YATES CENTER — Defense ruled the day in a Wildcat v. Wildcat matchup Friday.
Marmaton Valley High’s girls limited host Yates Center to seven points in the first half and kept a lead down the stretch to win, 35-27.
On the other side of the ledger, Yates Center boys led 27-0 after the first quarter and never looked back in a 70-21 victory.
Marmaton Valley will travel to Northeast-Arma Tuesday before hosting Altoona-Midway on Friday.
Yates Center is back in action Friday at Southern Coffey County.
IN THE GIRLS contest, Marmaton Valley led 9-3 after one quarter and 16-7 at the half. Yates Center cut the deficit to 22-16 after three, but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.
“We struggled offensively again and lacked intensity,” Yates Center coach Abbie Collins said.
Aly Ard and Janae Granere scored 12 and 11, respectively, to lead Marmaton Valley. Kayla Ard added six, Kaylee Becker three and Kendall Scharff one.
Morgan Collins paced Yates Center with eight points, Molly Proper had six, Liberty Cavender and Callyn Miller had four apiece, Grace Westerman three and Madelyn Proper and Addison Solander had one.
Marmaton Valley’s junior varsity won, 40-29. Payton Scharff and Brynn Newman both scored 10 for MV. Madi Lawson had eight, Raveyn Kegler and Tayven Sutton four each and Kaitlyn Drake and Brooklyn Adams two apiece.
Kary Bruner had 14 for Yates Center’s JV, Peyton Petit had nine, Emery Yoho four and Mayson Knight two.
YATES CENTER’S boys kept up the domination, leading 48-5 at the break and 60-15 after three.
Several YC players saw plenty of action. Sean Hurst and Cash Cummings led the way with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Preston Hurst scored eight, Carter Burton seven,Tristan Ballin, Mark Bacca and Cam DeWitt six each, Blake Audiss five and Jayston Rice and Taven Smoot both with four.
