The Morris varsity basketball program closed out their regular-season schedule last Friday evening at home against the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies.
The Morris varsity basketball program closed out their regular-season schedule last Friday evening at home against the Kellyville Ponies and Lady Ponies.
Friday’s regular-season finale was the second time in three days the Eagles and Lady Eagles went up against their Creek County foes, suffering a sweep at Kellyville last Tuesday.
In Friday’s rematch at the Don Shoemake Sports Complex in Morris, the host Morris ladies walked off their home gym floor with a 44-33 victory, while the Morris gentlemen were unable to overcome an early double-digit deficit to wind up on the losing end of an 80-64 outcome.
With the regular-season schedule concluded the Morris cage squads will now set their sights on postseason play, beginning with Saturday’s Class 3A, Area IV, District 5 championship games against the host Chandler Lions and Lady Lions at Chandler High School.
In Friday’s girls battle with Kellyville in Morris, the host Lady Eagles jumped out to a double-digit lead (13-2) after the first eight minutes of action.
Kellyville cut the Morris lead to nine - 22-13 - at halftime with a narrow 11-9 advantage in the second quarter.
After the visitors took the third period by a 14-12 margin and a 7-point Morris lead (34-27), the host Lady Eagles put the finishing touches on the 44-33 victory by outscoring the Lady Ponies 10-6 in the final eight minutes of regulation.
The Lady Eagles were led offensively by Fire Clark with 12, followed by Lillian Giddens with 11. Other Morris scorers in the regular-season finale win were Kaylynn Lukenbill with eight, Alexis Schell and Asiah Barnett six apiece, and Emma Duclos one.
In Friday’s boys showdown in Morris, the Eagles trailed 16-4 after one and 40-20 at halftime.
The Morris gentlemen took the high-scoring third quarter by a 28-26 advantage to cut the deficit to 18 points (66-48) with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
The Eagles were only able to come out of the final stanza with a 16-14 margin to suffer the 8064 defeat.
The Morris gentlemen were led offensively by Xavier Harjo with a team-best 24 points. Other double- digit scorers for the Eagles on Friday were Race Casey with 16 and Robert Woods with 10.
The remaining scorers for Morris in the regular-season finale were Tre Robinson with six, Bobby Baker four, Koen Burgess three, and Jaylen Zackery one.
--- Girls Game
Morris 44, Kellyville 33
Kellyville: 2 - 11 - 14 - 6 (33) Morris: 13 - 9 - 12 - 10 (44) Morris Scoring: Fire Clark 12, Lillian Giddens 11, Kaylynn Lukenbill 8, Alexis Schell 6, Asiah Barnett 6, Emma Duclos 1.
--- Boys Game
Kellyville 80, Morris 64
Kellyville: 16 - 24 - 26 - 14 (80) Morris: 4 - 16 - 28 - 16 (64) Morris Scoring: Xavier Harjo 24, Race Casey 16, Robert Woods 10, Tre Robinson 6, Bobby Baker 4, Koen Burgess 3, Jaylen Zackery 1.
