MORAN — Crest Middle School’s one-two punch of Lane Yocham and Kole Walter proved to be a tough nut to crack for Marmaton Valley Junior High Monday.
Yocham scored 17 points — 13 in the first quarter alone — while Walter scored 15 in the Lancers’ 52-46 victory.
The Wildcats made things interesting in the second half, outscoring Crest 17-4 in the fourth quarter, but could not complete the comeback.
“We had great energy,” Marmaton Valley head coach Byron Marshall said. “We made a huge comeback and really turned up the defense. I’m very proud of the kids’ effort.”
Marmaton Valley relied upon a balanced scoring attack, with six players scoring between six and 10 points.
Kaden McVey notched 10 to lead the Wildcats. Tucker Sutton followed with eight. Cooper Scharff, Thomas Allee, Ethan Lawson and Dagan Barney all had six. Lane Lord and Kris McVey chipped in with two apiece.
Xander Fuller and Roy Gordon both had seven for the Lancers. Koiy Miller notched six.
Marmaton Valley rolled to a 36-11 win in the B team matchup, behind Kaden McVey’s 16 points and Kris Mcvey’s 10. Truett Blevins, Lord, Kooper Welch, Brendon Newman and Kameren McClenning had two points each.
Charlie Slyter scored four to lead the Lancer B team. Ethan Flyingman, Grady Allen, Ty Coberly all had two points. Tristain Boone scored one.
The Wildcats also prevailed, 15-8, in the C team game. Hunter Doolittle scored eight to lead MV. Corbin Bowers followed with five and Welch had two. Crest’s Wyatt Francis scored four. Coberly and Boone had two each.
