ARMA — Some cold shooting spelled trouble for Marmaton Valley Junior High’s boys Thursday.
The Wildcats were stuck in neutral offensively as host Northeast cruised to a 46-10 victory.
“We had a tough night shooting the ball, but we worked hard,” Wildcat head coach Byron Marshall said.
Kris McVey and Ethan Lawson scored six apiece for the Wildcats, Thomas Allee scored three, while Dagan Barney and Bryant Uhlrich notched one point each.
The B team game was on the other end of the spectrum as MV blasted its way to a 46-10 win.
Kaden McVey had 14 and Kris McVey 12 for the Wildcats. Brady Burton added eight, Lane Lord and Uhlrich had four apiece, Kameren McClenning two and Colin Ard one.
The Wildcat C team pitched a 6-0 shutout in two quarters.
MVJH girls 16, Northeast 14
ARMA — It was a tale of two halves Thursday evening for Marmaton Valley High’s girls.
The Wildcats were dominant early, racing to a 13-1 lead by intermission against host Northeast-Arma.
But the Vikings came back in the third and fourth quarters.
Marmaton Valley did just enough, despite going scoreless in the third quarter, to emerge on top, 16-14.
Mahala Burris had a crucial basket in the fourth quarter, while Emma Louk drained a clutch free throw to help seal the win.
Andie Carr led MV in scoring with five points. Burris and Addisyn Drake added four each. Louk scored three.
The B team contest ended in an 8-8 deadlock after two quarters.
