Redlands Community College women’s basketball team bounced back from its worst loss of the season to defeat Southern Nazarene University’s junior varsity squad 81-63.
The non-conference win lifted the Cougars to 6-4 on the season.
Redlands shot 38 percent in the win, hitting 30-of-79 shots. Mixed into the figure was a 9-of-24 effort from the 3-point arc for 38 percent. The Cougars were 12-of-17 from the free-throw line for 71 percent.
In yet another high-scoring game, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team had its two-game win streak halted recently with an 89-72 loss to Dallas College North Lake.
The Cougars are now 8-6 on the year after the road loss, which came on the heels of an 89-58 victory over Southwestern Christian University in Bethany.
Redlands has now played in nine out of 15 games in which both teams have scored 60 or more points. Five of those outings have been 70 or more points.
Three well-spaced offensive runs helped El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, ranked third in the first Class 5A poll of the season, keep Shawnee at bay in a battle of top 10 teams.
The Indians defeated the ninth-ranked Wolves 51-30 in the season and Suburban Conference opener for both teams.
The 21-point victory extended EHS’ current win streak over Shawnee to six games. It’s the third straight year for El Reno to open the season on a winning note.
Oklahoma State came within inches of winning the Big 12 Championship over the weekend but was turned away 21-16 by Baylor.
While the majority of its scoring came from closer to the basket, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team had four first-half shots from the perimeter which were game-changers.
The Indians, ranked 13th in the first Class 5A poll of the season, defeated No. 7 Shawnee 51-33 to win their second straight season opener under head coach Rodney Haydon and snap a four-game losing streak to the Wolves.
It was the Suburban Conference opener for both teams.
El Reno High School’s wrestling team continued its tough season-opening run through the cream of the crop in Class 6A, losing 54-16 last week to Edmond North, ranked third in the state.
El Reno, ranked second in Class 5A in the first tournament rankings of the season, slipped to 0-2.
The Indians got a win at 106 pounds as Niko Gonzalez scored a 4:44 fall over Jaiden Rutledge, but gave those points and more back as Terry Guzman (113) and Hunter Davidson (126) suffered falls. El Reno’s Hudson Brooks dropped a 12-0 match at 120 pounds.
With 28 players, freshmen through seniors, numbers is not the problem facing El Reno High School’s boys basketball team going into the season opener against Shawnee.
The questions head coach Rodney Haydon and his staff are pondering are which five players will start against the Wolves and where will the other 23 players fit into the Indians scheme for the 2021-22 season.
“Two years ago when I was not coaching, we didn’t have any junior varsity games because we didn’t have enough people. That will not be an issue for us, we have got a large number and that is good.
El Reno High School’s wrestling team opened up the 2021-22 season on the road in the home of Class 6A’s top-ranked team – the Stillwater Pioneers.
Despite two wins in the final four weights, the Indians suffered a 53-18 setback.
El Reno, ranked second in Class 5A, was slated to face Class 6A’s third-ranked Edmond North and Piedmont before its home opener on Dec. 9 against Western Heights.
Stillwater ripped off 21 points over the first five weights as El Reno’s Niko Gonzalez (106), Terry Guzman (113) and Hudson Brooks (120) suffered falls.
UNION CITY – A slow offensive start to each half and gaps in its perimeter defense were a killer combination for Union City High School’s boys basketball team in last week’s 51-43 loss to Class B's 16th-ranked Lookeba-Sickles.
The Panthers raced out to a 19-7 lead after one period as Union City had only four shots and one basket by Braydon Armstrong over the first five minutes. The Tigers did close the gap to eight points briefly in the second period, but trailed 34-24 at break.
UNION CITY – Coming back off a 14-day break, Union City High School’s girls basketball team had the tall task of facing Class B’s third-ranked Lookeba-Sickles.
Union City added to that task by committing 17 second-half turnovers, 10 of which were steals by the Panthers, leading to a 76-32 loss.
The Tigers slipped to 2-3 on the season and 0-3 in the Washita Valley Conference standings.
Lookeba-Sickles used the turnovers to outscore the Tigers 39-18 over the final two periods after building a 37-14 halftime lead.
