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4 A g rS ipcourttlsu r e December 15, 2021 Oilerettes are 5-County Champions Over the final eight min- and Pollard. Others scoring for utes Merritt prevailed 21-8. the Oilerettes were; , Peffer-5, Sosa led the way with a two and Taylor-5, Fite-3, Frazier-3, Pol- a three while Herndon and Pol- lard-3, and Barnett-2. lard buried a 3-point shot each. Barnett, Payten Fite, A. Hart- Oilerettes-Canute/Tour- man, R. Hartman, and Porter ney Game Three added a field goal apiece. First quarter play saw a Lexee Benkley led the Lady 10-9 Trojanette edge. Merritt Warrior JV with eight. Pol- had three players with three lard poured in 18 for game apiece as Dayli Pollard and high honors. Others scoring for the Oilererettes included: Ashlee Sosa each buried a trey Barnett-8, Peffer-8, Sosa-8, with Riely Hartman working Herndon-6, R. Hartman-6, A. an old-fashioned 3-point play. Hartman-5, Porter-5, Fite-2, An 11-7 margin went to Frazier-2, and Stout-2. the Oilerettes in the second. Oilerettes-Sentinel/Tour- Again Pollard and Sosa drained ney Game Two a three apiece while Ella Porter Merritt went out to 9-5 lead in the first quarter. Payten had a two and free throw. Ja- Fite led with a trey while Addi- mie Peffer hit a basket. Merritt son Hartman, Riely Hartman, went to halftime up 20-17. and Ella Porter hit a deuce In the third Canute led 9-6 apiece. to tie the contest at 26-26 go- The second went to Mer- ing to the fourth. Addison ritt 16-11. Two baskets from A. Hartman led the way. Lexie Hartman, R. Hartman, and Frazier and Dayli Pollard each Peffer scored a bucket each for buried a three with a two the Oilerettes. apiece from Breegan Barnett, Final frame action fea- Jamie Peffer, and Porter. Mer- tured a 20-14 Merritt advan- ritt went to halftime on top Lexie Frazier. Staff photo by Rose Cummings. tage. Sosa set the pace with a 25-16. A 9-2 advantage went to trey and three from the char- The second went to the the Oilerettes in the third be- ity stripe while R. Hartman to a tournament scheduled for Christmas Break. In Semi-final Oilerettes 15-6. Pollard again hind a trey and a deuce by Dail- hit a pair of field goals. Peffer play Merritt downed Sentinel led by sinking 2-2 from the ee Taylor while R. Hartman hit drained a three with an old- 43-30. line and hitting a pair of bas- a basket and free throw with fashioned 3-point play from A. kets. Peffer went 2-2 on chari- one from the line from Peffer. Hartman. Pollard sank three Oilerettes-Hammon JV/ Fourth frame action fea- Tourney Game One ty shots and had a bucket while free throws with one by Porter. tured a 12-9 Lady Bulldog First quarter action saw a A. Hartman and Chloe Stout Kylee Smith was tough to margin. Porter put in three gift 24-0 Merritt shutout. Dayli had a field goal each with a stop as she poured in 23 points Ella Porter. Staff photo by Rose Cummings. shots to lead Merritt with a Pollard led the way with a trey gift toss by Porter. At halftime bucket each from Peffer and A. to take game high honors for and a pair of deuces. Breegan Merritt was up 39-6. Porter while R. Hartman was By Kerry Hookstra Championship in Sentinel Dec. the Trojanettes. Sosa tossed Barnett buried two threes with Third stanza play went to 2-2 at the free throw line. 11 with a 46-40 win over Ca- the Oilerettes 10-6. Kayde down 12 to lead the Oilerettes. two twos from Riely Hartman Rylea Pruitt led all scorers The 6-0 and 10th ranked nute. They opened play Dec. and one apiece by Lexie Fra- Herndon and Ashlee Sosa Others scoring included: R. with 14 for Sentinel. The bal- Merritt Oilerettes continued 6 by defeating the Hammon zier, Jamie Peffer, and Ella Por- drained a trey apiece with a anced Oilerette attack was led Hartman-9, Pollard-9, Pef- their excellent play by claim- JV 70-20 as the Varsity Lady ter. Addison Hartman added a deuce by Pollard and 2-2 from by eight from A. Hartman with fer-7, A. Hartman-5, and Por- ing the 5-County Conference Warriors were not entered due free throw. the charity stripe for Peffer. seven apiece by R. Hartman ter-4. Trojans claim 5-county Basketball has consolation title busy week By Kerry Hookstra third Potter paced the Trojans was tied 12-12 with the Tro- Trojans 16-8 behind a three with a 3-point shot and a buck- jans getting another 3-point and two twos from Maddox. By Kerry Hookstra Canute opened play in the et. Randall had a trey and free shot and bucket from Maddox. Whinery hit a 3-point shot 5-County Conference Tourna- throw while Beck and Whinery Beck put in a pair of field goals while Aiden Brown, Potter, Apologies to readers looking for game summaries. Com- ment at Sentinel Dec. 7 against hit a field goal apiece. The final with 2-2 charity shots by Pot- and Randall added a bucket puter glitches have messed with getting scorebooks printed as I Hammon. The Warriors pre- frame featured a three and a ter and one from the line for each. After two periods of play was working on stories today. vailed 64-53. Moving to the two from Beck with a trey and Bill Shelton. Consolation Semi-finals Dec. a free throw each from Potter Final frame play was all Canute was on top 28-17. Oilers take 5-County Crown 10 the Trojans handed out a and Whinery. Canute with a 20-8 run. Whin- A pair of treys and a Merritt opened play in the 5-County Conference Tourney 54-34 defeat to Leedey. The Torrance and Land led ery led with a basket and three deuce fueled a 26-12 third Dec. 6 and took care of Leedey 53-50. In the Dec. 10 Semi-final Consolation Championship the Warriors with 22 and 19 gift shots. Aiden Brown had stanza run by the Trojans. showdown they roared past Hammon 63-31. Sentinel took the saw Cantue dominate Chey- respectively. Beck took game a bucket and 2-2 at the line Maddox tossed in a three and enne/Reydon 70-40 Dec. 11. high at 25 while Potter added while Chaydon Fite buried a court for the Championship game. Home court advantage did two twos with a 3-point shot Trojans-Hammon/Tour- 14 for Canute. Whinery put in trey along with a field goal each and a field goal from Beck and them little good as the Oilers rang up a 61-50 victory Dec. 11. ney Game One eight with six from Randall. from Beck, Estes, and Shelton. a basket by Brown. Elk City in first full week of season Canute was put in a hole Trojans-Leedey/Tourney Puffinbarger hit 11 to Big Elk Basketball entertained Clinton Dec. 7 and found the In the final frame Ca- early on as the Warriors went Game Two pace the Bison. Beck tossed nute prevailed 16-11. Brown Red Tornado a tough opponent in a 65-58 loss. On the road at on a 23-8 run in the first quar- A 10-4 first quarter lead down 13 to again lead all scor- ter. Jaxon Beck buried a pair of was enough to give Canute ers with 10 from Maddox. and Potter drained a trey and a Jones Elk City played well but dropped the contest 58-50. deuce apiece to lead the charge We Are Proud Of treys on his way to a game high control of the contest. Jaxon Others scoring for the Trojans The Elkettes struggled to get things going during their first 25 points. Colt Randall added Beck buried a trey and a deuce included: Potter-7, Randall-5, with a free throw from Brown. week of regular season play. Clinton handed out a 42-26 loss a deuce. Each Of You On Your A 19-8 charge marked to lead the way. Colt Randall drained a three with a two by Whinery-5, Brown-4, Estes-4, Fite-3, and Shelton-3. Beck and Randall hit a basket in Elk /City Dec. 7. Traveling to Jones Dec 10 proved a difficult Accomplishments! each with a gift toss for Bill task with a 63-26 defeat. the Trojan second stanza. Zachary Potter. Trojans-Cheyenne/Rey- Shelton. Beck went off for two threes The second went to the don-Tourney Game Three Trojanettes take 5-County Runner-up Rogers tossed in 20 for and three twos. Zachary Pot- Trojans 12-10 behind a 3-point Canute took a 12-9 lead Canute headed to the 5-County Conference Tournament the Bears and took game high. Angela Murray Gavin Olson ter drained a trey plus a deuce shot and a basket from Colby in the first quarter. Jaxon Beck Dec. 6-11 and the Trojanettes leveled Leedey in their opener. Randall and Maddox rang up and Kyron Whinery hit a bas- Maddox. Potter added a trey set the pace with two baskets. Semi-final play saw Arapaho-Butler fall to Canute in a close Elk City High School Elk City High School 18 and 17 respectively with ket. Canute trailed 32-27 at with a deuce from Jake Estes Colby Maddox and Zachary 31-28 Trojanette decision. The Championship contest Dec. 11 halftime. Aisia Belote James and 2-2 freeMusick throws by Beck. Potter Buried a trey apiece 10 apiece by Beck and Brown to put four Trojans in double brought the 10th ranked team in 2A to the court and the Mer- Elk City the Both High third Schooland Canute took a 22-14 advan- Elk City High School with a deuce from Colt Ran- fourth periods saw Hammon tage to halftime. dall. figures. Whinery added three ritt Oilerettes prevailed 46-40 leaving Canute with the Runner- Austin with a 16-13 Pruitt advantage. In the Kaycee Craig In the third the score The second went to the along with one from Shelton. up trophy. Merritt High School High Elk City High School School Madison Reeder Good Luck Area Teams! 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