ANADARKO -Top-ranked Bethany’s second game with No. 6 Anadarko was a bigger rout than the first game between the two teams as the Lady Bronchos rolled, 84-35, Friday (Feb. 2) in a Class 4A and Western Conference matchup.
Bethany (16-4) held another opponent to single-digits in the first quarter, sprinting out to a big lead.
Bethany coach Eric Sailer said he knew Anadarko (17-5) would make adjustments for the teams’ second meeting.
“I told the girls to be prepared for whatever they might throw at us. They came out in a box and one,” Sailer said via text. “They tried to take away Zya (Vann) by face guarding her. I was proud of the girls for not freaking out. They stayed calm and began to take apart their zone.”
Vann, the senior and Oklahoma commit scored 20 points with three treys. Junior (and fellow Oklahoma commit) scored a game-high 23 points in the win. Junior Kayten Donley added 16 points.
“We are very hard to defend when we share the ball. That is exactly what we did,” Sailer said. “We also frustrated them with full court pressure on defense.”
“This was a great win for us against the number 6 team in the state.”
Since Bethany’s last win over Anadarko Jan. 20 in the finals of the Heart of Oklahoma Basketball Tournament in Purcell (a 64-32 win), the Lady Bronchos have averaged 87.25 points a game while holding opponents to 34.50 points a contest.
UP NEXT: Bethany goes on the road to meet Weatherford Tuesday (Feb. 6) in another conference contest. Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Bethany | 22 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 84 |
| Anadarko | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
Anadarko (17-5) – Ashlyn Jackson 13, Heaven Haywood 11, Ivory Miller 5, Taejah Hightower 3, Amanda Pebeahsy 1.
Sand Springs 77, Putnam City 53
WARR ACRES – The Lady Sandites broke open a tight contest in third quarter, giving Putnam City its third straight loss.
Sand Springs (12-5) built a 19-6 lead in the first quarter, but Putnam City stormed back in the second, helped by a sequence late in the quarter where the Pirates shot six free throws-in-a-row because of a personal foul and two technical fouls by Lady Sandite sophomore Jordyn Gilton. Original trailed 30-21 at halftime.
Late in the third quarter, Sand Springs put some distance between themselves and the Lady Pirates en route to the win.
Junior Paishintz Booker scored 16 points. Fellow juniors Kayla Hill and Destine Hunt each added 14 points.
UP NEXT: The Lady Pirates travel to Owasso for another Class 6A District 3 contest Tuesday (Feb. 6). Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Sand Springs | 19 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 77 |
| Putnam City | 6 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 53 |
Putnam City (8-12) – Paishintz Booker 16, Kayla Hill 14, Destinee Hunt 14, Aundrea Walter 6, Chariyah Williams 2, Ileeya Combs 1.
Putnam City West 85, Lawton 14
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Lady Patriots routed Lawton in a Class 6A District 2 contest.
Four players scored in double figures, Sophomore Jayala Contstant led West with 23 points with five 3-pointers. Junior Jazzlin Brown scored 12 points. Senior Caya Smith and sophomore Shamar Bert each scored 11 points. Bert connected on three treys.
“We were able to get it going on both sides of the ball,” West coach Ja’Ron Jefferson said via text. “It’s hard to deal with (us) when there’s energy, effort, and enthusiasm involved in the game.”
UP NEXT: West (18-1, 10-1 in district) travels to Lawton Eisenhower Tuesday (Feb. 6). Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
Lawton (3-16) – Individual scoring unavailable
Putnam City West (18-1) – Jayla Constant 23, Jazzlin Brown 12, Shamar Bert 11, Caya Smith 11, Da’Nae Jefferson 8, Brennen Bert 6, Kiana Gray 5, Sidari Perry 4, Kimyia Gray 4, Isabella Stevens 3.
WEST METRO GIRLS SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY, February 2, 2024
Altus 52, Western Heights 13
Bethany 84, Anadarko 35
Putnam City West 85, Lawton 14
Putnam City North 86, Capitol Hill 7
Sand Springs 77, Putnam City 53
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