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Byford, Donks add to Eagles’ travel woes
Bray-DOYLE — Establishing himself as the next member of the family to terrorize area basketball teams, Corbin Byford scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, as Bray-Doyle tagged Waurika, 59-47, in the nightcap of a Monday doubleheader.
Byford’s sister, Megan, was a four-year standout at B-D, before going on to become a starting center at Oklahoma State University. Older brother, Chris, was one of the area’s top pivots for four seasons, before moving on to Western Oklahoma Junior College.
Monday night, 6-5 freshman Corbin Byford proved bloodlines run deep, when he dominated the interior and propelled the Donkeys to a 12-point win, in a game that wasn’t really close after the first nine minutes.
Byford combined with 6-3 senior Ethan Cummings for a one-two inside punch the Eagles couldn’t match, especially when 6-2 pivot Levi Henderson got in foul trouble just 3-1/2 minutes into the game. Waurika’s roster was already depleted, after Matt Wilkerson left the program and Steven Driggers was unavailable. With Henderson out, Byford and Cummings were able to feast inside.
Byford had a double-double by halftime, with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Cummings scored 8 of his 10 points in the first two quarters. And the pair sparked a decisive run in the second quarter, when the Eagles were threatening to get back in the game.
Bray-Doyle led by as much as 15-6 in the first quarter, before an 18-footer from Brady Clark and a follow-up from Paul Brown drew the Eagles to 15-10 at the initial pause.
Clark, who had all of his 11 points in the first half, opened the second period with a 3-pointer from the wing that chopped B-D’s lead to 15-13 — then Byford and Cummings took control. The pair combined for 12 points in a 14-0 run that catapulted the Donks to a 29-13 advantage.
B-D was cruising, 36-19, by halftime, and in the second half, point guard Sean Hall was the only Eagle who could provide consistent scoring, as the senior dropped in 16 of his career-high 22 points.
The Eagles, who got a career-high 9 rebounds from Brown, trailed by as many as 20 points, before they were able to outscore the Donks’ backups 13-6 in the fourth quarter.
Bray-Doyle 15 21 17 6-59
WAURIKA (4-13) — Hall 10-18 0-2 22; Clark 5-10 0-2 11; Henderson 1-4 3-7 5; Howard 1-7 0-0 3; Brown 1-1 2-3 4; Fuller 1-5 0-0 2; Pittman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals — 19-45 5-14 47. 3-point shots: 4-18 (Hall 2-5, Clark 1-3, Howard 1-6, Fuller 0-4). Rebounds: 23 (Brown 9, Henderson 6, Clark 3). Field goal percentage: 46.6. Free throw percentage: 35.7. Total fouls: 13. Fouled out: None. Turnovers: 18.
BRAY-DOYLE (14-7) — Williams 3-9 0-0 7; L. Mayes 3-4 0-0 6; Byford 15-21 1-4 31; Cummings 5-6 0-2 10; J. Mayes 0-4 3-4 3; Barton 0-0 0-0 0; Turner 1-3 0-0 2; Luna 0-2 0-0 0; Hutto 0-1 0-0 0; Maxwell 0-3 0-0 0. Totals — 26-53 4-10 59. 3-point shots: 1-6 (Williams 1-5, Byford 0-1). Rebounds: 31 (Byford 14, L. Mayes 8, Williams 4). Field goal percentage: 49.5. Free throw percentage: 40.0. Total fouls: 16. Fouled out: None. Turnovers: 17.
Waurika 61,
Wilson 59
WILSON — Steven Driggers only made one field goal, but it couldn’t have come at a better time.
With Waurika having fallen behind in a rough and tumble game, Driggers nailed a 3-point shot at the buzzer to produce a win for the Jefferson County entry in a battle of Eagles.
Waurika had jumped to an 18-9 lead in the first half and built the margin to as many as 20 points, before the Carter County Eagles began to literally fight their way back into the contest. After trailing 33-21 at halftime, Wilson cut the deficit to 47-39 by the end of three stanzas.
Late in the fourth frame, Wilson went in front, 59-58, but Driggers canned the decisive trey as the final gun sounded.
In a road game in which Waurika shot 46 free throws and made 25 (Wilson was 10-for-16), Howard and Henderson each had 14 points to pace the winners. Howard made 10 of 17 free throw attempts.
Wilson’s Weston Adams led all scorers with 28 points, 23 of which came in the second half.
Wilson 9 12 18 20-59
WAURIKA — Henderson 14, Howard 14, Hall 9, Driggers 8, Clark 8, Fuller 6, Pittman 2.
WILSON — Adams 28, Brown 9, Rodriguez 7, Williams 6, Weaver 4, Tooley 2, Beal 1.
Healdton 51, Waurika 38
HEALDTON — The Bulldogs staked themselves to an early lead and then put the game away in the fourth quarter.
Healdton opened a 17-8 edge in the first quarter, although the Eagles played evenly in the next two periods. HHS had a 28-19 lead at halftime and still had a 9-point (35-26) advantage going into the final period.
Henderson topped the Eagles with 18 points, while Matt Wilkerson chipped in 9.
J.J. Montaie also had 18 tallies to lead the Bulldogs, with Jo Jo Franklin adding 10.
Healdton 17 11 7 16-52
WAURIKA — Henderson 18, Wilkerson 9, Howard 7, Hall 3.
HEALDTON — Montaie 18, Franklin 10, Benitez 7, Jenkins 5, Laster 5, Long 2, Wright 2, Lewis 1.
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