MORAN — The Marmaton Valley High boys and girls bounced back quickly from their War on 54 tournament appearances last week and cruised by Oswego on Monday night.
The Wildcat boys (5-7; 1-0) got behind some early offensive aggressiveness and forced a number of turnovers in a 60-32 victory, while Marmaton Valley’s girls (8-4; 1-0) shot lights out from all over the floor in a 50-26 throttling win.
Girls Basketball
Marmaton Valley got everyone involved scoring the ball in a full team effort victory over the Indians. Madi Lawson began her night on a high note with a pair of two-point baskets, accompanied by Janae Granere hitting a two and a pair of free throws in the first.
Piper Barney, Tayven Sutton and Braelyn Sutton each scored baskets in the first to take an early 12-point lead. Oswego’s only tally in the first quarter came on an Abby Strickland layup. Marmaton Valley led Oswego heading to the second quarter, 12-2.
“I liked how we moved the ball, saw the open girl, and had a lot of people scoring,” said Marmaton Valley head coach Becky Carlson. “I think Madi had our first four points. Janae and Payton are going to get theirs. I thought Piper passed the ball well tonight and Tayven made a three. When you have that balanced scoring it’s harder to focus on one person.”
Payton Scharff and Granere each added four points in MV’s 14-point second quarter. The Indians responded with 11 points behind Kaitlyn Bates trio of layups and Olivia Jackson hitting a three and a layup.
Marmaton Valley led Oswego at halftime, 28-13, and tacked on 18 more points in the third, while allowing only 18 points after intermission.
Granere scored six points in the third while Scharff went for five and Braelyn Sutton banked in a pair of layups for four points.
“We just found the open girl and made some good passes and cuts,” Carlson said. “Our team is coming together.”
Oswego’s production in the second half came from Bates who scored nine points in the half mainly behind free throws. Marmaton Valley extended its lead to 46-17 by the end of the third and allowed Oswego to outscore them 9-4 in the fourth but it wasn’t enough.
Granere finished with 16 points, followed by Scharff’s 11 points and B. Sutton’s eight points. Tayven Sutton also added five points.
Boys Basketball
The Wildcats set the tone early, corralling five straight offensive rebounds on their first possession of the game, capped by a field goal.
Brayden Lawson and Dylan Drake led the scoring early for Marmaton Valley when they combined to score 18 of the team’s 30 first half points. Lawson made four two-point baskets in the opening half while Drake went for five two-pointers.
