UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley’s Junior High basketball team set its sights on Uniontown on Tuesday night. The Wildcats split a pair of games.
The A team won 27-24. The Wildcats trailed 19-16 at the half. A stellar second half turned the game around and gave the victory to the Wildcats.
Tyler Lord had a fantastic game and scored 20 points for the Wildcats. Todd Stevenson scored four. Cooper Scharff scored two. Brevyn Campbell scored one.
“The A team played a great game,” said Wildcat head coach Byron Marshall. “We rebounded and defended well. We had a great game all around. I want to give a big shout-out to the Marmaton Valley fans, students, and parents. They made that a great atmosphere to play a game in.”
The B team lost 36-22. MVJH trailed 17-14 at the half. Uniontown took over in the third quarter and outscored MVJH 13-4. That sealed the deal for Uniontown. MVJH was unable to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats were held to four points.
Kris McVey scored four points. Wyatt Burnett scored eight points. Brady Burton, Thomas Allee, and Bryant Uhlrich each scored two points.
“The B team had too many turnovers,” Marshall said. “We need to be stronger with the ball and limit our turnovers.”
Marmaton Valley will play Southeast Middle School Thursday at home.
