MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School’s basketball teams had a tough go of it against Madison High on Thursday. The girls’ team lost 33-16. The boys’ team lost 47-25 in the MV Preseason Tournament.
Friday’s games were canceled, school officials announced.
A Janae Granere three-pointer was all the offense the Wildcat girls got in the first quarter as Marmaton Valley trailed 9-3. Pauline Thery and Payton Scharff each scored on jumpers, but Madison led 21-7 at the half and 25-13 at the end of the quarter.
Aly Ard, one of Marmaton Valley’s two captains, stepped up in the fourth quarter to make the only field goal for the Wildcats, while Tayven Sutton went 1-2 from the free-throw line. “We couldn’t get our offense going,” said Marmaton Valley head coach Becky Carlson. “Our girls played hard all night.”
THE BOYS struggled to get started. Offensively, the Wildcats couldn’t hit shots.
By the end of the first quarter, Madison led 17-3. Marmaton Valley’s only first quarter points came off a Jaedon Granere three-pointer.
Madison led 28-8 at the end of the half.
Marmaton Valley’s Quincy Adams was a man on a mission coming out of the half. Adams took over the offense, scoring all seven of the Wildcats’ third quarter points.
Marmaton Valley outscored Madison 10-4 down the stretch. Adams continued his third quarter production, scoring on three jumpers and a free-throw for another seven-point quarter. Bryce Ensminger scored on a jumper and was 1-2 from the free-throw line.
Marmaton Valley’s junior varsity girls’ team lost to Madison 22-18. Brooklyn Adams led with six points. Haylee Lanhan had four. Kaitlyn Drake and Piper Barney each had three. Khiana Haynes had two.
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