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4- The Elk City News Sports December 14, 2022 Elk City Elkettes Elk City Booster have nail biter loss against Club Weekly results Weatherford By Shonda Little Sth and 6th grade girls: Clinton 41 vs Mangum 4 37 Cordell 9 vs Weatherford ‘The Elk City Booster Club's Elk City with Coach Clinton 29 vs Sayre 3 By Shonda Little new basketball league, which is Chauncey 8 vs Mangum 0 Elk City 40 vs Cheyenne 4th grade boys: being held inside the new Ar- Elk City with Coach 3rd grade 12 rowhead Indoor Activity Cen- Chauncey 0 vs Cheyenne 4th Elk City 16 vs Arapaho 21 Elk City with Coach Stan- At the end of last week's basketball game against Weather- ter as well as other local gyms, grade 54 Merritt 6 vs Cheyenne 3rd ford 42 vs Cheyenne 14 ford, the Elk City Elkettes barely lost in the away game. continued to show successful Elk City with Coach Koch grade 21 Elk City with Coach Stan- At the end of the first half, Elk City had tacked 19 points on participation last weekend. 16 vs Cheyenne 4th grade 24 Merritt 11 vs Sayre 2 ford 26 vs Canute 17 the board, just two points behind the Weatherford Lady Eagles In fact, the enthusiasm has Elk City with Coach Koch 9 Mangum 3 vs Arapaho 18 Elk City with Coach inspired the local chapter of vs Cordell 44 Chauncey 10 vs Mangum 34 with 21. the Fraternal Order of Police to Elk City with Coach Geno 6th grade boys: Elk City with Coach ‘The Elkettes did outscore their competitors by one point in make a donation to the team 21 vs Cordell 28 Chauncey 2 vs Merritt with the second half of the game, but that ultimately left them be- for help fund championship Elk City with Coach Geno Elk City with Coach Price Coach Sapp 28 hind by one mere point. rings. The FOP will present a 30 vs Burns Flat-Dill City 14 27 vs Cordell 23 Merritt with Coach Sapp 27 check next weekend. Cordell 18 vs Burns Flat- Elk City with Coach Price vs Canute 15 ‘The entire Elk City roster got playing time during the match- Scores for last weekend’s Dill City 27 55 vs Mangum 9 Canute 18 vs Mangum 9 up. games were as followed: Elk City with Coach Ruiz 29 Cheyenne 21 vs Mangum Abby Brown, Hailey Buie, Carlin Byron, Abby Robbins, 4th grade girls: vs Weatherford 36 23 Campbell Rainey, Ella Sottile, Kazlyn Ulrich, and Emily Low- OU men’s basketball: rance all scored for the Elkettes. ‘The loss follows the Elkettes winning big earlier in the week against another I-40 rival, the Clinton Lady Reds. We hope Despite hot shooting, you have Sooners can’t overcome agreat swarming Razorbacks 580.243.0466 year! Jesse Crittenden, The ‘The pressure not only led to backs. the Razorbacks. Norman Transcript four OU turnovers in the first ‘The veteran guard hit sev- In addition to his eight six minutes after halftime, it eral tough shots in the first points, his second most of the We want to wish our Last year, Oklahoma de- helped Arkansas open up the feated Arkansas with hot out- second half on a 14-6 run. The half, scoring 11 points. But he picked up his second foul with season, Bamisile tied for the area teams a great side shooting. Sooners finished the game 4:52 before halftime, forcing team lead with five rebounds ‘The Sooners shot nearly 55 with 15 turnovers, compared him to the bench with the and also had a nice block off Drive-In, season and we look percent, including 62 percent to nine for Arkansas, and the Sooners holding onto a 32-27 the backboard in the first half. from the 3-point line, to beat Razorbacks finished with a lead. He finished the game with 19 401 Want St, Ekity forward to watching the Razorbacks by 22 points. 17-10 advantage in points off The Razorbacks outscored minutes, the most he’s played Arkansas, by contrast, shot turnovers. the Sooners by eight points in you succeed! 300-225: 2492 this season. just 35 percent. “That’s a big part of the those minutes with Sherfield It looked like the Sooners story, almost the huge part,” off the floor. Bamisile’s minutes have were set to enjoy that same OU coach Porter Moser said. ‘The Razorbacks particularly been inconsistent this season, fortune again on Saturday, the “If you look at the timeline, itfocused on Sherfield in the sec- but finding production from second edition of the teams’ was their defensive pressure: ond half, but he still hit some him would give the Sooners a Good Luck Area Teams! neutral-site matchup. The Sooners shot 18-of-29 (62 per- turnover, basket. Turnover, tough shots late in the game to huge boost. Moser now hopes basket. Turnover, basket... try to keep the Sooners in it. cent) from the field in the first But they capitalized and that’s He finished with a team-high Bamisile can build on his per- 1120 W 3rd St. half, and it helped them take that’s what they do. We talked 23 points and three assists. formance. Ek City, OX 73644 a 30-23 lead with 7:23 before about it, taking care of the ball, He was joined by Uzan in “Joe came in and gave us halftime. because they turn them into leading the OU offense. The (580) 225-1160 But the Razorbacks didn’t baskets with their extreme freshman guard made his sec- a nice lift,” Moser said. “Had some rebounds, a block, had ‘ Www.pizzahut.com falter this time around. They athletic ability. ended the first half on a 20-10 “They just turned up the ond start against the Razor- backs and finished with 15 eight points. So that was en- Carry-out * Hut Lane « Delivery run to take a three-point lead pressure and they just really points and a team-high five couraging to see... Joe has that into halftime. got us extended, But it was the assists. athleticism and length to com- The Razorbacks kept that turnovers that led to baskets Despite the loss, it appears pete against other athletes like We want to wish you a great season! momentum going in the sec- that got them the lead and we Moser and the Sooners have we're gonna see in our league. ond half and the Sooners never didn’t respond to that.” found their starting backcourt You could see his athleticism recovered, falling 88-78 at Tul- While Arkansas’ defense for the rest of the season. come out when the other team sa’s BOK Center. “T thought Grant was a guy increased the pressure, the had that many athletes. Here’s three takeaways offense got going, too. The that was competing in that from the Sooners’ loss to Ar- Razorbacks shot 62 percent atmosphere,” Moser said. “I “[ thought that was a bright kansas: in the second half and held a thought Los did. We have to spot to come out of it, to move 1. Razorbacks’ defense huge advantage in the paint, have more guys that come with forward with Joe [and hope] Main | gpbankok.com turns up the heat in the second outscoring the Sooners 55-18 it... We had some guys who [ay 2017 W. Third | 1300S. 580-225-2265 half at the rim. didn’t play as well as they'd he can build from it.” Up next: The Sooners (7- To slow down the Sooners’ Ricky Council and Nick been playing. 3) will look to bounce back at offense, Arkansas opted to Smith Jr. led the way for the The Sooners finished the increase their pressure in the Razorbacks, scoring 26 and 21, game shooting 57 percent 2 p.m. next Saturday against second half. respectively. from the floor and 47 percent Central Arkansas at Lloyd No- On made baskets, the Ra- 2. Grant Sherfield, Milos from the 3-point line. ble Center zorbacks tried to deny the Uzan lead the offense 3. Joe Bamisile plays well in Jesse Crittenden is the Sooners from inbounding the Sherfield had already es- limited minutes sports editor of The Transcript 1210 S. Main St, Elk City ball. In the half court, Arkan- tablished himself as the Soon- The transfer guard from 580-225-0100 sas threw some double teams ers’ offensive engine prior to George Washington is known and covers OU athletics. Reach at OU’s guards in the pick and Saturday's game, and he again for his scoring, but he flashed him at jesse@normantran- www.elksupply.com roll, showed why against the Razor- some other abilities against script.com or at 405-366-3580 We Hope You Have A Great Season! Have Sports News To Share? Ves Finance Sendtopress releases to [email protected] be featured in an upcoming edition! W. dtd St, Elk City, OK * 880-225-1525 1414