MORAN — It was a banner night for Marmaton Valley Junior High’s boys basketball teams on Tuesday. The Wildcats swept Northeast-Arma. The A team won 40-22. The B team won 20-19.
The A team came out strong and led 15-8 at the half. Northeast tried to mount a comeback in the second half, but a 13-point MVJH third quarter sealed the deal for the Wildcats.
“We played together and it showed,” said MVJH head coach Byron Marshall. “We were slow and used our offense to our advantage. They did a great job finding the open guy and playing hard-nosed defense.”
Tyler Lord scored 18 points. Cooper Scharff scored six points. Todd Stevenson scored seven. Wyatt Burnett scored three. Brevyn Campbell and Garrett Morrison both scored two points. Tucker Sutton scored one point.
The B team came out on pace with Northeast, but a few missed shots meant the Wildcats trailed 11-8 at the half. The B team came out in the second half shooting better. An eight-point fourth quarter helped to pull out the win and give MVJH its first sweep of the season.
“We played great defense,” Marshall said. “We rebounded better than we have in the past. I am very proud of how we finished. We came out and played some smart basketball.”
Wyatt Burnett scored six points. Cooper Scharff and Kris McVey both scored four. Kaden McVey, Dagan Burney, and Colin Ard each scored two points.
The Wildcats are off until Monday when they travel to Crest Middle School.
