Class 4A No. 8 Muldrow improved to 13-0 by outscoring Union in every quarter of the first-round game. The Lady Bulldogs led by eight entering the second quarter and stretched their lead to 34-19 by halftime. A 24-11 surge in the third period sealed the win for Muldrow.
Fontana Tate paced the Lady Bulldogs with 13 points, while Brandie Holt netted 11 and Katelyn Williams 10.
The victory put Muldrow in the semifinals on Thursday against NOAA rival Stilwell, which defeated Eufaula 58-35 on Tuesday. In other first-round games, Fort Gibson beat Stigler 64-19 and Locust Grove topped Inola 53-45.
Locust Grove 66, Muldrow 54 (B)
FORT GIBSON - Class 4A 14th-ranked Locust Grove downed the Bulldogs on Monday in first-round action at the Old Fort Classic.
Donathan Caudill and Nate Hamilton scored 15 points apiece for Muldrow and Jake Peterson had another 10.
The Bulldogs slipped to 7-5 and moved into a Friday consolation bracket game against Eufaula, which lost to Stilwell 67-49 in the opening round. In the other first-round games, Fort Gibson beat Stigler 74-40 and Vinita defeated Inola 62-43.
Oologah 59, Sallisaw 57 (B)
PRYOR - Class 4A 20th-ranked Oologah edged the Black Diamonds on Tuesday evening in the first round of the Pryor tournament.
Kaleb Hotfelt led the Mustangs with 18 points and 6-foot-8 center Jake Taylor added 15 to power Oologah into the semifinals against Pryor.
Sallisaw got a game-high 22 points from Matt Oberste plus 12 more from Jason Fullbright, but dropped into the consolation bracket. The Diamonds were scheduled to face Collinsville, a 53-36 loser to Pryor in the first round, on Wednesday night.
The other first round games saw Adair defeat Glenpool 56-55 and Claremore Sequoyah beat Hilldale 39-36.
Oologah 39, Sallisaw 33 (G)
PRYOR - The Lady Diamonds cut into a double-digit deficit, but couldn’t complete the rally on Tuesday while falling to Oologah in the first round of the Pryor tournament.
The Lady Mustangs opened up an 11-point halftime lead and held off Sallisaw to move into the semifinals against Claremore Sequoyah, a 40-18 winner over Glenpool.
Courtney Eldridge scored eight, while Morgan Kostka and Caitie Goff added seven points each for Salisaw, which was slated to play Glenpool on Wednesday night.
Caitlin Linihan led Ooloah with 20 points.
Vian 72, Warner 28 (G)
WARNER - Three players scored in double figures for the Lady Wolverines as they romped to a Big Eight Conference win at Warner on Tuesday night.
Kiona O’Neal pumped in a game-high 20 points for Vian while LeiLoni Smith added 19 and Rachael Sanders had 15.
Smith had a strong all-around game with 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals and four blocks. Sanders had another five steals and O’Neal stole the ball three times as Vian improved to 7-5 overall and 4-3 in the conference.
Warner 65, Vian 61 (B)
WARNER - The Wolverines rallied from a 13-point deficit but couldn’t catch Warner on Tuesday night.
Colby Ross and Cameron Parrish led the Vian comeback with 16 points each. Warner got 25 points and six 3-pointers from Justin Trammel.
Sallisaw 54, Spiro 53 (B)
SPIRO - Garrett Langley’s free throw with 3.6 seconds to play was the difference on Friday night as the Black Diamonds escaped Spiro with an NOAA conference victory.
Sallisaw improved to 6-6 overall, but had to weather a Spiro comeback bid after the Diamonds built a double-digit lead in the first half.
Matt Oberste scored a game-high 21 points for Sallisaw. Blake Zinck added nine and Langley finished with seven.
Spiro got 14 points from Mike White.
Sallisaw 48, Spiro 25 (G)
SPIRO - A 19-4 run to open the contest paved the way for Sallisaw as the Lady Diamonds won their first NOAA conference game of the season on Friday night.
Sallisaw moved to 5-7 on the season as Caitie Goff pumped in 16 points, Morgan Kostka had 12 and Edna Boggs scored eight.
Gore 69, Boynton 36 (B)
GORE - The Pirates jumped out to an early lead and were never threatened while rolling past Boynton on Friday night at Brooks Cawhorn Gym.
Dylan Humphrey fired in seven points to fuel a 22-4 run in the first quarter as Gore quickly built a double-digit lead.
Devan Rineheart finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds to pace Gore (10-3), while Cory Hunt scored 12 and Logan Andrews chipped in 10 points and 10 boards.
Boynton’s top scorer was Jeffrey Hull with 17 and Courtney Hutchinson added 14.
Muldrow 61, Poteau 29 (G)
POTEAU - Fontana Tate scored 15 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs to an NOAA conference win at Poteau on Friday night.
Muldrow moved to 12-0 overall and 4-0 in the league after reeling off the first 11 points of the night and never trailing against Poteau.
Debra Silva and Brandie Holt added nine points each for the Lady Bulldogs, while Jordan Chambers, Destiny Wilhite and Gentree Johnson all six each.
Poteau 60, Muldrow 51 (B)
POTEAU - Britt Brown’s 25 points helped Poteau overcome an early deficit and defeat the Bulldogs on Friday night in NOAA conference action.
Muldrow took an eight-point lead after one quarter of play and was up by six at halftime, but Poteau stormed back with a 25-8 run in the third period.
Muldrow (7-5, 1-3) was led in scoring by Jake Peterson with 13. Donathan Caudill had 12, Dillon Ross 11 and Nate Hamilton nine for the Bulldogs.
Keys 71, Vian 61 (B)
PARK HILL - Three players reached double figures for Keys as the Cougars defeated Vian by 10 on Friday night in Big Eight Conference action.
Derek Keys scored a game-high 23 points and the Cougars got 17 from Taylor Swanson and 12 from Jacky Walker.
The Wolverines were paced by Cameron Parrish with 17 points.
