PLEASANTON — The Marmaton Valley High were dealt tough blows in their matchups at Pleasanton on Tuesday.
Marmaton Valley’s boys and girls went on quite the run this past week, playing five games in seven days, a tiring stretch to say the least.
The Wildcat boys (5-6; 1-0) were outshot in a high scoring 80-69 loss while Marmaton Valley’s girls (8-5; 1-0) were shut out in the fourth quarter and fell by one point to the Blu-Jays, 27-26.
Girls Basketball
The Lady Wildcats led for most of the game until the fourth quarter rolled around when they were shut out and let the Blu-Jays go on a 4-0 scoring run. Marmaton Valley led 26-23 after three.
Janae Granere, the Wildcat of the hour all season, got the scoring started on a pair of two-point baskets and a three in the first quarter. Tayven Sutton chipped in with three points to help Marmaton Valley take an early 10-9 advantage.
Pleasanton was helped out early by Eryn Sabine’s pair of layups and Kara Umphenour’s two and a free throw.
Marmaton Valley’s defense stood tall in the second when they held Pleasanton to only two points while Granere sank four points. Payton Scharff, Madi Lawson and Sutton also banked in layups to help Marmaton Valley take a 20-11 lead at halftime.
The Blu-Jays crawled back into the game in the third when they outscored the Wildcats, 12-6. Leah Myrick nailed a pair of three’s and Landry George hit a triple and a pair of free throws to help their home squad close their deficit to three points, 26-23.
Sabine and George each scored two points in the fourth quarter for the win.
Granere led Marmaton Valley with 15 points, while Sutton swished in seven points and Scharff and Lawson registered two points apiece.
Boys Basketball
Marmaton Valley was no match for Pleasanton’s Dale Gillespie, who poured in 43 points.
The Blu-Jays eclipsed the 20-point scoring mark in three of the four quarters.
Dylan Drake led the Wildcats offensively where he drained a team-high 21 points including 11 in the first half. Jaedon Granere and Tyler Lord also each chipped in four points in the first half, but the Wildcats still trailed at half by 13, 37-24.
