OSWEGO — Marmaton Valley High’s defense took a while to find itself Friday.
But the Wildcats did just that, breaking open what had been a tight game with a 14-5 run spanning the second quarter.
The defensive dominance continued through the second half as the Wildcats improved to 2-4 with a 61-39 win over Oswego.
Marmaton Valley led 34-23 at halftime and 49-33 by the end of the third quarter.
Four players scored in double figures for the Wildcats, led by Brayden Lawson with 15, Tyler Lord with 13, Daniel Fewins with 12 and Dominic Smith with 10.
Tanner O’Neal and Owen Jackson each had 16 points for the Indians.
Oswego prevailed, 46-32, in junior varsity play.
Cooper Scharff scored 11 to pace the Wildcat JV. Garrett Morrison added six, Todd Stevenson five, Brendon Newman four and Brevyn Campbell three. Hunter Doolittle scored two, while Kele Michael and Corbin Bowers added one point each.
The Wildcats are at Three Rivers League rival Crest on Tuesday.
Marmaton Valley (20-14-15-12—61)
FG/3pt FT F TP
D. Smith 0/3 1 4 10
Michael 1 0 0 2
Stevenson 0 0 1 0
Morrison 1 1 3 3
