back because I’ve
had a great career and a
lot to be thankful for.”
Hines scored 16 points
in his finale, six of which
came in the fourth quar-
ter, but it was not enough
to lift the Mustangs to a
fifth straight state cham-
pionship.
Hines, who logged
31:58 of the 32 minutes
on Saturday, wasn’t quite
himself physically.
“I think in the first
quarter like on the second
play of the game I went
up for a layup and caught
a cramp instantly. I guess
I should’ve got an IV yes-
terday,” Hines laughed. “I
gave it my all so I can’t be
too mad at myself.”
“Kellen was throwing
up and cramping. He’s
dehydrated I think,” said
coach Scott Hines, which
explained the Pedialyte.
“It’s a tough deal.”
While Fort Cobb finished
24-8 and runner-up, Kellen
Hines sees the season as a
huge success, and rightfully
so after replacing several key
members from last year’s
championship team.
Rams shoot past Aggies, 78-58
BY HERB JACOBS
The Lawton Constitution
Angelo State used su-
perior rebounding and
a frigid shooting perfor-
mance by Cameron Uni-
versity to crank out a 78-
58 Lone Star Conference
victory over the Aggies
Saturday.
It was the final tuneup
for the LSC postsea-
son tourney, which be-
gins Thursday in Frisco,
Texas. CU will play top-
seeded West Texas A&M
on Thursday.
ASU improves to 13-5
in league play and to 20-7
overall. The Rams also
avenged a 68-62 loss to
Cameron in San Angelo
five weeks ago.
CU, which was cele-
brating Homecoming,
ends the regular season
with 5-13 and 9-19 re-
cords.
It was the final home
game for seniors Tyus
Momoh of Grand Prai-
rie, Texas, and Zach Du-
mas of Huffman, Texas.
Student Manager Justin
Smart also was honored
in pregame ceremonies.
Momoh led the Ags
with 15 points while Du-
mas just missed double
figures with 8. Freshman
Brock Schreiner added 13
for the Ags.
Angelo had four play-
ers in twin digits. Ronald
Bell featured three slam-
dunks among his game-
high19 points, Daron
Mims and Paul Williams
scored 13 each and Collin
Turner hit 10.
ASU hit 43.5 percent
from the field to Camer-
on’s 39.3. The Ags were 5
of 6 in the last four min-
utes.
A more telling figure
came on the glass. The
“I’m very proud. Not
many people thought we’d
be here, and these guys
continually got better and
stepped up. I wasn’t even
sure if we’d make it this
far,” Kellen Hines said.
“These guys will have a
great season next year,
too.”
For the Mustang se-
niors who won three
championships together,
Saturday was a bitter pill
to swallow, but another
title game appearance is
something most players
only dream of.
“These older guys have
had a heckuva run,” Fort
Cobb coach Scott Hines
said. “We lost to a great
team. We knew that game
could go either way. Not
one of these guys would
want to trade title, title,
title, runner-up with the
thousands of other play-
ers out there. It’s been a
pretty good run for them.”
In his final game with
his father, Scott coaching,
Kellen couldn’t help but
get a bit choked up once
the buzzer sounded.
“It’s very emotional,
trying to hold some emo-
tions back,” Kellen said.
“It’s been a tough jour-
ney, but it’s been fun and
worth it. It’s good to be
able to relax now and take
a mini break from sports.”
Hines signed with
Southwestern Oklahoma
State in Weatherford
while his brother Cam-
eron continues to excel
with USAO in Chicka-
sha. Their father is excited
for what’s next after win-
ning multiple champion-
ships with both in the Big
House.
“It’s tough. You always
want to go out the last one
with a win,” Scott Hines
said. “Try to keep it in
perspective both my boys
Kellen and Cameron have
had an unbelievable run.
It’s so rewarding. It’s hard
to put into words how fun
it is.”
Rams captured 51-30 re-
bound advantage, Bell
soaring for 16. Seventeen
caroms came on the of-
fensive end and were con-
verted into 16 points. Sch-
reiner, 5-11, led the Ags
with five.
ASU also owned a big
cushion at the free throw
line, converting 18 of 25
attempts off 16 Cameron
fouls. The Ags were just 4
of 11 on 10 Angelo per-
sonals.
CU controlled the early
pace, building leads of
17-7 and 19-10 while hit-
ting 7 of its first 11 shots.
Sports
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The Fort
Cobb-Broxton
boys basketball
team poses
with their Silver
Ball runner-up
trophy follow-
ing the Class A
state champi-
onship game
on Saturday.
Despite the
57-52 loss, the
past five Mus-
tang squads
have won four
state champi-
onships and a
Silver Ball.
Cyril defenders Jose Rivera and Ryan Hart (left) close out
on Fort Cobb shooter Tyson Eastwood (12) on Saturday.
That changed in a
hurr y when the Ags
turned colder than the
anticipated Blue Norther.
Cameron hit just 3 of its
final 21 shots and saw
those leads vanish. An-
gelo hit 50 percent in the
last 12 minutes and broke
away from a 23-23 tie to
grab a 37-23 halftime ad-
vantage.
Bell and Daron Mims
led the ASU offense with
11 and 10 points, respec-
tively, Bell making his
presence felt with a pair
of slam-dunks after offen-
sive rebounds. Cameron
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on Friday at the Class A state basketball tournament.
Angelo State lights
up Aggies for 113
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Too much horsepower.
Angelo State Univer-
sity’s women definitely
brought their ‘A’ game to
the Cameron gym Satur-
day and raced to a 113-
81 Lone Star Conference
victory over the Aggies,
Michael D. spoiling Homecoming
Pope/Staff and Senior Night in the
Cameron process.
guard Tyus The win gives the San
Momoh Angelo club a 22-4 overall
sneaks his record and a 17-3 league
way down mark. They share first
the baseline place with West Texas
as Angelo A&M but will be the No.
State’s Valen- 2 seed in next week’s post-
tine Sangoy- season tournament after
omi provides being swept by the Lady
pressure. Mo- Buffs during the regular
moh led the season.
ASU is ranked 22nd
Aggies with
in NCAA Division II and
15 points
fourth in the South Cen-
on 6-of-15
tral district.
shooting.
Cameron concludes its
campaign with an 8-20
overall mark and a 5-15
league mark.
The Ags said good-
bye to their five seniors.
Sydney Ellis of Lawton,
Chelsea Heidebrecht of
Cache, Parfitt McNair of
Manhattan, Kan., Natalie
Halbleib of Aurora, Colo.,
and Lejha Smith of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., drew the
starting assignments and
played just over half the
game. Freshmen Maighan
Hedge, McKenna Spikes
and Whitney Outon,
sophomore Jazmin Lus-
ter and junior Ava Battese
comprised the second pla-
toon, with an assist from
was led by Momoh’s six
soph Andrea Martinez.
points. It didn’t make much
Cameron made a push difference which unit was
early in the second half, on the floor. Angelo blis-
tered the Ags by shoot-
using treys by Momoh
ing 56.2 percent from the
and Chris Royal to cut
field, highlighted by a 14-
the ASU lead to 39-29.
of-28 performance from
Angelo responded with a behind the 3-point line.
quick 10-3 run and never Fifty-two points came in
looked back. the paint and 24 were on
The Rams enjoyed mar- fast breaks.
gins of 38-28 in the paint, Senior Marquita Dan-
iels was almost unstoppa-
16-5 on second-chance
ble, hitting 14 of 24 shots
points and 23-17 on fast from the floor — 7 of 10
breaks. Cameron held a were treys – for a game-
22-18 cushion on points high 40 points. Senior
after turnovers. Maria Delgado added
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24 points and two other
starters were in double
figures.
Smith and Hedge led
the balanced Cameron at-
tack with 12 points each,
Outon added 11 and Mc-
Nair and Battese 10 each.
CU Coach Emma An-
drews tipped her hat to
the Rambelles.
“They’re a good team,”
she said. “They’re ranked
pretty high. They’re good.
They couldn’t miss today.”
Angelo got down to
business in a hurry, hit-
ting 5 three-pointers in
the first five minutes. The
Rambelles shook off an
early 6-3 deficit with an
18-4 spree that produced
points on 7 of 9 posses-
sions.
They rode that mo-
mentum to a 23-17 lead
at the one-quarter mark,
then hit a solid 62.5 per-
cent (10 of 16) in the sec-
ond quarter to expand the
margin to 51-34. Daniels
had 11 points in the sec-
ond 10 minutes and 16 at
intermission.
Outon came off the
bench to pace Cameron
with 7 points. The Ags
were limited to 32.5 per-
cent accuracy from the
field, including 4 of 17
(23.5) from 3-point range.
ASU erupted for 62
points in the first half and
became the first team in
two years to score 100
points against the Ags.
WT last did it with 103
on Feb. 23, 2017.
Fittingly, it was Dan-
iels who put the Texans
in the century club with a
steal and layup with 5:28
remaining.
Cameron did not fare
well against the quicker
Rambelles, hitting 35.5
percent from the field (27
of 76) and 9 of 32 from the
perimeter (28.1). They
made up some ground
with an 18 of 23 per-
formance from the free
throw line.
Andrews’ next task is
to hit the recruiting trail.
“We signed five fresh-
men already so we’re just
looking for one more kid,”
she said.
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THE SUNDAY CONSTITUTION SCOREBOARD
TODAY’S SLATE
COLLEGE BASEBALL
2 p.m. — Cameron at Eastern NM
RADIO-TV LOG
AAF FOOTBALL
3 p.m. — San Antonio at Birming-
ham, CBSSN
7 p.m. — Atlanta at Arizona, NFL
AUTO RACING
2:30 p.m. — NASCAR MONSTER
Energy Series: The Pennzoil 400: Las
Vegas, Nev., FOX
BOBSLEDDING/SKELETON
4:30 p.m. — IBSF World Champi-
onships: two-man bobsled, British
Columbia (taped), NBCSN
10 p.m. — IBSF World Champion-
ships: women’s, British Columbia
(taped), NBCSN
BOWLING
4 p.m. — PBA Bowling: Arkansas
Open, Jonesboro, Ark., FS1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
11 a.m. — South Florida at UConn,
CBSSN
11 a.m. — St. John’s at DePaul, FS1
12:30 p.m. — Notre Dame at Lou-
isville, CBS
1 p.m. — Wichita State at SMU,
CBSSN
1 p.m. — Tulane at Temple, ESPNU
2 p.m. — Creighton at Marquette,
FS1
2:45 p.m. — Michigan at Maryland,
CBS
3 p.m. — Washington at Stanford,
ESPN2
3 p.m. — East Carolina at Tulsa,
ESPNU
5 p.m. — Boston College at Georgia
Tech, ESPNU
5:30 p.m. — Northwestern at Illi-
nois, BTN
7 p.m. — Arizona State at Oregon
State, ESPNU
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
11 a.m. — Purdue at Indiana, BTN
11 a.m. — North Carolina at Duke,
ESPN2
Noon — Kentucky at Georgia, SEC
1 p.m. — Rutgers at Ohio State,
BTN
1 p.m. — Mississippi State at South
Carolina, ESPN2
1 p.m. — DePaul at Creighton, FS2
2 p.m. — Florida at Vanderbilt, SEC
3 p.m. — Northwestern at Iowa,
BTN
4 p.m. — Arkansas at Texas A&M,
SEC
COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S)
Noon — UCLA at Oklahoma, ESPN
COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)
11 a.m. — Maryland at Notre Dame,
ESPNU
CYCLING
2 p.m. — UCI Track Cycling World
Championship: Day 3, Poland
(taped), NBCSN
GOLF
Noon — PGA Tour Golf: Honda
Lawson helps send No. 15 Kansas past Oklahoma St., 72-67
The Associated Press
STILLWATER — After
nearly knocking off No. 11
Texas Tech, Oklahoma State
was in position to take down
No. 15 Kansas.
Again, the Cowboys came
up short.
Kansas escaped with a 72-67
victory Saturday, with Dedric
Lawson scoring 20 points and
matching a season high with
15 rebounds. He also had three
steals for his 18th double-dou-
ble of the season.
Quentin Grimes added 17
points for the Jayhawks (22-7,
11-5 Big 12), who have won five
of their last six games.
“We did play with a sense of
urgency, even thought it may
not have turned out the way we
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD
State Tournaments
Thurs. Feb. 28
Through
Sat. March 2
Class A State
Tournament
Class A Girls
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Southern Nazarene University
Hydro Eakly 53, Canute 35
Seiling 62, OK Christian Aca. 25
Frontier 63, Tipton 61
Smithville 40, Cyril 31
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
Hydro-Eakly 70, Frontier 52
Seiling 64, Smithville 30
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
Seiling 76, Hydro-Eakly 41
Class A Boys
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Mustang High School
Okarche 58, Kiowa 51
Cyril 78, Frontier 48
Glencoe 90, Whitesboro 88
Fort Cobb 74, Garber 52
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
Cyril 80, Okarche 55
Fort Cobb 54, Glencoe 40
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
Cyril 57, Fort Cobb 52
Championship summary
CYRIL 57, FORT COBB 52
Boys
CYRIL — Cason McLemore 9-0-
25, Albert Suarez 4-2-11, Hart 3-0-
9, Rivera 3-0-6, Kaesemeyer 3-0-6.
Totals 20-5-57.
Classic, final round, Palm Beach Gar-
dens, Fla., GOLF
2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Honda
Classic, final round, Palm Beach Gar-
dens, Fla., NBC
3:30 p.m.— PGA Tour Champions
Golf: Cologuard Classic, final round,
Tucson, Ariz., GOLF
MARATHON
11 p.m. — Tokyo Marathon: From
Tokyo, Japan, NBCSN
NBA G LEAGUE
2 p.m. — Northern Arizona Suns vs.
Oklahoma City Blue, NBA
NBA
2:30 p.m. — Houston at Boston,
aBC
6 p.m. — Memphis at Oklahoma
City, NBA, FOX Sports Oklahoma
NFL
8 a.m. — NFL Combine: defensive
linemen, linebackers, Indianapolis,
Ind., NFL Network
NHL
11 a.m. — Washington at NY Rang-
ers, NBC
6:30 p.m. — Nashville at Minnesota,
NBCSN
RUGBY
6 a.m. — HSBC World Rugby Sev-
ens: Day 2 action, Las Vegas, Nev.,
ESPN2
5 p.m. — HSBC World Rugby Sev-
ens: The Finals, Las Vegas, Nev.,
ESPN2
SKIING
3 p.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup:
women’s super-g, Russia (taped),
NBCSN
SOCCER
5:55 a.m. — Premier League: Wat-
ford vs. Leicester City, NBCSN
8 a.m. — Premier League: Fulham
vs. Chelsea, NBCSN
8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: VfB Stutt-
gart vs. Hannover 96, FS1
10:10 a.m. — Premier League: Ever-
ton vs. Liverpool, NBCSN
10:50 a.m. — Bundesliga: Werder
Bremen vs. VFL Wolfsburg, FS2
10:55 a.m. — Serie A: Internazionale
vs. Cagliari, ESPNEWS
5 p.m.— MLS: D.C. United vs. At-
lanta United, ESPN
7:30 p.m. — Serie A: Atalanta vs.
Fiorentina, ESPN
BASKETBALL
NBA
Scores & Schedule
Friday’s Games
Charlotte 123, Brooklyn 112
Chicago 168, Atlanta 161, 4OT
Boston 107, Washington 96
Toronto 119, Portland 117
New Orleans 130, Phoenix 116
L.A. Clippers 116, Sacramento 109
Milwaukee 131, L.A. Lakers 120
Saturday’s Games
Detroit 129, Cleveland 93
Orlando 117, Indiana 112
Miami 117, Brooklyn 88
Golden State 120, Philadelphia 117
Memphis 111, Dallas 81
wanted to, but I wouldn’t have
blamed it on that at all,” Kansas
coach Bill Self said. “It wasn’t
because we played poorly, it was
just because Oklahoma State
played well.”
Cam McGriff had 19 points
and eight rebounds for Okla-
homa State (10-19, 3-13) before
fouling out with 1:38 remain-
ing. Curtis Jones had 19 points
and five rebounds off the bench.
“I’ll say this about my team,
they embody the spirit that I
want this program to be about,”
OSU coach Mike Boynton said.
“They’re doing probably one of
the hardest things to do, which
is not allowing the results to af-
fect the process. They’re trying
to make sure that their process
gives them a chance to affect
the results.”
FORT COBB — Kellen Hines 6-3-
16, Kyler Denton 5-0-13, Trey Abbott
4-0-10, Tyson Eastwood 4-0-10. To-
tals 20-3-52.
Cyril 17 14 16 10 — 57
FCB 10 22 14 6 — 52
3-point goals: Cyril — McLemore
7, Hart 3, Suarez 2. Fort Cobb —
Denton 3, Eastwood 2, Abbott 2,
Hines.
Class B State
Tournament
Class B Girls
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Fairgrounds
Hammon 49, Webbers Falls 45
Boise City 43, Burlington 37
Lomega 66, Red Oak 30
Varnum 78, Duke 46
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
Hammon 48, Boise City 43
Varnum 66, Lomega 41
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
Varnum 39, Hammon 36
Class B Boys
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Yukon High School
Calumet 64, Leedey 57
Paden 47, Duke 43
Kinta 67, Braggs 41
Lookeba-Sickles 40, Big Pasture
34
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
Calumet 58, Paden 51
Kinta 39, Lookeba-Sickles 34
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
Kinta 47, Calumet 44
Sports
San Antonio 116, Okla City 102
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, LATE
Milwaukee at Utah, LATE
New Orleans at Denver, LATE
Sunday’s Games
Portland at Charlotte, Noon
Atlanta at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 2:30 p.m.
New York at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 5 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
Summaries
SPURS 116, THUNDER 102
OKLAHOMA CITY (102)
Ferguson 3-6 0-0 7, Grant 5-14 0-0
12, Adams 7-11 3-5 17, Westbrook
7-17 4-7 19, Schroder 6-15 5-8 18,
Morris 4-6 1-2 10, Nader 1-6 0-0 2,
Noel 0-1 2-2 2, Burton 1-2 0-0 2,
Felton 6-9 0-0 13, Diallo 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 40-88 15-24 102.
SAN ANTONIO (116)
DeRozan 8-16 2-4 18, Aldridge 10-
18 7-7 27, Poeltl 2-5 1-2 5, White
6-10 1-1 14, Forbes 6-9 1-2 16, Pon-
dexter 0-0 0-0 0, Gay 9-16 2-2 22,
Cunningham 0-1 1-2 1, Eubanks 0-0
0-0 0, Bertans 2-4 1-1 7, Mills 1-5 0-0
2, Walker IV 0-1 0-0 0, Belinelli 1-6
2-4 4. Totals 45-91 18-25 116.
Oklahoma City 25 38 15 24—102
San Antonio 38 34 20 24—116
3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 7-29
(Grant 2-8, Morris 1-2, Felton 1-3,
Ferguson 1-4, Schroder 1-5, West-
brook 1-5, Nader 0-2), San Antonio
8-19 (Forbes 3-5, Gay 2-3, Bertans
2-4, White 1-2, Belinelli 0-2, Mills
0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
Oklahoma City 45 (Adams 13), San
Antonio 49 (Aldridge 10). Assists—
Oklahoma City 17 (Westbrook 8), San
Antonio 15 (DeRozan 7). Total Fouls—
Oklahoma City 19, San Antonio 19.
Technicals—Oklahoma City coach
Billy Donovan, Westbrook. A—18,439
(18,581).
Men’s College
Summaries
ANGELO 78, CAMERON 58
Men
ASU – Pettway 2-5 0-0 4, Sangoy-
omi 0-1 2-2 2, Crouch 0-7 0-0 0,
Daron Mims 6-9 0-0 13, Paul Williams
3-7 4-6 13, Boutte 3-6 1-3 7, Ronald
Bell 7-13 5-6 19, Kirksey 2-4 4-6 8,
Collin Turner 4-9 0-0 10, Caldwell 0-1
2-2 2. Totals 27-62 18-25 78.
CU – Royal 2-5 0-0 5, Nicholas
3-3 0-0 6, Dumas 4-13 0-0 8, Brock
Schreiner 5-12 0-0 13, Tyus Momoh
6-15 1-3 15, Scott 0-1 2-4 2, Nguyen
1-4 0-0 2, Lehr 1-1 0-2 2, Green 2-6
1-2 5, Quick 0-1 0-0 1. Totals 24-61
4-11 58.
Halftime: ASU 37-23. 3-point goals:
ASU 6-26 (Pettway 0-1, Crouch 0-7,
Mims 1-3, Williams 3-6, Bell 0-1, Kirk-
sey 0-2, Turner 2-5, Caldwell 0-1), CU
6-16 (Royal 1-1, Dumas 0-3, Sch-
reiner 3-5, Momoh 2-7. Rebounds:
ASU 51 (Bell 16), CU 30 (Schreiner
5). Fouls: ASU 10, CU 16. Fouled Out:
none. Technical: CU bench. Assists:
The Cowboys, who led most
of the way, have lost three in a
row and eight of nine, including
the 84-80 overtime loss to Texas
Tech three days earlier.
“I wouldn’t say it’s frustrat-
ing,” McGriff said. “We just
keep on building that founda-
tion brick by brick. If we come
out and continue to play like
we’ve been playing, good things
will come. We definitely don’t
take any moral victories, but we
can definitely say we’re heading
in the right direction.”
McGriff ’s layup and free
throw with 4:02 remaining
gave Oklahoma State a 67-64
lead. But the Cowboys didn’t
score again, missing their last
five shots. With Kansas up 68-
67 and 14 seconds left, Thomas
Dziagwa missed a 3-pointer.
Class 6A
**Both Lawton High teams eliminat-
ed
Class 5A
Girls West
Thursday’s games
At Southmoore
El Reno 51, Ardmore 37
Altus 55, Woodward 41
Thursday’s games
At Moore
Piedmont 54, Eisenhower 50
MacArthur 64, Carl Albert 50
Saturday’s games
Ardmore 57, Altus 37
Eisenhower 57, MacArthur 52
Saturday summaries
EISENHOWER 57, MACARTHUR 52
Girls
EISENHOWER — Ginger Reece
23, Naomi Smith 11, Horton 9, Hall
7, Sanders 4, Choney 3.
MACARTHUR — McKenzie Wash-
ington 25, Thomas 9, Warner 8, Hen-
ry 5, Gunter 5.
Ike 12 16 13 16 — 57
Mac 16 7 14 15 — 52
3-point goals: Ike — Horton 3,
Choney, Smith. Mac — Washington
2, Thomas, Henry, Gunter.
ARDMORE 57, ALTUS 37
Girls
ARDMORE — Sierra Gordon 23,
Reagan McCurley 10, Miyah McGee
10, Tieronay Banks 10, Gordon 4,
Cohee 2, Smith 2, Peters 2, No. 15 2.
ALTUS — Kaylen Carroll 12, John-
son 6, Petzold 6, Benway 5, Mc-
Quiggan 5, Leyja 3.
ASU 9 (Kirksey 3), CU 10 (Momoh 3).
Turnovers: ASU 18, CU 15. Blocks:
ASU 3, CU 3. Steals: ASU 10, CU 10
(Momoh 3).
OKLAHOMA 92, WEST VIRGINIA 80
WEST VIRGINIA (11-18)
Matthews 3-11 0-0 8, Culver 2-8 5-9
9, West 1-4 0-0 3, McCabe 6-15 2-2
18, Haley 9-11 4-4 23, Gordon 0-1
1-2 1, Doomes 1-3 5-8 7, Horton 2-5
0-0 5, Harler 1-2 0-0 3, Knapper 1-2
0-0 3. Totals 26-62 17-25 80.
OKLAHOMA (18-11)
Manek 4-9 5-5 14, Doolittle 5-8 5-6
15, James 2-4 1-2 7, Odomes 2-3 0-0
4, Bieniemy 5-6 8-10 22, Freeman
0-2 0-0 0, Geha 1-1 0-0 2, McNeace
1-3 2-2 4, Reynolds 1-2 0-0 2, Calixte
8-11 3-4 22. Totals 29-49 24-29 92.
Halftime—Oklahoma 42-28. 3-Point
Goals—West Virginia 11-28 (McCabe
4-11, Matthews 2-6, Haley 1-1, Harler
1-2, West 1-2, Knapper 1-2, Horton
1-4), Oklahoma 10-21 (Bieniemy 4-5,
Calixte 3-5, James 2-4, Manek 1-4,
Reynolds 0-1, Freeman 0-2). Fouled
Out—McNeace, West. Rebounds—
West Virginia 32 (Matthews 10), Okla-
homa 24 (Doolittle 9). Assists—West
Virginia 12 (Haley 5), Oklahoma 16
(Bieniemy 6). Total Fouls—West Vir-
ginia 23, Oklahoma 18. A—7,921
(11,562).
No. 15 KANSAS 72,
OKLAHOMA ST. 67
KANSAS (22-7)
D.Lawson 5-11 9-9 20, McCormack
1-4 3-4 5, Dotson 2-10 0-0 4, Grimes
6-11 1-2 17, Agbaji 3-10 2-3 11,
Lightfoot 2-3 3-3 7, Garrett 2-3 2-2 6,
K.Lawson 1-4 0-0 2, Moore 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 22-56 20-23 72.
OKLAHOMA ST. (10-19)
Anei 2-7 0-2 4, McGriff 8-19 1-1 19,
Waters 2-6 0-0 6, Likekele 2-6 0-0 4,
Dziagwa 6-16 0-0 15, Demuth 0-0 0-0
0, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 7-9 1-2
19. Totals 27-63 2-5 67.
Halftime—Oklahoma St. 37-32.
3-Point Goals—Kansas 8-23 (Grimes
4-7, Agbaji 3-8, D.Lawson 1-1, Gar-
rett 0-1, K.Lawson 0-2, Dotson 0-4),
Oklahoma St. 11-29 (Jones 4-4, Dz-
iagwa 3-10, Waters 2-6, McGriff 2-9).
Fouled Out—McGriff. Rebounds—
Kansas 40 (D.Lawson 15), Oklaho-
ma St. 29 (McGriff 8). Assists—Kan-
sas 14 (Dotson 4), Oklahoma St. 11
(Likekele 6). Total Fouls—Kansas 14,
Oklahoma St. 18. A—9,335 (13,611).
Women’s College
Summaries
ANGELO 113, CAMERON 81
Women
ASU – De’Anira Moore 4-6 4-5 12,
Asia Davis 4-8 2-5 11, Marquita Dan-
iels 14-24 5-6 40, Maria Delgado 7-11
4-4 24, Hampton 4-10 1-3 9, Johnson
3-4 0-0 6, Samuel 3-7 0-0 6, Blount
0-0 0-0 0, Manoury 0-0 1-2 1,Watson
2-2 0-0 4, Anthony-Harris 0-1 0-2 0.
Totals 41-73 17-27 113.
CU – Lejha Smith 3-11 6-8 12, Ellis
1-3 0-0 2, Heidebrecht 3-10 0-0 8,
Parfitt McNair 4-10 1-2 10, Halbleib
After Lawson made two free
throws, Lindy Waters had an
open 3 from the right corner
with seven seconds to go, but
it bounced off the rim. Waters,
who hit 7 of 10 from beyond
the arc against Texas Tech on
Wednesday, entered the day
leading the Big 12 with a .469
3-point shooting percentage.
“At the end of the day,”
Boynton said. “We got what
we wanted, we had the best
3-point shooter in the confer-
ence. That’s why you don’t get
caught up in that. You can’t. I’ll
take that shot again if we had to
go play it over right now.”
BIG PICTURE
Kansas: The Jayhawks had
their worst first-half shoot-
ing percentage of the season,
connecting on just 33 percent,
Ard 14
Altus 14
14 10 19 — 57
9 11 3 — 37
3-point goals: Ardmore — Gordon,
McGee. Altus — Carroll 2, Petzold 2,
Leyja, McQuiggan.
Boys West
Friday’s games
At Western Heights
El Reno 52, Eisenhower 36
Ada 47, Duncan 46
Friday’s games
At Norman
Del City 63, MacArthur 56
Santa Fe South 48, Piedmont 47
Saturday’s games
MacArthur 78, Santa Fe South 45
Eisenhower 62, Ada 49
Class 4A
Girls
Area I Tournament
At Washington
Thursday’s games
Consolation bracket
Blanchard 56, Clinton 51
Weatherford 45, Kingfisher 27
Friday’s games
Blanchard 37, Weatherford 34
Area I Championship
Anadarko 69, Classen SAS 66
Saturday’s Area I Consolation
Championship
Classen SAS 52, Blanchard 37
Boys
Area I Tournament
At Washington
Thursday’s games
Consolation bracket
Blanchard 61, Weatherford 5
Anadarko 51, Seminole 41
Sunday, March 3, 2019
2-8 1-2 6, Maighan Hedge 3-8 4-4 Lapp, Gnanou, Rebounds—Okla-
12, Spikes 1-6 1-2 3, Luster 2-5 2-2 homa St. 32 (Gnanou 7), Baylor 60
6, Ava Battese 3-8 2-2 10, Whitney (Brown 13). Total Fouls—Oklahoma
Outon 5-6 1-1 11, Martinez 0-2 0-0 0. St. 22, Baylor 15. Technical Fouls—
Totals 27-76 18-23 81. None.A—5,955.
Angelo 23 28 29 33 — 113
Cameron 17 17 22 25 — 81
3-point goals: ASU 14-28 (Davis GOLF
1-1, Daniels 7-10, Delgado 6-10,
Hampton 0-4, Johnson 0-1, Samuel
0-1, Anthony-Harris 0-1), CU 9-32
PGA Tour
(Smith 0-3, Ellis 1-1, McNair 1-6, Honda Classic
Heidebrecht 2-4, Halbleib 1-4, Hedge Saturday
2-5, Battese 2-6, Spikes 0-1, Marti-
At PGA National (Champions)
nez 0-2). Rebounds: ASU 47 (Delga-
do 9), CU 39 (Spikes 7). Fouls: ASU
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
18, CU 23. Fouled Out: none. Assists: Purse: $$6.8 million
ASU 18 (Daniels 5), CU 17 (McNair 6). Yardage: 7,125; Par: 70
Turnovers: ASU 8, CU 8. Blocks: ASU Third Round
1, CU 4. Steals: ASU 7, CU 6.
Wyndham Clark 69-67-67—203 -7
Vijay Singh 70-69-65—204 -6
TCU 76, OKLAHOMA 63 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 67-69-68—204 -6
Keith Mitchell 68-66-70—204 -6
TCU (20-8)
Rickie Fowler 67-72-66—205 -5
Akomolafe 2-5 0-0 4, Okonkwo 5-12
Michael Thompson 71-69-66—206 -4
0-0 14, Moore 9-14 5-6 23, Heard 3-8
6-11 12, Ray 4-11 1-1 10, Crain 0-0 Jhonattan Vegas 64-73-69—206 -4
0-0 0, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Vann 5-11 3-3 Roberto Castro 67-70-69—206 -4
13, Woods 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 28-63 Adam Schenk 67-71-68—206 -4
15-21 76. Ryan Armour 68-68-70—206 -4
Brooks Koepka 67-69-70—206 -4
OKLAHOMA (8-20)
Kramer Hickok 69-72-66—207 -3
Odimgbe 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 3-11
Matt Jones 69-69-69—207 -3
0-0 6, Llanusa 4-13 9-11 19, Penzo
Vaughn Taylor 70-68-69—207 -3
0-0 0-0 0, Robertson 7-11 1-2 21,
Sergio Garcia 67-70-70—207 -3
Lampkin 1-3 0-0 2, Simpson 1-7 0-0
Cameron Tringale 69-68-70—207 -3
2, Murcer 4-12 2-2 11, Veitenheimer
Sung Kang 68-68-71—207 -3
1-4 0-0 2, Totals 21-62 12-15 63.
Lucas Glover 66-69-72—207 -3
TCU 13 21 20 22 —76 Gary Woodland 72-70-66—208 -2
Oklahoma 21 19 9 14 —63 Roger Sloan 71-71-66—208 -2
3-Point Goals—TCU 5-20 (Okonk- Harold Varner III 72-69-67—208 -2
wo 4-9, Heard 0-2, Ray 1-6, Vann Rory Sabbatini 67-74-67—208 -2
0-2, Woods 0-1), Oklahoma 9-20 Jason Kokrak 69-71-68—208 -2
(Llanusa 2-7, Robertson 6-9, Murcer Bill Haas 69-70-69—208 -2
1-2, Veitenheimer 0-2). Assists—TCU Nick Taylor 72-66-70—208 -2
17 (Moore 5), Oklahoma 7 (Murcer
4). Fouled Out—Oklahoma Llanu-
sa. Rebounds—TCU 49 (Okonkwo HOCKEY
12), Oklahoma 33 (Williams 6). Total
Fouls—TCU 15, Oklahoma 21. Tech-
nical Fouls—None.A—3,347. NHL
Scores & Schedule
NO. 1 BAYLOR 76, OKLAHOMA ST. 44 Friday’s Games
OKLAHOMA ST. (14-14) Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT
Viv. Gray 8-22 5-8 23, De Lapp 0-3 Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 1
0-0 0, Gnanou 2-8 2-4 6, Hobbs 1-3 Philadelphia 6, New Jersey 3
0-0 2, Miller 1-7 0-0 2, Gerlich 0-1 2-2 Montreal 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
2, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Winchester 0-2 Carolina 5, St. Louis 2
0-0 0, Asberry 2-3 3-6 9, Castro 0-1 Winnipeg 5, Nashville 3
0-0 0, de Sousa 0-0 0-0 0, Oli. Gray Vegas 3, Anaheim 0
0-0 0-0 0, Wheeler 0-0 0-0 0, Totals San Jose 4, Colorado 3
14-52 12-20 44. Saturday’s Games
BAYLOR (27-1) Edmonton 4, Columbus 0
Los Angeles 6, Chicago 3
Cox 4-10 0-0 8, Brown 5-12 4-4 14,
Pittsburgh 5, Montreal 1
Jackson 4-8 1-1 9, Landrum 4-10 3-4
Boston 1, New Jersey 0
14, Richards 1-2 2-2 4, Bickle 0-1 0-0
Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 1
0, DeCosta 2-5 1-2 6, Smith 3-10 1-4
Carolina 4, Florida 3, OT
7, Egbo 5-11 1-2 11, Oliver 0-0 0-2
Toronto 5, Buffalo 2
0, Scott-Grayson 1-3 0-1 2, Ursin 0-2
Dallas 4, St. Louis 1
1-2 1, Totals 29-74 14-24 76.
Arizona 3, Detroit 1
Oklahoma St. 12 8 7 17 —44
Sunday’s Games
Baylor 13 12 26 25 —76 Wash. at N.Y. Rangers, 11:30 a.m.
3-Point Goals—Oklahoma St. 4-20 Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Islanders at
(Viv. Gray 2-4, De Lapp 0-2, Gnanou Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum,
0-1, Hobbs 0-2, Miller 0-3, Gerlich 2 p.m.
0-1, Jones 0-2, Winchester 0-1, As- Vancouver at Vegas, 3 p.m.
berry 2-3, Castro 0-1), Baylor 4-9 Colorado at Anaheim, 3 p.m.
(Landrum 3-5, Bickle 0-1, DeCosta Ottawa at Florida, 4 p.m.
1-2, Ursin 0-1). Assists—Oklahoma Winnipeg at Columbus, 6 p.m.
St. 4 (Hobbs 2), Baylor 19 (Richards Nashville at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.
6). Fouled Out—Oklahoma St. De Chicago at San Jose, 9 p.m.
including just 3 of 12 from
3-point range. They missed
their last four of the half and
the first two of the second be-
fore things got better.
Oklahoma State: The Cow-
boys have been doing well of
late with 3-pointers. They made
11 of 29 (38 percent), includ-
ing 7 of 14 in the first half. That
came after Oklahoma State hit a
school-record 17 3-pointers in
the OT loss to Texas Tech.
UP NEXT
Kansas: The Jayhawks visit
Oklahoma on Tuesday in hopes
of a season sweep. They won the
first game 70-63 on Jan. 2.
Oklahoma State: The Cow-
boys play at Baylor on Wednes-
day, looking to avenge their 73-
69 loss at home Jan. 14.
Friday’s games
Anadarko 58, Blanchard 48
Class 3A
Area I Championship Girls
Kingfisher 50, Bethany 39 Area III Tournament
At Ada
Saturday’s Area I Consolation
Thursday’s games
Championship
Consolation bracket
Anadarko 44, Bethany 37 Beggs 46, Comanche 45
Marlow 59, Dickson 34
Girls Friday’s games
Area II Tournament Marlow 44, Beggs 28
Area II Championship
At Midwest City
Kingston 55, Washington 45
Thursday’s games Saturday’s Area II Consolation
Consolation bracket Championship
Washington 43, Marlow 37
Tuttle 49, Bishop McGuinness 46
Plainview 55, Byng 29
Boys
Friday’s games Area III Tournament
At Ada
Tuttle 49, Plainview 34
Thursday’s games
Area II Championship
Elgin 35, Newcastle 32
Consolation bracket
Riverside 76, Comanche 74
Saturday’s Area II Consolation Washington 58, Lindsay 42
Championship Friday’s games
Washington 67, Riverside 61
Newcastle 44, Tuttle 32
Area III Championship
Kingston 54, Purcell 34
Boys Saturday’s Area III Consolation
Championship
Area II Tournament Washington 51, Purcell 37
At Midwest City
Thursday’s games Class 2A
Consolation bracket Boys
Daniel Webster 67, Plainview 60
Area III Tournament
At SWOSU (Weatherford)
Newcastle 62, Tuttle 53 Thursday’s games
Friday’s games Consolation bracket
Carnegie 65, Mangum 27
Daniel Webster 88, Newcastle 69
Area II Championship
Vanoss 95, Hobart 87
Friday’s games
Heritage Hall 57, Elgin 48 (winner Vanoss 45, Carnegie 39
advances to State) Area III Championship
Hennessey 62, Northeast 52
Saturday’s Area II Consolation
Saturday’s Area III Consolation
Championship Championship
Elgin 65, Daniel Webster 58 Vanoss 69, Northeast 56
Sunday, March 3, 2019
CU inductees reflect on time in classrooms, fields
HERB
JACOBS
cOMMEnTary
Lessons learned on the
playing fields and in the class-
rooms at Cameron University
were points of emphasis Fri-
day when the 12th Class of
the Athletics Hall of Fame was
inducted in ceremonies at the
CU Theater.
Willie Adams, who earned
All-America honors for his
football skills at Cameron Ju-
nior College in 1962, told at-
tendees that his real introduc-
tion to the world of education
began at Cameron.
Milt Garner, a member of
the CU basketball team in the
2009-12 seasons, learned the
work ethic that helped him
become Lone Star Confer-
ence Player of the Year and an
NCAA Division II All-Amer-
ican.
Rounding out the Class
were Eck Hunter (1942, 1946),
whose stellar career as a run-
ning back at Cameron was
interrupted by World War
II; Julius Korir (2009-12),
Cameron’s first cross-coun-
try All-American, and Peter
Svajlen (2006-10), a two-time
All-American in golf.
Hunter is deceased. Korir
now lives in Dickinson, N.D.,
and had to cancel plans to at-
tend because of a family emer-
gency. Svajlen sent regrets be-
cause of a prior commitment
to compete in a professional
golf tournament in Turkey.
His CU coach, Jerry Hrn-
ciar, stood in for the big left-
hander.
CU Athletic Director Jim
Jackson started the Hall in
2007. The new quintet is spe-
cial for him.
“That was fun,” he said.
“I think what made it espe-
cially fun was because I have
seen Milt play, I’ve seen Julius
run and I’ve seen Peter play.
Reputation continues to grow for
Caddo County’s
Caddo County basketball
basketball reputa-
tion continues to
grow after Cyril got
its first boys state ti-
tle since 1939 and
there may be even
more great matchups
between the Pirates JOEY
and arch rival Fort
Cobb-Broxton in the GOODMAN
years ahead. cOMMEnTary
Saturday Cyril just
made more shots from
long range to take a tough 57- arez and Eli Barger. Returning
52 victory over the Mustangs
before a large and vocal crowd Rivera and freshman sharp-
at the State Fairgrounds Arena shooter Ryan Hart.
to wrest the Class A boys title.
The Pirates also stopped
the Mustangs’ bid for a fifth
straight state title in the pro- Denton from that talented
cess and bring an amazing
end to the McLemore combi-
nation that had elevated the
Pirates into the elite among
state Class A teams.
Cason McLemore had an-
other big game to help his
father realize the Gold Ball
dream in the Pirates’ third
straight trip to State.
While that partnership
at Cyril ended Saturday, so
did the amazing run at Fort
Cobb-Broxton where Kellen
Hines ended his career af-
ter helping the Mustangs win
three straight titles and the
runner-up finish Saturday.
It was obvious Thursday
and Friday that this Cyril
team was special as the Pirates
won their first two games
without much of a challenge,
beating Frontier, 78-48, in the committed to Southwestern
first round and then dispatch- Oklahoma State while Hines
ing Okarche, 80-55, in the
semifinals Friday.
The amazing thing about
Cyril and Fort Cobb-Broxton
was that neither had much
I saw Svajlen down at Hous-
ton when he played in the Na-
tional tournament. I can relate
to that.
“But then the story of Wil-
lie Adams and Eck Hunter
and learning about the his-
tory of Cameron athletics, I
thought it was good.
“Unfortunately, not every-
body could be here. But that’s
just the way it is.”
Jackson has not been able
to make contact with a mem-
ber of the Hunter family. A
similar situation arose two
years ago when football player
Francis Peay was selected.
“Aryca Peay Woodson lives
in Indianapolis,” Jackson said.
“About a year after we in-
ducted her dad (2017), she
reached out to us and said:
‘hey, I don’t know when the
(NFL concussion) law suit will
be settled, but he would want
to give back to his organiza-
tions that made him what he
was’.
“And she did. We had
no idea, but it’s a sizeable
amount. Its lectureship series
will benefit athletic training
and strength and condition-
ing, because we wanted to tie
that in with his football. With-
out football, that’s how it can
benefit all the student-athletes.
“The scholarship will bene-
fit graduate assistants and help
them with their costs.”
Adams, accompanied by
wife and fellow educator
Henrietta, drove up from Fort
Worth. They spoke with mod-
erator Albert Johnson Jr., Vice
President for University Ad-
vancement.
Adams came to then-Cam-
eron Junior College from
Corpus Christi Miller High
School. He was a two-way
performer for Hall of Fame
Coaches Leroy Montgomery
and Charlie Dean. That team
had nicknames of Dirty Thirty
and Fightin’ Few because it
consisted of only 30 players,
the result of being placed on
probation. It finished with a
7-2 record.
Adams transferred to New
size but just great
athletic balance
across the starting
lineup.
And there seems
to be a great chance
that the rivalry will
continue in the fu-
ture even though
both sons of the
coaches are leaving.
The Pirates lose
McLemore, light-
ning-quick Albert Su-
are Jakobie Kaesemeyer, Jose
The Mustangs will return
leaper Tyson Eastwood, Bren-
nan Phy and 6-2 post Kyler
starting lineup.
But both coaches will have
to develop young talent since
both played just six players
Saturday and somewhere on
both benches they are going
to need to find consistent role
players to fill the gaps.
Of course, the two sons of
the coaches are special play-
ers and they have both done
so much for their programs
that their dads will be hard-
pressed to replace them.
When you live with the offen-
sive and defensive schemes al-
most 24 hours a day, you learn
the finer points of why certain
things are important and that’s
what both may miss next year.
Expect both to continue
playing the sport of basketball
in the future. McLemore has
is still exploring his options,
including going the junior
college rout if he doesn’t find a
four-year school that suits his
style.
Sports
Mexico State, where he played
offensive tackle for three
years. He also had one recep-
tion for 9 yards.
He was selected in the 11th
round of the 1965 NFL Draft
and played for the Washing-
ton Redskins in the 1965-
66 seasons. He was with the
Montreal Alouettes of the
Canadian Football League in
1968-69.
“Coming from Cameron, I
knew how to work and knew
how to practice,” Adams said.
“I also learned how to spell.
Other students taught me. I
learned to construct a sen-
tence. I caught on. I learned
how to use the dictionary.”
Garner, a 6-1 guard, came
to Cameron from Kansas City
and became an NCAA Divi-
sion II All-American in 2012.
As a sophomore, he aver-
aged 14.6 points and 5.9 re-
bounds per game. Figures as
a junior were 14.4 points and
5 rebounds with 33 steals and
77 assists.
Numbers jumped to 18.8
points and 5.2 rebounds with
35 steals and 46 assists as a
senior. The Ags reached the
semifinals of the Lone Star
Conference tournament and
Garner was named LSC Player
of the Year.
While at Cameron, Gar-
ner scored 1,264 points in 80
games, averaging 15.6 points
per game. He was the third
player under former Coach
Wade Alexander to sign a pro-
fessional contract.
He was selected to play in
the NCAA Division II All-Star
game following his senior sea-
son; the former CU standout
also has played professionally
in Brazil.
Garner was selected by
Coach Nate Gamet to accom-
pany an all-star team to China
in 2015 for a series of exhibi-
tion games with players from
the Chinese Basketball Asso-
ciation. CU teammate Craig
Foster also was chosen.
Eck Hunter was a tailback
Cameron skipper Andrew
Brown is one of the many
coaches trying to land the ser-
vices of Hines but the talented
senior doesn’t seem to be in
any hurry to make his selec-
tion.
What the future holds for
both programs is uncertain
at this point but one thing is
certain, whenever those two
teams step on the floor there
will be plenty of fans in the
stands. . .
Friday’s semifinals in Class
A boys were fun to watch as
all four coaches are friends
who always have their teams
ready.
Okarche is coached by
Ray West, who spent time
in Southwest Oklahoma at
Gould and Cordell before
moving to Okarche. West
and this writer sat in the old
Hoops City Gym at Carne-
gie many years ago to see a
Doug Schumpert practice and
we were both amazed at how
much the legendary coach
could get done in a couple of
hours on the court.
Glencoe, which Fort
Cobb-Broxton ousted Friday,
is coached by John Lazenby,
who just happened to coach at
Cyril years ago. Son Cale was
his top threat this year but the
senior will end the Lazenby
era at that program when he
graduates and John leaves the
bench to concentrate on his
duties as superintendent.
I will never forget a trip to
the Cyril gym before a play-
off tournament to interview
Coach Lazenby during his
stay in Caddo County and his
three older boys – John, Jake
and Ty — were all less than
5-years-old and the older two
could already dribble the ball
with ease.
The Sunday Constitution
from Hartshorne. He played
three games in 1942, then
dropped out of school and
joined the Navy. He returned
in 1946 and helped the Aggies
achieve a 10-1 record, includ-
ing a 26-13 victory over Cof-
feyville, Kan., in the Papoose
Bowl at Oklahoma City’s Taft
Stadium.
Cameron won the Okla-
homa Junior Conference
championship with a 6-0 re-
cord. Hunter was named to
the all-conference team and
was one of four running backs
(Hall of Famer Speck Sand-
ers, Freddie Brown and J.D.
Roland were the others) who
were named to a Cameron all-
star team through 1949.
Korir came to Cameron
from Eldoret, Kenya. In 2009,
he was named All-Ameri-
can after finishing 23rd at the
NCAA National cross country
meet. He placed third in the
Lone Star Conference meet
and fourth in the South Cen-
tral 10-Kilometer race.
In 2010, he was named all-
LSC for the second time. He
ran fourth in the LSC and
sixth in the South Central
meet at Warrensburg, Mo.
In 2011, Korir was named
an academic All-American.
He was injured during his
senior year and didn’t run un-
til the LSC meet.
Svajlen arrived at Cameron
from Bratislava, Slovakia. The
left-hander was named to the
All-American and Academic
All-American teams in 2008
and 2010.
He has served as a pro at
the BlackSeaRama Golf and
Villas in Bulgaria and is af-
filiated with Best Swing Golf
Academy. He also plays in
professional tournaments.
His arrival at Cameron was
a bit of a surprise to Hrnciar.
“Peter Svajlen came to
Cameron without ever mak-
ing a visit or meeting me until
I picked him up at the Law-
ton Airport,” Hrnciar said. “I
remember waiting for him,
The three eldest sons
helped lead Glencoe to three
straight state titles before the
Mustangs started their streak.
“Yeah, I remember that,
those three were always up
there in that gym,” the coach
said. “Heck, Cale wasn’t even
born then. It makes me feel
old.” . . .
Spotted on the floor during
the Class A and B State Tour-
naments were local officials
Bret Penick and David Garza.
I know officials get a great
deal of grief from fans and
coaches, but I thought that the
two local officials did a solid
job each time I saw them.
Several other members of
the Wichita Mountains Bas-
ketball Officials Association,
including Chris and Brad
Cooksey and Danny Garza,
were calling Area Tournament
games in Classes 2A through
6A over the past three days . . .
Thanks go out to the Okla-
homa Secondary School Ac-
tivities Association for hon-
oring three long-time media
members and this writer was
humbled to be one of the first
three to receive the new media
award.
It was made even more spe-
cial by the fact my long-time
friend Ron Holt, a native of
Randlett, was honored at half-
time of the Cyril game Friday.
Ron spent many years cov-
ering sports at the Stillwater
News Press where he once had
brothers Rex and Tony work-
ing on his staff and they’ve
been great friends for the past
45 years.
Yours truly actually got to
take mid-court on my Hov-
eround and receive the honor
from OSSAA Assistant Da-
vid Glover. And, despite the
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wondering how we would rec-
ognize each other, not having
met before.
“I remember saying to him:
‘Peter, you have never been
to Oklahoma, never been on
campus or even met me, why
would you come sight un-
seen’?
“I remember his reply:
‘Coach, with a name like
yours, I figured you couldn’t
be too bad a guy because you
had to have some ancestry
from Czechoslovakia’.
“I just replied: ‘Oh, I never
heard that one before, let’s go
pick up your bags’.
“Peter came here as a
walk-on, earned a scholar-
ship in the spring semester
and became a tremendous
student-athlete. He was the
Lone Star Conference Aca-
demic Player-of-the-Year in
2007-2008 and 2010; NCAA
All-America Player in 2008
and 2010 as well as NCAA Ac-
ademic All-American in 2008
and 2010.
“In the fall of 2008 he rep-
resented his country in the
World Amateur Champion-
ships, held in Australia. He
broke a bone in his wrist hit-
ting a wedge off a very hard lie,
which caused him to miss the
2008-2009 season. Peter came
back in 2009-2010 to continue
his All-America ways.
“Peter was very strong, at
6-3 and 210 pounds, and he
worked at the Rec Center, on
campus, as a life guard during
his final years at Cameron. He
completed his degree in busi-
ness management and was on
the Dean’s List each semester.
“Peter was a tremendous
player, once he got the first
year of learning about col-
legiate golf behind him.
He worked hard and never
thought he was entitled.”
The Hall now numbers 72
members. Nominations for the
2019-20 Hall class are now be-
ing accepted. Contact Jackson
at jjackson@cameron.edu for
additional information.
temptation, I didn’t do donuts
on the logo at center court.
The day was made even
special that more than 30 of
my family members and four
former staffers were on hand.
Matt Franklin, Jacob Unruh,
Seth Olson and Steve Klos
were all in the Big House and
a couple of them were work-
ing hard, one was getting
ready to work at playing Texas
Hold ‘Em and the other was
just being a rabid fan.
The third reporter due hon-
ors this year is Bruce Camp-
bell who was on the sports
desk at the Enid Morning
News for 30 years . . .
I would be remiss not to
mention the courage showed
by a couple of area players Fri-
day night in the Class 4A Area
Tournament at Midwest City.
Just a couple of hours be-
fore Gabby and Izzy Cum-
mins and the Elgin girls were
to take the floor to face New-
castle for a berth in the state
tournament, the twins learned
that their grandpa Bill Cum-
mins had passed.
The twins went out with
heavy hearts and did just what
Coach Cummins would have
expected and that was to win
the game and punch their
ticket to state.
Coach Cummins was a
great man who always took
time to share his thoughts
and this writer was fortunate
enough to get some of his
notes on topics ranging from
the Harmon County Athletic
Hall of Fame, to basketball
and even the sport of rodeo.
Condolences go out to wife
Thel and sons Brent, Craig,
Jeff and Kip as well as the rest
of the large Cummins family.
He will be missed by all those
who ever crossed his path.
6B | The Sunday Constitution SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019

sports

Price rolls 299, leads Scratch League

Tyler Price was the hot
hand in the T-Bird Coors
Scratch Classic last week, roll-
ing an 11 in a row 299 game
and tying the season high se-
ries with a super 793.
Price started the night with
a 244 which he backed up with
a 250 before more strikes en-
sued in game three where he
had them all up until the last
ball where a single pin nixed
the 300 effort, leaving him
with a 299 to make up the 793
series.
Ben Laird was next best in
the Scratch Classic putting to-
gether games of 278, 243 and
222 for a 723. As an added
note, Laird also rolled a 278 in
the Suburban league at Twin
Oaks the very next night, but
was not able to put together
near as good of a series.
And Richard Jacoby
rounded out the Coors league
with a 699 on games of 238,
235 and 226.
Coors Secretary Gary Sam-
mons also reported that the
team of Meek and Co. won the
third quarter with members
Robert Copeland, Tyler Price
and Josh Meek.
Stone Eight Leaves Gillian
Short in Goodyear Lge.
Colton Beck kicked off the
Goodyear Mixed with a 278
and Tiffany Smith hit an all
time high of 568 thanks to an
opening game of 251 but Mi-
chael Gillian led the group
with games of 261, 256 and
276 for a 793 for the night.
It was reported that Gillian’s
800 series bid went out the
door when after running the
front nine a stone 8-pin stood
firm the first ball of the 10th
frame of game three.
Chris Reser was the only
Suburban leaguer to hit the
700 mark last week and with
little effort as he had games of
257, 237 and 247 to make up
the 741 series.
There were a few close
though as Troy Hardin’s miss
was at 699, Richard Jacoby left
with 694, Jerry Fleck rolled
692 and Demetrius Wilcox
summed up 691.
Brant Hill led the way in
the His and Hers with games
of 226, 255 and 258 for a 739,
followed by Rich-ard Jacoby
who rolled out 248, 266 and
205 for a 719.
The His and Hers was also
the setting for the ladies highs
by Shirley Hanley who put to-
gether games of 205, 96 and
259 for a 660.
Dylan Johnson topped the
Early Birds with 707 on games
of 205, 234 and 268, followed
by Dewayne Bennett who
posted 227, 214 and 265 for a
706.
Coming in third high-
est was Mark Ramming who
rolled 227, 243 and 228 for a
698.
And the only other high-
light last week was a front 10
attempt by Erick Price of the
TNT league. Price ended up
with a 288 score.
Burk Leads Youth
Caden Burk was the youth
bowler of the week, scoring
an impressive 694 series on
games of 247, 222 and 225
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BOWLING
while bowling in the T-Bird
Legends league.
Mason Sterkel was next best
with 603 after starting his day
with games of 203 and 223.
High game honors go to
Tori Justice who started the
TOBC Oak Trees league with
a super 267 game.
Sterkel rolled the Oak Trees
high series of 614 on games of
212, 176 and 226.
And shooting over her av-
erage in all three games, Ali
Biscaino was the top HotShots
bowler with a 455 on games of
146, 171 and 138.
Bowman Tops Senior Charts
Sam Bowman was the se-
nior bowler of the week with
a 718 on games of 213, 259
and 246, rolled in the Golden
Years league at Twin Oaks.
Robert Copeland led in the
Socialites with 695 that went
213, 214 and 268 and also in
the Goodtimes where a 268 in
game two allowed for the days
high series of 663.
Dale Perry had the high set
in the Entertainers of 662 af-
ter games of 191, 234 and 237
and Roy Olson was consistent
with games of 198, 216 and
211 to top the Club 50 league
with 625.
Senior Colorama Results
Johnnie Scheid defended
his crown in the Feb. 15th edi-
tion of the Senior 9-Pin No-
Tap Colorama, posting an 862
on games of 300, 276 and 286.
Second place went to
Randy Travis for an 829, fol-
lowed by Michael Sneed who
rolled the only other No-Tap
300 of the day to assist in his
total score of 828.
Diane Frame won in the
ladies division with 758, fol-
lowed by Shirley Hanley who
totaled out at 749.
Scheid (862) and Sneed
(777) were one and two in the
Scratch Singles side action.
Mystery Doubles win-
ners for game one were Diane
Frame/Cleo Travis, 566 and
Johnnie Scheid/Rick Olson,
563.
Game two winners were
Charlene Paslay/James Wil-
liams, 547 and tying for sec-
ond with 542 were the teams
of Bobby Michael/Randy Tra-
vis and Johnnie Scheid/Rick
Olson.
And game three winners
were Roy Olson/Damon Fos-
ter, 546 and Leroy Conway/
Ray Geffre, 544.
Strike pot winners were
Roy Olson, Sam Bowman and
Diane Frame.
And in the Special Shots
portion of the event, Dennis
Wilkerson won the ‘21’ jack-
pot when he threw an eight
count, a strike and a three
count.
Match Play and the Pill
Draw were saved for another
day.
The next event will be
March 8th starting at 1PM. All
bowlers age 50 and above are
eligible for this weekly event.
High School Season Ends
The High School Bowl-
ing season ended last week-
end with the State Finals. We
fought a hard battle but in
the end and for the first time
since 2012, a championship ti-
tle did not return with a Law-
ton team, a record that will be
hard to beat, if ever.
As with any great high
school team in any sport, as
the years go by, sometimes
you have to go through a re-
building stage and that may
have been a big factor this sea-
son, compared to the teams
that were in the running at the
State level.
Coaches reported that our
bowlers should be very proud
as they never quit trying and
gave it their all. Un-fortu-
nately, they did not get the
breaks and none of our teams
made it past the semi-finals.
Our next and final bat-
tle for the year will be the All
Stars Competition slated for
yesterday, March 2nd at AMF
Boulevard Lanes in Edmond
where the following bowl-
ers qualified to represent our
conference, Ma-son Sterkel —
Elgin, Liam Johnson – Mar-
low, DeAlani Fishbeck – Ei-
senhower, Stephanie McCoy
— MacAr-thur. Tori Justice
– MacArthur, Kaedyn Beard
— Lawton High, Jacob Johns –
Elgin and Dae Copeland – Ei-
senhower.
Tune in next week for the
results of the All Stars compe-
tition.

BOWLING HONOR ROLL

*Denotes Adults 50+ *Ted Williams 644 James Bomboy Jr. 258 Brandon Tipton 235 *Peggy Towne 590 *Marguerite Pederson 202
and Youth under 12) *Duncan McDonald 643 *Bob Carter 258 *Dell Galloway 234 *Barbara Ellis 576 *Sue Avis 201
*Rick Carlson 641 Brant Hill 258 *Luther Gary 234 Misty Jenkins 574 *Dawanna Price 200
Men’s Series *Tim Sprawling 641 *Randy Standridge 258 *Mark Olson 233 Deborah Johns 570
Michael Gillian 793 Youth Series
*Preston Charity 640 Chris Reser 257 *Tracy Price 233 *Diane Frame 569 Caden Burk 694
Tyler Price 793
*Gary Tubbs Jr. 640 *Preston Charity 256 *James Buxton 232 *Judy Lloyd 569 Mason Sterkel 614
Chris Reser 741 *Scott Lockwood 638 *Mark Hill 255 *Johnnie Scheid 232 Tiffany Smith 568
Brant Hill 739 Jacob Johns 576
Jimmy Prater 635 Zack Jones 255 *Frank Smith 232 *Sue Avis 566
Ben Laird 723 Stephanie McCoy 561
*Bill Cox 634 *Michael Sneed 254 *Eugene Burk 230 *Lisa Tipton-Gass 554
*Richard Jacoby 719 Tori Justice 560
*Randy Standridge 632 Demetrius Wilcox 254 <*Gary Webster 229 *Sandra Minnick 548
*Sam Bowman 718 Conner Beard 557
*Tony Faustner 627 *Rick Chapman 253 *Rick Carlson 226 *Charlene Thomas 546
Dylan Johnson 707 *Ken Brammer 626 *John Troutman 226 *Kathy Zerbe 546 Kaedyn Beard 533
Steve Seymour 253
*Dewayne Bennett 706 *Jerry Hill 625 David Sherwood 252 *James Vaughn 226 Chelsea Cunningham 543 *Daniel Williams 517
Troy Hardin 699 *Roy Olson 625 *Mark Fitzpatrick 249 *Ted Williams 226 Angela Hampton 532 DeAlani Fishbeck 515
*Mark Ramming 698 *Eugene Burk 622 *Roy Olson 249 *Chuck Rodgers 225 Amy Copeland 530 Zachary Bales 506
*Robert Copeland 695 *Roger Hanley 620 James Biscaino 248 *Tony Faustner 224 *Marianne Hartley 524 Emalie Morris 489
*Jerry Fleck 692 *John Roberts 620 Matt Casey 248 *Darrel Conrad 223 *Donna Janssen 522 *Ali Biscaino 455
*JP Nauman 692 *Keith Thompson 611 *Bill Cox 247 *Ward Gesell 223 *Kellye Kuchynka 520 Nathan Guthrie 438
Demetrius Wilcox 691 *Gary Webster 611 *JP Nauman 247 *Don Ginter Jr 223 *Hazel Gary 516 Aaron Hendri 435
*Erick Price 687 *Ronnie Jones 609 *Tim Sprawling 247 *Jerry Hill 223 *Kathy Ohlenmacher 516 *Tony Basa-Johnson 347
Jeff Pratt 685 *Bill Kaplan 609 *Paul Zerbe 247 *Ken Knoff 223 *Doreen Skinner 515 Reaunna Robinson 346
Chris Yett 685 *Mark Fitzpatrick 606 *Owen Yonenaka 246 *Scott Lockwood 223 *Candy Seabrook 513 *Maddox Swietek 325
*Paul Zerbe 684 *Rick Olson 605 Brandon Stabler 245 *Randy Ruesga 223 *Christa Mendoza 510 *Ava Trillo 313
Jonathon Milton 681 *Dell Galloway 604 Toby Franco 244 *David Gass 222 *Lydia Seymour 506 Youth Game
*Mark Hill 679 *David Yett 604 *Keith Thompson 244 *David Harrison 222 Women’s Game Tori Justice 267
*Steve Lindsay 677 *Fred Bessette 603 *Mark Ramming 243 *Walter Keithley 222 *Shirley Hanley 259 Caden Burk 247
David Fishbeck 675 *Luther Gary 603 *Robert Craig 242 *Gary Hance 221 Tiffany Smith 251 Mason Sterkel 226
*Michael Sneed 671 Men’s Game *Mike Peckinpaugh 242 Joe Hicks 221 *Lisa Clark 246 Stephanie McCoy 224
David Sherwood 668 Tyler Price 299 Jeff Pratt 242 *John Roberts 220 *Teri Jester 244 Conner Beard 213
*Bob Carter 667 *Erick Price 288 *Rick Olson 241 *Fred Bessette 219 *Kathy Zerbe 235
*Jeff Janssen 667 *Daniel Williams 203
*John Fortner 279 Andrew Briggs 237 *Damon Foster 219 Andrea Halstead 225
Tim Lundquist 666 Jacob Johns 202
Colton Beck 278 Noel Gordon 237 *David Yett 219 Deborah Johns 224
James Bomboy Jr. 665 *Duane Hurwitz 218 Kaedyn Beard 201
Ben Laird 278 *Roger Hanley 237 *Peggy Towne 219
*Steve Neher 665 *Nathaniel Jones 218 Emalie Morris 189
Michael Gillian 276 *Steve Lindsay 237 Chelsea Cunningham 215
*Mike Peckinpaugh 665 *George Runyon 218 Zachary Bales 188
Chris Yett 269 *Dale Perry 237 *Judy Lloyd 214
Steve Seymour 665 Gabriel Price 237 *Duncan McDonald 217 Samantha Bennett 180
*Robert Copeland 268 *Zari Conway 212
*Dale Perry 662 *Jeff Janssen 268 Jim Bomboy 236 *James Halstead Jr. 216 Misty Jenkins 210 DeAlani Fishbeck 178
Andrew Petering 662 Dylan Johnson 268 *David Duggan 236 *Bill Kaplan 215 *Diane Frame 206 Nathan Guthrie 177
Colton Beck 659 Jonathon Milton 267 *Ronnie Jones 236 *Ernie McAllister 215 *Charlene Thomas 206 Brianna Allen 176
*David Duggan 655 Clyde Harris 266 *Steve Neher 236 Women’s Series Amy Copeland 204 *Ali Biscaino 171
*Johnnie Scheid 655 *Richard Jacoby 266 Andrew Petering 236 *Shirley Hanley 660 *Barbara Ellis 203 Aaron Hendri 157
Brandon Trimpey 653 *Dewayne Bennett 265 Jimmy Prater 236 *Teri Jester 643 Emily Kitzrow 203 Reaunna Robinson 143
Robert Briggs 652 Brandon Trimpey 264 *Gary Tubbs Jr. 236 *Lisa Clark 625 *Sandra Minnick 203 *Tony Basa-Johnson 121
*Tracy Price 652 *Jerry Fleck 262 *Ken Brammer 235 Andrea Halstead 623 *Lydia Seymour 203 *Maddox Swietek 119
*John Fortner 649 *Sam Bowman 259 *Gary Hill 235 Emily Kitzrow 597 *Chun Bessette 202 *Ava Trillo 114
*Owen Yonenaka 649 Troy Hardin 259 Terry Justus 235 *Zari Conway 595 Carla Dewberry 202 *Jimma Effinger 107

Calixte, Bieniemy score 22, lead OU past West Virginia

The Associated Press
NORMAN — Jamal Bie-
niemy was calm when the pres-
sure was on.
The freshman guard scored
a season-high 22 points and
made 8 of 10 free throws in the
closing minutes to help Okla-
homa beat West Virginia 92-80
on Saturday.
Oklahoma led by 13 when
West Virginia coach Bob Hug-
gins had his team start fouling
Bieniemy intentionally, start-
ing with 3:08 remaining. Bi-
eniemy had only attempted
12 free throws all season be-
fore Saturday’s game, with six
makes. He missed two of his
first three before making the
next seven.
Huggins said West Virginia
had a lot to do with Bieniemy’s
overall performance.
“When you throw it to him
as much as we threw it to him
during a stretch and you don’t
get back on defense the way we
didn’t get back on defense —
which is inexcusable on our
part — then you’re going to
score,” Huggins said. “Then,
we fouled him at the end be-
cause he is a 50 percent free-
throw shooter on the year, and
he made free throws.”
Aaron Calixte also had
a season-high 22 points for
Oklahoma. He made 8 of 11
shots and 3 of 5 3-pointers.
“Coach did a good job of
putting me in spots and Jamal
did a good job of finding me,”
Calixte said.
Kristian Doolittle scored 15
points and Brady Manek added
14 for the Sooners (18-11, 6-10
Big 12 Conference), who have
won three of four to strengthen
their case for an NCAA Tour-
nament bid. Oklahoma shot a
season-high 59 percent from
the field.
Jermaine Haley scored a sea-
son-high 23 points and Jordan
McCabe added 18 for West Vir-
ginia (11-18, 3-13), which has
lost six of seven.
West Virginia won the first
meeting 79-71 on Feb. 2. The
Sooners felt they were more
prepared for West Virginia’s
physical style of play this time
around. They held Mountain-
eers forward Derek Culver to
nine points and nine rebounds.
He had 13 points and 14 re-
bounds when they played the
first time.
“I feel like this game we
were more physical and more
focused on boxing out,” Doo-
little said. “First time you play
somebody — scout team can
only simulate so much of what
the other team is going to do.
We had a good game plan com-
ing into this game, good em-
phasis on Culver.”
Oklahoma fell behind in
the early minutes before tak-
ing charge. The Sooners shot
58 percent in the first half to
take a 42-28 lead at the break.
Bieniemy scored 12 points in
the first half.
Oklahoma led 54-41 in the
second half before going on a
13-2 run. Despite its late foul-
ing, West Virginia never really
got back into the game.
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma: The win
strengthened the Sooners’
chances of making it to the
NCAA Tournament. A home
loss to a struggling West Vir- AP
ginia squad would have been Oklahoma’s Brady Manek (35) dunks the ball in front of West Virgin-
damaging. ia’s Jordan McCabe during Saturday’s game in Norman.
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Tips given to land that lunker bass
MIKE
NEWELL
OuTdOOrS
L
ast week we talked
about March being
the best time in this
part of the country to catch
really big bass. So this week,
let’s look at what makes these
predatory fish tick, and get
some tips that might help you
to land that lunker bass!
March and April are some
of the best times to start fo-
cusing on big bass that are
awakening from the winter
doldrums and looking for a
good meal. It also marks the
nearing of the spawning sea-
son, the time that makes an-
glers across the country sali-
vate.
It is not too early to start
planning a fishing trip, and to
help you do just that I’ve in-
cluded some tips from fish-
eries biologists and profes-
sional anglers, to help make
your outing more successful,
no matter when you go. And
I have also included some tips
to help make sure that your
equipment is in prime condi-
tion for the upcoming season.
When talking about early
bass fishing it helps to break
the time leading up to the
spawning season into early
prespawn and late prespawn.
Fish react differently in these
two time periods and patterns
used to catch them must be
adapted to the condition.
Early Prespawn
As cold-blooded animals,
bass spend their winter in
fairly deep water in ener-
gy-conservation mode. Al-
though they’ll still eat when
food is available, the cold wa-
ter lowers their metabolism to
the point that they don’t need
to eat much to survive.
Bass typically become ac-
tive in water depths of 20 to
30 feet, and when surface tem-
peratures warm above 44 de-
grees.
This is the time when the
female bass begins to fill out
her egg skeins, and she needs
groceries to do this. Bait-
fish and crawfish are favor-
ite meals, and being cold-
blooded themselves, are easy
pickings for predatory bass
because they move slowly and
not far, due to low energy re-
serves.
Keep this point in mind
when presenting your artificial
lure to these bass. Early bass
instinctively refuse to chase a
fast-moving lure or one that
has a lot of action, because it’s
out of synch with nature.
To grow and develop those
eggs, Mama bass needs to
consume more calories than
she expends to catch her meal,
so if it isn’t delivered to her
doorstep, she isn’t buying it.
Until water temperatures
warm above 50 degrees, fish
deep with a horizontal presen-
tation.
“Since bass are sluggish,
I’ll use a slow presentation. In
any season, I use search lures
to find active bass. In winter,
I prefer ones that draw strikes
without moving fast. Sus-
pending jerkbaits are my fa-
vorite winter artificials,” said
four-time Bassmaster Classic
champion, Kevin VanDam.
“The fact that you can fish
these lures in the same place
for long periods of time makes
them extremely deadly on sus-
pending bass.”
Leadhead grubs also work
great in these conditions, they
probe vertical and fast sloping
structure efficiently. The same
goes for jigs, metal blade baits
and spoons.
Late Prespawn
After water surface temps
rise above 50, but before bass
build their nest to spawn, is
the best time to catch huge
bass.
This is the period when ex-
perienced bass anglers always
seem to call in sick for work
to play hooky. With the longer
daylight hours and warming
water in the shallows, large-
mouth begin to feel their oats,
and they go on a major feed-
ing binge.
They follow main lake
points and secondary points
as highways to the shallow
flats, and will congregate on
points where they can ambush
baitfish as they swim past, and
crayfish crawling out from un-
der rocks. You may find these
aggressive bruisers anywhere
from 3 to 15 feet deep, but of-
ten the most aggressive bass
will be the shallowest.
Every lake has lots of wa-
ter in this depth zone, but the
most productive areas are pre-
dictable regardless of your ex-
perience level. The key is to
fish the areas where the shal-
lows are first to warm. Most
areas have prevailing south-
erly winds, and as the sunlight
warms the surface water, the
wind then pushes this warmer
water to the northern shore-
line, where it collects in pock-
ets.
Additionally, this same wa-
ter is exposed to sunlight the
longest compared to other ar-
eas of the lake, due to the low
angle of the sun. Simply put,
northern shorelines warm
first, so bass are attracted to
them for spawning.
Spawning is more success-
ful in preserving the species
the earlier it occurs, since this
gives young-of-year bass fry
the most time to grow to fin-
gerling size prior to the hard-
ships of winter, increasing
their odds for survival. Use
this knowledge to guide your
efforts to northern shorelines
with good sun exposure and
hard bottoms.
Soft or silt bottoms are low
odds for success, as silt kills
bass eggs through suffocation.
Look for rocky bottoms,
particularly on flats in coves
protected from the wind, and
near deep water. Although
wind pushes warm water into
coves and pockets, too much
stirs up silt, reducing the abil-
ity of sunlight to incubate the
eggs, and increasing the odds
of oxygen deprivation.
Not all bass read the same
time schedule, so don’t ex-
pect them to be in the same
phase of spawn. The first bass
to move into the shallows are
often the largest, as they de-
mand more groceries and
claim the best hunting and
spawning areas for them-
selves. For every bass that has
moved shallow, there are doz-
ens more behind the boat in
deeper water.
Because they are scattered,
use reaction baits that al-
low you to cover large areas
quickly. One of my favorites is
a lipless, vibrating crankbait,
such as the Rat-L-Trap. These
are great search baits, since
it casts a mile and covers the
5-foot depth zone efficiently.
“I pick up my fishing pace
considerably as the water hits
around 52 degrees,” said KVD.
“I may run down a bank while
quickly throwing a Red Eye
Shad or spinnerbait, then
pause to pitch a jig when I
come to a submerged log or
brushpile.”
Another favorite of anglers
for these bass are suspend-
ing jerkbaits The long, slen-
der baitfish imitators makes
a seductive wiggle with each
pull of the rod tip, and when
paused quickly with momen-
tary slack, actually backs up a
little and suspends in the face
of following lunkers. This is
more than a hungry bass can
withstand, so they flare their
gills and suck in the bait along
with a gallon of water. This
is also the bait that helped to
win the recent Bassmaster
Classic.
Remember, with the warm-
ing water bass are feisty, and
now they want an erratic ac-
tion that gets their attention,
and in a size that they expect
to see, since bait that survived
the winter is already about 4
inches long. You can also use
suspending crankbaits that
dive 5 or more feet. The sus-
pending feature is important
this time of the year because
a stop-and-go retrieve works
best, and if the bait floated it
would move out of the strike
Sports
When Do Your Favorite Fish Spawn? The above map shows when largemouth bass spawn in diffrent re-
gions of the United States.
zone each time you stopped
your lure.
Spawn – When water tem-
peratures hit the upper 50s,
bass will move into spawning
mode. Male fish will move
into shallow water, 10-feet or
less, and stake out the best
places to lure a female to
spawn.
Fish that are on or have
been working beds will have
raw or bloody lower caudle
fins from making shallow de-
pressions, or beds in gravel
or other soft substrate. If you
have a contour map of the
lake, look for areas that are
relatively flat (contour lines far
apart) in the 3-6 foot depth.
Not all bass spawn at once.
Many will move onto their
spawning beds around the
new or full moon, or when
the sun comes out after a long
period of cloudy weather. At
the same time many bass are
spawning, others will be in
a pre- or post-spawn mode.
Normally, the biggest bass are
the first to spawn. You need
to make a decision now as
to which group of fish you’ll
target, because different ap-
proaches are required for
each.
“Personally, I like to stay
with pre-spawn bass as long
as I can, because they’re more
aggressive and they’ll weigh
more,” added VanDam. “In
clear reservoirs and many nat-
ural lakes, you’ll be able to
see bass on their beds; a tube
bait is awesome here, as is a
floating worm. A soft jerkbait
works well for spawners if the
water is a bit stained.”
Biologist picks best
Southwest bass spots
Fishermen have always
been a superstitious lot, and a
closed lipped groups as well.
Not many will divulge their
secret honey hole, filled with
lurker bass.
I got the chance to chat
with Clayton Porter, South-
west Regional Biologist with
the Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation, and
the great thing is – he wants
people to know where the fish
live and where they are biting!
Porter gives us some in-
sight to the world of fisheries
biology, and where anglers
should spend their time and
effort to find bass. The last
two years has provided some
much needed rain and kept
our lakes relatively full. Full
lakes are much easier to man-
age than those that go up and
down like a merry-go-round.
In this area Lawtonka and
Elmer Thomas have been the
most stable bass lakes the last
10-years. They have clean wa-
ter, good structure and have
not been 45-feet below nor-
mal, like some of our waters.
Hopefully some of the other
area waters will peak on this
year’s survey data.
I asked Porter to give an-
glers some top picks where
they could try their luck. I had
him pick the best bass lakes
for big bass, big numbers of
bass, lakes with potential re-
The Sunday Constitution
cords, best bass spots for kids,
and some sleeper spots that
anglers may try this year.
Altus-Lugert – This South-
west Oklahoma lake is com-
ing off of the drought period
and seeing a good rebound in
numbers for not only walleye
we saw an absolute explosion
for largemouth and small-
mouth bass, said Porter. While
sampling we found excellent
numbers of bass and bigger
bass in size, with the average
almost 4.6-pounds.
“As fish managers, four
and a half pound average is
pretty dang good,” added Por-
ter. “And the majority of the
largemouth we sampled were
in the four to six pound range,
so that make for some excel-
lent opportunities for anglers.
Altus Lugert would be my first
choice to go and catch a good
number of fish and a good
number of sizable fish.”
Smallmouth bass abun-
dance was a bit lower but
the average size was around
2-pounds..
Altus-Lugert is an im-
poundment of the North Fork
of the Red River and is located
in the science Quartz Moun-
tains about 17 miles north of
Altus. While drought and a
toxic golden algae bloom hit
this reservoir hard, essentially
wiping out the fish popula-
tion, the rebound is amazing.
The lake is currently 9.75-
feet below the conservation
pool, but spring rains should
help fill that deficit. Because it
is an irrigation lake for farm-
ers, the levels of this lake tend
to drop throughout the sum-
mer. The current state record
hybrid striped bass was caught
at Lugert back in 1997 by Paul
Hollister.
Lawtonka — It’s no surprise
that Lawtonka would be near
the top of the list.
“We have been seeing good
largemouth and smallmouth
bass at Lawtonka over the past
few years. We consistently
sample largemouth over the
seven pound mark at Law-
tonka.”
The other thing about Law-
tonka is that is has a very
good smallmouth population.
Just last week an angler caught
a 6-pound smallie! Samples
show a good jump in the
smallmouth numbers and a
good amount of fish in the 2-3
pound range.
While not as many fish
show up in surveys at Law-
tonka as they do from Lugert,
the potential for a “trophy”
bass is greater at Lawtonka.
“It is by far the trophy lake
for the region,” said Porter.
Lake Lawtonka is a 2,400
acer impoundment of Med-
icine Creek nestled in the
Wichita Mountains just north
of Lawton. While its primary
function is a water source for
Lawton, Lawtonka has some
of the best fishing and boat-
ing opportunities in the area.
Both state and city permits are
required to fish at Lawtonka.
Just a spinnerbait cast from
Lawtonka is another top spot
for fishing, Elmer Thomas.
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Courtesy photo
This beautiful little lake that
straddles the Wichita Moun-
tains Wildlife Refuge and Ft.
Sill always has some great
fishing. Porter would not be
surprised if someone weighs
in a 10-plus pounder this year
from Elmer Thomas.
Jap Beaver – A small lake
with a funny name, Jap Bea-
ver may be considered a
sleeper pick for this region.
It is a small Wildlife Depart-
ment owned lake that is close
to Waurika Lake so it is often
overlooked.
“We sampled last spring
and found great numbers of
bass in that 3-6-pound range,”
said Porter. “Based on the for-
age that we saw, mainly large
bluegill, silversides, and glass
shrimp I say it is a very bal-
anced ecosystem. The bass
population is coming off of
the drought and building
in numbers for future year
classes. In the next several
years I would say it will be a
good place to fish to find that
10-pound bass.”
Jap Beaver is a 65-acre lake
located in Jefferson County,
four miles northwest of Wau-
rika. The lake does have a boat
ramp and was opened by the
Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife in 1955.
Doc Hollis – This “wild
west” lake is a unique fish-
ery in itself. Being located on
Sandy Sanders WMA near
Granite it is worth the drive
to fish. This lake does not al-
low water craft so it is bank
angling only so the pressure is
somewhat lower.
Surveys show that we do
have good bass in this lake
along with various habitat and
access almost entirely around
the lake. Along with it being
a great bass and sunfish fish-
ery the scenic drive and New
Mexico feel of the landscape is
worth it.
Sleeper Lakes – Porter of-
fers some other less know
lakes that anglers might give
a try.
“I would also mention that
Elk City should be a lake on
the rise.”
We had a blue-green algae
bloom at Elk City, that killed
numerous fish. That, com-
bined with the drawdown ef-
fect of the drought, almost
gave us a new lake to start
with. We have focused heavy
on this lake, specifically bass
wise, we stocked adult Florida
strain bass there along with
northern strain. It has a de-
cent forage base, so those bass
should take off quickly.
The last sleeper spot
the Porter recommends is
Crowder Lake. This little lake,
located just south of Weather-
ford, is owned by Southwest-
ern Oklahoma State Univer-
sity and has been known to be
a great lake in the past.
“We’ve got some great fish-
ing in Southwest Oklahoma,
and these would be my top
lakes to go to, and will be,
when I set out this spring,”
concluded Porter.
Sports
Mac races past young Eagles
Steve Miller/Correspondent
ABOVE: Eisenhower running
back Devante Moncrief lunges
toward the goal line to score Ei-
senhower’s lone touchdown of
the evening.
RIGHT: MacArthur quarterback
Racer Felter tries to pull away
from Eisenhower defender Chris
Johnson during the first half of
Friday’s game at Cameron Sta-
dium.
Wolverines strike late, roll to road win at Burk
THE CONSTITUTION STAFF
BURKBURNETT, Texas-It’s
hard to find much upsetting af-
ter earning a 56-21 victory but
when Lawton High coach Ryan
Breeze had time to discuss the
wild win, he was more concerned
about five turnovers.
Those five turnovers kept the
Bulldogs in the game and they
made the Wolverines pay after
just about each of those mistakes.
“You can’t make five turn-
overs in a half and have much
success,” Breeze said after the
wild victory. “They were just
bad mistakes; things we have
to eliminate.”
But late in the game the Wol-
verines got their high-powered
offense going, churning out
Owls stun No. 2
ranked Blanchard
BY DAVID SELLARS
Correspondent
ELGIN — The Elgin Owls
ran up a 29-7 lead in the first
half of their season opener with
the No. 2-ranked Blanchard
Lions at Owl Stadium Friday
night before having to with-
stand a Lion rally in the third
quarter. The Owls eventually
secured a 35-20 victory behind
an opportunistic defense and
the all-around play of Seneca
Coleman on both sides of the
ball.
C oleman s cored three
touchdowns, recovered two
Blanchard fumbles and inter-
cepted a pass.
Coleman’s heroics started
early. On the Lions’ opening
possession, Bryce Madron
picked up 29 yards on a third-
and-22 play to put Blanchard
at midfield.
On the next play, Madron
tried the right side and was met
by a wall of Elgin defenders.
The ball was knocked loose, and
Coleman scooped it up on the
Lion 42 and raced into the end
zone. Jayden Martinez kicked
the extra point to give the Owls
a 7-0 lead with 10:47 left in the
opening period.
Elgin’s Austyn Madison re-
huge chunks of yardage as the
LHS line simply took over the
game and running backs Chris-
tian Houston and Devin Simp-
son started taking the fight to
the hosts.
A Demarcus Andrews touch-
down run on an end around
with 4:22 left in the third quar-
ter and a PAT by Joseph Kim
helped arrange a 22-21 LHS
lead.
Then it was the Wolverines’
turn to force a turnover and
when Albert Baker stepped in
front of a Burk pass and re-
turned it deep in enemy ter-
ritory, Houston made it count
with a 4-yard run for a 29-21
lead after another Kim PAT.
“That interception by Baker
covered another Blanchard
fumble at the Lion 49 with three
minutes left in the first quarter.
Owl quarterback Dalton Land-
ers hit Coleman for 35 yards to
the Blanchard 14. Landers then
connected with Ricardo Smith
for 13 yards to the one. It took
two tries by Coleman to bull his
way over from there. Another
Martinez kick upped the lead
to 14-0 with 2:06 left in the first.
Then things got a little crazy.
Whit Carpenter took Marti-
nez’s ensuing kickoff at the 12
yard-line, returning it 88 yards
for Blanchard’s first touchdown.
Madron kicked the conversion
to cut the lead to seven at the
1:51 mark of the first period.
Jeremy Stone fielded the
Blanchard kickoff at his own 18
and he returned that kickoff 82
yards for another touchdown.
Martinez’s kick made it 21-7,
Elgin at the 1:39 mark. Three
TD’s in 27 seconds.
Elgin’s first quarter scoring
was not done quite yet. With
27 seconds left, the Lions faced
a fourth-and- 24 from their
own 16. The ball was snapped
way over the punter’s head and
out of the end zone for a safety.
This made it 23-7, Owls after
12 minutes.
See Elgin, 2B
was really huge,” Breeze said. “I
think he returned it about 15
yards and then we got the score
on the next play and that’s when
we felt like things were going
our way.”
Then the Wolverines really
put the game away.
First it was Houston break-
ing free on a 70-yard touch-
down run, then after another
interception, this one with the
Bulldogs deep in LHS terri-
tory, Simpson got in close and
that TD on the ensuing play ar-
ranged a 42-21 lead.
For good measure, Don-
ovan Dorsey added another
short touchdown run and Kim
booted another PAT for 49-21
command.
Elgin workhorse Senaca Coleman dives across for a touchdown as quarterback Dalton Landers (3) sig-
nals the score. The Owls dedicated their new stadium with a 35-20 victory.
Felter’s 5 TD passes
help Mac past Ike
BY GLEN BROCKENBUSH
gbrockenbush@swoknews.com
It would seem safe to say that
Racer Felter doesn’t mind play-
ing Eisenhower.
And it would also be safe to
say Ike fans can’t wait to see him
graduate.
Two seasons ago, Felter,
who wasn’t even MacArthur’s
starting quarterback, began his
varsity career with five rushing
touchdowns against Eisen-
hower.
On Friday night, Felter
replicated that feat, this time
through the air, tossing five
touchdown passes to help
MacArthur cruise to a 49-8 vic-
tory over their rivals to the west
at Cameron Stadium.
Felter finished 9 of 15 pass-
ing for 301 yards, averaging a
whopping 33.4 yards per com-
pletion and 20 yards per at-
tempt. Over the three games
he’s played against the Eagles,
Felter accounted for 14 total
touchdowns. However, the se-
nior was quick to point out that
he was merely part of three ri-
valry victories that were team
efforts.
“It brings out the best in all
the team, really,” Felter said.
“We were prepared, we came
out with a lot of energy tonight.”
The Highlanders came out
of the gate on fire, as well. On
the first snap of the ball game,
With the LHS reserves in
the fray at that point, even the
pups scored, making it official
at 56-21.
Before the late surge, though,
the mistakes and the play of
Burk quarterback Mason Duke
made things rough on the Wol-
verines as he continually broke
out of contain and made plays
with his legs and feet.
“That quarterback is really
a great player; they’re going to
win some games with him back
there,” Breeze said. “We just let
him get out of there with some
poor tackles at times but we did
a better job late.”
The Wolverines appeared
ready to dominate the game
early when quarterback Eric
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Felter tossed a simple screen
pass to receiver Nasir Kemper.
Kemper followed a couple of
blocks and turned it into an
80-yard touchdown. Kemper
had changed positions from
running back in the offseason
because the MacArthur coach-
ing staff wanted to better uti-
lize his speed in space. In just
12 seconds, Kemper rewarded
the move.
“We thought that was a
chance to have a big play, never
dreamed it would go 80 yards,”
Manning said. “But getting Na-
sir the ball is never a bad thing.”
All five of Felter’s touch-
down passes came in the first
half, including two each for
Aeron Woodson and Montez
Edwards. And while he still
made plays with his legs when
needed, Felter’s progression as a
passer and the playmakers sur-
rounding him will likely decide
just how far this MacArthur
team can go.
“He’s a great athlete and
you can see he can still run the
ball at times, but he’s become
a much more patient passer,”
Manning said.
Eric Gibson’s debut as Ei-
senhower’s head coach was not
the one he had likely hoped for.
However, taking over young
team that started 10 sopho-
mores Friday night, growing
See Highlanders, 2B
Wiley connected with Chateau
Reed for a 65-yard touchdown
pass with 4:11 left in the first
quarter.
And LHS was driving later
in that quarter when the mis-
takes started to happen, leaving
the Bulldogs with hopes of the
victory.
Burk’s last lead came after a
fake punt got a key first down
and the Bulldogs pushed it
home in a flash.
But LHS got right back in
front with Andrews’ score to
make it 22-21 and the rout was
starting to take shape.
The Wolverines won’t have
time to celebrate with MacAr-
thur to face after the Highland-
ers pounded Eisenhower, 49-8.
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pains were to be expected.
And the youth showed it-
self at times, especially on
Felter’s two touchdowns
to Edwards. The Eagle
secondary, comprised al-
most entirely of sopho-
mores, found itself out-
matched and outsmarted,
leaving Edwards open on
two nearly identical plays.
After the game, Gibson
said it will be up to him
and the coaching staff to
have the players better
prepared next time.
“We are young, but
ultimately, I blame that
on me and the staff. We
didn’t prepare well for
some things. They got
two screens they took
for touchdowns early and
they had two seams they
caught for touchdowns.
We just got to go back
and see if we’re putting
our kids in the best pos-
sible position to be suc-
cessful.”
One bright spot for Ei-
senhower was sophomore
running back TreVaughn
Walton, who rushed for
a game-high 128 yards
on 14 carries. He also ac-
counted for Ike’s two lon-
gest plays of the night,
Elgin defender Jonathan Calvert sacks Blanchard quar-
terback Colby Langford during the first half of Friday’s
season opener at the new Fighting Owls Stadium. This
sack forced the Lions to turn over possession and the
Owls went right down to score.
Wake Forest
handles Rice, 41-21
HOUSTON — With
Wake Forest’s running
game limited by Rice’s de-
fense early in Friday night’s
game, the Demon Deacons
decided to take advantage
of their size at wide receiver.
Jamie Newman and
Scotty Washington made
sure the decision worked.
Newman was 21 of 27
for 312 yards and three
touchdowns, Washing-
ton had seven catches for
No. 12 A&M confident heading into matchup vs 1 Clemson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEMSON, S.C. —
No. 12 Texas A&M hasn’t
let go of its close loss to
Clemson last year.
The Aggies rallied
from a 14-point deficit
last season vs the Tigers
in the final quarter and
came within a two-point
conversion from sending
the game into overtime
before losing 28-26. The
defeat fueled No. 1 Clem-
son’s run to the national
championship.
with runs of 43 and 39
yards, both in the first
half. Gibson went into the
season prepared to have
two-way star Devante
Moncrief start at tail-
back, but Walton’s per-
formances in the scrim-
mages two weeks ago gave
Gibson the confidence to
give the inexperienced
Walton the nod.
“What ended happen-
ing is we go to our first
scrimmage, and TreV-
aughn kind of did what
he did tonight, broke a
tackle and next thing you
know, he’s 80 yards down-
field,” Gibson said. “TreV-
aughn’s hard to tackle, I
don’t know many people
who could tackle him in
a phone booth.”
The rest of the Eagle
offense was largely neu-
tralized by MacArthur
for most of the night.
Quarterback Ethan Rob-
erts was 8 of 18 on the
night, throwing two in-
terceptions, the second
of which was returned by
Mac’s Kobe Houseman
for a touchdown in the
third quarter.
B oth teams were
plagued by penalties, each
By Michael D. Pope/Staff
158 yards and two touch-
downs and Wake Forest
beat the Rice Owls 41-21.
Newman, who started
13 of 14, also rushed for
29 yards. Sage Surratt fin-
ished with six catches for
45 yards and a score, and
Kenneth Walker III had
125 yards on nine rushes,
including a school-record
96-yard TD run with 13
minutes left in the fourth
quarter.
It also left Texas A&M
angry and hungry for an-
other chance.
“We have all the moti-
vation we need from last
year,” Texas A&M tailback
Jashaun Corbin said. “We
felt like we let it slip.”
Clemson (1-0) took its
escape and flew off to a
national title. The Tigers
carry a 16-game win streak
into Saturday’s contest, one
shy of the school’s all-time
mark set in the 2014 and
2015 seasons.
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Eisenhower running back TreVaughn Walton (20) tries to shake off the tackle of MacArthur defensive back Aeron
Woodson during the first half of Friday’s game. Both Walton and Woodson had big nights, as Walton was the game’s
leading rusher with 128 yards and Woodson the game’s top receiver with four grabs for 142 yards and two touch-
down.
garnering 9 penalties.
Both coaches acknowl-
edged that those sorts
of things will need to be
fixed. But in the mean-
time, each team has one
Elgin
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12 minutes.
Elgin added another
TD in the second quar-
ter. After the safety, Ty-
son Sheffield returned
the free kick 13 yards to
the Blanchard 45. From
there it took nine plays to
reach the end zone with
the Owls overcoming
a holding penalty and a
false start penalty on the
Chicks hold on for win over Outlaws
BY WILLIAM CARROLL
william.carroll@swoknews.com
Chickasha build a 20-0
lead before halftime and
held on to a 20-7 win as
the Marlow Outlaws at-
tempted to climb back
into the game late Friday
evening.
The Fighting Chicks
scored on their first play
from scrimmage after
holding the Outlaws to
a three and out on their
first drive. Chickasha ju-
nior quarterback Cayss
Lowery hit junior wideout
Kayden Stephenson wide
open down the left hand
side for a 71 yard touch-
down and a 7-0 Chicka-
sha lead.
Three plays later the
Outlaws turned the ball
over when a pass from
the Outlaws’ sophomore
quarterback Jace Gilbert
hit the Chicks’ senior free
safety Austin Albright in
the chest with the ball
and Albright took the
ball all the way back to
the Marlow 5-yard line.
Luckily, an illegal block
in the back call brought
the play back to where Al-
bright picked off Gilbert’s
pass and instead of first
and goal, the Chicks had
the ball at their own 35.
From their own 35, the
They looked as strong
as ever in a 52-14 opening
victory against Georgia
Tech, Clemson tailback
Travis Etienne rushing
for a career high 205 yards
with touchdown runs of
90, 48 and 14 yards.
No matter to the Ag-
gies (1-0), who sound
confident that this year
will be different.
Offensive lineman
Jared Hocker said there
“would be an upset” this
weekend.
game under its belt and
has plenty of positives and
negatives to draw from.
“We had a lot of typi-
cal first-game mistakes,”
Manning said. “We had
way. Coleman carried five
times on the drive for 54
yards including the fi-
nal 12 yards on a carry
that started left then
went around the right
end for his third touch-
down. Martinez’s kick was
blocked, leaving the score
at 29-7 at halftime.
Blanchard came out
motivated after halftime,
scoring twice on long
runs by Madron. First he
went around right end for
a 71-yard touchdown run.
Madron kicked the con-
Chicks slowly marched
down the field and set up
a first and goal at the Out-
laws’ one-yard line after
Albright made a leaping
catch of a Lowery pass at
the just outside the Out-
laws goal line.
Two plays later Al-
bright called his own
number at quarterback
and scored to put the
Chicks up 14-0.
The game then turned
into a punting struggle as
both teams could do lit-
tle over their next several
drives.
Eventually, late in the
first half, Chickasha was
able to put together a five-
play, 52-yard drive that
culminated in a 28-yard
touchdown run by senior
running back Hasian Bur-
dex in which Burdex was
never touched by an Out-
law defender. The Chicks’
extra point was blocked
and they took a 20-0 lead.
On the next drive, the
Outlaws made their deep-
est penetration of the half
going from their own 30-
yard line to the Chicka-
sha 25-yard line before a
Lowery pass was picked
off in the end zone to end
the drive.
In the second half the
Outlaws slowly gained
Receiver Kendrick
Rogers said he and some
Texas A&M teammates
created a group chat af-
ter Clemson won the ti-
tle about how close they
came to toppling the Ti-
gers.
“We had a little doubt
this year, but this year we
have no doubt,” he said.
Clemson coach Dabo
Swinney likes the makeup
of his team, but under-
stands they have to prove
themselves on the field.
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three false starts, and
we’re just running a ‘freeze
play’. We don’t even have
a play called and we move
three times, stuff like that
is extremely unnecessary.
version to make the score
29-14 with 9:18 left in the
third period.
Later in the quarter,
Madron ran for a 43-yard
TD around right end on
a third-and-19 play with
1:58 left in the third. His
kick was blocked leaving
the score at 29-20.
Early in the fourth
quarter it appeared that
Madron had run for a 41-
yard score, but Blanchard
was called for holding and
the Lion sideline was tick-
eted for two consecutive
momentum in the game.
While they were unable to
score in the third quarter,
they were able to move
the ball better than in the
first half and gave them-
selves short fields at times
to work with.
The Outlaw’s break came
early in the fourth quarter
when they were able to put
together an 11-play, 51-yard
touchdown drive to cut the
Chicks lead to 20-7 with a
little over nine minutes left
in the game.
Lowery, who split time
in the game with fellow
sophomore quarterback
Kaden Stephenson, was
instrumental in the scor-
ing drive completing four
of five passes for 26 yards,
the last completion re-
sulting in an eight-yard
touchdown strike.
While the Outlaws
had a slight chance down
two-scores with over nine
minutes remaining, the
Chicks took the ensuing
possession and marched
all the way down to the
Outlaws 17-yard line
before turning the ball
over on downs. In do-
ing so, they milked over
five minutes off the clock,
leaving the Outlaws with
little time left to pull out
the victory.
The defense lost seven
starters from a year ago
and A&M with quarter-
back Kellen Mond will se-
verely test the new group.
“This is one of best
teams in the country,”
Swinney said of the Ag-
gies. “They have us ranked
No. 1, but I don’t know
if we’ve earned that. We
don’t know what we are.”
Some other hings to
watch when No. 1 Clem-
son plays No. 12 Texas
A&M
Steve Miller/Staff
I thought we played really
hard. I think our condi-
tioning is good for Week
1, but it does need to get
better.”
unsportsmanlike penal-
ties.
Blanchard eventually
faced a fourth-and-42 on
that possession and had
to kick the ball away.
Elgin got the clinching
touchdown after Cooper
Schulz recovered a Lion
fumble at the Blanchard
one. On the second play,
Issaih Wolf bulled his way
over to make the score 35-
20 with 4:31 left in the
game.
Elgin faces the Duncan
Demons next Friday.
On the next drive,
the Outlaws were able to
drive the ball to midfield,
but their fourth and 13 ef-
fort ended in a turnover
on downs and the Chicks
were able to burn the re-
maining time to preserve
a 20-7 win.
For the game, the Out-
laws actually had 12 first
downs to Chickasha’s 11
and the Outlaws out-
gained the Chicks in the
second half 103 to 98.
The Outlaws though had
a hard time overcoming
three interceptions in the
first half that either killed
drives or set up Chickasha
possessions.
After the game, Chicks
coach Jerry Don Bray said
the game was definitely
a war of attrition, espe-
cially at the end and that
his team was merely try-
ing to run the clock in the
second half to preserve
the win.
“We didn’t take a lot
of chances in the second
half,” he said. “It is just the
first game, we still have a
few kinks to work out, but
we’ll get there.”
Next up the Outlaws
will travel to face Cache
and Chickasha will play
Harrah at home.
SECONDARY SWAGGER
Texas A&M’s second-
ary was considered a weak
spot last season when the
group finished the season
with just seven intercep-
tions. But they were feel-
ing confident after grab-
bing four in the opener
against Texas State. De-
spite their success, the
Aggies know things will
be much more difficult
this week.
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OU seeks defensive consistency OU capsule OSU not overlooking

against South Dakota crew
By The Associated Press
South Dakota (0-1) at No. 4
Oklahoma (1-0), Saturday at
McNeese; focus
remains on improving
6 p.m. CDT (FOX pay-per-view)
BY CLIFF BRUNT same,” he said. “We’ll let y’all talk about Line: No line.
Associated Press the rat poison of it. We’re going to focus Series record: First meet-
ing.
on what we need to focus on and try to WHAT’S AT STAKE? BY JOHN TRANCHINA go out and play and put
NORMAN — There were signs early get better each week and fix our mistakes Associated Press yourself in a situation to
Oklahoma wants to build
in Oklahoma’s opener against Houston from last week.” be successful, and that’s
on Jalen Hurts’ dynam-
that the Sooners defense might finally S T I L LWAT E R — what we plan to do this
be ready to make an impact. BEAMER BUTTED ic debut. In his first game
Oklahoma assistant coach Shane since transferring from Al- Oklahoma State coach Saturday.”
Turns out there is plenty of work abama, the senior quarter- Mike Gundy acknowl-
ahead. Beamer took a head butt from fullback
back posted 508 total yards edged that his team, com-
SANDERS ENCORE
Oklahoma hired Alex Grinch as its Jeremiah Hall last week and ended up After winning a
with stitches.
and six touchdowns to help ing off a strong perfor-
defensive coordinator in the offseason, lengthy competition with
“There were so many people hitting
the Sooners beat Hous- mance in a 52-36 victory
hoping the unit would generate at least ton. Oklahoma can’t afford Hawaii grad transfer Dru
my head, and me and Beamer normally at Oregon State last week,
some support for the dynamic offense. to look anything less than Brown to be Oklahoma
has a significant advan-
In Sunday’s opener, the defense forced meet up after every drive,” Hall said. “For dominant against an FCS State’s starting quarter-
tage on paper in its home
two three-and-outs to start the game and like five minutes, Beamer went missing. opponent. back, redshirt freshman
opener Saturday against
used relentless pressure to help limit the He came back with a gash on his head. KEY MATCHUP Spencer Sanders enjoyed
McNeese.
Cougars to 10 points in the first half. The I was like, what happened, coach? He Oklahoma offensive line an outstanding debut. He
vs. South Dakota defen- Gundy emphasized that
Sooners then gave up 21 points in the said, ‘you.’” completed 19 of 24 passes
sive line: Oklahoma likely the primary focus is on im-
second half of a 49-31 win. Hall heard all about the head butt af- for 203 yards and three
won’t want to put Hurts in proving and insists his team
“It says something about you as a ter the game. touchdowns, while also
harm’s way, and they prob- won’t overlook anything.
competitor, and obviously, it’s our re- “My family back home keeps saying, rushing for 109 yards on
ably don’t want him to have “Every game is import-
sponsibility as coaches to make sure ‘Why did you head butt your coach?’” he 13 carries at Oregon State.
close to the 16 carries he ant,” Gundy said. “People
that we have elite competitors out there,” said. “My momma was like, ‘You better had last week, so running That represented the most
say, ‘Is this a big game
Grinch said. “So again, it falls back on be careful next time.’” backs could get most of the rushing yards by an OSU
this week?’ It’s a big game
us. I didn’t think we finished particu- action. That means tradi- quarterback since J.W.
HURTS PASSING GAME tional running plays, which
for us, because we need
Walsh had 125 in 2013.
larly well.” Hurts posted 508 total yards and six to continue to improve,
The fourth-ranked Sooners (1-0) seek touchdowns in his first game since trans-
requires strong line play.
PLAYERS TO WATCH and we know that overall, RUNNING DOWNHILL I
a more complete performance Saturday ferring from Alabama. He passed for 332 our talent level should be McNeese employed a
Oklahoma: RB Trey Ser-
against South Dakota (0-1). yards and three touchdowns and ran mon and Kennedy Brooks. better than McNeese. We diverse running game in
“There’s a lot that’s got to grow be- for 176 yards and three more scores. He Sermon had 91 yards on 11 know that. There’s no rea- its opener, as four differ-
cause we expect to play like we did completed 20 of 23 passes, but he failed carries in the opener against son for me to say anything ent players rushed the ball
during the first quarter and a half,” Okla- to connect on some deep throws. That Houston, and he could get other. So for us, every over 10 times each, in-
homa coach Lincoln Riley said. “We ex- is one of several things he wants to fix. more action this week. player in each phase of the cluding quarterback Cody
pect to play like that the whole time. “I think we just need to be more crisp Brooks, Oklahoma’s leading game needs to improve a Orgeron, who gained 33
And we can.” and sharpen up some things and be bet- rusher last season, had only little bit every day.” yards on 13 carries. Junior
Strides were made against Houston. ter in our execution,” he said. “We went
four carries last week. This McNe es e, an FCS transfer Elijah Mack led
There was a more aggressive attitude and could be the week he gets the group with 45 yards
out there and kind of left some money back to his previous form,
school located in Lake
tackling was better. A pass defense that on the table at times. We can’t afford Charles, La., plays in the and a touchdown on 12
running for 1,056 yards last
was dead last in the nation last season that. We need to take advantage of every Southland Conference rushes in his McNeese
season while averaging 8.9
gave up just 167 yards in the air against opportunity.” yards per carry. and is also called the Cow- debut after arriving from
Houston. South Dakota: QB Aus- boys. They beat Southern South Florida. Justin Pratt
Oklahoma was especially impressive WIDE AWAKE tin Simmons. The senior 34-28 to open the season had 39 yards on 11 carries
up front, with dominant performances Oklahoma receiver Charleston passed for 246 yards and in front of a record home and J’Cobi Skinner, who
by defensive linemen Neville Gallimore Rambo said last month that the media two touchdowns in last crowd of 20,437. carried the ball just three
and Ronnie Perkins. was “sleeping on me.” Not anymore. He week’s loss to Montana. He First-year head coach times all last season, ran
“Those guys were phenomenal,” had three catches for 105 yards, high- passed for 3,124 yards and Sterlin Gilbert is ap- 11 times for 31 yards and
Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray lighted by a 56-yard touchdown recep- 18 touchdowns last season. proaching the contest a TD. Overall, the Cow-
said. “Nev (Gallimore) was living in the tion. With Oklahoma trying to fine-tune FACTS & FIGURES
much like Gundy is. boys rushed for 154 yards.
backfield, constantly creating disrup- its deep passing game, the Sooners could Oklahoma coach Lincoln
“Just focus on us, and RUNNING DOWNHILL II
test South Dakota’s secondary with Ram- Riley turned 36 years old on
tion. When you’ve got a d-line that’s get- Thursday. ... South Dako- the biggest thing is, we Oklahoma State run-
ting after it up front, it makes everything bo’s elite speed. need to go control the ning back Chuba Hub-
ta coach Bob Nielson has
easier. Really proud of the way those CARRY DISTRIBUTION 202 career wins. ... Oklaho- things we can control,” bard piled up for a ca-
guys played.” Kennedy Brooks led the Sooners win ma averaged 11.25 yards Gilbert said. “We know reer-high 221 yards and
RAT POISON? rushing as a freshman last season and per play against Houston, they’re a good football three touchdowns on 26
South Dakota has played an FBS pro- was a preseason All-Big 12 first-team the third-highest average team and we know what carries last week to finish
running back, but he only had four car- in school history. ... Hurts we got to grow to from as the nation’s top rusher.
gram each year since 2010. The Coyotes ran for 176 yards last week.
beat Minnesota in 2010 and Bowling ries for 46 yards in the opener. Trey Week 1 to Week 2, so “There are a lot of
... Oklahoma WR CeeD-
Green in 2017. South Dakota led Kan- Sermon had 11 carries for 91 yards and ee Lamb surpassed 2,000
those are things we’re go- things I have to work
sas State 24-12 heading into the fourth Rhamondre Stevenson had six carries career yards receiving on
ing to make heavy em- on,” said Hubbard, whose
quarter last year before losing 27-24. for 41 yards and a touchdown. It will be Sunday. ... This will be Okla- phasis of, and go play numbers would have been
Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts said worth watching to see if Brooks’ touches homa’s fifth game against a with them. Every Satur- even more impressive if a
Oklahoma will be focused. go up, or if Stevenson becomes a regular current FCS program since day, you never know what 53-yard touchdown run
“We’re going to treat every game that part of the rotation. 1952. could happen, you got to hadn’t been called back.

THE CONSTITUTION PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

Friday’s scores
Ada 7, Ardmore 0
Adair 46, Commerce 16
Allen 20, Tishomingo 19
Altus 35, Vernon, Texas 20
Anadarko 28, Lexington 7
Antlers 39, Savanna 6
Atoka 37, Coalgate 0
Barnsdall 28, Afton 8
Beggs 40, Okmulgee 8
Berryhill 35, Mannford 7
Bethany 41, Elk City 20
Bethel 29, Tecumseh 27
Bixby 57, Jenks 7
Boise City 48, Beaver 0
Booker T. Washington 33, Bishop
Kelley 14
Bridge Creek 44, Little Axe 24
Bristow 19, Cushing 16
Broken Arrow 14, Union 0
Broken Bow 41, Idabel 0
Buffalo 40, Medford 12
Burns Flat-Dill City 54, Tipton 6
Canadian 52, Foyil 6
Carl Albert 31, Midwest City 0
Cashion 28, Prague 0
Chelsea 52, Ketchum 13
Cherokee 44, South Barber, Kan. 8
Chickasha 20, Marlow 7
Chisholm 28, Fairview 0
Christian Heritage Academy 27,
Mount St. Mary 7
Clinton 49, Woodward 14
Covington-Douglas 48, Garber
42, OT
Cyril 58, Corn Bible Academy 12
Deer Creek 45, Southmoore 14
Del City 20, McGuinness 17
Dewar 46, Strother 0
Dewey 32, Nowata 0
Duncan 59, Putnam West 35
Edmond Santa Fe 41, Edmond
North 14
El Reno 13, Piedmont 7
Elgin 35, Blanchard 20
Elmore City 57, Wynnewood 38
Gore 41, Heavener 14
Grove 28, Vinita 3
Hackett, Ark. 36, Pocola 0
Healdton 12, Marietta 0
Hilldale 59, Sequoyah-Claremore
13
Holland Hall 28, Cascia Hall 7
Hooker 55, Booker, Texas 38
Hulbert 40, Drumright 6
Jay 30, Miami 7
Laverne 28, Alex 22
Liberal, Kan. 69, Guymon 0
Lincoln Christian 49, Jones 14
Lincoln, Ark. 56, Westville 7
Luther 43, Community Christian 7
MacArthur 49, Eisenhower 8
Mangum 22, Ringling 20
Maysville 52, Paoli 6
Meeker 40, McLoud 6
Minco 14, Dibble 6
Mooreland 27, Hinton 7
Morrison 24, Crescent 10
Mounds 27, Warner 0
Mountain View-Gotebo 30, Carn-
egie 16
Muldrow 26, Sequoyah Tahlequah
21
Muskogee 43, McAlester 7
Mustang 38, Yukon 0
NOAH 73, Chouteau-Mazie 21
Noble 41, Newcastle 12
Oklahoma Christian Academy 42,
Crooked Oak 24
Oologah 13, Collinsville 12
Pauls Valley 20, Oklahoma Chris-
tian School 12
Pawhuska 60, Oklahoma Union 18
Perry 55, Blackwell 12
Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 48, Coyle
20
Ponca City 6, Enid 3
Pond Creek-Hunter 54, Krem-
lin-Hillsdale 0
Porum 24, Webbers Falls 0
Poteau 40, Durant 13
Purcell 42, Lindsay 14
Putnam North 50, Putnam City 0
Regent Prep 53, Prue 6
Rejoice Christian School 48,
Crossings Christian School 6
Ryan 66, Grandfield 20
Sapulpa 21, Tulsa Edison 13
Sasakwa 46, Olive 0
Seiling 44, Sharon-Mutual 14
Seminole 40, Harrah 8
Shattuck 44, Destiny Christian 8 Josh Rouse/Correspondent
Siloam Springs, Ark. 38, Pryor 13 Tate Wilkins, Duncan Demons quarterback, delivers a vicious stiff arm to a Putnam
Skiatook 17, Glenpool 8
Snyder 44, Waukomis 6
City West opponent as the Demons neared the goal line early in the first quarter. The
Sperry 49, Verdigris 13 Demons flexed their might all evening, coasting to a 59-35 victory.
Stigler 49, Hartshorne 6
Stillwater 42, Edmond Memorial 7 Victory Christian 34, Tulsa Rogers Wesleyan (Bartlesville) Christian Colcord 30, Kansas 12
Stratford 28, Konawa 24 7 57, South Coffeyville 12 Heritage Hall 34, Millwood 0
Sulphur 49, Madill 21 Wagoner 36, Coweta 27 Western Heights 26, Stilwell 19 Hominy 20, Cleveland 19
Summit Christian 36, Yale 14 Washington 42, Hobart 7 Westmoore 44, Moore 35 Locust Grove 48, Salina 6
Tahlequah 42, Fort Gibson 21 Watonga 45, Cordell 16 Wewoka 54, Holdenville 12 Norman 31, Norman North 24
Thomas Fay Custer 33, Alva 26 Watts 56, Welch 6 Wilburton 44, Talihina 6 OKC U.S. Grant 8, OKC North-
Tonkawa 41, Newkirk 0 Waynoka 54, Deer Creek-Lamont Woodland 30, Sayre 0 west 6
Tyrone 56, Turpin 22 0 Panama 42, Central Sallisaw 24
Velma-Alma 52, Fox 6 Weleetka 32, Davenport 28 Thursday’s scores Ringwood 22, Timberlake 14
Vian 14, Eufaula 2 Wellington, Texas 34, Frederick 15 Canton 36, Geary 22 Spiro 26, Roland 0

Bachmeier helps No. 24 Boise State beat Marshall 14-7

BY JASON CHATRAW
Associated Press
B OISE, Idaho —
Hank Bachmeier threw
for 282 yards and a
touchdown and No. 24
Boise State held its sec-
ond straight opponent
scoreless in the second
half to grind out a 14-7
victory over Marshall on
Friday night.
Boise State won despite
the lack of explosive of-
fense shown in its opener
last week in a 36-31 vic-
tory at Florida State. The
Broncos snapped Mar-
shall’s streak of 19 victo-
ries when the Thundering
Herd score first,
The Broncos’ running
game came to life in the
second half after starting
running back Robert Ma-
hone left in the first half
with an apparent right
shoulder injury. George
Holani finished with
103 yards on 22 carries,
the first running back
to eclipse the 100-yard
mark against Marshall
since Southern Miss’s Ito
Smith had 150 on Nov.
25, 2017.
In his second start as a
true freshman, Bachmeier
was 22 of 34 with an in-
terception and a rushing
touchdown.
Brenden Knox rushed
for 71 yards on 10 carries
to lead the Thundering
Herd (1-1). They finished
with 172 total yards.
THE TAKEAWAY
Marshall: While the
Thundering Herd had
their streak of 15 games
without a 100-yard rusher
snapped, the secondary
needs the most immediate
attention. Marshall allowed
five pass plays of 20 yards or
more, igniting Boise State’s
first two scoring drives.
Boise State: After last
week’s opener, one area
of emphasis for the of-
fensive line was getting
better protection for its
quarterback. The Broncos
still have work to do there
as Bachmeier was under
duress all night long and
was strip-sacked once, re-
sulting in a takeaway for
Marshall.
Former Ranger gets
chance in game
F O RT C O L L I N S ,
Colo. (AP) — Josh Grif-
fin has seen combat in Af-
ghanistan and Iran.
He has trained with
U.S. Army Rangers and
Green Berets and has
supported both on mis-
sions he’s not allowed to
talk about.
He’s a staff sergeant
who has spent most of
his 13 years in the Army
working in special opera-
tions. He’s also the oldest
player on a major college
football team in the coun-
try this year, approaching
his 33rd birthday and be-
ginning his second season
at Colorado State.
The Army, he said,
taught him how to take
care of his body and re-
main fit. And by admit-
ting him into a special
program to complete his
final two years of college
while remaining on ac-
tive duty in an ROTC
program, it provided
Griffin an opportunity
to pursue a dream he
thought had died when
he tore a hamstring
during his senior year
of high school.
“It was always a dream
for me to play ball, and
then when I got the op-
portunity to come back to
school to finish a degree, I
was like, OK, let me go to
a school where I can see
if I can walk on,” Griffin
said.
He looked at several
programs. Temple, near
his grandmother’s home
in Philadelphia. Houston,
where he grew up. South-
ern California, for its rich
football tradition.
CSU, he said, didn’t en-
ter the picture until after
he missed his flight to Los
Angeles to meet with the
USC coaching staff.
Traffic at 3 a.m. on
Interstate 25 from Fort
Carson, where Griffin
was stationed, to Den-
ver International Airport
was unusually heavy that
morning last summer,
causing him to miss his
flight.
4B | The Lawton Constitution
THE SATURDAY CONSTITUTION SPORTS SCOREBOARD
TODAY’S SLATE
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
1 p.m. — Cameron vs. Missouri
Southern, at Joplin, MO
5 p.m. — Cameron vs. Black Hills
State, at Joplin, MO
RADIO-TV LOG
Saturday
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
4 a.m.--Finals: Richmond vs. Bris-
bane, Qualifying Final, Woolloongab-
ba, Australia, FS2
AUTO RACING
4:55 a.m.--Formula One: The Italian
Grand Prix, practice session 3, Mon-
za, Italy, ESPN2
7:55 a.m.--Formula One: The Italian
Grand Prix, qualifying, Monza, Italy,
ESPNEWS
10 a.m.--NASCAR Monster Energy
Cup Series: practice, Indianapolis,
NBCSN
11 a.m.--NASCAR Xfinity Series:
qualifying, Indianapolis, NBCSN
12:30 p.m.--NASCAR Monster En-
ergy Cup Series: final practice, India-
napolis, NBCSN
2 p.m.--NASCAR Xfinity Series: The
Indiana 250, Indianapolis, NBCSN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m.--Cincinnati at Ohio State,
KSWO-TV (7), KOCO-TV (5)
11 a.m.--Vanderbilt at Purdue, BTN
11 a.m.--UAB at Akron, CBSSN
11 a.m.--Syracuse at Maryland,
ESPN
11 a.m.--West Virginia at Missouri,
ESPN2
11 a.m.--Old Dominion at Virginia
Tech, ESPNU
11 a.m.--Army at Michigan, KJTL-
TV (12)
11 a.m.--Rutgers at Iowa, FS1
11 a.m.--Charleston Southern at
South Carolina, SEC
2:30 p.m.--Texas A&M at Clemson,
KSWO-TV (7), KOCO-TV (5)
2:30 p.m.--Central Michigan at
Wisconsin, BTN
2:30 p.m.--Illinois at Connecticut,
CBSSN
2:30 p.m.--Southern Mississippi at
Mississippi State, ESPNU
2:30 p.m.--Nebraska at Colorado,
KJTL-TV (12)
3 p.m.--Murray State at Georgia,
ESPN2
3 p.m.--New Mexico State at Ala-
bama, SEC
6 p.m.--South Dakota at Oklaho-
ma, pay-per-view TV only (ESPN+),
KJMZ-FM (97.9)
6 p.m.--McNeese State at Oklaho-
ma State, pay-per-view (ESPN+), Hot
County FM (97.3)
6 p.m.--Central Florida at Florida
Atlantic, CBSSN
6 p.m.--BYU at Tennessee, ESPN
6:30 p.m.--LSU at Texas, KSWO-
TV (7), KOCO-TV (5)
6:30 p.m.--Western Michigan at
Michigan State, BTN
6:30 p.m.--Tulane at Auburn,
ESPN2
6:30 p.m.--University of Tennessee
Martin at Florida, ESPNU
6:30 p.m.--Buffalo at Penn State,
KJTL-TV (12)
6:30 p.m.--Arkansas at Mississippi,
SEC
9:30 p.m.--Minnesota at Fresno
State, CBSSN
9:30 p.m.--Stanford at Southern
California, ESPN
9:30 p.m.--California at Washing-
ton, FS1
GOLF
6 a.m.--European Tour Golf: The
Porsche European Open, third round,
Zahlen, Germany, GOLF
5:30 a.m. (Sunday)--European Tour
Golf: The Porsche European Open,
final round, Zahlen, Germany, GOLF
HORSE RACING
Noon--Saratoga Live: From Sarato-
ga Springs, N.Y., FS2
MLB
3 p.m.--NY Yankees at Boston, FS1
6 p.m.--Philadelphia at NY Mets,
FS1
8 p.m.--San Francisco at LA Dodg-
ers OR Colorado at San Diego (7:30
p.m.), MLB
TENNIS
3 p.m.--U.S. Open: Women’s
Championship, Flushing, N.Y., ESPN
Sunday, Sept.8
AUTO RACING
8:05 a.m.--Formula One: The Italian
Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, ESPN2
9:30 a.m.--NASCAR Monster Ener-
gy Cup Series: qualifying, Indianapo-
lis, NBCSN
1 p.m.--NASCAR Monster Energy
Cup Series: The Brickyard 400, Indi-
anapolis, KFDX-TV (3), KFOR-TV (4)
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
10 p.m.--FIVB World Tour: Finals,
Rome (taped), NBCSN
CYCLING
Midnight (Monday)--Vuelta A Es-
paña: Stage 15, 88 miles, Tineo to
Santuario del Acebo, Spain (taped),,
NBCSN
Aggies split in Missouri volleyball tournament
CU SPORTS
INFORMATION
JOPLIN, Mo. – Cam-
eron University’s volley-
ball team opened up their
2019 season with a split of
a pair of matches against
Wayne State and CSU-
Pueblo on Friday at the
Missouri Southern Invi-
tational.
After a 3-0 loss to WSC
in the first match of the
day, CU bounced back for
a 3-1 win over the Thun-
derwolves for head coach
Brandon Stephenson’s
first Division II victory.
The Aggies had a
promising first set of the
season against the Wild-
cats. After getting down
by five, early on, CU used
a kill by Sarah Wright to
kick-start a run that got
Sports
GOLF pion Brett Moffitt won in Canada two
5:30 a.m.--European Tour Golf: The weeks ago.
Porsche European Open, final round, Next race: World of Westgate 200,
Zahlen, Germany, GOLF Sept. 13, Las Vegas Motor Speed-
HORSE RACING way.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
Noon--Saratoga Live: From Sarato-
ga Springs, N.Y., FS2
MLB FORMULA ONE
Noon--Philadelphia at NY Mets, ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Monza, Italy.
TBS
3 p.m.--Detroit at Oakland OR Col- Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 a.m.
(ESPN2), practice, 8 a.m. (ESPNU);
orado at San Diego, MLB
7 p.m.--NY Yankees at Boston, Saturday, practice, 5 a.m. (ESPN2),
qualifying, 8 a.m. (ESPNEWS); Sun-
ESPN
day, race, 8 a.m., ESPN2.
NFL
Noon--Regional Coverage: Tennes- Track: Monza National Autodrome
see at Cleveland, Baltimore at Miami, (circuit, 3.6 miles).
Race distance: 190.58 miles, 53
Buffalo at NY Jets, Kansas City at
laps.
Jacksonville, KAUZ-TV (6), KWTV (9)
Last year: Lewis Hamilton won de-
Noon--Regional Coverage: Atlanta
spite qualifying third.
at Minnesota, Washington at Phila-
Last race: Charles Leclerc, just 21,
delphia, LA Rams at Carolina, KJTL-
won his first F1 Grand Prix.
TV (12)
Fast facts: Leclerc was first driver
3:05 p.m.--Regional Coverage: In-
to win his Belgian debut since sev-
dianapolis at LA Chargers, Cincinnati
en-time world champion Michael
at Seattle, KAUZ-TV (6), KWTV (9)
Schumacher did it 27 years ago.
3:25 p.m.--Regional Coverage: NY
Leclerc was also the 39th driver to
Giants at Dallas, Detroit at Arizona, win an event for Ferrari. ...Hamilton
San Francisco at Tampa Bay, KJTL- and Valtteri Bottas finished second
TV (12) and third, respectively, for Mercedes.
7:20 p.m.--Pittsburgh at New En- It was the 25th consecutive race in
gland, KFDX-TV (3), KFOR-TV (4) which Hamilton scored points. The
ROAD RUNNING British driver is now 65 points ahead
11:30 a.m.--The 5th Avenue Mile: of Bottas atop the series table.
From Manhattan, N.Y., KFDX-TV (3), Next race: Singapore Grand Prix,
KFOR-TV (4) Sept. 22, Marina Bay Street Circuit,
SOCCER (MEN’S) Singapore.
1:30 p.m.--UEFA: Norway vs. Swe- Online: http://www.formula1.com
den, Euro 2020 Qualifying, Solna,
Sweden, ESPNEWS INDYCAR
TENNIS Last race: Will Power won for the
Noon--U.S. Open: Women’s Dou- second time in three starts.
bles Championship, Flushing, N.Y., Next race: Firestone Grand Prix
ESPN
of Monterey, Sept. 22, Laguna Seca
3 p.m.--U.S. Open: Men’s Champi- Raceway, Monterey, California.
onship, Flushing, N.Y., ESPN Online: http://www.indycar.com
7 p.m.--WTA: The Hana-cupid,
Zhengzhou & Jiangxi Opens, Early DRAG RACING
Rounds, TENNIS Last week: John Force won in Fun-
WNBA ny Car in Indianapolis for the fifth time
3 p.m.--Minnesota at Los Angeles, in his career.
ESPN2 Next race: Mopar Express Lane
Nationals, Sept. 12-15, Maple Grove
AUTO RACING Raceway, Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
NASCAR CUP SERIES
BIG MACHINE VODKA 400 OTHER SERIES
Site: Indianapolis. WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10:05 Friday-Saturday, Gold Cup Race of
a.m. & 12:35 p.m. (NBCSN); Sunday, Champions, Silver Dollar Speedway,
qualifying, 9:35 a.m. (NBCSN), race, Chino, California.
2 p.m., NBC.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speed-
sprintcars
way (oval, 2.5 miles).
Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps. BASKETBALL
Last year: Brad Keselowski won for
the second start in a row.
WNBA
Last race: Erik Jones won his sec-
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ond career Cup race at Darlington.
W L Pct
Fast facts: Kyle Busch secured the
x-Washington 25 8 .758
regular season title last weekend in
South Carolina, where he finished x-Connecticut 23 10 .697
x-Chicago 20 13 .606
third. It was the second straight such
Indiana 12 21 .364
championship for Busch. He earned
New York 9 24 .273
a 15-point bonus heading into the
Atlanta 8 25 .242
playoffs, which begin next weekend
WESTERN CONFERENCE
in Las Vegas. ...Seven-time champion
Jimmie Johnson is 18 points behind W L Pct
Daniel Suarez for the 16th and final x-Los Angeles 21 12 .636
spot in the postseason. Johnson has x-Las Vegas 20 13 .606
a series-high four wins in Indianapo- x-Minnesota 17 15 .531
lis, but his last victory came in 2012. x-Seattle 17 16 .515
...Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, William x-Phoenix 15 17 .469
Byron and Aric Almirola clinched
Dallas 10 23 .303
playoff spots on points in Darlington.
x-clinched playoff spot
Next race: South Point 400, Sept.
15, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Thursday’s Games
Vegas. Atlanta 78, Las Vegas 74
Online: http://www.nascar.com
Los Angeles 102, Seattle 68
Friday’s Games
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Indiana 100, New York 91
INDIANA 250 Chicago 109, Connecticut 104, OT
Site: Indianapolis. Washington 86, Dallas 73
Schedule: Friday, practice, 12:05 & Minnesota at Phoenix
2:05 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11:05 Saturday’s Games
a.m. (NBCSN); race, 3 p.m., NBCSN. No games scheduled
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speed- Sunday’s Games
way. Chicago at Washington, 3 p.m.
Race distance: 250 miles, 100 laps. Connecticut at Indiana, 3 p.m.
Last year: Justin Allgaier took first Seattle at Dallas, 3 p.m.
in Indy. New York at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
Last race: Cole Custer won his sixth Minnesota at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
checkered flag of 2019. Las Vegas at Phoenix, 3 p.m.
Fast facts: Dale Earnhardt Jr. fin-
ished fifth in his return to the series in FOOTBALL
Darlington, but he said after the race
that it was likely his final start on the NFL
track. “This place is too tough. These Thursday, Sept. 5
kids can have it,” Earnhardt said.
Green Bay 10, Chicago 3
...Custer was named the winner after
Sunday, Sept. 8
Denny Hamlin’s car was disqualified.
Atlanta at Minnesota, Noon
The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota,
Baltimore at Miami, Noon
which crossed first, failed a post-race
Tennessee at Cleveland, Noon
inspection on height requirements.
Kansas City at Jacksonville, Noon
...Hamlin was the first Xfinity winner
Washington at Philadelphia, Noon
and the second overall in NASCAR to
L.A. Rams at Carolina, Noon
be disqualified under this year’s new
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, Noon
rules. Ross Chastain lost a truck win
Cincinnati at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
in Iowa in June, also because of a
Indianapolis at Chargers, 3:05 p.m.
height violation.
Next race: Rhino Pro Truck Outfit- San Fran. at Tampa Bay, 3:25 p.m.
ters 300, Sept. 14, Las Vegas Motor N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
Speedway. Detroit at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.
Online: http://www.nascar.com Pittsburgh at N.England, 7:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 9
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES Houston at New Orleans, 7:10 p.m.
Last race: Defending series cham- Denver at Oakland, 9:20 p.m.
them to within one point In the first set CU hit
of their opponent. After .265 with 11 kills, but to-
going back and forth, they taled just 12 kills the rest
found themselves down of the match, hitting .032
three at 20-17. in set two and -.107 in the
Cameron then went third. WSC’s eight service
on a 5-1 fueled by a pair aces, 48 kills, and .388 at-
of kills from Shantalle tack percentage led to
Demirjian and a service them winning 25-10 and
ace by Katherine Man- 25-11 in the final two sets
ning. The final point came to take the match.
from a kill by freshman Demirjian finished
Riana Blount that gave with seven kills and a pair
CU their first lead of the of blocks to lead the team
set at 22-21. WSC took with 8.5 points. Arianna
back the lead with a pair Navarrete and Caitlyn
of scores, but another Henderson added four
Demirjian kill tied it back kills each, while Blount
up at 23. Two plays later, had a team-high three
Blount answered another blocks to go with her three
Wildcat kill with one of kills. Katherine Manning
her own to set the score at had 14 assists and four
24-all. Back-to-back kills digs, and libero Peyton
from Wayne State ended Little led the squad with
the set 26-24. 10 digs.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
Thursday, Sept. 12 No. 5 Ohio State vs. Cincinnati, 11 for most Grand Slam titles. A year
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7:20 p.m. a.m. after losing in U.S. Open qualifying,
Sunday, Sept. 15 No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Texas, 6:30 p.m. Andreescu is the first teenager in the
Seattle at Pittsburgh, Noon No. 7 Michigan vs. Army, 11 a.m. U.S. Open final since Caroline Wozni-
Indianapolis at Tennessee, Noon No. 10 Auburn vs. Tulane, 6:30 p.m. acki in 2009. She won her first two
Arizona at Baltimore, Noon No. 11 Florida vs. UT-Martin, 6:30
career titles this year at Indian Wells
New England at Miami, Noon p.m.
and Toronto, the latter when Williams
L.A. Chargers at Detroit, Noon No. 13 Utah vs. Northern Illinois,
had to stop playing in the final be-
Noon
Dallas at Washington, Noon cause of back spasms. Andreescu is
Jacksonville at Houston, Noon No. 14 Washington vs. California,
San Francisco at Cincinnati, Noon 9:30 p.m. 33-4 this season.
Buffalo at N.Y. Giants, Noon No. 15 Penn State vs. Buffalo, 6:30 SATURDAY’S FORECAST
p.m. Mostly sunny High of 77 degrees
Minnesota at Green Bay, Noon
No. 16 Oregon vs. Nevada, 6:30
Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. (25 C).
p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 3:25 p.m. FRIDAY’S WEATHER
No. 17 Wisconsin vs. Central Mich-
New Orleans at Rams, 3:25 p.m. Showers. High of 68 degrees (20 C).
igan, 2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.
No. 18 UCF at FAU, 6 p.m. FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Monday, Sept. 16 No. 19 Michigan State vs. Western
Men’s semifinals: No. 2 Rafael Na-
Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m.
Michigan, 6:30 p.m. dal beat No. 24 Matteo Berrettini 7-6
No. 20 Iowa vs. Rutgers, 11 a.m. (6), 6-4, 6-1; No. 5 Daniil Medvedev
Thursday summary
No. 21 Syracuse at Maryland, 11 beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3.
Green Bay 0 7 0 3— 10 a.m.
Chicago 3 0 0 0— 3 No. 22 Washington State vs. North- STAT OF THE DAY
First Quarter ern Colorado, 4 p.m. 27, 1 — Number of Grand Slam fi-
Chi—FG Pineiro 38, 4:09. No. 23 Stanford at USC, 9:30 p.m. nals, including the 2019 U.S. Open,
Second Quarter No. 25 Nebraska at Colorado, 2:30 reached by Rafael Nadal and Daniil
GB—Graham 8 pass from Rodg- p.m. Medvedev.
ers (Crosby kick), 13:08. QUOTE OF THE DAY
Fourth Quarter SOCCER “Deep inside of me, I understand
GB—FG Crosby 39, 5:15. that what I’ve done these four weeks
A—62,435. is amazing.” — Daniil Medvedev,
MLS who has gone 20-2 and reached four
GB Chi Eastern Conference finals at his past four hard-court tour-
First downs 13 16
W L T Pts GF GA naments.
Total Net Yards 213 254
Philadelphia 15 8 6 51 54 42
Rushes-yards 22-47 15-46
Passing 166 208
NYC FC 14 5 8 50 51 34 TRANSACTIONS
Atlanta 15 10 3 48 47 33
Punt Returns 1-1 4-36
D.C. United 11 10 9 42 39 38
Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0
New York 12 12 5 41 47 44
BASEBALL
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 American League
New England 10 9 9 39 41 47
Comp-Att-Int 18-30-0 26-45-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-37 5-20
Toronto FC 10 10 8 38 44 45 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Promot-
Montreal 11 15 4 37 42 56 ed Mike Shirley to director of amateur
Punts 9-47.6 8-42.6
Orlando City 9 13 7 34 35 39 scouting.
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Chicago 8 12 10 34 44 43 LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Re-
Penalties-Yards 10-71 10-107
Columbus 8 15 7 31 33 44 called RHP Taylor Cole from Salt Lake
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57
Cincinnati 5 20 3 18 28 67 (PCL).
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Western Conference OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstat-
RUSHING—Green Bay, Jones 13- W L T Pts GF GA ed OF Ramon Laureano from the 10-
39, Rodgers 3-8, Valdes-Scantling LA FC 19 4 5 62 74 30 day IL. Recalled RHP J.B. Wendelken
1-0, J.Williams 5-0. Chicago, M.Da- Seattle 13 8 7 46 46 43 Las Vegas.
vis 5-19, Montgomery 6-18, Trubisky Minnesota 13 9 6 45 46 37
San Jose 13 10 5 44 48 43
National League
3-11, Patterson 1-(minus 2). ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled OF
PASSING—Green Bay, Rodgers Real Salt Lake 13 11 4 43 40 35
FC Dallas 12 10 7 43 47 38 Austin Riley from Gwinnett (IL).
18-30-0-203. Chicago, Trubisky 26-
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Re-
45-1-228. LA Galaxy
Portland
13 12 3
12 11 4
42 41 45
40 43 40 called C Austin Barnes from Oklaho-
RECEIVING—Green Bay, Val-
Sporting KC 10 11 7 37 41 45 ma City (PCL).
des-Scantling 4-52, D.Adams 4-36,
Houston 9 15 4 31 38 49 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Re-
Graham 3-30, J.Williams 2-15, Lewis
2-14, T.Davis 1-28, Tonyan 1-28, Colorado 8 14 6 30 45 54 called C Jacob Nottingham from San
Jones 1-0. Chicago, Cohen 8-49, Vancouver 6 15 9 27 30 53 Antonio (PCL).
NOTE: Three points for victory, one
Robinson 7-102, M.Davis 6-17, Ga- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS —
briel 2-24, Montgomery 1-27, Sha- point for tie.
Claimed RHP Ricardo Pinto off waiv-
heen 1-6, Patterson 1-3. Wednesday, August 28
ers from Tampa Bay and optioned
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. Montreal 2, Vancouver 1
him to Sacramento (PCL). Transferred
Saturday, August 31 RHP Trevor Gott to the 60-day IL.
Colorado 2, New York 0
COLLEGE Chicago 1, Columbus 1, tie
Recalled LHP Sam Selman from Sac-
ramento.
The AP Top 25 Poll D.C. United 3, Montreal 0
Record Pts Pv Toronto FC 1, New England 1, tie Texas League
1. Clemson (54) 1-0 1542 1 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1 FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS — Named
2. Alabama (8) 1-0 1493 2 FC Dallas 3, Cincinnati 1 Erik Haag chief business develop-
GB
3. Georgia 1-0 1407 3 Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston 0 ment officer.
— 4. Oklahoma 1-0 1337 4 New York City FC 3, Vancouver 1
Atlantic League
2 5. Ohio St. 1-0 1270 5 Portland 1, Real Salt Lake 0
5 LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Activat-
6. LSU 1-0 1233 6 San Jose 3, Orlando City 0
13 ed RHPs Brandon Beachy and Mariel
7. Michigan 1-0 1126 7 Sunday, September 1
16 8. Notre Dame 1-0 1037 9 Checo. Placed LHPs Brian Matusz
Seattle 4, LA Galaxy 3
17 9. Texas 1-0 1032 10 Minnesota 2, LA FC 0 and Darin Downs on the inactive list.
10. Auburn 1-0 958 16 FOOTBALL
Saturday, September 7
11. Florida 1-0 940 8 New England at NYC FC, 2:30 p.m. National Football League
GB
12. Texas A&M 1-0 862 12 Toronto FC at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — An-
—
13. Utah 1-0 826 14 LA FC at Orlando City, 6:30 p.m. nounced the resignation of Howard
1
14. Washington 1-0 768 13 Seattle at Colorado, 8 p.m. Mudd assistant coach.
3½ 15. Penn St. 1-0 688 15
Sporting KC at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
4 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed
16. Oregon 0-1 568 11
5½ Wednesday, September 11 WR Tyreek Hill to a three-year con-
17. Wisconsin 1-0 519 19
Toronto FC at NYC FC, 6 p.m. tract extension.
11 18. UCF 1-0 445 17
Minnesota at Houston, 7:30 p.m. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OT
19. Michigan St. 1-0 409 18
LA Galaxy at Colorado, 8 p.m. J’Marcus Webb. Placed LB Andrew
20. Iowa 1-0 351 20
San Jose at Salt Lake, 8:30 p.m.
21. Syracuse 1-0 246 22 Van Ginkel on IR.
Saturday, September 14
22. Washington St. 1-0 244 23 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-
San Jose at NYC FC, 11:30 a.m.
23. Stanford 1-0 198 25 signed OL James Ferentz. Rreleased
FC Dallas at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
24. Boise St. 1-0 179 NR C Russell Bodine.
Columbus at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
25. Iowa St. 1-0 86 21
Cincinnati at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed
25. Nebraska 1-0 86 24
New England at Orlando , 6:30 p.m. to terms with LS Beau Brinkley on a
Others receiving votes: Virginia 73,
LA FC at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. multi-year contract extension.
TCU 61, Mississippi St. 50, Cincinnati
Houston at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Canadian Football League
48, Army 31, Miami 10, Oklahoma
St. 8, Memphis 6, Arizona St. 4, Ap- WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS —
palachian St. 4, Minnesota 2, South-
ern Cal 1, Boston College 1, North
TENNIS Signed LB Brandon Calver to the
practice roster.
Carolina 1. HOCKEY
US Open National Hockey League
Friday
Friday’s scores At USTA Billie Jean King National
CAROLINA HURRICANES —
Signed D Jake Gardiner to a four-year
EAST
Alvernia 20, Gallaudet 14
Tennis Center contract.
Becker 33, Anna Maria 19 New York SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed C
California (Pa.) 59, St. Anselm 13 Purse: $57,238,700 Joe Thornton to a one-year contract.
Delaware Valley 37, Kean 7 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor SOCCER
Endicott 55, Framingham St. 27
Nichols 37, Dean 12
NEW YORK — A quick look at the
U.S. Open:
Major League Soccer
NASHVILLE SC — Signed M Ran-
Salisbury 63, Albright 28 LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY
dall Leal.
Stevenson 34, Curry 0 Serena Williams gets another
WPI 51, Worcester St. 0 COLLEGE
chance to win a record-tying 24th
SOUTH CAL STATE—NORTHRIDGE —
Grand Slam singles title when she
Millikin 27, Hope 21 faces 19-year-old Bianca Andrees- Named Sean Denard, Vanitta Kinard,
Virginia 52, William & Mary 17 cu, who is trying to become the first Jake Hurysz and Jacob Yowell assis-
Canadian woman to win one. The tant track & field coaches.
eighth-seeded Williams has reached CLAYTON STATE — Named Adri-
Top 25 Schedule three major finals since having a ano Moraes men’s assistant soccer
Friday, Sept. 6
baby but lost them all. Two were at coach.
No. 24 Boise State vs. Marshall
Wimbledon and the other last year at FLORIDA — Named Chip Howard
Saturday, Sept. 7 the U.S. Open against Naomi Osaka, executive associate athletic director.
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 12 Texas which quickly devolved after Williams
KANSAS CITY — Signed women’s
A&M, 2:30 p.m. argued with chair umpire Carlos Ra-
basketball coach Jacie Hoyt to a con-
No. 2 Alabama vs. New Mexico mos about a warning over receiving
State, 3 p.m. coaching signals. If she wins this tract extension through the 2022-23
No. 3 Georgia vs. Murray State, 3 championship, 20 years after she season.
p.m. won her first of six titles at Flushing OLD WESTBURY — Named Krish-
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. South Dako- Meadows, the 37-year-old Williams na Dass women’s volleyball coach
ta, 6 p.m. would equal Margaret Court’s record and Tom Pennino softball coach.
Against the Thunder- tie the match at 22. Oppo- Wright had a team-
wolves, CU got their first nent errors aided the CU high 12 kills to go along
set win of the season out comeback and kills from with a .313 attack percent-
of the way in the first. The Navarrete and Blount age. She also added nine
Black and Gold opened closed out the 26-24 win. digs and a pair of blocks.
the match up with a 6-1 After trading runs
The freshman Navarrete
run and then built up to open the fourth set,
their lead 22-15. CSU- CSU-P jumped out to recorded her first colle-
Pueblo came back to get a 17-12 lead thanks to giate double-double with
to within two at 23-21, a pair of service aces by 11 kills, 15 digs, and had
but CU was able to claim Grace Hern. Cameron a CU-high three service
the set with a kill from answered by going on aces. Additionally, Little
Navarrete and a CSU at- a 9-4 run to tie the set recorded 22 digs, Man-
tack error. at 21 points apiece be- ning had 27 assists, and
After hitting over .260 fore the Thunderwolves Henderson had a game-
with 10 kills in the first called their second tim- high five total blocks.
set, the Aggies hit just eout of the frame. A pair Cameron, now 1-1
.032 in the second as the of CSU-P errors and a to start the season, will
Thunderwolves tied the kill from Wright got CU
match with a 25-13 win. to game point at 24-21. A continue the invita-
CSU-Pueblo held the kill and an ace got CU’s tional on Saturday as
advantage through most opponent back to within they face the host team
of the third, building up one, but Wright’s 12th Missouri Southern at
a 21-15 lead. The Aggies kill of the match sealed 1 p.m. and Black Hills
then went on a 7-1 run to the win. State at 5 p.m.
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WEEK 1
Thursday’s game
Packers 10, Bears 3: The Green Bay defense shut down
Chicago at Soldier Field to notch a season-opening win.

AFC AT A GLANCE GAME PREVIEWS For broadcast information on teams of area interest, check TV/radio listings.
EAST
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div
Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

SOUTH
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div
Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Falcons (7-9 in ’18) Ravens (10-6) at Titans (9-7) at Chiefs (13-5) at
Jacksonville
Tennessee
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0 at Vikings (8-7-1) Dolphins (7-9) Browns (7-8-1) Jaguars (5-11)
NORTH Time: Sunday, noon CT When: Sunday, noon CT When: Sunday, Noon CT When: Sunday, noon CT
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Opening line: Vikings Opening line: Ravens Opening line: Browns Opening line: Chiefs
Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 by 5 by 3 by 3½ by 5
Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Series record: Vikings Series record: Ravens Series record: Titans Series record: Tied 6-6
lead 19-11 lead 9-6 lead 9-5 Last meeting: Chiefs
WEST
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Last meeting: Vikings Last meeting: Ravens Last meeting: Titans beat Jaguars 30-14, Oct.
Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 beat Falcons 14-9, Dec. beat Dolphins 40-0, Oct. beat Browns 12-9 OT, 7, 2018
Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3, 2017 26, 2017 Oct. 22 2017 Notes: Chiefs have won
Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Notes: Vikings have Notes: Ravens are 7-1 Notes: After summer four straight in series,
won three straight over against Dolphins since of hype, Browns finally including all three under
AFC STAT LEADERS Final 2018 stats Falcons, dating to coach 2008, including wins by get to show if they’re coach Andy Reid. ...
QUARTERBACKS PUNT RETURNERS
Mike Zimmer’s first scores of 38-6 and 40-0 for real against Titans, Reid needs three wins
Name Att Com Yds TD Int Name No Yds Avg LG TD season, 2014. in 2016 and 2017. beginning second to pass Chuck Noll (209)
Mahomes, KC 580 383 5097 50 12 Roberts, NYJ 23 324 14.1 78t 1
P. Rivers, LAC 508 347 4308 32 12 Harris, OAK 20 281 14.0 99t 1 season under coach for sixth most in NFL
Watson, HOU 505 345 4165 26 9 D. King, LAC 23 318 13.8 73t 1 Mike Vrabel. history.
Luck, IND 639 430 4593 39 15 T. Hill, KC 20 213 10.6 91t 1
Brady, NE 570 375 4355 29 11 Erickson, CIN 20 212 10.6 38 0
Rthlsbrgr, PIT 675 452 5129 34 16 C. Rogers, IND 23 215 9.3 51 0
D. Carr, OAK 553 381 4049 19 10 Peppers, CLE 25 219 8.8 33 0
Mayfield, CLE 486 310 3725 27 14 Switzer, PIT 30 252 8.4 23 0
Tannehill, MIA 274 176 1979 17 9 Ervin, HOU 21 175 8.3 27 0
Mariota, TEN 331 228 2528 11 8 Edelman, NE 20 154 7.7 25 0

RUSHERS KICKOFF RETURNERS

Name Att Yds Avg LG TD Name No Yds Avg LG TD
Mixon, CIN 237 1168 4.9 51 8 Jennings, TEN 22 698 31.7 94t 1
D. Henry, TEN 215 1059 4.9 99t 12 Roberts, NYJ 40 1174 29.4 99t 1
Lindsay, DEN
N. Chubb, CLE
192
192
1037
996
5.4
5.2
65t
92t
9
8
Patterson, NE 23
Tr. Smith, KC 33
663
886
28.8
26.8
95t
97
1
0
Redskins (7-9) Rams (15-4) at Bills (6-10) at Bengals (6-10) at
Conner, PIT 215 973 4.5 30 12 Erickson, CIN 40 1049 26.2 77 0 at Eagles (10-8) Panthers (7-9) N.Y. Jets (4-12) Seahawks (10-7)
L. Miller, HOU 210 973 4.6 97t 5 D. King, LAC 22 522 23.7 40 0
Michel, NE 209 931 4.5 34t 6 Harris, OAK 29 663 22.9 34 0 When: Sunday, noon CT When: Sunday, noon CT When: Sunday, noon CT When: Sunday,
Mack, IND 195 908 4.7 49 9 Moore, BAL 22 491 22.3 39 0
Gordon, LAC 175 885 5.1 34t 10 Switzer, PIT 30 607 20.2 35 0 Opening line: Eagles Opening line: Rams by Opening line: Jets by 3 3:05 p.m. CT
Hunt, KC 181 824 4.6 45 7 by 9½ 2½ Series record: Bills lead Opening line: Seahawks
SCORING
RECEIVERS Touchdowns Series record: Redskins Series record: Panthers 62-55 by 7
Name No Yds Avg LG TD Name TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Hopkins, HOU 115 1572 13.7 49t 11 A. Brown, PIT 15 0 15 0 90
lead 86-76-5 lead 13-8 Last meeting: Jets beat Series record: Cincin-
S-Schstr, PIT 111 1426 12.8 97t 7 M. Gordon, LAC 14 10 4 0 88 Last meeting: Eagles Last meeting: Panthers Bills 27-23, Dec. 9, 2018 nati leads 11-9
A. Brown, PIT 104 1297 12.5 78t 15 Ebron, IND 14 1 13 0 84
Kelce, KC 103 1336 13.0 43 10 T. Hill, KC 14 1 12 1 84 beat Redskins 24-0, beat Rams 13-10, Nov. Notes: AFC East rivals Last meeting: Bengals
K. Allen, LAC 97 1196 12.3 54 6 Hunt, KC 14 7 7 0 84 December 30, 2018 6, 2016 open season with Jets beat Seahawks 27-24,
T. Hill, KC 87 1479 17.0 75t 12 Conner, PIT 13 12 1 0 82
J. White, NE 87 751 8.6 42 7 D. Henry, TEN 12 12 0 0 72 Notes: Eagles have won Notes: Rams reached having won two of Oct. 11, 2015
J. Landry, CLE 81 976 12.0 51t 4 J. White, NE 12 5 7 0 72 four consecutive match- Super Bowl last season last three meetings. ... Notes: Zac Taylor
T. Hilton, IND 76 1270 16.7 68t 6 Williams, LAC 11 1 10 0 68
Boyd, CIN 76 1028 13.5 49 7 Hopkins, HOU 11 0 11 0 66 ups, longest winning before losing to Tom Brady Bills enter season with makes regular-season
streak in series since and Patriots 13-3. ... Sean revamped offense that debut as Bengals’ 10th
NFC AT A GLANCE 2001-04. ... Redskins QB McVay owns .750 winning includes eight new head coach. He replaced
Case Keenum making percentage (24-8) in two starters, including four Marvin Lewis, fired after
EAST
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div first start for Redskins. seasons as Rams coach. on offensive line. 16 seasons.
Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

SOUTH
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

NORTH Colts (11-7) at 49ers (4-12) at N.Y. Giants (5-11) Lions (6-10) at
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 10 3 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 L.A. Chargers (13-5) Buccaneers (5-11) at Cowboys (11-7) Cardinals (3-13)
Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 When: Sunday, When: Sunday, When: Sunday, When: Sunday,
Chicago 0 1 0 .000 3 10 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 3:05 p.m. CT 3:25 p.m. CT 3:25 p.m. CT 3:25 p.m. CT
WEST Opening line: Chargers Opening line: 49ers by 2 Opening line: Cowboys Opening line: Lions by 1
Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div
Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
by 3 Series record: 49ers by 6 Series record: Lions
L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Series record: Chargers lead 17-7 Series record: Cowboys lead 35-28-5
San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 lead 18-11 Last meeting: Bucca- lead 66-46-2 Last meeting: Lions beat
Last meeting: Colts beat neers beat 49ers 27-9, Last meeting: Cowboys Cardinals 17-3, Dec. 9,
Chargers 26-22, Sept. Nov. 25, 2018 36, Giants 35, Dec. 30, 2018
NFC STAT LEADERS Final 2018 stats
25, 2016 Notes: San Francisco 2018 Notes: This is 16th
QUARTERBACKS PUNT RETURNERS Notes: Chargers have has dominated all- Notes: NFC East rivals matchup between Car-
Name Att Com Yds TD Int Name No Yds Avg LG TD
Brees, NOR 489 364 3992 32 5 Cohen, CHI 33 411 12.5 44 0 won six of last eight in time series, winning 17 opening season against dinals and Lions over
Wilson, SEA 427 280 3448 35 7 Sherels, MIN 23 276 12.0 70 0
Ryan, ATL 608 422 4924 35 7 Natson, LA 26 280 10.8 60 0
series, including two of 23 regular-season each other for sixth past 21 years and sixth
Wentz, PHL 401 279 3074 21 7 Kirk, ARI 21 164 7.8 44 0 playoff games. Last meetings. time in eight seasons. time in eight years.
Goff, LA 561 364 4688 32 12 Hardy, ATL 20 147 7.4 18 0
Ftzptrck, TAM 246 164 2366 17 12 Hmphrs, TAM 21 139 6.6 16 0 time teams meet in
Cousins, MIN 606 425 4298 30 10 Lockett, SEA 25 143 5.7 19 0 opener was 1970.
Rodgers, GBY 597 372 4442 25 2
Prescott, DAL 526 356 3885 22 8 KICKOFF RETURNERS
Trubisky, CHI 434 289 3223 24 12 Name No Yds Avg LG TD
Coleman, NYG 23 598 26.0 51 0
RUSHERS R. James, SNF 23 580 25.2 97t 1 FANTASY WATCH
Name Att Yds Avg LG TD M. Hall, ATL 26 616 23.7 53 0
E. Elliott, DAL 304 1434 4.7 41 6 START: Russell Wilson,
Barkley, NYG 261 1307 5.0 78t 11 SCORING
Gurley, LA 256 1251 4.9 36 17 Touchdowns QB, Seahawks: Wilson
Carson, SEA 247 1151 4.7 61 9 Name TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
McCffry, CAR 219 1098 5.0 59 7 Gurley, LA 21 17 4 0 132
begins the season at
Ptrson, WAS 251 1042 4.2 90t 7 Kamara, NOR 18 14 4 0 114 home against a Bengals
Johnson, ARI
Howard, CHI
258
250
940
935
3.6
3.7
53
42
7
9
Barkley, NYG 15
D. Adams, GBY 13
11
0
4
13
0
0
92
80 Steelers (9-6-1) Texans (11-6) Broncos (6-10) team that ranked 29th in
Kamara, NOR 194 883 4.6 49t 14 McCaffrey, CAR 13 7 6 0 78 at Patriots (14-5) Saints (14-4) at Raiders (4-12) fantasy points allowed
Barber, TAM 234 871 3.7 28 5 Johnson, ARI 10 7 3 1 62
per game to opposing
Lockett, SEA 10 0 10 0 62 When: Sunday, When: Monday, When: Monday,
RECEIVERS Ridley, ATL 10 0 10 0 60 quarterbacks. The addi-
Name No Yds Avg LG TD S. Diggs, MIN 9 0 9 0 56 7:20 p.m. CT 6:10 p.m. CT 9:20 p.m. CT
Thomas, NOR 125 1405 11.2 72t 9 Thielen, MIN 9 0 9 0 56 tion of rookie WR D.K.
Ertz, PHL 116 1163 10.0 34 8
Opening line: New Eng- Opening line: Saints Opening line: Raiders
Metcalf gives Wilson an
Ju. Jones, ATL 113 1677 14.8 58 8 land by 7½ by 7 by 3
Thielen, MIN 113 1373 12.2 68 9 ideal option when he
D. Adams, GBY 111 1386 12.5 57 13 Series record: Steelers Series record: Tied, 2-2 Series record: Raiders
chooses to dial it up.
McCffry, CAR 107 867 8.1 38 6 lead 15-12 Last meeting: Texans lead 64-53-2
S. Diggs, MIN 102 1021 10.0 75t 9 SIT: Matt Ryan, QB,
Barkley, NYG 91 721 7.9 57t 4 Last meeting: Steelers beat Saints 24-6, Nov. Last meeting: Raiders
Falcons: Atlanta worked
Kittle, SNF 88 1377 15.6 85t 5 beat Patriots 17-10, Dec. 29, 2015 beat Broncos 27-14, Dec.
Evans, TAM 86 1524 17.7 72t 8 hard in the offseason
16, 2018. Notes: Texans have 24, 2018
to upgrade an offensive
Notes: Patriots and won two of last three Notes: Broncos’ 21 all-
NUMBER TO KNOW Steelers have played meetings, but Saints time wins at Oakland
line that ranked 25th in
312: Since 1994, including postseason, Patriots are protection rate. Ryan
32 times, including won previous meeting Coliseum most of any
winningest team in NFL with 312 victories; Steelers are was sacked 42 times
playoffs, and each has in New Orleans. visiting franchise.
second with 274. last season.
won 16.

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New York
Major League Baseball Standings American League Toronto
IP H R ER BB SO
Matz 5 2/3 6 2 2 3 4
Texas 7, Baltimore 6 Buchholz L,1-4 6 7 4 3 0 3 Avilán 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pannone 1 0 0 0 0 1 Brach 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2
Texas Baltimore
AMERICAN LEAGUE ab r h bi ab r h bi Shafer 1 2 1 0 0 2 Wilson
Díaz W,2-7
1 0 0
1 2 2
0
2
0
0
2
3
East Choo rf 51 2 1 Alberto 3b-2b 4 1 1 0 Tampa Bay
Vincent pitched to 2 batters in the 9th, Avilán
DeShields cf 00 0 0 Mancini 1b 4 1 1 1 McKay 3 2/3 1 0 0 0 7
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Fairbanks W,1-0 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2
pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Andrus ss 50 2 2 Santander rf 5 1 1 2
New York 92 50 .648 — — 7-3 L-1 53-22 39-28 Calhoun lf 52 2 4 Núñez dh 4 0 2 0 HBP—Matz (Harper), Vincent (McNeil).
Kittredge 2 0 0 0 0 2
Tampa Bay 84 59 .587 8½ — 8-2 W-3 41-32 43-27 Solak 2b 30 0 0 Wilkerson dh 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, CB Bucknor; First, D.J. Rey-
Sulser 1 1 0 0 2 1
Boston 76 65 .539 15½ 6½ 6-4 W-1 36-36 40-29 Santana 3b 40 1 0 Villar 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 burn; Second, Ramon De Jesus; Third, Fieldin
Pagán S,19-26 1 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto 55 87 .387 37 28 2-8 L-5 27-42 28-45 Odor dh 40 2 0 Williams cf 4 0 1 0 Cubreth.
Sulser pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Baltimore 46 95 .326 45½ 36½ 3-7 L-3 22-48 24-47 Heineman rf 31 1 0 Severino c 3 1 1 0 T—3:32. A—28,107 (41,922).
WP—Shafer.
Central Guzmán 1b 31 1 0 Trumbo ph 1 0 0 0
Umpires—Home, Bill Miller; First, Ben May; Sec-
Trevino c 32 1 0 Wynns c 0 0 0 0
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 ond, Chad Whitson; Third, Doug Eddings. Atlanta 4, Washington 3
Minnesota 87 53 .621 — — 8-2 W-1 39-29 48-24 R.Martin ss 2 1 1 3 T—2:35. A—10,853 (25,025). Washington Atlanta
Cleveland 81 60 .574 6½ 1½ 5-5 L-1 43-29 38-31 Ruiz ph-3b 1 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi
Chicago 62 78 .443 25 20 2-8 W-1 33-35 29-43 Totals 35 7 12 7 Totals 35 6 10 6 Oakland 7, Detroit 3 Turner ss 5 0 2 0 Acuña Jr. cf-rf 5 0 1 0
Kansas City 52 90 .366 36 31 6-4 W-1 29-44 23-46 Kendrick 2b 412 0 Albies 2b 4 1 2 1
Oakland Detroit Rendon 3b 311 0 Freeman 1b 3 1 1 0
Detroit 41 98 .295 45½ 40½ 2-8 L-1 18-50 23-48 Texas 103 000 300 — 7 ab r h bi ab r h bi
Baltimore 130 020 000 — 6 Soto lf 3 0 0 0 Donaldson 3b 2 1 1 2
West Semien ss 51 2 1 Goodrum 1b 3 1 1 0 Zimmerman 1b 411 3 Duvall lf 3 1 1 0
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away DP—Texas 1, Baltimore 3. LOB—Texas 5, Balti- Chapman 3b 33 2 0 Reyes rf 1 0 0 0 Robles cf 4 0 1 0 Swanson ss 3 0 0 0
Houston 91 50 .645 — — 7-3 W-1 52-17 39-33 more 6. 2B—Choo (29), Heineman (5), Odor (25), Pinder lf-rf 42 2 3 Lugo 3b 3 0 1 1 Gomes c 401 0 Riley rf 3 0 0 0
Oakland 82 58 .586 8½ — 7-3 W-4 46-26 36-32 Alberto (21). HR—Calhoun 2 (18), Mancini (30), Davis dh 5 0 1 0 Castellanos rf 2 2 1 1 Taylor rf 201 0 Martin p 0 0 0 0
R.Martin (5), Santander (18). S—Alberto (3). Piscotty rf 40 2 3 H.Castro cf 1 0 0 0 Eaton ph 100 0 Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Texas 70 73 .490 22 13½ 6-4 W-2 40-29 30-44
Los Angeles 65 76 .461 26 17½ 2-8 L-4 35-34 30-42 Neuse 2b 10 0 0 Cabrera dh 4 0 1 0 Suero p 0 0 0 0 Newcomb p 0 0 0 0
IP H R ER BB SO Olson 1b 3 0 0 0 Rodríguez 2b 4 0 0 0 Rodney p 0 0 0 0 Camargo ph 1 0 0 0
Seattle 58 83 .411 33 24½ 2-8 L-3 29-40 29-43
Texas Adams ph 100 0 Greene p 0 0 0 0
Profar lf 40 1 0 Stewart lf 3 0 1 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE Burke
B.Martin W,2-3
5 6 6
1 1 0
6
0
2
0
1
0
Laureano cf
Canha cf
31 2 0
10 0 0
Harrison 2b 3 0 0 0
b-Mercer ss 1 0 0 0
Corbin p
Rainey p
200 0
000 0
Flowers c 0 0 0 1
Keuchel p 2 0 0 0
East Clase H,3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Parra ph-rf 200 0 Joyce ph 1 0 1 0
Phegley c 20 0 0 Greiner c 2 0 0 0 Hamilton pr-cf 1 0 0 0
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Montero H,6 1 2 0 0 0 0
a-Grossman ph 1 0 0 0 Jones cf 2 0 0 0
Leclerc S,11-15 1 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 28 4 7 4
Atlanta 88 54 .620 — — 8-2 W-8 46-27 42-27 Hundley c 0 0 0 0 c-Candelario 1b 1 0 0 0
Washington 78 62 .557 9 — 5-5 L-3 41-29 37-33 Baltimore
Murphy c 10 0 0 Washington 000 000 030 — 3
New York 72 68 .514 15 4 5-5 W-2 38-27 34-41 Bundy 6 8 5 5 1 4
Totals 37 7 12 7 Totals 30 3 5 2 Atlanta 001 100 20x — 4
Philadelphia 72 68 .514 15 4 4-6 L-3 41-31 31-37 Fry L,1-8 0 1 2 2 2 0
Armstrong BS,4-6 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 E—Rendon (9), Suero (1). DP—Washington 0, At-
Miami 50 90 .357 37 26 3-7 L-1 28-44 22-46 Oakland 003 000 202 — 7
Scott 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 lanta 1. LOB—Washington 7, Atlanta 9. 2B—Al-
Central Detroit 201 000 000 — 3 bies (39), Duvall (4). HR—Zimmerman (5), Albies
Tate 1 1 0 0 0 2
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Bundy pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Fry pitched
E—Fiers (2). DP—Oakland 1, Detroit 1. LOB— (20), Donaldson (35). SF—Flowers (2).
St. Louis 79 62 .560 — — 6-4 L-1 46-26 33-36 Oakland 8, Detroit 4. 2B—Semien (36), Piscotty
to 3 batters in the 7th.
Chicago 76 64 .543 2½ — 7-3 L-1 47-24 29-40 (17), Lugo (7). 3B—Semien (6), Goodrum (5). IP H R ER BB SO
Umpires—Home, Alan Porter; First, Jim Reyn-
Milwaukee 72 68 .514 6½ 4 5-5 W-1 41-31 31-37 HR—Pinder (12), Castellanos (11). SF—Pinder Washington
olds; Second, Sean Barber; Third, Stu Scheuwa-
Cincinnati 66 75 .468 13 10½ 4-6 W-2 39-33 27-42 (3), Lugo (3). Corbin L,11-7 5 3 2 1 6 9
ter.
Pittsburgh 62 79 .440 17 14½ 7-3 W-1 31-39 31-40 Rainey 1 2 0 0 0 0
T—3:03. A—10,596 (45,971).
West IP H R ER BB SO Suero 1 1/3 2 2 2 0 1
Oakland Rodney 2/3 0 0 0 1 1
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 Fiers, W, 14-3 6 4 3 3 3 3 Atlanta
Los Angeles 92 50 .648 — — 6-4 W-4 55-18 37-32
New York Boston Hendriks, H, 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 Keuchel W,7-5 6 6 0 0 2 3
Arizona 73 67 .521 18 3 9-1 W-3 36-33 37-34 ab r h bi ab r h bi Diekman, H, 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 Martin H,4 1 0 0 0 0 1
San Francisco 67 73 .479 24 9 2-8 L-1 30-38 37-35 LeMahieu 3b 300 0 Betts rf 3 1 0 0 Wendelken 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jackson 1/3 3 3 3 0 1
San Diego 64 75 .460 26½ 11½ 4-6 L-3 31-37 33-38 Judge rf 400 0 Devers 3b 2 2 1 0 Detroit Newcomb H,16 2/3 0 0 0 0 1
Colorado 59 82 .418 32½ 17½ 1-9 L-9 34-35 25-47 Gregorius ss 4 0 1 0 Bogaerts ss 4 0 1 2 Soto 4 4 3 3 2 3 Greene S,1-3 1 0 0 0 0 2
Sánchez c 2 0 0 0 Martinez dh 2 0 0 0 Farmer 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 HBP—Rainey (Flowers).
Stumpf 1-3 2 0 0 0 0
Scores, schedule Encarnación dh
Torres 2b
4 0 0 0 Benintendi lf 3 1 0 0
300 0 Holt 2b 4 1 1 1 Reininger, L, 0-2 1 2 2 2 2 0
Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel; First, Ryan Blak-
ney; Second, Mike Estabrook; Third, Bruce Dreck-
Gardner cf 3 1 2 1 Moreland 1b 4 1 3 3 Alcántara 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 man.
Voit 1b 300 0 Vázquez c 4 0 0 0 McKay 2 2 2 2 0 4 T—3:20. A—37,181 (41,149).
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Tauchman lf
a-Frazier ph-lf
2 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. cf 2 0 0 0
100 0
Reininger pitched to 6 batters in the 7th.
Umpires—Home, Tim Timmons; First, Rob
Thursday’s Games Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 4
Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 28 6 6 6 Drake; Second, Mike Muchlinski; Third, Mike Win-
White Sox 7, Cleveland 1 St. Louis 10, San Fran. 0 ters.
St. Louis Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Detroit 6, Kansas City 4 Cincinnati 4, Philly 3, 11 inn. New York 000 010 000 — 1 T—2:58. A—15,680 (41,297).
Fowler rf 500 0 Newman ss 3 2 2 1
Oakland 10, Angels 6 Atlanta 4, Washington 2 Boston 000 420 00x — 6 Wong 2b 401 0 Reynolds lf 5 1 1 0
DP—New York 1, Boston 0. LOB—New York 4,
Texas 3, Baltimore 1
Minnesota 2, Boston 1
Miami 10, Pittsburgh 7
Cubs 10, Milwaukee 5
Boston 5. 2B—Gregorius (11), Devers (49), Bo- National League J.Martínez ph
Goldschmidt 1b
101 0
301 0
Marte cf 4 1 2 2
Bell 1b 3 1 1 2
gaerts (49). HR—Gardner (21), Moreland (15). N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4 Ozuna lf 300 0 Moran 3b 2 0 0 0
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4
Houston 11, Seattle 9, 13 inn.
Friday’s Games Philadelphia New York DeJong ss 411 0 M.Cabrera rf 2 1 1 1
Kansas City 3, Miami 0 IP H R ER BB SO Molina c 401 0 Osuna rf-3b 4 1 2 1
ab r h bi ab r h bi Edman 3b 422 3 Frazier 2b 3 1 2 2
Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 4
New York
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 0 Germán, L, 17-4 4 1/3 3 5 5 4 5 Segura ss 5 2 3 0 McNeil lf-3b 3 1 1 1 Bader cf 310 0 Stallings c 2 0 0 0
Kansas City 3, Miami 0 Atlanta 4, Washington 3 Cortes Jr. 2/3 1 1 1 2 1 Realmuto c 512 3 Alonso 1b 4 0 1 2 Mikolas p 200 0 Tucker ph 2 1 1 0
Texas 7, Baltimore 6 Mets 5, Philadelphia 4 Lyons 1 1 0 0 0 1 Harper rf 1 0 0 0 Conforto rf 4 1 1 1 Webb p 000 0 Liriano p 0 0 0 0
Gearrin 1 0 0 0 1 0 Rodríguez rf 100 0 Ramos c 4 0 1 1 Carpenter ph 101 1 Vázquez p 0 0 0 0
Boston 6, Yankees 1 Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Adams 1 1 0 0 0 1 Arozarena pr 000 0 McRae p 1 0 0 0
Oakland 7, Detroit 3, 1st game Arizona at Cincinnati Dickerson ph-lf 2 0 1 0 Canó 2b 4 0 1 0 Gant p 000 0 Kramer ph 1 0 0 0
Cleveland at Minnesota Boston Hoskins 1b 310 0 Rosario ss 4 0 1 0
Colorado at San Diego Miller p 000 0 Feliz p 0 0 0 0
Angels at White Sox Chacín 2 0 0 0 0 4
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers Kingery cf 4 0 0 0 Nimmo cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Brebbia p 000 0 Rodríguez p 0 0 0 0
Seattle at Houston Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 2 Mayers p 000 0 Wang p 0 0 0 0
Hernández 2b 4 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 2 1 1 0
Detroit at Oakland, 2nd game Saturday’s Games Walden, W, 9-2 1 1 0 0 1 2 Muñoz ph 101 0 Reyes ph 1 0 0 0
Cashner 1 1 1 1 0 1 Franco 3b 4 0 2 1 Haggerty pr 0 1 0 0
Arizona (Young 6-3) at Cincinnati Díaz c 1 0 0 0
Saturday’s Games Weber 2 1 0 0 1 1 Pirela lf-rf 301 0 Lagares cf 1 1 1 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 34 9 12 9
N.Y. Yankees (Happ 11-8) at Boston (Castillo 14-5), 3:10 p.m.
Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 1 Eflin p 200 0 Matz p 1 0 1 0
(TBD), 3:05 p.m. Kansas City (Duffy 5-6) at Miami Poyner 1 0 0 0 0 2 Gosselin ph 000 0 Avilán p 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 020 000 200 — 4
Kansas City (Duffy 5-6) at Miami (Smith 8-9), 5:10 p.m. Umpires—Home, Tim Timmons; First, Ron Kul- Hughes p 000 0 Brach p 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 001 000 62x — 9
(Smith 8-9), 5:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 10-9) at Pitts- pa; Second, Mike Muchlinski; Third, Rob Drake. DP—St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1. LOB—St. Louis
Suárez p 000 0 Wilson p 0 0 0 0
burgh (Brault 4-3), 6:05 p.m. T—3:08. A—36,162 (37,731).
Toronto (TBD) at Tampa Bay (Morton Parker p 0 0 0 0 Guillorme ph 0 0 0 0 8, Pittsburgh 8. 2B—Carpenter (16), Molina (22),
14-6), 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Darvish 5-6) at Mil- Neris p 000 0 Díaz p 0 0 0 0 Newman (17), Reynolds (34). 3B—Frazier (7).
Texas (TBD) at Baltimore (Brooks waukee (González 2-2), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 0 Morrison ph 100 0 J.Davis ph 1 0 1 0 HR—Edman 2 (7).
4-7), 6:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Smyly 3-6) at N.Y. Mets Toronto Tampa Bay Morin p 000 0
(Stroman 7-12), 6:10 p.m. ab r bih ab r h bi IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland (Civale 3-3) at Minnesota Vincent p 000 0 St. Louis
Washington (Ross 3-4) at Atlanta Bichette ss 3 0 0
0 Sogard 2b 2 0 0 0
(Odorizzi 14-6), 6:10 p.m. Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 32 5 10 5 Mikolas 5 3 1 1 4 7
(Teheran 9-8), 6:20 p.m. Hernández cf 4 0 0 0 Duffy 3b 2 0 1 0
L.A. Angels (Heaney 3-4) at Chicago Webb H,5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Colorado (Hoffman 1-5) at San Di- Grichuk dh 4 0 1
0 Meadows lf 4 1 2 1 Philadelphia 000 011 002 — 4 Gant H,17 1/3 1 2 2 1 1
White Sox (Covey 1-7), 6:10 p.m.
ego (Lucchesi 9-7), 7:40 p.m. Guerrero Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0 García rf 4 0 1 1 New York 001 100 021 — 5 Miller L,4-5 BS,5-8 1/3 3 3 3 0 1
Seattle (Kikuchi 6-9) at Houston
San Francisco (Beede 3-9) at L.A. Tellez 1b 3 0 0 0 Choi 1b 4 0 0 0 DP—Philadelphia 2, New York 1. LOB—Philadel- Brebbia 1/3 2 1 1 0 0
(Verlander 17-5), 6:10 p.m. Drury 2b 3 0 0 0 Lowe dh 4 0 0 0 phia 9, New York 7. 2B—Segura 2 (35), Realmuto Mayers 1 3 2 2 1 1
Detroit (Zimmermann 1-9) at Oak- Dodgers (Gonsolin 2-1), 8:10 p.m. (34), Dickerson (9). HR—Realmuto (23), Conforto Pittsburgh
Davis rf 3 0 0
0 Adames ss 3 1 2 0
land (Bassitt 9-5), 8:07 p.m. Sunday’s Games Jansen c 2 0 0
0 Kiermaier cf 3 1 0 0 (29). SB—Hoskins (2). S—Matz (4), Guillorme (2). McRae 5 5 3 2 2 2 1
Arizona at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m. Alford lf 3 0 0 1 Zunino c 3 1 1 2 Feliz 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Sunday’s Games Rodríguez 1/3 2 2 2 1 1
Texas at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. Kansas City at Miami, 12:10 p.m. Wendle 2b 3 1 2 0 IP H R ER BB SO
Philadelphia Wang W,2-0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City at Miami, 12:10 p.m. Philly at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Totals 29 0 2 0 Totals 32 5 9 4 Liriano H,11 2/3 2 0 0 0 0
Eflin 5 6 2 2 0 6
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 12:20 p.m. Vázquez S,25-28 1 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 3
Toronto 000 000 000 — 0 Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Suárez 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP—Mikolas (Newman).
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. Tampa Bay 120 100 01x — 5
Angels at White Sox, 1:10 p.m. Parker 1/3 0 2 2 2 0 Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale; First, Ted
Seattle at Houston, 1:10 p.m. Cubs at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. E—Drury (4). DP—Toronto 1, Tampa Bay 0. Barrett; Second, Roberto Ortiz; Third, John Tump-
Neris 2/3 2 0 0 0 0
Detroit at Oakland, 3:07 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 3:10 p.m. LOB—Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3. 2B—García (20), Morin L,1-2 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 ane.
N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:05 p.m. San Fran. at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. Adames (21). 3B—Grichuk (4). HR—Zunino (9). Vincent 0 0 0 0 1 0 T—3:28. A—19,090 (38,362).

Calhoun powers Rangers past Orioles, 7-6

BALTIMORE — Try- stomach ailment, Texas defending World Series grounded a single to left when went seven innings PIRATES 9, CARDINALS 4
ing to break out of a rookie Brock Burke still champions remained 6 and Bo Bichette walked against Detroit. Ian Ken- PITTSBURGH —
slump, Willie Calhoun managed to get through 1/2 games out of the AL’s to load the bases with no nedy earned his 27th save. Adam Frazier capped a
got rid of each of his old five innings. He was second wild-card spot outs and chase Sulser, Whit Merrifield and six-run seventh inning
bats. charged with six runs with 21 games to play. who had a 1-2-3 eighth. Ryan O’Hearn each had with a two-run triple,
It worked. and six hits. BRAVES 4, NATIONALS 3 Emilio Pagan retired two hits and an RBI for and Pittsburgh beat St.
Calhoun homered “I lost probably eight ATLANTA — Dal- Teoscar Hernandez on a the Royals, who have won Louis.
twice and drove in a ca- or nine pounds,” Burke las Keuchel pitched pop-up, struck out Gri- five of six. Last-place Pitts-
reer-high four runs, help- said. “I definitely felt six scoreless innings, chuk and got a fly from Dozier hit his 25th ho- burgh scored each of
ing the Texas Rangers slow and not as strong as Ozzie Albies and Josh Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to mer, a solo shot off Miami
its runs in the seventh
beat the Baltimore Ori- I normally did.” Donaldson homered, get this 19th save. reliever Jeff Brigham in
the eighth. with two outs. Josh
oles 7-6 on Friday night. Brett Martin (2-3) and streaking Atlanta
“I know today he hit worked a scoreless sixth ROYALS 3, MARLINS 0 The Marlins were shut Bell hit a two-run sin-
picked up another di- MIAMI — Jorge Lo- gle off Andrew Miller.
two homers, but even inning for the win, and vision win over Wash- out for the 21st time this
pez pitched six innings season. After run-scoring hits
when he’s not getting hits José Leclerc got three ington.
outs for his 11th save. of four-hit ball and Pablo Lopez (5-8) had by pinch hitter Melky
he’s still crushing base- The NL East-lead-
Orioles reliever Paul Hunter Dozier hom- his longest outing since Cabrera and Jose Os-
balls,” manager Chris ing Braves have won
Fry (1-8) entered in the ered, leading Kansas returning from the in- una, Frazier made it 7-4
Woodward said. “I’ve eight in a row, 19 of 23
seventh and walked his City over Miami. jured list Aug. 26. He when he tripled high
seen it the last couple overall and 12 consecu-
days. He just missed a first two batters, load- Lopez (3-7) struck lasted 6 1/3 innings, al- off the 21-foot wall in
tive at home, dropping
few, just missed a few, ing the bases. Shin-Soo out six in his longest lowed two runs, eight hits right field.
Washington nine games
and I think he’s been do- Choo then singled in back. It was Atlanta’s outing since May 3, and struck out four. —The Associated Press
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Sports SECTION B
The Lawton Constitution
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019

Ike, Mac hoping to make noise

BY KEVIN GREEN
kgreen@swoknews.com
Oklahoma’s final weekend of
high school basketball is finally
here.
The Class 5A state tourna-
ments tip off today, and cham-
pions will be crowned on Sat-
urday inside the Mabee Center
at Oral Roberts University in
Tulsa.
As usual, Southwest Okla-
homa’s biggest city is well rep-
resented. This year, there are
three Lawton teams vying for
the coveted Gold Ball.
Here’s a look at both brack-
ets and what to expect as Class
5A’s elite battle it out in Green
Country.
Class 5A Boys
The Field: 1) Memorial (22-3)
vs. 8) MacArthur (19-7); 4) El
Reno (19-7) vs. 5) Carl Albert
(16-11); 3) Northwest Classen
(20-5) vs. 6) Eisenhower (14-
13); 2) Del City (23-3) vs. 7)
Collinsville (17-9)
Storyline:
Who can beat Memorial?
No. 1 Memorial is the over-
Michael D. Pope/Staff whelming favorite heading into
MacArthur Danquez Dawsey (left) drives past Eisenhower defender Antonio Gordon (right) as Ike coach this weekend, and understand-
Todd Millwee (back left) looks on during a January game at Mac. Both the Ike and Mac boys made the ably so.
Class 5A state tournament, which tips off today in the Tulsa metro. Ike opens with Northwest Classen The No. 1 Chargers have
while Mac opens with two-time defending state champion Tulsa Memorial in the quarterfinals. been a force in Class 5A in re-
cent years, claiming four state
titles since 2013, including two-
straight.
Since the beginning of the
Chargers’ run, they’ve not made
the championship game only
once, falling in the 2015 semifi-
nals to eventual runner-up Carl
Albert. Eisenhower claimed the
title that season.
Memorial made it back to
the title game in 2016, only to
lose to the Titans once more.
The Chargers have been on a
tear since then, accumulating a
74-8 record while defeating op-
ponents by an average of 19.5
points in state championship
games. They have a chance to
add three more wins to that this
weekend.
So, is there a team capable
of knocking Memorial off its
throne?
Darkhorses: Mac, Ike
Cinderella and underdog
stories aren’t exclusive to college
basketball’s March Madness.
In fact, both Lawton teams
are being a bit overlooked in
terms of their legitimacy as ti-
tle contenders.
L e t ’s s t a r t w i t h t h e
Highlanders.
Mac’s draw isn’t favorable,
matching up with Memorial
See State, 2B

Elgin, 'Darko tip off 4A state tourney today

BY SETH OLSON
solson@swoknews.com
It is the first time in school
history that both the Elgin girls
and boys basketball teams are
playing in the state tournament
together. The Owls are joined
by both the Anadarko girls and
boys in Class 4A, as the War-
riors are no stranger to bringing
both teams to the final weekend.
The Class 4A state tourna-
ment tips off today in Mustang
and Oklahoma City. Here’s what
to watch for.
Class 4A Girls
The Field: 1) Elgin (25-2) vs.
8) Classen SAS (28-2); 4)
Holland Hall (23-4) vs. 5)
Muldrow (27-1); 3) Victory
Christian (23-4) vs. 6) Fort
Gibson (25-4); 2) Anadarko
(24-3) vs. 7) Newcastle (25-3)
Storyline: Grudge match
state title showdown
Elgin won the season rubber
match in the state tournament
quarterfinals, edging Anadarko
in another thriller. This season,
the Lady Owls are 2-1 against
Anadarko. You can bet the Lady
Warriors will be motivated to
avenge those losses and even
the score if the top two seeds
meet in Saturday’s champion-
ship game in the Big House.
Players to watch: Izzy and
Gabby Cummins, Paige
Pendley (Elgin); Averi Zinn,
Kaylee Borden, Lexi Foreman
(Anadarko); Gabby Gregory
(Holland Hall)
Elgin’s twin sisters Izzy and
Gabby Cummins spell double
trouble.
While Izzy has been the
more consistent scorer, several
nights this season Gabby — El-
gin’s top defender — has gone
off for 15 or 20-plus points.
Both are deadly from the pe-
rimeter, make swift cuts to the
hoop and handle the ball as well
as any backcourt mates around.
These senior twins will have the
rest of the bracket seeing double.
Their ‘adopted triplet’ se-
nior Paige Pendley is the Owls’
most prolific scorer, averag-
ing 20 points per game, as the
2,000-point scorer keeps de-
fenders honest by splashing
treys from the outside while
also being able to post up or
take them off the dribble and
attack the rim. Pendley will be
one of the toughest — if not the
toughest — players to guard in
the bracket this weekend.
Another solid backcourt duo
is Anadarko’s Averi Zinn and
Kaylee Borden. These two play
some of the most suffocating
defense around, harassing op-
posing floor generals. Their
scoring has also taken off this
year as the junior and sopho-
more, respectively, are two of
Anadarko’s most consistent
See Primer, 2B

SWOK Class 4A, 5A State Tournament Openers

Thursday’s Quarterfinal matchups for city, area teams
**for full state tournament pairings for Class B-6A, see 4B
Class 5A Girls
At Mabee Center
2 p.m. — E1) Will Rogers (23-3) vs. W4) Eisenhower (14-13)
Class 5A Boys
At Skiatook
2 p.m. — E1) T. Memorial (21-3) vs. W4) MacArthur (19-7)
7 p.m. — E2) NW Classen (19-5) vs. W3) Eisenhower (14-12)
Class 4A Girls
At Mustang
2 p.m. — 1) Elgin (25-2) vs. 8) Classen SAS (28-2)
7 p.m. — 2) Anadarko (24-3) vs. 7) Newcastle (25-3)
Michael D. Pope/Staff
Class 4A Boys Anadarko forward Kimberly Stephens (24) tries to drive past Elgin
At Fairgrounds center Kailah Ballou (left) during a January game in Anadarko. The
3:30 p.m. — 4) Holland Hall (21-6) vs. 5) Anadarko (22-6) Warriors and the Owls are the top two seeds in the Class 4A state
8:30 p.m. — 1) Kingfisher (25-1) vs. 8) Elgin (24-4) tournament, which tips off today at Mustang High School.

Likekele scores 23 for Pokes

in 67-64 win at Baylor
The Associated Press
WACO, Texas — Isaac Likekele had 23
points, nine rebounds and six assists as last-
place Oklahoma State won 67-64 at Baylor on
Wednesday night.
Yor Anei added 14 points, nine rebounds
and six blocks for the Cowboys (11-19, 4-13
Big 12), who snapped a three-game losing
streak and won for only the second time in
10 games. Baylor (19-11, 10-7) suffered its
second loss in a row.
Anei provided the Cowboys with their
margin of victory when he made two free
throws with 1:30 left and added a layup with
47 seconds left that made it 67-62.
Baylor had a pair of chances to tie in the
closing seconds. After Mario Kegler missed a
3-pointer from the left corner, the Bears kept
possession after a wild scramble for the re-
bound with several players on the floor when
officials blew the whistle with five seconds left.
But King McClure’s ensuing shot from the left
wing came up well short of the rim.
Thomas Dziagwa finished with 11 points
and eight rebounds for the Cowboys, who
held Baylor to 25 percent (7 for 28) shooting
in the second half.
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys won despite
an off shooting night from 3-point range. They
were 5 for 29 as a team, with Dziagwa and
Lindy Waters — two of the top 3-point shoot-
ers in the Big 12 — combining to go 3 for 18.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State is home for its regular sea-
son finale Saturday against West Virginia in
a matchup of the teams tied for last place in AP
the Big 12 standings. Oklahoma State guard Isaac Likekele, left, drives past Baylor
Baylor finishes the regular season Saturday guard Makai Mason, right, in the first half of Wednesday’s Big
at Kansas, which for the first time in 15 years 12 contest in Waco, Texas. The Cowboys, led by Likekele’s 23
won’t be the Big 12 regular season champion. points, upended the Bears for a 67-64 victory.
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scorers on a team that gets plenty
of help from its defense, limiting
opponents to 31 points per game.
Anadarko — which is riding an
18-game winning streak — has sev-
eral outside shooters, none more vi-
tal than sophomore, Lexi Foreman,
who sank six triples and erupted
for 33 points in the Area champi-
onship overtime win over Classen
last weekend.
Ke e p an e ye on anot he r
2,000-point scorer, Holland Hall’s
Gabby Gregory, the 6-foot prolific
scorer who will play for the Okla-
homa Sooners next season and is
one of only four girls in Oklahoma
history to surpass 2,500 career
points and 1,000 rebounds.
Quotable
“The girls have worked so hard
even after losing the coach (Brett
Tahah). WNU ‘Why Not Us?’ has
been our motto.” — Elgin coach
Jerrod Jones
“The girls are starting to show
that championship poise.” —
Anadarko coach Jeff Zinn
Predictions
Elgin edges ‘Darko for title
I’d be shocked if the top two
seeds in the 4A girls bracket aren’t
playing for a state championship
come Saturday, but this is really a
coin flip between Anadarko and
Elgin.
We give the “slight” nod to Elgin
only because the Lady Owls have
beaten the Lady Warriors two out
of three times this season, includ-
ing for the Bertha Teague champi-
onship. Elgin also won in the state
tournament quarterfinals a season
ago, but let’s just say it could easily
be Anadarko clipping Elgin for the
state title.
Here’s why: ‘Darko — which beat
Elgin 45-40 at home in January —
has improved significantly since the
two December losses to the Owls.
“After Christmas, things really
changed. The girls were figuring
out roles and developing as a team.
Now they talk about each other’s
strengths and weaknesses,” Zinn
said. “They know they can do it
now.”
“Our kids aren’t old, but they’ve
been through this. Before the Area
title game against Classen I told
them, ‘You’ve been here before,
been caught up in the moment and
let the moment get to you,’” Zinn
said. “Our kids’ mindset is a lot bet-
ter this year than last.”
Meanwhile, Elgin is filled with
upperclassmen, featuring four se-
nior starters who have also been on
this stage before.
Let’s just say it’s a tossup and
hope that round four on Saturday
comes true so Anadarko and Elgin
can tussle it out for a Gold Ball.
Class 4A Boys
The Field: 1) Kingfisher (25-1) vs.
8) Elgin (24-4); 2) Heritage Hall
(26-0) vs. 7) Broken Bow (24-4); 3)
John Marshall (22-4) vs. 6) Central
Tulsa (22-7); 4) Holland Hall (21-
6) vs. 5) Anadarko (22-6)
Storyline: Heritage Hall’s
46-game winning streak
Elgin was on an 18-game win-
Eisenhower guard Hallie Horton, right, cruises past MacArthur guard Tamera Thomas during a Class 5A Area conso-
lation final at Moore High on Saturday. Horton, a senior, hopes to close out her high school career with the Lady
Eagles’ first state championship since 1985. Ike takes on Will Rogers at 2 p.m. today at the Mabee Center.
MacArthur guard Sep Reese (2) puts up a layup in traffic past a host of on-
looking Elgin defenders during a game this season. The Owls and Highland-
ers met three times while both made the state tournament this weekend,
but will have to open against the top seeds in their respective field, both of
whom are 4A and 5A title finalists from a year ago.
ning streak entering the Area ti-
tle game last weekend — until the
Owls ran into Heritage Hall.
Heritage Hall, which edged
Kingfisher by five to win the state
championship last season, enters
the state tournament unblemished
at 26-0 and on an unprecedented
46-game winning streak. Can any-
one stop the Chargers from going
29-0, repeating as state champs and
extending the streak to 49? Seek-
ing revenge, top-seeded Kingfisher
has the best shot at ending Heritage
Hall’s reign.
Players to watch: Connor Slater,
Holden Bartosovsky, Dylan Burk
(Elgin), Sternberger (Kingfisher),
Christian Braveheart (Anadarko)
Elgin has quite the trio in Con-
nor Slater, Holden Bartosovsky and
Dylan Burk, who if all hitting on
the same night, could help the Owls
make some noise.
Connor Slater is a lanky, savvy
forward and typically the Owls
most consistent scorer who, like
Paige Pendley, can drain shots from
the outside, while also terrorizing
defenders in the paint. Bartosovsky
hit an emphatic game-winner in an
overtime win against 2A No. 1 Dale
in the OBU Tournament before
dropping 42 points on MacArthur.
He’s had multiple 30-plus point
games this season and don’t be
one bit surprised if he climbs that
mountain again in the Big House.
Dylan Burk is Elgin’s top shooter
and has hit his own big shots, in-
cluding the game-winner in the fi-
nal seconds to edge MacArthur for
the Shortgrass title.
Kingfisher is the top seed and
has only lost once all season in large
part due to Jett Sternberger, who av-
eraged 21 points as a junior and is
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the younger brother of Texas A&M
All-American tight end Jace Ster-
nberger. The Owls will have their
hands full with the younger Stern-
berger, who you can expect to make
several highlight-reel type plays this
weekend.
Could Anadarko point guard
Christian Braveheart have another
buzzer-beating moment in the state
tournament? His 3-pointer at the
buzzer to knock off Elgin at the
horn in December hints that the
Warriors’ top scorer could shower
fans with an encore under the
bright lights of the Big House.
Quotable
“We believe we can beat anybody
in the state.” — Elgin coach Ryan
Green
Predictions
Kingfisher finishes as 4A king
Sternberger and Kingfisher will
get revenge on Heritage Hall in the
state championship game as the Yel-
lowjackets and Chargers swap Sil-
ver and Gold Balls.
Here’s a twist, though. Don’t
count out Elgin, which is a dark-
horse as the No. 8 seed. The Owls
would be seeded higher with a
better quarterfinal draw if not for
bracketing principles that prevents
them from playing on the lower half
with Area opponent Heritage Hall.
Elgin played the Chargers close
last weekend, and can no doubt play
with Kingfisher. The Owls are tal-
ented enough to upset Kingfisher,
but will need a near flawless per-
formance to do so. If Elgin does
stun last year’s runner-up, the Owls
could find themselves in Saturday’s
title game after taking down ‘Darko
— which should emerge victori-
ous against Holland Hall — in the
semifinals.
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in the first round. How-
e v e r, c o a c h M a r c o
Gagliardi’s team shouldn’t
be written off so quickly.
The Chargers are un-
doubtedly great, but this
isn’t a seven-game series.
One game is all it takes to
get the job done.
Steal the upset on
Thursday, and the High-
landers are looking at
two beatable teams in El
Reno or Carl Albert in the
semifinals.
Ike’s road is much eas-
ier, though No. 3 North-
west Classen is no slouch.
The Eagles have been
one of Class 5A’s powers
the last few years, even
winning the title in 2015,
but their 14-13 record this
season has them being
overlooked despite their
No. 5 ranking.
Coach Todd Millwee’s
squad and the Knights
are evenly matched on
paper, garnering similar
results against common
opponents in wins against
Carl Albert and Santa Fe
South and losses against
Edmond North.
Not to mention the Ea-
gles defeated Northwest
Classen, 78-77, in a pre-
season scrimmage.
If Ike can slip past the
Knights again, it’ll most
likely be matched up with
No. 2 Del City.
Ike played Del City
twice this season, and de-
spite losing each by three
points, it has proven it can
hang with the top-ranked
teams.
If the Eagles reach that
point, they’ll be hoping
the “third time’s a charm”
expression comes true
and sends them to their
first state title game ap-
pearance since 2015.
Players to watch
Antonio Gordon, Sr.,
Ike — The 6-foot-10 for-
ward can do it all. Gordon,
who averages 27.3 points
per game, is a threat ev-
erywhere on court.
His pristine shoot-
ing ability allows him
to knock down multiple
3-pointers an outing, but
he also doesn’t mind go-
ing inside and posterizing
opponents with ferocious
dunks when the time is
right.
Sep Reese, Jr., Mac —
Reese is the Highland-
ers’ leader, and he will
have the ball in his hands
with the game on the line.
Averaging 18 points per
game, look for the junior
to take over when things
get dicey for Mac.
Kalib and Keylan
Boone, Memorial —
These two are the main
reason why the Chargers
are so formidable. Memo-
rial can count on the duo
to account for at least half
of the team’s points every
night, and they use their
height — 6-8 and 6-9, re-
spectively — to dominate
the boards.
Only three other play-
ers in the tournament
can match their length —
Gordon, Eli Hollis (6-9, El
Reno) and Chris Veales
(6-9, Carl Albert)
Prediction
Memorial three-peats
It’s tough to pick
against the two-time de-
fending champions with
two of the best players in
the state.
The Chargers are roll-
ing, and unless a team
can find an answer for
their overwhelming size
and experience, Memo-
rial is claiming its ninth
title and third in as many
years.
However, expect Mac
and its dynamic shooters
to give the Chargers one
of their best games of the
season.
Class 5A Girls
The Field: 1) Will Rogers
(23-3) vs. 8) Eisenhower
(14-13); 4) El Reno (16-
10) vs. 5) Coweta (19-8);
3) Pryor (19-7) vs. 6)
Ardmore (23-3); 2)
Piedmont (21-4) vs. 7)
East Central (17-8)
Storyline: A new queen
With last year’s ti-
tle winner — Booker T.
Washington — moving
up to Class 6A this sea-
son, Class 5A is guaran-
teed a new champion.
The only other recent
champ in the field is East
Central, which took home
the crown in 2017. For
any other team, it will be
a new experience.
Ike is looking to end a
long slump in state tour-
nament games, having
not advanced past open-
ing day since 1985. The
Lady Eagles actually won
the state title that year,
their second-straight.
After that, though, ap-
pearances were few and
far between. Following
the ’85 title run, Ike didn’t
return to the state tour-
nament until 2003 and
then another 14 years af-
ter that.
However, Lady Ea-
gles coach Daniel Wall
has turned the program
around.
Ike is now making its
third-straight state tour-
nament appearance for
only the second time in
school history.
The Lady Eagles are
out to end the drought,
and a Gold Ball would
put a nice gloss on the
mission.
Meanwhile, Ike’s first-
round opponent, No. 3
Will Rogers and possible
semifinals challenger No.
10 El Reno, are looking
for their first state tourney
wins in program history.
Combined, those pro-
grams are 0-15 in games
of that variety.
Will Rogers is back in
the fold for the first time
since 2011, and like the
Lady Eagles, El Reno is
making its third-straight
appearance.
Players to watch
Ginger Reece, Sr., Ike
— Reece is a fearless com-
petitor who has ice in her
veins when it comes to
late-game situations. The
Arkansas signee hit seven
free throws in the final 62
seconds of the Area con-
solation championship
against MacArthur, lift-
ing Ike to a 57-52 win.
Combine her ability to
shoot and drive with her
flashy passing ability, and
it’s no surprise she puts up
15.1 points per game.
Sierra Gordon, Sr.,
Ardmore — Gordon is
an electric player who
can attack defenses in a
variety of ways. Her speed
allows her to blow by de-
fenders and to the rim for
easy layups, but she can
also pull up from deep if
need be.
She’s shown to have
NBA range, hitting a
3-pointer from near half-
court against Carl Albert
last month. Gordon aver-
ages 17.3 points per game
for No. 1 Ardmore.
Delanie Crawford, Sr.,
Piedmont — The Lady
Wildcats go as Craw-
ford goes. Although only
a sophomore, Crawford
averages 14.8 points and
has the ability to stretch
the floor with an impres-
sive inside-outside game.
Also watch out for
her older sister Regan,
who tallies nine points
per game. She scored 16
points alongside Delanie’s
18 points in a 22-point
victory over MacArthur
on Feb. 12.
Prediction
Ardmore edges Eisen-
hower
Ike will take advantage
of the easier draw and
take out Will Rogers and
Coweta to reach the title
game for the first time in
34 years.
The Lady Tigers have
been No. 1 for most of
the season, though, and
they will solidify that with
the program’s third state
championship.
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Kansas’ Big 12
title streak
ends with thud
BY DAVE SKRETTA
AP Basketball Writer
Devonte Graham
called up his former
teammates at Kansas a
couple weeks ago, offering
them encouragement in
the midst of a rough sea-
son and gently reminding
them about “the streak.”
The one Graham
helped keep alive for
four seasons. The one that
stretched back 14 years.
The one that is now
history.
The Jayhawks’ unparal-
leled run atop the Big 12
ended with a thud Tues-
day night when a team
that has been gutted by
injury and absence was
dominated by Oklahoma.
The defeat left the Jay-
hawks two games behind
Texas Tech and Kansas
State with one game to go.
“All good things come
to an end,” Graham, now a
point guard for the Char-
lotte Hornets, told The
Associated Press. “But as
a guy who was there and
part of the streak you al-
ways want to keep it go-
ing. But I am definitely
bummed that it came to
an end.”
The run of 14 consec-
utive conference cham-
pionships began in 2004,
the second year Bill Self
was on the sideline. It
survived years in which
he had to replace an en-
tire starting lineup, and
years when injuries and
inexperience conspired
against him. It survived
against some of the best
players in Big 12 history
— Kevin Durant, Buddy
Hield, Trae Young — and
plenty of off-the-court
strife.
“There’ll be a lot of
players from the past 14
years that will look at this
team that broke what they
started, and I don’t think
that’s fair,” Self said. “A
coach more than anybody
knows the potential and
ceiling for every team. For
Olynyk, Whiteside
lead Heat to win
over Hornets
The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
— Kelly Olynyk had 22
points and 11 rebounds,
Hassan Whiteside added
18 points and 15 re-
bounds off the bench and
the Miami Heat defeated
the Charlotte Hornets 91-
84 on Wednesday night to
break a tie for the eighth
spot in the Eastern Con-
ference.
Olynyk was 8 of 14
from the field, including
5 of 7 from beyond the
3-point arc.
Dwyane Wade had
a rough night shooting,
going 4 of 15 from the
field and missed both
free-throw attempts. He
finished with eight points
and six assists.
The win was crucial for
the Heat’s playoff chances
given the Hornets had
won the previous two
games this season. The
teams meet again March
17 in Miami.
Kemba Walker and
Frank Kaminsky each
scored 20 points for Char-
lotte.
WIZARDS 132,
MAVERICKS 123
WASHINGTON —
Bradley Beal dunked over
us to be 22-8 right now,
even though we’ve had
some pretty bad losses on
the road, I don’t think is
anything for this team to
hang their hat on.”
Inde e d, plent y of
things worked against the
Jayhawks this season.
— There was the FBI
investigation into apparel
supplier Adidas and col-
lege basketball corruption
in general, which has yet
to implicate Kansas but
nonetheless was a dis-
traction.
— There was t he
NCAA probe into soph-
omore forward Silvio de
Sousa, whose name sur-
faced in the pay-for-play
probe that rendered him
ineligible for this season
and next.
— There was the sea-
son-ending injury to
Udoka Azubuike, their
7-foot center and arguably
the most game-changing
back-to-the-basket big
man in college basketball.
— There was the mer-
curial season of senior
Lagerald Vick, who had
a few big games early but
fell out of favor and has
now taken a leave of ab-
sence for personal rea-
sons.
— And there were two
gritty, defensive-minded
and experienced teams
in Texas Tech and Kan-
sas State that were ready
to take advantage of an
opening.
“The streak they had was
unbelievable. I’m a big fan
of Bill Self and the Kansas
program. I was very close
to going there,” said Young,
now in his first season with
the Atlanta Hawks.
“I’m happy that Okla-
homa broke it, though,”
Young added with a smile.
Now, the Red Raiders
and Wildcats are tied head-
ing into their finales Satur-
day. They will either share
the title or one will win it
outright, but nobody will
be sharing it with Kansas.
“We’re putting so much
7-foot-2 Salah Mejri and
then stared him down in
the most dramatic part of
a 30-point performance
as Washington beat Dal-
las.
Beal added eight as-
sists and seven rebounds
as Washington beat Dallas
at home after losing nine
in a row when hosting the
Mavericks.
Rookie Luka Don-
cic had 31 points, 11 re-
bounds and seven assists
for the Mavs. Dwight
Powell made 11 of 12
shots and scored a ca-
reer-high 26 points, while
contributing 10 rebounds.
PISTONS 131,
TIMBERWOLVES 114
DETROIT — An-
dre Drummond had 31
points and 15 rebounds
and surging Detroit beat
Minnesota.
Drummond posted his
16th straight double-dou-
ble — the second-longest
streak in franchise his-
tory. He set the record
with 18 last season.
Luke Kennard added
21 points for the Pis-
tons (32-31), who moved
above .500 for the first
time since they got to 15-
14 by beating the Tim-
berwolves in overtime
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Kansas forward Dedric Lawson (1) tries to save the ball
from going out of bounds in front of Oklahoma guards
Rashard Odomes (1), back left, and Christian James
(0) in the first half of Tuesday’s game in Norman. The
Sooners toppled Kansas, ending the Jayhawks’ streak of
claiming at least a share of the Big 12 regular season
championship.
emphasis on winning the
league. What we need to
be putting our emphasis
on is what is the ceiling of
this team and what does
this team need to do to
play better?” Self said.
“We can still do special
things, but what’s special
for some teams is differ-
ent than other teams.”
To put it into perspec-
tive, the Jayhawks went
196-43 in one of the
toughest conferences in
college basketball. They
shared the title only four
times, twice with Texas
and once apiece with
Kansas State and Okla-
homa. And they parlayed
their league success into
national success, reach-
ing three Final Fours,
two title games and beat-
ing Memphis to win the
2008 championship.
The streak goes back so
far, the Big 12 was actu-
ally 12 teams when it be-
gan. Nebraska, Colorado,
Texas A&M and Missouri
have since defected, and
TCU and West Virginia
have jumped aboard.
Dozens of coaching
changes have taken place
at rival schools since the
streak began. Arenas
have been renovated, the
game itself has evolved,
and current freshmen
Ochai Agbaji and Quen-
tin Grimes were 4 when
Oklahoma State became
the last team other than
Kansas to hoist the league
trophy.
“We’ve taken most
people’s best shots most
Charlotte Hornets’ Kemba Walker (15) tries to shoot
over Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo (13) during the first
half of Wednesday’s basketball game in Charlotte, N.C.
on Dec. 19. Detroit has
won 10 of 12, including
six straight at home.
SPURS 111,
HAWKS 104
ATLANTA — LaMar-
cus Aldridge scored 32
points and San Antonio
pulled away from Atlanta
in the closing minutes for
its fourth straight victory.
Derrick White scored
seven straights points,
putting San Antonio
ahead to stay with a
3-pointer before hitting
two straight shots in the
lane. He finished with 18
points and nine assists.
Trae Young led the
Hawks with 24 points
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every night,” Self said.
“And we’ve had teams
that were tough enough
to be able to combat that.
And talented enough. You
can’t do it without tal-
ent, and we’ve sure had
our fair share of talent.
And we have talent now,
it’s just young talent. It’s
great. But I don’t like the
fact that this team will feel
like they’re the ones that
let it down.”
Asked about the streak
ending, leading scorer
Dedric Lawson said, “I
don’t even think about it.”
Freshman forward David
McCormack said, “In the
back of my mind, not re-
ally paying any attention
to it.”
The streak certainly
meant something to those
that came before them,
whether they were one-
and-dones like Andrew
Wiggins and Josh Jack-
son or four-year stand-
outs like Frank Mason III.
They felt an obligation
to keep it going, a duty
they were reminded of
daily by the giant poster
blanketing the wall just
outside the Kansas locker
room depicting 14 cham-
pionship rings.
There won’t be a 15th
next season.
“Bottom line is we just
haven’t got it done,” Self
said. “We’ve shown that
we can play at a pretty
high level, we just hav-
en’t done it consistently
enough.”
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but made only eight of 24
shots, going 1 for 7 from
beyond the arc.
NETS 113,
CAVALIERS 107
NEW YORK — Spen-
cer Dinwiddie scored 12
of his 28 points in the
fourth quarter and Brook-
lyn beat Cleveland for its
second straight win.
D’Angelo Russell added
25 points for the Nets.
Kevin Love had 24
points and 16 rebounds
for the Cavaliers, who had
won four of six since that
loss to the Nets in the fi-
nal game before the All-
Star break. David Nwaba
added 22 points.
The Lawton Constitution
Riley defends
Murray against
TV critique
BY CLIFF BRUNT
Associated Press
NORMAN — Okla-
homa coach Lincoln Ri-
ley on Wednesday ripped
the criticism of former
Sooners quarterback Ky-
ler Murray by a NFL Net-
work analyst.
There has been talk
that Murray, the Heisman
Trophy winner this past
season, could go to the
Arizona Cardinals with
the No. 1 overall pick. The
NFL Network’s Charley
Casserly, a former exec-
utive with the Washing-
ton Redskins and Hous-
ton Texans, said Murray
fared poorly during inter-
views at the NFL scout-
ing combine, and the re-
sponses from his team
sources were the “worst
comments I ever got on a
high-rated quarterback.”
“Leadership — not
good,” Casserly said.
“Study habits — not good.
The board work — below
not good. Not good at all
in any of those areas and
raising major concerns
about what this guy’s go-
ing to do.”
Riley, who often has
praised Murray’s intel-
ligence, leadership and
ability to respond to chal-
lenges, took exception.
“What I don’t like
about that is you’ve got
a guy on TV doing this
reporting — and I know
Charley Casserly’s had a
decorated career in the
NFL and has done a lot of
tremendous things,” Ri-
ley said. “To me, it always
seems strange — you go
on the deal and say your
A.D. Miller to stay at OU
after reneging on transfer
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NORMAN — A.D.
Miller, the Oklahoma re-
ceiver who had commit-
ted to leave for Illinois,
has chosen to stay with
the Sooners.
Oklahoma coach Lin-
coln Riley made the an-
nouncement Wednesday.
Illinois coach Lovie
Smith announced in Jan-
uary that Miller would
join the Fighting Illini as
a graduate transfer. In-
stead, Riley expects Miller
to rejoin the Sooners in
the next few days.
“I give the kid a ton of
credit because it’s not easy
to come back,” Riley said.
No. 10 LSU escapes UF,
Pirates upend Marquette
The Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla.
— Tremont Waters drib-
bled the length of the
court for the tying bas-
ket with 3 seconds re-
maining in regulation
and then hit a 3-pointer
early in overtime, help-
ing No. 10 LSU escape
with a 79-78 victory at
Florida on Wednesday
night.
The Gators had a
chance to win it with
7.8 second left in over-
time, but Jalen Hudson
slipped and then KeV-
aughn Allen failed to get
off a driving shot before
the final buzzer.
Hudson led the Ga-
tors with a season-high
33 points on 11-of-20
shooting.
| 3B
sources, No. 1, and then
you’re going to go on and
talk like you’re an expert
on somebody that you’ve
never met. You’ve never
talked to his position
coach or head coach at
any level about him, and
you’ve never talked to
any players who’ve played
with the guy about how he
leads. Now we’re going to
be an expert on how he
leads.”
Riley said the fact that
Murray has been a win-
ner at every level speaks
for itself. Last season, he
led the Sooners to a Big 12
title and a spot in the Col-
lege Football Playoff in his
only season as a starter at
Oklahoma. He also was
the No. 9 overall pick in
the 2018 Major League
Baseball draft.
“If I was going to pick
out a guy that I was go-
ing to complain about
their leadership, I would
probably pick a guy that
maybe has had a season
end without a champion-
ship in his career,” Riley
said. “Because this guy,
every season he’s played,
he’s won. And he’s won at
the highest level. In this
game you don’t do it with-
out leadership.”
Riley said he and Cas-
serly clearly have different
sources.
“I’ve had a number of
teams that met personally
with Kyler at the combine
that called me after and
raved about the kid,” he
said. “Not everybody is
going to love you. He’s go-
ing to have plenty that are
going to love him.”
“At the end of the day, this
is where he wanted to be.
We’re thrilled to have him
back. His teammates are
thrilled to have him back.”
Miller had 21 recep-
tions for 236 yards and
four touchdowns in three
seasons for the Sooners.
Riley said Miller will have
an important role going
forward.
“A guy that can pro-
duce, a guy that’s been a
good special teams player
for us as well, coming into
a position for us that’s got
a lot of talent but is very
thin,” Riley said. “I’m
thrilled he came back, no
doubt. I’m glad it worked
out.”
SETON HALL 73,
NO. 16 MARQUETTE 64
NEWARK, N.J. —
Myles Powell scored 34
points and Seton Hall
closed with an 18-0 run
to revive its NCAA Tour-
nament hopes.
Powell had 10 straight
points in the run, tying
it at 64 with 2:55 to play
and hitting the go-ahead
3-pointer with 2:28 left.
Seton Hall (17-12, 8-9 Big
East) snapped a three-
game losing streak and
handed Marquette (23-
7, 12-5) its third straight
loss.
Sam Hauser led Mar-
quette with 25 points.
C on f e re n c e s c or i n g
leader Markus Howard
was limited to six on 2-of-
11 shooting.
4B | The Lawton Constitution Thursday, March 7, 2019

Sports

THE THURSDAY CONSTITUTION SCOREBOARD

Utah 37 27 .578 5½ son 5-7, Finney-Smith 2-4, Brun- JAZZ 114, PELICANS 104 23. Villanova (22-8) did not play. 1-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Satur-
TODAY’S SLATE Minnesota 30 35 .462 13 son 2-7, Doncic 2-8, Hardaway Jr. UTAH (114) Next: at Seton Hall, Saturday. day-Sunday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Pacific 2-9, Powell 1-1, Lee 1-2, Harris 0-1, Ingles 4-12 1-2 10, Favors 9-11 6-6 24. Maryland (21-9) did not play. (Golf Channel), 1:30-5 p.m. (NBC).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) W L Pct GB Nowitzki 0-2), Washington 12-33 Next: vs. Minnesota, Friday. Defending champion: Rory McIlroy.
25, Gobert 10-12 2-6 22, Rubio 3-12
6 p.m. — Cameron vs. West Texas Golden State 44 20 .688 — (Green 3-4, Ariza 3-6, Beal 2-5, Portis 3-4 9, Mitchell 10-18 0-0 22, O’Ne- 25. UCF (22-6) did not play. Next: ———
A&M (Lone Star Conference tourna- L.A. Clippers 37 29 .561 8 2-5, Dekker 1-2, Brown Jr. 1-4, Park- ale 0-3 0-0 0, Sefolosha 1-3 0-0 3,
vs. No. 20 Cincinnati, Thursday. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
ment at Frisco, Texas) Sacramento 32 31 .508 11½ er 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Satoransky 0-4). Crowder 5-10 0-2 11, Korver 4-7 2-2 HOAG CLASSIC
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL L.A. Lakers 30 34 .469 14 Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dal-
Summaries Site: Newport Beach, Calif.
12. Totals 46-88 14-22 114.
See pairings on 1B for schedule Phoenix 15 51 .227 30
State Course: Newport Beach CC. Yard-
las 39 (Doncic 11), Washington 49 NEW ORLEANS (104) OKLAHOMA ST. 67, BAYLOR 64
x-clinched playoff spot (Parker 9). Assists—Dallas 27 (Brun- Williams 5-11 0-0 12, Davis 6-12 age: 6,584. Par: 71.
OKLAHOMA ST. (11-19)
RADIO-TV LOG ——— son 8), Washington 30 (Satoransky 4-5 16, Randle 9-18 4-6 23, Payton Anei 5-9 4-4 14, McGriff 2-9 0-0 5,
Purse: $1.8 million. Winner’s share:
$270,000.
Wednesday’s Games 11). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, Wash- 3-7 1-2 7, Holiday 8-17 0-0 16, Miller Waters 3-11 2-2 9, Dziagwa 3-13 3-4
Detroit 131, Minnesota 114 ington 26. Technicals—Dallas coach Television: Friday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf
Thursday 2-5 3-4 8, Diallo 0-2 0-0 0, Okafor 1-3 11, Likekele 10-15 3-5 23, Demuth
Miami 91, Charlotte 84 Mavericks (Defensive three second). 1-2 3, Jackson 5-9 0-0 13, Moore 2-5 Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4:30-
BIATHLON 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-7 0-3 5. Totals 25-
Washington 132, Dallas 123 A—16,867 (20,356). 0-1 6. Totals 41-89 13-20 104. 64 12-18 67. 7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
3 p.m. — IBU World Championship:
2x6km and 2x7.5km mixed relay, Brooklyn 113, Cleveland 107 Utah 25 33 27 29 — 114 BAYLOR (19-11) Defending champion: Vijay Singh.
Sweden (taped), NBCSN San Antonio 111, Atlanta 104 SPURS 111, HAWKS 104 N.O. 23 24 29 28 — 104 McClure 2-6 0-0 5, Butler 1-6 6-7 9,
BOBSLEDDING/SKELETON Chicago 108, Philadelphia 107 SAN ANTONIO (111) 3-Point Goals—Utah 8-30 (Korver Mason 6-16 4-4 19, Kegler 1-9 0-0 2,
HOCKEY
10:30 p.m. — IBSF World Champi- Utah 114, New Orleans 104 DeRozan 7-14 0-0 14, Gay 5-10 2-3 2-4, Mitchell 2-4, Favors 1-1, Sefo- Vital 2-6 3-5 7, Gillespie 6-9 2-6 14,
onships: men’s and women’s skele- Phoenix 107, New York 96 12, Aldridge 11-16 9-11 32, White losha 1-3, Crowder 1-6, Ingles 1-7, Thamba 0-0 0-0 0, Bandoo 3-8 0-0 8.
ton, British Columbia (taped), NBCSN Totals 21-60 15-22 64.
NHL
Boston at Sacramento, LATE 8-11 1-2 18, Forbes 2-10 0-0 6, Ber- O’Neale 0-1, Rubio 0-4), New Orle-
Halftime—Baylor 35-31. 3-Point EASTERN CONFERENCE
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Denver at L.A. Lakers, LATE tans 4-11 0-0 12, Eubanks 0-0 0-0 0, ans 9-24 (Jackson 3-4, Moore 2-3,
6 p.m. — Temple at UConn, CBSSN Goals—Oklahoma St. 5-29 (Dziagwa Atlantic
Mills 5-11 1-2 12, Belinelli 2-6 0-0 5. Williams 2-7, Miller 1-2, Randle 1-3, GP W L OT Pts GF GA
6 p.m. — Iowa at Wisconsin, ESPN Summaries 2-11, Jones 1-5, McGriff 1-5, Wa-
Totals 44-89 13-18 111. Davis 0-1, Holiday 0-4). Fouled Out— Tampa Bay 67 51 12 4 106 263 176
6 p.m. — Cincinnati at UCF, ESPN2 ters 1-7, Likekele 0-1), Baylor 7-24
HEAT 91, HORNETS 84 ATLANTA (104) None. Rebounds—Utah 45 (Gobert
7 p.m. — Indiana at Illinois, FS1 (Mason 3-6, Bandoo 2-5, Butler 1-4, Boston 66 40 17 9 89 198 164
MIAMI (91) Prince 4-7 1-2 12, Collins 6-11 6-7 13), New Orleans 41 (Payton 8). As-
8 p.m. — SMU at Houston, ESPN2 McClure 1-5, Vital 0-1, Kegler 0-3). Toronto 66 41 21 4 86 239 188
8 p.m. —UCLA at Colorado, ESPNU Richardson 5-14 3-4 13, Olynyk 18, Len 4-8 1-2 11, Young 8-24 5-6 sists—Utah 31 (Ingles, Rubio 10), Fouled Out—Butler. Rebounds— Montreal 67 36 24 7 79 204 194
8-14 1-1 22, Adebayo 5-6 0-0 10, 22, Huerter 2-10 2-2 7, Bembry 3-7 New Orleans 17 (Randle, Holiday, Da- Oklahoma St. 37 (Anei, Likekele 9),
9 p.m. — USC at Utah, FS1 Buffalo 66 30 28 8 68 190 211
10 p.m. — California at Stanford, Winslow 4-9 0-0 9, Waiters 2-11 0-0 1-1 8, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Poythress vis, Payton 3). Total Fouls—Utah 20, Baylor 37 (Vital 10). Assists—Oklaho- Florida 66 28 26 12 68 209 227
ESPNU 6, Jones Jr. 1-2 0-1 2, Whiteside 2-4 0-0 4, Bazemore 4-11 2-2 12, New Orleans 23. Technicals—Utah ma St. 14 (Likekele 6), Baylor 16 (Ma- Detroit 66 23 33 10 56 182 227
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 8-14 2-3 18, Wade 4-15 0-2 8, Mc- Carter 3-6 1-2 10, Adams 1-5 0-0 3. coach Jazz (Defensive three second). son 5). Total Fouls—Oklahoma St. 14, Ottawa 67 23 38 6 52 199 251
11 a.m. — Big-10 Tournament: Gruder 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 38-91 6-11 Totals 36-92 19-24 104. A—14,681 (16,867). Baylor 17. Metropolitan
Michigan State vs. Northwestern, 91. San Antonio 27 26 27 31 — 111
BULLS 108, 76ERS 107 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
second round, BTN CHARLOTTE (84) Atlanta 23 33 21 27 — 104 Big 12 Washington 67 39 21 7 85 231 211
11 a.m. — SEC Tournament: LSU Bridges 1-4 1-2 3, Williams 3-12 3-Point Goals—San Antonio 10-33 PHILADELPHIA (107) WEST VIRGINIA 90, IOWA ST. 75
Butler 8-17 6-7 22, Harris 5-13 2-2 Islanders 66 38 21 7 83 192 161
vs. Tennessee, second round, SEC 0-0 9, Zeller 5-10 0-0 10, Walker (Bertans 4-10, Forbes 2-7, Aldridge IOWA ST. (20-10)
13, Johnson 3-4 2-4 9, B.Simmons Carolina 66 36 23 7 79 199 180
1 p.m. — SEC Tournament: TBD vs. 5-17 7-7 20, Batum 3-13 0-0 9, Ka- 1-1, White 1-1, Belinelli 1-4, Mills 1-7, Jacobson 3-6 0-0 6, Horton-Tucker
7-14 4-5 18, Redick 5-11 3-4 15, 4-10 1-2 11, Haliburton 4-8 3-3 12, Pittsburgh 66 35 22 9 79 229 204
Missouri, second round, SEC minsky 8-11 0-2 20, Biyombo 2-2 Gay 0-3), Atlanta 14-44 (Carter 3-4,
Ennis III 5-7 0-0 11, Scott 3-8 0-0 8, Wigginton 6-14 3-8 17, Weiler-Babb Columbus 66 37 26 3 77 205 198
1:30 p.m. — Big-10 Tournament: 0-2 4, Parker 1-5 0-0 2, Lamb 2-8 Prince 3-5, Len 2-5, Bazemore 2-6,
TBD vs. Ohio State, second round, Bolden 2-6 0-0 5, McConnell 2-6 2-2 4-11 1-2 10, Talley 3-4 0-0 6, Conditt Philadelphia 67 32 27 8 72 204 224
2-2 7. Totals 30-82 10-15 84. Bembry 1-4, Adams 1-4, Huerter 1-6, 6. Totals 40-86 19-24 107. 1-5 2-2 4, Lard 1-2 0-1 2, Lewis 2-4 Rangers 66 27 28 11 65 190 219
BTN Miami 29 14 18 30 — 91 Young 1-7, Poythress 0-1, Collins
5 p.m. — SEC Tournament: Arkan- CHICAGO (108) 2-2 7, Schuster 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28- New Jersey 67 25 33 9 59 189 225
Charlotte 18 25 15 26 — 84 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
sas vs. Georgia, second round, SEC Porter Jr. 6-17 1-1 15, Markkanen 64 12-20 75. WESTERN CONFERENCE
3-Point Goals—Miami 9-26 (Olynyk San Antonio 48 (Gay 11), Atlanta 48 4-9 3-3 11, Lopez 7-13 5-8 19, Dunn
5:30 p.m. — Big-10 Tournament: WEST VIRGINIA (12-18) Central
5-7, Waiters 2-5, Winslow 1-1, Mc- (Collins 10). Assists—San Antonio 28 2-6 0-0 4, LaVine 14-26 9-13 39, Fe-
Indiana vs. Minnesota, second round, Matthews 3-9 0-0 7, West 3-12 5-5 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Gruder 1-5, Wade 0-2, Richardson (White 9), Atlanta 22 (Huerter 5). Total licio 0-1 0-0 0, Arcidiacono 1-5 2-2 4, 12, Culver 5-10 5-9 15, Haley 13-20
BTN Nashville 69 39 25 5 83 207 184
7 p.m. — SEC Tournament: TBD vs. 0-6), Charlotte 14-36 (Kaminsky 4-5, Fouls—San Antonio 23, Atlanta 18. Harrison 3-3 0-0 6, Luwawu-Cabarrot 0-0 28, McCabe 5-7 3-4 18, Routt 0-0 Winnipeg 66 39 23 4 82 224 198
Auburn, second round, SEC Williams 3-5, Batum 3-9, Walker Technicals—Prince 2, Carter. Eject- 1-4 0-0 3, Selden 3-9 0-0 7. Totals 41- 0-0 0, Knapper 1-4 0-0 3, Harler 3-7 St. Louis 65 34 25 6 74 187 181
8 p.m. — Big-10 Tournament: TBD 3-10, Lamb 1-4, Parker 0-1, Bridg- ed—Prince. A—15,208 (18,118). 93 20-27 108. 0-0 7. Totals 33-69 13-18 90. Dallas 66 34 27 5 73 167 170
vs. Nebraska, second round, BTN es 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Re- Philadelphia 30 27 29 21 — 107 Halftime—West Virginia 54-33.
Minnesota 67 32 27 8 72 186 196
COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) bounds—Miami 52 (Whiteside 15), SUNS 107, KNICKS 96 Chicago 30 27 25 26 — 108 3-Point Goals—Iowa St. 7-24 (Hor-
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 8-24 Colorado 67 29 26 12 70 220 211
6 p.m. — Loyola-Maryland at Duke, Charlotte 40 (Zeller 10). Assists— NEW YORK (96) ton-Tucker 2-4, Wigginton 2-8, Lew-
ESPNU (Scott 2-5, Redick 2-8, Johnson 1-2, Chicago 66 27 30 9 63 220 250
Miami 19 (Winslow 7), Charlotte 22 Knox 1-5 5-6 7, Vonleh 6-10 2-3 15, is 1-2, Haliburton 1-4, Weiler-Babb
GOLF Harris 1-2, Ennis III 1-2, Bolden 1-3, 1-6), West Virginia 11-27 (McCabe
Pacific
(Walker 7). Total Fouls—Miami 16, Jordan 7-8 3-4 17, Smith Jr. 6-14 2-2
1 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Arnold McConnell 0-1, Butler 0-1), Chicago 5-6, Haley 2-4, Knapper 1-3, Harler GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Charlotte 19. Technicals—Charlotte 15, Dotson 6-12 1-1 15, Thomas 2-6
Palmer Invitational, first round, Orlan- 6-23 (Porter Jr. 2-4, LaVine 2-5, Lu- 1-3, Matthews 1-4, West 1-7). Fouled Calgary 66 41 18 7 89 234 192
coach Hornets (Defensive three sec- 0-0 5, Ellenson 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson
do, Fla., GOLF wawu-Cabarrot 1-3, Selden 1-4, Lo- Out—Conditt. Rebounds—Iowa San Jose 66 39 19 8 86 238 206
ond). A—18,137 (19,077). 3-7 2-3 8, Mudiay 1-4 0-0 2, Trier 3-9
1:30 a.m. (Friday) — European Tour pez 0-1, Arcidiacono 0-1, Dunn 0-2, St. 33 (Conditt 7), West Virginia 40 Vegas 67 36 26 5 77 201 187
Golf: Qatar Masters, second round, 5-6 12. Totals 35-77 20-25 96. Markkanen 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Arizona 66 32 29 5 69 177 186
PISTONS 131, TIMBERWOLVES 114 (West 12). Assists—Iowa St. 11 (Wei-
Qatar, GOLF PHOENIX (107) Rebounds—Philadelphia 46 (B.Sim- ler-Babb 4), West Virginia 15 (McCabe Edmonton 66 29 30 7 65 187 216
5 a.m. (Friday) — European Tour MINNESOTA (114) Oubre Jr. 7-15 2-3 18, Bender 0-2 mons 11), Chicago 47 (Lopez, Por- 5). Total Fouls—Iowa St. 18, West Vancouver 66 27 30 9 63 180 206
Golf: Qatar Masters, second round, Wiggins 8-15 0-0 18, Saric 3-7 0-0 0-0 0, Ayton 4-8 2-3 10, Johnson 5-8 ter Jr. 9). Assists—Philadelphia 22 Virginia 16. Technicals—Jacobson, Anaheim 67 26 32 9 61 147 204
Qatar, GOLF 8, Towns 7-14 7-7 24, Teague 5-10 2-2 14, Booker 14-23 7-7 41, Jackson (B.Simmons 7), Chicago 21 (Dunn, Culver. Los Angeles 66 24 34 8 56 159 210
MLB 3-3 15, Okogie 2-2 1-1 6, Bates-Diop 0-7 2-2 2, Bridges 2-3 0-0 5, Holmes LaVine 4). Total Fouls—Philadelphia NOTE: Two points for a win, one
Noon — Spring Training: Minnesota 0-1 3-4 3, Gibson 5-8 0-0 10, Tolliver
at Boston, Fort Myers, Fla., ESPN 4-8 0-0 10, Dieng 2-5 1-1 5, Jones
5-6 0-0 10, Okobo 0-0 2-5 2, Melton 20, Chicago 17. Technicals—Phila- Big 12 Standings point for overtime loss. Top three
0-0 0-0 0, Crawford 0-3 0-0 0, Daniels delphia coach 76ers (Defensive three W L W L teams in each division and two wild
NBA 1-4 3-3 5, Rose 4-9 0-0 8, Reynolds 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 39-81 17-22 107. second). A—19,927 (20,917).
Texas Tech 13 4 25 5 cards per conference advance to
7 p.m. — Indiana at Milwaukee, TNT 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 41-84 20-21 114. New York 22 25 17 32 — 96
9:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Port- Kansas State 13 4 23 7 playoffs.
DETROIT (131) Phoenix 16 33 32 26 — 107 Men’s College
land, TNT Brown 2-2 0-0 4, Griffin 4-13 1-2 Top 25 Fared Kansas 11 6 22 8 Tuesday’s Games
3-Point Goals—New York 6-15 Baylor 10 7 19 11
NHL Wednesday Columbus 2, New Jersey 1, SO
9, Drummond 11-18 8-10 31, Jack- (Dotson 2-4, Vonleh 1-2, Thomas 1-2,
6 p.m. — Columbus at Pittsburgh, 1. Gonzaga (29-2) did not play. Iowa State 9 8 20 10 Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2, OT
son 2-5 1-2 6, Ellington 4-11 0-0 11, Trier 1-3, Smith Jr. 1-4), Phoenix 12-
NBCSN Next: WCC semifinals, Monday. Texas 8 9 16 14 Boston 4, Carolina 3, OT
Maker 4-6 1-2 10, Calderon 0-1 0-0 29 (Booker 6-10, Johnson 2-4, Ou-
SWIMMING 2. Virginia (27-2) did not play. Next: Oklahoma 7 10 19 11 Islanders 5, Ottawa 4, SO
0, Galloway 3-4 2-2 11, Smith 8-10 bre Jr. 2-5, Bridges 1-2, Daniels 1-5,
Midnight (Friday) — TYR Pro Swim vs. Louisville, Saturday. TCU 6 11 18 12 Tampa Bay 5, Winnipeg 2
2-2 19, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Kennard Jackson 0-1, Bender 0-2). Fouled
Series: Day 1, Des Moines, Iowa 3. North Carolina (25-5) did not play. West Virginia 4 13 12 18 Nashville 5, Minnesota 4, SO
8-16 2-2 21, Robinson III 3-5 0-0 7. Out—None. Rebounds—New York
(taped), NBCSN Oklahoma St. 4 13 11 19 Dallas 1, Rangers 0
Totals 50-93 17-22 131. Next: vs. No. 4 Duke, Saturday.
46 (Jordan 14), Phoenix 31 (Ayton
Minn. 35 29 24 26 — 114 4. Duke (26-4) did not play. Next: at Anaheim 3, Arizona 1
6). Assists—New York 17 (Smith Jr. Women’s College
BASKETBALL Detroit 22 38 30 41 — 131 6), Phoenix 21 (Johnson 6). Total
No. 3 North Carolina, Saturday.
Big 12 Conference
Colorado 4, Detroit 3, OT
3-Point Goals—Minnesota 12- 5. Tennessee (27-3) did not play. Montreal 3, Los Angeles 1
Fouls—New York 23, Phoenix 25. Tournament
NBA 27 (Towns 3-6, Saric 2-3, Teague Technicals—Phoenix coach Suns
Next: at Auburn, Saturday. Wednesday’s Games
6. Kentucky (25-5) did not play. At Chesapeake Energy Arena Washington 5, Philadelphia 3
Standings 2-3, Wiggins 2-5, Tolliver 2-6, Ok- (Defensive three second). A—14,427 Oklahoma City
EASTERN CONFERENCE ogie 1-1, Reynolds 0-1, Rose 0-1, (18,422).
Next: vs. Florida, Saturday. Toronto at Vancouver, LATE
First Round
Atlantic Bates-Diop 0-1), Detroit 14-33 7. Michigan (26-4) did not play. St. Louis at Anaheim, LATE
Friday, March 8
W L Pct GB (Galloway 3-3, Kennard 3-7, Elling- NETS 113, CAVALIERS 107 Next: at No. 9 Michigan State, Sat- Calgary at Vegas, LATE
Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
Toronto 46 19 .708 — ton 3-9, Drummond 1-1, Smith 1-2, urday. Thursday’s Games
CLEVELAND (107) Oklahoma St. vs. Kansas, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 41 24 .631 5 Maker 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Robinson 8. Texas Tech (25-5) did not play. Florida at Boston, 6 p.m.
Osman 2-10 0-0 5, Love 5-11 10- Quarterfinals
Boston 39 26 .600 7 III 1-2, Thomas 0-1, Griffin 0-4). Next: at Iowa State, Saturday. Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
11 24, Nance Jr. 6-10 4-5 17, Sexton Saturday, March 9
Brooklyn 34 33 .507 13 Fouled Out—Towns. Rebounds— 9. Michigan State (24-6) did not Rangers at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
4-13 3-6 12, Knight 1-6 1-2 4, Chriss West Virginia vs. Kansas St., 11 a.m.
New York 13 52 .200 33 Minnesota 37 (Saric 7), Detroit 42 play. Next: vs. No. 7 Michigan, Sat- Islanders at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
0-2 1-2 1, Dellavedova 1-6 0-0 2, Baylor vs. Oklahoma-Texas Tech
Southeast (Drummond 15). Assists—Min- Nwaba 9-13 1-1 22, Stauskas 2-5 0-0
urday. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
winner, 1:30 p.m.
W L Pct GB nesota 25 (Teague 8), Detroit 29 6, Clarkson 5-11 1-2 14. Totals 35-88
10. LSU (25-5) beat Florida 79-78, Colorado at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa St. vs. Oklahoma St.-Kansas
Miami 30 34 .469 — (Griffin 7). Total Fouls—Minnesota OT. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday. Buffalo at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
21-29 107. winner, 6 p.m.
Orlando 30 36 .455 1 22, Detroit 19. Technicals—Minne- 11. Purdue (22-8) did not play. Next:
BROOKLYN (113) Texas vs. TCU, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Charlotte 29 35 .453 1 sota coach Ryan Saunders, Detroit at Northwestern, Saturday.
Harris 4-10 0-2 9, Kurucs 4-7 1-2 Semifinals Calgary at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Washington 27 37 .422 3 coach Pistons (Defensive three sec- 12. Houston (27-2) did not play.
10, Allen 6-7 3-4 15, Russell 9-20 3-6
Next: vs. SMU, Thursday.
Sunday, March 10 Montreal at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Atlanta 22 44 .333 9 ond). Ejected—Gibson. A—15,240
25, Crabbe 2-6 0-0 4, Carroll 1-4 2-2 West Virginia-Kansas St. winner vs. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Central (20,491).
4, Davis 2-4 0-0 4, Dinwiddie 10-21
13. Kansas (22-8) did not play. Next:
Friday’s Games
Baylor—Oklahoma-Texas Tech win-
W L Pct GB WIZARDS 132, MAVERICKS 123 vs. Baylor, Saturday.
5-6 28, LeVert 5-12 1-4 14. Totals 43- ner, 2 p.m. Minnesota at Florida, 6 p.m.
x-Milwaukee 48 16 .750 — DALLAS (123) 14. Florida State (24-6) did not play.
91 15-26 113. Iowa St.—Oklahoma St.-Kansas New Jersey at Washington, 6 p.m.
Indiana 42 23 .646 6½ Hardaway Jr. 7-15 1-2 17, Fin- Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday.
Cleveland 20 30 35 22 — 107 15. Virginia Tech (22-7) did not play. winner vs. Texas-TCU winner, 4:30 Winnipeg at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Detroit 32 31 .508 15½ ney-Smith 4-9 0-2 10, Powell 11-12
Brooklyn 31 24 25 33 — 113 Next: vs. Miami, Friday. p.m. Montreal at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Chicago 19 47 .288 30 3-6 26, Doncic 11-26 7-9 31, Brunson
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 16-38 16. Marquette (23-7) lost to Seton Championship Saturday’s Games
Cleveland 16 49 .246 32½ 4-11 1-1 11, Jackson 6-10 1-2 18,
(Love 4-8, Nwaba 3-5, Clarkson 3-5, Hall 73-64. Next: vs. Georgetown, Monday, March 11 Buffalo at Colorado, 2 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Nowitzki 0-3 2-2 2, Mejri 0-0 0-0 0,
Stauskas 2-4, Nance Jr. 1-2, Knight Saturday. Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 3 p.m.
Southwest Harris 1-5 3-4 5, Lee 1-2 0-0 3. Totals
1-3, Sexton 1-3, Osman 1-4, Della- 17. Nevada (27-3) did not play. Next: New Jersey at Rangers, 6 p.m.
W L Pct GB
Houston 39 25 .609 —
45-93 18-28 123.
WASHINGTON (132) vedova 0-2, Chriss 0-2), Brooklyn vs. San Diego State, Saturday. GOLF Philadelphia vs. Islanders at Nassau
12-33 (Russell 4-8, LeVert 3-5, Din- 18. Kansas State (23-7) did not play. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m.
San Antonio 37 29 .561 3 Ariza 8-14 3-5 22, Green 6-9 1-1 16,
widdie 3-8, Harris 1-3, Kurucs 1-4, Next: vs. Oklahoma, Saturday. PGA TOUR Toronto at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
New Orleans 30 37 .448 10½ Portis 4-12 2-2 12, Satoransky 4-11 19. Buffalo (27-3) did not play. Next: ARNOLD PALMER
Dallas 27 37 .422 12 6-7 14, Beal 11-19 6-8 30, Dekker 1-2 Carroll 0-2, Crabbe 0-3). Fouled Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m.
vs. Bowling Green, Friday. INVITATIONAL
Memphis 26 40 .394 14 0-0 3, Parker 10-11 0-0 20, Brown Jr. Out—Allen. Rebounds—Cleveland Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.
20. Cincinnati (25-4) did not play. Site: Orlando, Fla.
Northwest 3-9 2-2 9, Bryant 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 50- 47 (Love 16), Brooklyn 50 (Davis 12). Next: at No. 25 UCF, Thursday. Course: Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.
W L Pct GB 93 20-25 132. Assists—Cleveland 23 (Sexton 5), 21. Wisconsin (20-9) did not play. Yardage: 7,419. Par: 72. Chicago at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Denver 42 21 .667 — Dallas 43 22 31 27 — 123 Brooklyn 21 (Dinwiddie, Russell 5). Next: vs. Iowa, Thursday. Purse: $9.1 million. Winner’s share: Carolina at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City 39 25 .609 3½ Washington 33 36 30 33 — 132 Total Fouls—Cleveland 22, Brooklyn 22. Wofford (26-4) did not play. Next: $1,638,000. Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m.
Portland 39 25 .609 3½ 3-Point Goals—Dallas 15-41 (Jack- 22. A—14,177 (17,732). vs. VMI or Western Carolina, Saturday. Television: Thursday-Friday, Vegas at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD

State Tournaments
**seeds and records in parentheses
5A/6A seeding goes 1-4 for
East (E) and West (W)
All 5A-6A games played in
Tulsa, metro
All 2A-4A games played in
Oklahoma City, metro
Class 6A Girls
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Tulsa Memorial
2 p.m. — E1) Sand Springs (21-4)
vs. W4) Norman (20-7)
3:30 p.m. — W2) Edmond Santa Fe
(18-8) vs. E3) Shawnee (25-1)
7 p.m. — E2) Union (21-5) vs. W3)
Norman North (20-6)
8:30 p.m. — 1) Putnam City West
(23-1) vs. E4) Mustang (19-8)
Friday’s semifinals
At Mabee Center
9 a.m. — Sand Springs/Norman
winner vs. Santa Fe/Shawnee win-
ner
4:30 p.m. — Union/Norman North
winner vs. PCW/Mustang winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Mabee Center
Noon — Semifinal winners
Friday’s semifinals
At Mabee Center
Noon — BTW/PCW winner vs.
PCO/Southmoore winner
9 p.m. — Sapulpa/Edmond Me-
morial winner vs. Midwest City/PCN
winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Mabee Center
7:45 p.m. — Semifinal winners
Class 5A Girls
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Mabee Center
2 p.m. — E1) Will Rogers (23-3)
vs. W4) Eisenhower (14-13)
3:30 p.m. — W2) El Reno (16-10)
vs. E3) Coweta (19-8)
7 p.m. — W1) Piedmont (21-4)
vs. E4) East Central (17-8)
8:30 p.m. — E2) Pryor (19-7)
vs. W3) Ardmore (23-3)
Friday’s semifinals
At Mabee Center
10:30 a.m. — WR/Ike winner vs. El
Reno/Coweta winner
1:30 p.m. — Pryor/Ardmore winner
vs. Piedmont/EC winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Mabee Center
Friday’s semifinals
At Mabee Center
6 p.m. — Memorial/Mac winner vs.
El Reno/CA winner
7:30 p.m. — NW Classen/Ike win-
ner vs. Del City/Collinsville winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Mabee Center
1:45 p.m. — Semifinal winners
Class 4A Girls
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Mustang
2 p.m. — 1) Elgin (25-2) vs. 8) Clas-
sen SAS (28-2)
3:30 p.m. — 3) Victory Christian
(23-4) vs. 6) Fort Gibson (25-4)
7 p.m. — 2) Anadarko (24-3) vs. 7)
Newcastle (25-3)
8:30 p.m. — 4) Holland Hall (23-4)
vs. 5) Muldrow (27-1)
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
Noon — Anadarko/Newcastle win-
ner vs. VC/FG winner
4:30 p.m. — Elgin/SAS winner vs.
HH/Muldrow winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
12:15 p.m. — Semifinal winners
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
6 p.m. — JM/Central winner vs.
HH/BB winner
7:30 p.m. — Kingfisher/Elgin win-
ner vs. HH/Anadarko winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
7:30 p.m. — Semifinal winners
Class 3A Girls
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Oklahoma City University
2 p.m. — 3) Sulphur (25-2) vs. 6)
Adair (18-10)
4 p.m. — 1) Sequoyah-Tahlequah
(22-4) vs. 8) Washington (22-5)
7 p.m. — 2) Kingston (21-6) vs. 7)
Millwood (22-6)
8:30 p.m. — 4) Christian Heritage
(21-6) vs. 5) Roland (22-6)
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
10:30 a.m. — Kingston/Millwood
winner vs. Sulphur/Adair winner
1:30 p.m. — CH/Roland winner vs.
ST/Washington winner
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
10:30 a.m. — Semifinal winners
Friday’s semifinals
At Southern Nazarene University
Friday’s semifinals
At Fairgrounds
6:30 p.m. — Millwood/Washington
winner vs. MC/Hugo winner 9 a.m. — Dale/RC winner vs. Oke-
8 p.m. — Kingston/CH winner vs. mah/Minco winner
Spiro/ST winner
9 p.m. — Hennessey/Vanoss win-
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds ner vs. RC/Hooker winner
9:15 p.m. — Semifinal winners Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
Class 2A Girls 5:45 p.m. — Semifinal winners
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Yukon
2 p.m. — 3) Hartshorne (26-1) vs.
6) Vanoss (25-5)
Class A
3:30 p.m. — 2) Howe (24-3) vs. 7)
Luther (19-9)
Girls Championship
7 p.m. — 1) Dale (26-3) vs. 8) Seiling 76, Hydro-Eakly 41
Chouteau-Mazie (23-5)
8:30 p.m. — 4) Fairview (23-4) vs. State Champion: Seiling
5) Latta (24-6)
Friday’s semifinals
At Yukon Boys Championship
6:30 p.m. — Howe/Luther winner
Cyril 57, Fort Cobb 52
vs. Hartshorne/Vanoss winner
8 p.m. — Dale/CM winner vs. Fair-
view/Latta winner
State Champion: Cyril
Saturday’s championship game
At Fairgrounds
2 p.m. — Semifinal winners

Class 6A Boys
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Catoosa
2 p.m. — W2) Putnam City (15-11)
vs. E3) Southmoore (19-8)
3:30 p.m. — E1) BT Washington
(23-2) vs. W4) Putnam City West
(20-7)
7 p.m. — E2) Sapulpa (21-4) vs.
W3) Edmond Memorial (25-1)
8:30 p.m. — W1) Midwest City (20-
6) vs. E4) Putnam City North (14-13)
6 p.m. — Semifinal winners
Class 5A Boys
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Skiatook
2 p.m. — E1) Tulsa Memorial (22-3)
vs. W4) MacArthur (19-7)
3:30 p.m. — W1) Del City (23-3)
vs. E4) Collinsville (17-9)
7 p.m. — E2) Northwest Classen
(20-5) vs. W3) Eisenhower (14-13)
8:30 p.m. — W2) El Reno (19-7)
vs. E3) Carl Albert (16-11)
Class 4A Boys
Thursday’s quarterfinals
At Fairgrounds
2 p.m. — 3) John Marshall
vs. 6) Central Tulsa (22-7)
3:30 p.m. — 4) Holland Hall
vs. 5) Anadarko (22-6)
7 p.m. — 2) Heritage Hall
vs. 7) Broken Bow (24-4)
8:30 p.m. — 1) Kingfisher
vs. 8) Elgin (24-4)
Class B
Class 3A Boys Class 2A Boys Girls Championship
Thursday’s quarterfinals Thursday’s quarterfinals Varnum 39, Hammon 36
At Southern Nazarene University At Edmond North
(22-4) 1 p.m. — 2) Millwood (23-3) vs. 7) 2 p.m. — 1) Dale (22-7) vs. 8) Re- State Champion: Varnum
Washington (20-8) joice Christian (21-8)
(21-6) 3:30 p.m. — 1) Kingston (25-2) vs. 3:30 p.m. — 4) Okemah (21-6) vs.
8) Christian Heritage (21-8) 5) Minco (25-3)
(26-0) 7 p.m. — 3) Metro Christian (23-4) 7 p.m. — 2) Hennessey (24-2) vs. Boys Championship
vs. 6) Hugo (18-7) 7) Vanoss (26-5) Kinta 47, Calumet 44
(25-1) 8:30 p.m. — 4) Spiro (22-4) vs. Se- 8:30 p.m. — 3) Rock Creek (25-3)
quoyah-Tahlequah (20-7) vs. 6) Hooker (25-2) State Champion: Kinta