Putnam West routs Putnam City in girls matchup
Jocelyn Fernandez crossed over a defender at the top of the key and made a drive toward the rim. As the help defense approached, she dipped an underhanded pass to J ai den Alexander who scored an easy layup. It was one of her four assists in the fourth quarter as she led Putnam West past Putnam City, 62-34, at PC West Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
“Jocelyn is probably our smartest player,” Putnam West coach Davia Brock said. “She does the right things, she knows our rotations, she moves the ball well, she boxes out, she does everything right. So whenever she attacks, she reads the defense and finds the right person.”
After a close first quarter, that separated the teams by just five points, Putnam West pulled away in the second quarter outscoring Putnam City 17-5. The Pirates never recovered from the quarter as they fell behind big for the remainder of the game.
With the win, Putnam West improves to 10-6 and Putnam City drops to 8-8 on the season.
Edmond Santa Fe 53, Southmoore 31
Edmond Santa Fe i s hitting its stride at the right time. The Wolves extended their win streak to five games with a 53-31 triumph at Southmoore on Tuesday.
Edmond Santa Fe was coming off a big win against Class 5A No. 1- ranked Piedmont last weekend in the Otho "Sweet Pea" Curtis Invitational title game. Fatigue is a factor for some teams the first week after a tournament, but Edmond Santa Fe played with energy against Southmoore.
Edmond Santa Fe (10-7) dominated from the opening tip and had a 15-point lead heading into the second quarter. The Class 6A No. 18-ranked Wolves continued to pile up points on their way to the comfortable win.
Kaylee Nero led Edmond Santa Fe with 11 points, while Shakira Patterson finished with 10 points.
Kayla Nealy had 14 points for Southmoore (0-13).
The Wolves, who started the season 5-7, are beginning to look like a contender entering their final six regular-season games.
“We're playing well as a team,” Edmond Santa Fe coach Paul Bass said. “I think our players get along really well, and I think you have to have that to be able to win games.”
Tip-in
T aliyah Gram ling scored 23 points, Cymirah Williams added 22 and Millwood used a big fourth quarter to pull away from Northwest Classen for a 78-44 victory.
BOYS Northwest 73, Millwood 50
Davion Warden caught the ball in the left corner after springing through the lane.
He turned and quickly fired up a 3-pointer, beating the halftime buzzer and drilling the shot. The make fired up he and his teammates and brought the crowd to its feet, nearly dr owning out the buzzer signifying the first half had ended. Warden caught fire at the end of the first half, and the Class 6A Northwest Class en boys basketball team topped Class 3A top-ranked Millwood 73-50 on Tuesday. The Knights forced 24 turnovers. Warden scored 19 points and corralled seven rebounds.
"We stayed true to ourselves playing defense," Warden said. "Just listening to the coaches."
Mill wood' s Isaiah Williams led all scorers with 25 points, My les Jeffries added 15, but the Falcons (12-8) lacked help outside their two stars.
A sloppy first quarter led to an energetic second. Warden missed his first five shots of the contest only to make six straight heading into halftime. Millwood managed only 16 points in the first half, largely because Northwest Classen (12-7) tightened its defense.
"Our guys are starting to figure it out," Northwest Classen coach Jason Jack said. "When we play good defense, it leads to good offense."
Northwest Classen's next contest is next Tuesday against Capitol Hill. Millwood hosts John Marshall on Friday.