January 27, 2021 Issue, Page 5 of 18

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5 P January 27, 2021 Sports Big Elks go 2-1 for week By Kerry Hookstra Altus came to Elk City Jan. 19 and the Big Elks roared to. their first victory of the season by a 67-40 margin. The Tri- County Festival ran Jan. 21-23 with Elk City playing Hobart Jan. 21 and falling by a 58-49 score. They met up with Cordell in a second Festival contest Jan. 23 and held on for a 46-45 win. Big Elks-Altus An 18-10 first quarter advantage put Elk City in the driver's seat. Drake Hughes led the attack with as deuce and a pair of treys. Kane Craig put in three baskets with one apiece from Cooper Church and Corey Culver. In the second a 21-7 Big Elk lead gave them control of the contest. Hughes stayed hot with another pair of threes. Tres Hill buried a trey plus a deuce while Culver and Joseph Dailey hit a pair of baskets each and Caden Dunlap sank 2-2 free throws. Elk City went to halftime on top 39-17. ‘Third period play saw a 17-8 Big Elk margin behind three baskets from Craig. Hill went downtown for three and had one at the line while Culver hit two buckets and Dunlap drained a trey. ‘The fourth frame featured a 15-11 Bulldog lead. Austin Jones paced Elk City with two threes. Cooper Patton added one and Dunlap completed a perfect night at the charity stripe sinking 2-2 again. Ford pumped in 14 for Altus to share game high with Hughes from the Big Elks. Craig tossed down 12 with 10 by Culver to put three players in double figures. Others scoring included: Hill-9, Dunlap-7, Jones-6, Dailey-4, Patton-3, and Church-2. Big Elks-Hobart/Tri-County Festival Game One Elk City held a 10-9 edge in the first quarter. Kane Craig led the offense with two baskets. Vivek Pranabdev buried a trey with a deuce from Joseph Daley and a free throw by Tres Hill. ‘The Bearcats exploded on a 19-6 run in the second stanza. ‘The Big Elks got a bucket apiece from Corey Culver and Drake Hughes plus 2-2 at the line by Craig. Hobart was up 28-16 going to halftime. A 20-14 lead in the third cemented the Bearcat win. Hill was hot for Elk City with a pair of field goals and 2-2 at the charity stripe. Hughes drained a three with a two each from Dailey and Caden Dunlap plus a gift shot by Pranabdev. Over the final eight minutes Hobart had a 10-9 edge. Cooper Church paced the Big Elks with a pair of baskets. Hughes went downtown for three and Hill put in a bucket. Moore pumped in 17 to lead all scorers and Tompkins added 12 for the Bearcats. Hill tossed in nine and Hughes con- nected for eight to lead Elk City. Others scoring were; Craiug-6, Church-4, Dailey-4, Pranabdev-4, Culver-2, and Dunlap-2. Big Elks-Cordell/Tri-County Festival Game Two Ina contest that was in doubt until the final buzzer, Elk City went out toa 14-7 first quarter advantage. Tres Hill ignited the charge with a trey and two deuces. Caden Dunlap buried a three with a two apiece from Kane Craig and Vivek Pranabdev. A 9-7 margin in the second moved the Big Elks to a 23-14 halftime lead. Craig set the pace with a basket and 2-2 free throws, Addison DeLeon drained a trey and Corey Culver hit a deuce. In the third the Blue Devils rallied to lead 20-14. Hill got hot for Elk City going downtown for three and adding three twos. Hughes added a trey with a deuce from Culver. Down the stretch the Big Elks saw their lead cut to 46-45 by a pair of free throws with 11.6 on the clock. They had a chance to pick up some cushion but a 1-1 chance at the line did not connect and Cordell took the ball the length of the court for a potential game winning layup starting with 7.5 to play. The defensive play avoided a foul but altered the Blue Devil shot enough for a miss and the rebound went to Elk City as the final buzzer sounded. Willard tossed in 18 including five treys to take game high honors with 12 from Rogers for Cordell. Hill rained down 16 with Craig and Pranabdev hitting eight and seven respectively to pace the Big Elks. Others scoring included: Hughes-5, Cul- ver-4, DeLeon-3, and Dunlap-3 == Elkettes play three on the week By Kerry Hookstra Bearcats. Elk City dropped a 41-33 decision. Cordell came to the court Jan. 23 for the second Festival contest. The Elkettes ral- Elk City opened their week hosting the Altus Lady Bulldogs Jan.19. In a close contest the Elkettes fell 53-36. Play in the Tri-_ lied from a 36-31 deficit going into the final frame before seeing County Festival at Hobart opened Jan. 21 with the host Lady time expire on a 45-43 defeat. Se 4 — Hagen Justus, Joshlyn Sander-most valuable Player, Ja- a . mie peffer. Photo courtesy of Jaime Fite. Merritt oileretts team photo. Photo courtesy of Jaime Fite. ov P GMonns Add the e-paper to a print subscription Year| for $1 per month