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January 30, 2021 Sports Trojanettes runner-up in Trojans drop OT West Central Tourney game, second in By Kerry Hookstra Canute hosted a rare Monday by Taylor Beutler and Smith. Final frame action featured connected for a bucket each with one from the charity stripe a 12-8 Canute margin. Jaicee for Janning. 15 each with 10 from Smith to put three Trojanettes in double figures. Beutler added seven West Central contest with Dewar in town Jan. Drinnon went downtown for a Pruitt poured in 18 to pace with four from Janning and 18. The Trojanettes downed the trey and Teeter put in a deuce Sentinel. Gray led all scorers three by Sutton. By Kerry Hookstra Lady Dragons 55-30. The West and free throw. Cantwell, Jan- tossing down 20 with Smith Trojanettes/Hydro-Eakley/ Central Tournament opened ning, and Smith connected for a adding 13 for the Trojanettes. West Central Tourney Game with Sentinel in Canute Jan. 19 bucket apiece. Others scoring were; Thrash- ‘Three Canute hosted the Dewar Dragons Jan. 18 and saw the visitors and the host squad took a 51-36 Britt led the Lady Dragons er-8, Beutler-5, Janning-3, and pull out a 49-47 overtime decision. First round play in the West decision. In second round _ac- with eight. Game high hon- ‘Thompson-2. Offense was sluggish in the Central Tournament at Canute Jan. 19 went to the Trojans in a 67- tion at Burns Flat-Dill City Jan. ors went to Smith with 12 and Trojanettes/Arapaho-But- first quarter with a Lady Bobcat lead of 9-6. Kylee Smith had a 28 romp over Sentinel. Second round play took the Semi-finals to Burns Flat-Dill City Jan. 21. Arapaho-Butler came to the court and 21 the Trojanettes took care of Thrasher tossed in 11, Oth- ler/West Central Tourney Arapaho-Butler 54-33. Meeting ers scoring for the Trojanettes Game Two basket and two free throws to Canute prevailed 45-39. The Jan. 23 Championship contest moved Hydro-Eakley in the Tourney included: Gray-7, Janning-7, Canute bolted to a 14-4 first pace Canute. Taylor Beutler hit to Arapaho and Hydro-Eakley was the opponent. They held on to post a 70-62 win. Championship contest Jan. 23 Sutton-5, Cantwell-4, Teeter-4, quarter bulge. Sydney Thrasher a bucket. at Arapaho, saw Canute trail by Drinnon-3, Beutler-2. set the charge with a pair of Scoring was still scarce in the Trojans-Dewar seven at halftime but suffer a Trojanettes-Sentinel/West treys. Taylor Beutler and Jade second as the Trojanettes trailed A 12-10 margin went to the Dragons in the first quarter. Kelln Henderson had the hot hand for Canute with two baskets and three tough second half to fall 63-39. Central Tourney Game One Gray buried one apiece with a 9-5. Smith did all the scoring Trojanettes-Dewar ‘A low scoring first quarter deuce by Abby Janning. with two field goals and one free throws. Colt Randall buried a trey to complete the total. ‘The second saw a 16-14 Dewar advantage. Henderson again paced Canute took control of the went to Canute 7-5. Jade Gray A 13-13 tie marked the sec- from the line. Canute trailed 18- the Trojans with a pair of buckets and 2-2 from the line. Kyron contest early with a 14-6 first Jed with a pair of baskets. Kylee ond. Gray and Thrasher drained 11 at halftime. Whinery put in two field goals anda gift shot with another three by quarter run. Smith hit a bucket and Taylor two threes each for the Troja- In the third Hydro-Eakley Randall. The Dragons were up 28-24 after two periods of play. ‘Abby Janning led the way Beutler sank a free throw. nettes. Beutler sank a free throw exploded to a 22-12 advantage. Canute held a 10-9 edge in the third. Henderson and Keenan with an old fashioned 3-point The second was tied 11-11. to complete the scoring. Canute Beutler was the bright spot for ‘Smith led with two baskets apiece while Whinery added one. play and a basket while Sydney Gray found the range to bury went to halftime on top 27-17. the Trojanettes with three bas- Fourth frame play featured a 10-7 Trojan advantage to tie the con- Thrasher buried a trey plus a three treys. Beutler added a In the third a 13-2 run put kets. Sydney Thrasher buried a test at 44-44 and force overtime. Colby Maddox dialed long distance deuce. Kylee Smith hit a pair of deuce for the Trojanettes. Ca- the Trojanettes in control. Gray trey with a deuce and a gift shot for a pair of treys to ignite the offense. Smith rounded out the scor- buckets. nute was up 18-16 going to half- led the charge with two baskets by Smith, ing with 4-4 from the charity stripe. ‘The second went to the Tro- time. and 2-2 from the charity stripe. Over the final eight minutes ‘Dewar prevailed 5-3 in overtime action. Smith did the scoring for janettes 12-8 behind a field goal Offense took over for the Tro- Smith hit a bucket with 2-2 from the Lady Bobcats prevailed 23- Canute as he worked an old fashioned 3-point play. and 2-2 free throws from Smith. janettes in the third with a 23-8 the line while Thrasher dialed up 16. Jade Gray found the range Brownfield pumped in 18 for the Dragons to earn game high hon- Jade Gray drained a three with a run. Gray again led draining a another trey. two apiece from Emily Cantwell three plus a pair of twos. Sydney Final frame play featured and drained three threes to pace Canute. Smith added two buck- ors. Henderson and Smith tossed down 17 and 11 respectively to lead the Trojans. Whinery added seven with six each from Maddox and Meliah Sutton plus one Thrasher dialed long distance a 14-14 tie. Smith worked an ets and three and Randall. from the line by Maecy Teeter. for two treys with three deuces old fashioned 3-point play plus round out the from total. the stripe to Trojans-Sentinel/West Central Tourney Game One Canute went to halftime on top from Smith and one apiece by three gift shots to ignite Ca- 26-14. Abby Janning and Kelly Thomp- nute’s offense. Meliah Sutton With 22 K. Berkey led all A 23-2 explosion in the first quarter gave the contest to Canute. A 17-8 Trojanette run in the son. went downtown for a three and scorers and R. Berkey contrib- Kelln Henderson ignited the charge with six baskets and 2-2 free throws. Keenan Smith hit a bucket and 2-2 from the line while Aiden third was paced by a pair of treys Fourth frame play saw the Beutler put together an old fash- uted 12 for Hydro-Eakley. Smith Brown buried a trey and Kyron Whinery had a two. from Thrasher. Gray drained a Lady Bulldogs prevail 12-10. ioned 3-point play. poured down 19 in leading the ‘The second ended with a 9-4 advantage to the Trojans. Brown three and sank one from the Smith led Canute with an old Hunter put in 10 to lead the ‘Trojanettes with nine from Gray paced the scoring with a pate of feld tals. Bill Shelton dratsied'a charity stripe while Sutton also fashioned 3-point play and a Lady Indians. Game high was and eight by Beutler and three three with a deuce from Henderson. Halftime went to Canute 32-6. downed a three with a two each basket. Beutler and Thrasher shared by Gray and Thrasher at from Thrasher. ‘Third period play sawa 19-10 lead for the Trojans. Henderson was hot again with five baskets. Smith hit a pair buckets with a trey by Brown and 2-2 from the charity stripe for Whinery. Thunder vs. Suns: Five takeaways Final frame action featured a 16-12 margin to Canute. Brown led the charge with a two and a three. Jake Estes put in a pair of field goals while Shelton had one along with Dru Steffes and Marlon Moore sank 2-2 free throws. ‘The Bulldogs were led by Toro with 10. Henderson tossed down from OKC’s win at Phoenix 26 to lead all scorers and Brown poured in 16. Others scoring for the Trojans included: Smith -8, Shelton-5, Estes-4, Whinery-4, Moore-2, and Steffes-2. Trojans/Arapaho-Butler/West Central Tourney Game Two Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman to his favorite mid-range spots ond quarter on a 15-0 run. The and get a win I knew was gonna Getting out to a 17-7 first quarter advantage was sufficient for and shared some words with his Suns were held scoreless for the be big for us.” Canute to get the win. Kelln Henderson led the way with an old fash- Luguentz Dort bent his knees former teammates — the few final four minutes and the Thun- ‘There were no signs of rust. ioned 3-point play and four baskets. Colby Maddox, Keenan Smith and willed in a 3-pointer. that remain. der won the quarter 28-10. He drilled a 3-pointer for the and‘TheKyron Whinery hit a bucket apiece. second was a 24-7 Trojan run. Colt Randall drained three Dort put the Thunder ahead Paul sparked an 18-0 Suns It was the fewest points the ‘Thunder’s first basket and he 96-95 with 2:11 left, and the run in the third quarter and he ‘Thunder allowed in any quarter opened the second half with threes to ignite the charge. Maddox buried a pair of treys plus a free throw while Henderson put in two field goals with a three from ‘Thunder clung to that lead in scored 15 points in the fourth this season. back-to-back 3-pointers. dutch time for a 102-97 win quarter. His 27 second-half But that followeda first quar- Horford scored 21 points with Whinery and Smith sinking one from the line. Canute took a 31-17 against Chris Paul and the Suns points tied for the fourth high- ter when the Suns established a 11 rebounds. He made all five of bulge to halftime. In the third the Indians managed a 17-11 margin. Smith set the on Wednesday night in Phoenix. est-scoring half of his career. 32-17 lead. his 3-point attempts. Dort shot 4-of-8 from behind “Certainly last year I had a ‘The Suns shot 46% in the first Horford’s presence unlocked pace for the Trojans with two baskets. Maddox went downtown for three with a two each from Henderson and Whinery. the arc, and 20 seconds after his front-row seat to that, how great quarter and 16% (4-of-25) in the things for Shai Gilgeous-Alex- final 3-pointer he drew an illegal of a player he is,” Thunder coach second quarter. ander, who scored 21 points A13-5 Canute charge marked the final frame. Michele Barolo and screen against Suns center De- Mark Daigneault said. “He’s a ‘The Suns made one field goal with eight assists and seven re- Bill Shelton dialed long distance for a trey each to lead the attack. Henderson, Maddox, and Dru Steffes put in a bucket apiece with a andre Ayton. The Thunder (8-9) tough game plan. in the final eight and a half min- bounds. free throw from Lane Greteman. padded its lead off the Phoe- “T thought Lu did a great job utes of the first half. “It’s hard for teams to guard Gass and Donelson had 14 and 10 respectively for the Indians. nix turnover with a layup from down the stretch, not necessar- Horford returns us,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “A Henderson rained down 19 for game high honors with 14 from rookie Theo Maledon. ily with the on-ball stuff with Thunder center Al Hoford couple times I came off the ball Maddox. Other Trojans scoring included: Randall-9, Smith-7, Whin- Last season it was Paul who Chris, but he drew like three made an unexpected return screen, and the big didn’t know ery-7, Barolo-3, Shelton-3, Steffes-2, and Greteman-1. carried the Thunder to clutch illegal screens in the last six Wednesday night. After miss- whether to guard me or guard ‘Trojans/Hydro-Eakley/West Central Tourney Game Three win after clutch win, but he was minutes. Those were unbeliev- ing the previous six games due Alon his pop, and I was able to Offense was on fire for the Bobcats in the first quarter as they on the losing side Wednesday able plays. When the guy's kinda to the birth of his fourth child, geta layup. That's just one of the roared to a 26-12 run. Canute got an old fashioned 3-point play and night. cookin’, Lu’s will to continue to Horford rejoined the team in many things that he brings us a basket from Keenan Smith as he led the scoring. Kyron Whinery Paul, playing without co- fight like that is impressive” Phoenix — the final stop of a offensively.” star Devin Booker, airballed a Paul finished with a season- five-game road trip. ‘The 34-year-old center crossed hit‘The a pair of buckets with a trey from Colt Randall. second saw the Trojans begin to rally back with a16-9 advan- 3-pointer with seven seconds high 32 points, five assists “If you remain in the testing the 12,000-point mark. Horford tage. Whinery had the hot hand with a three and two twos. Aiden left that could’ve tied the game. and five rebounds on 12-of-21 protocol that’s really the key to is one of 28 active players with Brown buried a trey while Smith had deuce and a free throw. Hydro- ey just executed better shooting. everything,” Daigneault said at least 12,000 points. Eakley was on top 35-28 going to halftime. down the stretch,” Paul said. “It was just tough to get him when asked about the logistics Don't forget about Nader Canute tooka 14-13 edge in the third. Kelln Henderson found the “We're not playing well enough out of the midrange,” Dort said. of Horford’s return. “When Al Abdel Nader was the other range for three field goals to lead the attack. Whinery drained a three right now. I'm not gonna say “He had a good game. We just was in OKC he was testing daily ‘Thunder sent to the Suns in the plus a two and Randal dialed up a trey. we're not good enough, we're have to do better.” under the same protocol as ev- offseason along with Paul. Final frame action featured a 22-20 margin for the Bobcats as they just not playing well enough But Dort was proud of the il- erybody else and was also in the Nader carved out a rotation secured the decision. Henderson again led the way for the Trojans right now.” legal screens he drew. gym? spot in Oklahoma City, and now as he tossed in four baskets. Randall went downtown for a trey and Here are four other takeaways Tm really trying to stay in Horford was happy to be back. he’s trying to do the same in sank two at the charity stripe while Colby Maddox buried a three from the game: front of the ball,” Dort said, “and “It was good to be with the Phoenix. and sank a free throw with a trey from Whinery. Classic Paul if it happens it happens.” group again,” he said. “I knew The 27-year-old forward Propps led all scorers with 20 and Gore pumpedin 18 to pace Paul was tremendous leading Tale of two quarters this was an important game for scored 12 points off the Suns Hydro-Eakley. Whinery and Henderson tossed down 19 and 14 re- up to his shaky finish. ‘The first half featured wild us. Last game of the road trip. bench. He helped Paul carry the spectively for Canute. Others scoring were; Randall-11, Smith-8, He danced around Thunder swings. Guys have been gone fora lot of scoring load with Booker out Brown-6, and Maddox-4. defenders on the perimeter, got The Thunder closed the sec- days. Being able to come in here with a hamstring injury. Cowgirls snap 12-game skid to Texas Jimmy Gillispie, Stillwater Littell said. "I thought we played a Texas team that was fresh off thought tonight was the best thank to a trio of 3-pointers in scored 18 points on 8 of 13 NewsPress. loose and relaxed with a great a road win at Iowa State, which we've been about being assign- the final three minutes of the shooting from the field. Sopho- deal of confidence. We were ag- was the squad responsible for ment conscious and everybody half. more Lauren Fields added 13 Oklahoma State snapped a gressive on the offensive and de- starting the Cowgirls’ three- doing their job. It takes five Tt was the closest the Long- points on 5 of 8 shooting, in- losing streak that had lasted a fensive ends of the floor. We did game losing streak. people — I know that's cliché horns would get to OSU as it duding 3 of 4 from 3-point dozen games when it defeated an exceptional job of rebound- Not only did OSU knock off a — being connected in that de- built its lead back up early in the range. Texas in a women’s basketball ing the basketball. Our kids were Texas team which was one spot fense. Sometimes that's more third quarter. "She had struggled in the game Wednesday night at Galla- scrappy tonight and had some higher in the Big 12 standings, it difficult to play than the man, "We knew we better deliver previous game — hadn't scored gher-Iba Arena. really nice plays in transition." did so by holding the Longhorns but it helped us keeping them the first blow in the second half and was 0 for 7," Littell said of ‘The win came two days after ‘The win marked the first over to a season low in points. Their from scoring off the dribble and or they were going to be very Fields, "Instead of hanging her OSU won its second-consecutive ‘Texas since Feb. 11, 2015. Texas previous low was 58 in a road getting in the middleof the lane, good," Littell said. "We got off to head, she came back and got in game at Kansas State for the had won the past 12 outings be- loss at West Virginia on Jan. 9. and that's what their guards do a good start." the gym and stayed after every first time in two decades. tween the two teams. The Cowglrls held Texas to really well.” ‘OSU was led in scoring by night. She worked on her shot Wednesday's victory was a “They want to do things that 29 percent (19 of 66) shoot- ‘They held Texas’ leading scor- senior Natasha Mack with 21 and there was no accident she dominant one by the Cowgirls other teams haven't done," Lit- ing from the field including 26 er Charli Collier to just 10 points points. She also grabbed 15 re- was making shots tonight. She as they led for the majority of tell said of his players. "There is percent (5 of 19) shooting from on 5 of 20 shooting. Collier bounds to earn her 10th double- put in the time and she deserved the contest. They won their sec- apride level and a chemistry lev- 3-point range. Their zone de- came in averaging 21.6 points doubles, in addition to blocking that." ond-straight game after a recent el that they like each other and fense kept Texas from getting per game. six shots. ‘The Cowgirls’ next two games three-game losing skid with the they play for each other. They into a rhythm offensively for OSU led for much of the con- "If I struggle offensive wise, will be against Kansas (6-5, 2-3) 68-51 victory over the Long- enjoy each other's celebrations much of the night. test — 38 of the 40 minutes — defense is where I can pick it up with the first being a road game horns. and successes.” "L thought we hustled more after taking an early lead. Texas at," Mack said. “It's where I can in Lawrence, Kansas, at 4 p.m. "Really proud of the way our ‘The Cowgirls (11-5 overall, out of it," Littell said. "We were trimmed a double-digit lead to really be me." Saturday. They will host KU at team played," OSU coach Jim 7-3 Big 12 Conference) defeated assignment conscious. ... I just three points at halftime Junior Ja'Mee Asberry also 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.