CHEROKEE — Marmaton Valley Junior High boys basketball split a pair of games on the road Thursday against Southeast. The Wildcats A team lost 41-14. The B team won 21-16.
The A team started slowly, only scoring three points in the first quarter.
“The A team needs to calm down and play within themselves,” said head coach Byron Marshall. “We started to do this late in the game, but we need to do this at the beginning of the game. We got better last night and I am looking forward to the season.”
Tyler Lord scored eight points for the A team. Tucker Sutton and Cooper Scharff scored two points.
A slow start almost doomed the B team. The Wildcats only scored four points in the first quarter before getting its act together.
“The B team played better late,” Marshall said. “We did a good job of not making mistakes down the stretch.”
Thomas Allee scored five points for the Wildcats. Kris McVey and Ethan Lawson scored four apiece.
The girls A team lost 34-22. Jacee Mattox led the Wildcats with nine points. Braelyn Sutton scored seven. The girls B team lost 34-10. Addisyn Drake led the team with four points. Gabby Briggs had two.
After losing its openers against Uniontown earlier this week, the B team win should be a big confidence booster as the season ramps up. The A team will look to get in the win column when the Wildcats have their first home game of the season on Monday against Yates Center.
