Topic: Basketball
Wednesday February 22nd
Sayre (18-8) vs. Bryan Station (13-14) (Girls)
Sayre coach Scotty Sutton started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Maddie Mitchell, 5-7 So. Grace Rahman, 6-3 Fr. Gabby Bowie, 5-5 Sr. Sophie O’Rourke, and 5-7 Sr. Emily Culbertson. Bryan Station coach Donna Murphy countered with 5-10 So. Victoria McCoy, 5-8 Jr. Serena Sandusky, 6-1 Jr. Hallie Crumbie, 5-7 Jr. Deshante Clay, and 5-5 Sr. Detierra Carpenter.
Bryan Station scored 22 points off 26 Sayre turnovers in a 47-33 victory. Bryan Station shot 35.6% from the field including seven of 11 from the three point line. The Lady Defenders connected on eight of 16 free throws and pulled down 24 rebounds. Bryan Station attempted 16 more shots (45-29) from the field than Sayre. Sayre shot 44.8% from the field including one of three from beyond the arc. The Lady Spartans connected on six of 11 free throws, pulled down 28 rebounds, and scored six points off 13 Bryan Station turnovers.
Serena Sandusky led Bryan Station with 16 points including four three point baskets. Victoria McCoy added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Maddie Mitchell led Sayre with 18 points. Gabby Bowie added nine points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and six blocked shots.
Sayre,11,6,5,11,33
Bryan Station,14,8,11,14,47
Sayre (33) – Mitchell 18, Rahman 2, Bowie 9, O’Rourke 2, Culbertson 0, White 2.
Bryan Station (47) – McCoy 12, Sandusky 16, Crumbie 5, Clay 0, Carpenter 6, Williams 4, Elery 2, Gill 2.
Bryan Station (11-19) vs. Henry Clay (22-8) (Boys)
Bryan Station coach Mike Allen started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Marcus Williams, 5-11 Jr. Tyler Smith, 6-3 Sr. Kalahari Harris, 5-10 So. Jordan Henry, and 6-1 Sr. Jaylen Beckham. Henry Clay coach Daniel Brown countered with 6-6 So. Trey Grundy, 6-4 So. Jordan Green, 6-5 Jr. Darien Tichenor, 5-8 Sr. Wes Kimball, and 6-0 So. Christen Cunningham.
Henry Clay led 35-21 in the third quarter but Bryan Station’s pressure defense allowed Bryan Station to rally for a 60-54 upset victory over the Blue Devils. Bryan Station outscored Henry Clay 22-13 in the final quarter. Bryan Station shot 44.7% from the field including zero of eight from the three point line. The Defenders connected on 18 of 28 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 15 Henry Clay turnovers. Henry Clay shot 38.5% from the field including three of 15 from beyond the arc. The Blue Devils connected on 11 of 19 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 11 points off 18 Bryan Station turnovers.
6-3 Sr. Omari Sweat led Bryan Station with 15 points and five rebounds. Sweat was seven of seven from the field and one of four from the free throw line. Jaylen Beckham added 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Jordan Henry chipped in with 10 points including six of six free throws. Marcus Williams recorded 10 points and six rebounds. 6-3 Sr. Kalahari Harris pulled down eight rebounds.
Trey Grundy led Henry Clay with 11 points and five rebounds. 6-1 Sr. Alex Blackburn added 10 points and five rebounds. Wes Kimball and Jordan Green each recorded nine points and five rebounds. 5-10 So. Teddy Ware chipped in with eight points including two three point baskets in only four minutes of playing time.
Bryan Station,13,8,17,22,60
Henry Clay,13,16,12,13,54
Bryan Station (60) – Williams 10, Ty. Smith 4, Harris 4, Henry 10, Beckham 12, Allen 2, Sweat 15, Hipps 3.
Henry Clay (54) – Grundy 11, Green 9, Tichenor 0, Kimball 9, Cunningham 7, Blackburn 10, Ware 8.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s games.