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Page 10 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, December 20, 2019 Elks lose overtime heartbreaker to Weatherford By Don Munsch, Editor in his office after the game. “But they saw it different Missed free throws can be “It’s a very tough loss. and they just called the out a killer. Elk City discovered We've got a lot of heads in of bounds on Nate,” he said, that truism against Weath- there hanging, upset and dis- The game went to over- erford Tuesday night at the appointed, and so are we as time at 44 apiece. Tate Trot- Pioneer Center. coaches. But like I told those ter’s trey put Elk City up 47- With his team ahead 51-50 guys — learn from it. We did 44 with 3:20 left. Two free with 18 seconds left in over- play good enough to win it, throws by Tres Hill gave Elk time, Elk City’s Nate Jarel but we didn’t do the things City a 49-44 lead with 2:58 went to the line to increase we needed to do down the left in OT. the Elk lead. He missed both stretch to put it away.” Cade Jennings’ trey cut the free throws, though, and The Elks did enjoy a Elks’ lead to two, 49-47, and Weatherford capitalized on five-point lead at one point Ransome was fouled with the other end of the court in overtime. Besides mak- 1:54 left and made one of when B.J. Ransome hit a ing free throws, the Elks two free throws to bring the short jumper with 5 seconds also need to rebound down Eagles to within one point, left to put the Eagles up 52- the stretch of games to pull 49-48. Ransome would be S51. through, Stephens said. fouled and make another The Elks called time “We just didn’t do enough free throw with 1:23 left to with 3.5 seconds left, but tonight, and that’s what tie the game at 49, after inbounds pass, Jarel hurts,” Stephens said. “And Jarel hit a runner in the lost the ball out of bounds I didn’t do enough as a coach lane with 59 seconds left to and Weatherford’s Michael down the stretch. I can do put Elk City back on top, Mayfield made two free better for our guys. This one 51-49. Keenan Musick’s Kane Craig tries to put the ball in the basket during the Elk City- throws with 0.9 seconds left. hurts, but well learn from it, free throw with 49 seconds Weatherford game Tuesday night. The Elks lost in overtime, 54-51. Elk City lost 54-51 and we'll regroup and we'll fo- left cut the Elks’ lead to one, Photo submitted by Terri Chervenka. dropped to 3-2 on the sea- cus on getting better.” 51-50. He made one of two son. Elk City coach Sam Stephens disputed the of- shots after being fouled. Stephens said he told his ficial’s call near the end of The game was tight players in the locker room overtime when Jarel lost the throughout most of the eve- riod before drawing within and Hill’s two free throws 16 seconds left in regulation after the game that they ball out of bounds, explain- ning, with the Eagles leading one at 33-32 at the end of shortly later gave Elk City tied the game at 44, should learn from the loss. ing he thought a Weather- by four at halftime, 23-19. three quarters. Jarel tied the a 42-40 lead — its first lead “Losing is a great educa- ford player bumped Jarel out Elk City fell behind by game at 40 with a trey with since the second quarter. Jarel led the Elks with 14 tor and motivator,” he said of bounds. seven twice in the third pe- 4:18 left in the fourth quarter Jarel’s two free throws with points. Trotter had 13. Elkettes fall behind early, lose to Lady Eagles ginning of the third quarter. from Delaja Martin, trim- lead to 11, 27-16, at the half He said he saw some posi- ming the Lady Eagle lead on a Miller jumper at the tive signs from the loss. The to 12-2. A jumper by Bay- buzzer. team has to keep working in lee Miller with 37 seconds bringing together the expe- left in the first quarter pulled Haleigh Musick hit a trey rienced and inexperienced the Elkettes within 10, 14- from the left wing to pull the players. 4, at the end of period. The Elkettes within eight, 27- “We're just going to keep Elkettes were plagued in the 19, in the first minute of the working,” Ellison said. “I early going with offensive third period. But back came told them the next thing is, mistakes, such as traveling, is show up tomorrow and a backcourt violation and the Lady Eagles, who went go to work, We’ll just keep an errant pass, and the Lady ona 14-0 run and effectively business as usual and keep Eagles were only eager to ended any real shot of an Elk getting after it and go play take advantage of any mis- City comeback. Weatherford Kingfisher on Friday.” cues during the game. led 43-22 at the end of three Weatherford went on an The Elkettes [0-5] did 11-3 run to take a 25-7 lead quarters. not score until 1:46 in the midway through the second Musick led all Elkettes first quarter on a layup quarter. The Elkettes cut the with 6 points. Norie Flowers guards a Weatherford player during a pass Tuesday night. Elk City lost the game, 59-28. Photo submitted by Terri Chervenka. By Don Munsch, Editor “[ thought we showed that causes some problems, Ashlyn Sage’s three-point- some grit to cut it to 11 at some size that causes prob- er just seconds into the game halftime, kind of put some lems.” began the scoring for Weath- points on the board,” Elk He said Weatherford also erford against the Elk City City coach Tim Elllison said. has some good shooters, and Elkettes Tuesday night at “We came out in the third Elk City needed to play well the Pioneer Center, and the quarter and got a stop, hit a on the offensive end as well Lady Eagles never seemed three and cut it to eight. And as have Weatherford miss to let up after that. then their talent just took some shots in their posses- Weatherford jumped to over. They’re a really good sions to have a chance. 12-0 lead and remained team, well coached. 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