January 20, 2021 Issue, Page 5 of 10

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5 P January 20, 2021 Sports Elks vs Blanchard Trojanettes play to 3-1 mark for week By Kerry Hookstra Taking the short trip to Merritt Jan. 4 proved to be a disaster for Canute as they watched the Oilerettes roll up an 81-55 deci- sion. Hobart came to Canute Jan. 5 and the ship was righted with a 52-49 victory. Traveling to the Western Equipment Clas- sic Festival in Arapaho Jan. 7 the Oilerettes held off Sayre in a 48-47 win. Cordell was the second opponent of the Festival Jan. 8 and Canute prevailed 61-41. Trojanettes-Merritt A 25-9 run for the Oilerettes in the first quarter put Canute in the hole early. The situation did not improve in the second with a 24-9 Merritt bulge. The Trojanettes were down 49-18 go- ing to halftime. ‘The third saw the Canute offense rally for a 20-15 advantage. Over the final eight minutes the teams played even at 17-17. Joshlyn Sanders led all scorers with 19 for the Oilerettes. Kylee Smith tossed down 17 as she paced the Trojanette offense. Others scoring included: Taylor Beutler-12, Jade Gray-10, Syd- ney Thrasher-9, Meliah Sutton-6, and Abby Janning-1. Trojanettes-Hobart First quarter action ended in a 14-14 tie. Canute claimed the second by a 15-12 margin. The Trojanettes were up 29-26 after two periods of play. 10-8 lead went to Canute in the third. Final frame play "i featured a 17-14 Trojanette advantage. Zz ss Heglin put in 12 to pace the Lady Bearcats. Game high hon- =. = ors were captured by Kylee Smith as she poured down 28 points Left, Big Elk Kane Craig, Left, Elkette Alyssa Brott played for Canute. Others scoring were; Taylor Beutler-8, Jade Gray-7, against Blanchard. Photos courtesy of Rose Cummings. Sydney Thrasher-7, and Abby Janning-6. Trojanettes-Sayre First quarter action went to Canute 16-12. The Lady Eagles managed a 9-6 margin in the second. Halftime saw a 22-21 edge go to the Trojanettes. Third stanza play saw Canute prevail 13-10. The third saw Merritt held Sayre come on to lead 16-13 as the Trojanettes held on to get the win. Karly Easter paced the Lady Eagles at 17. Leading all scor- ers, Kylee Smith pumped in 24. Others scoring for Canute were; Sydney Thrasher-9, Jade Gray-8, Taylor Beutler-6, and Abby Homecoming Janning-1. Trojanettes-Cordell An 11-11 tie marked the first quarter. In the second Canute exploded on a 19-6 run. The Trojanettes were on top 30-17 at halftime. last week Another deadlock a18-18 broke out in the third. A lockdown defense and adequate3r scoring gave Canute a 15-6 fourth frame advantage. Willard tossed down 22 for game high honors to lead the Lady Blue Devils. Kylee Smith pumped in 19 with 17 from Syd- ney Thrasher and 11 by Taylor Beutler to put three Trojanettes in double figures. Jade Gray connected for nine with three and two from Meliah Church and Madison Church respectively. Trojans run table for the week By Kerry Hookstra After losing the opening game of the week to a virus cancel- lation, Canute hosted Hobart Jan. 5 and pulled out a 52-49 win. ‘They played a pair of contests in the Western Equipment Classic Festival at Arapaho Jan. 7-8. Sayre was the opening opponent and the Trojans ran to a 48-36 decision. On Jan. 8 Cordell came to the court and Canute managed a 45-40 victory. Trojans-Hobart ‘The Bearcats jumped out to a 17-11 advantage in the first quarter on their home court. They stretched the margin witha 14-9 lead in the second. Canute trailed 31-20 at halftime. ‘A Trojan comeback started by taking the third stanza 15-10. Final frame action featured a 17-8 Canute run to claim a three point decision. Moore put in 14 to pace Hobart. Kelln Henderson took game high honors with 23 for the Trojans. Others scoring included: Kyron Whinery-11, Aiden Brown-7, Keenan Smith-7, Colby Maddox-2, and Colt Randall-2. Trojans-Sayre First quarter action saw a 12-12 tie. In the second Canute managed a 10-7 margin. The Trojans led 22-19 going to half- e. 17-8 offensive outburst in the third put Canute in the driver's seat. Final frame play featured a 9-9 deadlock. Clayton Mosburg tossed in 11 to lead the Eagles. With 18 Kelln Henderson led all scorers. Others scoring for the Trojans were; Colby Maddox-9, Keenan Smith-7, Kyron Whinery-6, Colt Randall-5 and Aiden Brown-3. Trojans-Cordell Opening with a 12-12 tie in the first quarter indicated that the contest would be close. The Blue Devils held a 10-9 edge in the second. Canute was down 22-21 at halftime. In the third the Trojans held a 10-8 margin to send them to Memphis Cordell and Blakely Barnett. Photo courtesy of Rose the fourth with a 31-30 edge. Final frame action featured a 14- Cummings. 10 Canute advantage to pull out a five point win. Reimer tossed down 21 for Cordell to take game high honors. Kelln Henderson pumped in 15 to lead the Trojan attack. Oth- ers scoring included: Keenan Smith-13, Colt Randall-6, Aiden Brown-4, Kyron Whinery-4, and Bill Shelton-3. Merritt vs | y 5 | Dcolby Skelton- ee Lexie Frazier. Photo courtesy of Rose Cummings.