Defense propels Wildcat girls

Wildcat junior Janae Granere scored five of her team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats ended the game on an 8-5 run.

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January 4, 2023 - 3:49 PM

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls kicked off 2023 on the right foot Tuesday, shutting down visiting Uniontown in a 31-22 victory.

The win, the Wildcats’ first game back since Dec. 13, improves Marmaton Valley to 2-3 on the season.

Defense set the tone. The Wildcats allowed only six field goals in the contest, and took a 23-9 lead into halftime.

The Eagles clamped down on defense after intermission, shutting out MV through the third quarter to close the gap to 23-17, but Marmaton Valley had enough juice down the stretch to seal the win.

Wildcat junior Janae Granere scored five of her team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats ended the game on an 8-5 run.

Piper Barney followed with six points — all coming in the second quarter — while Payton Scharff and Madi Lawson scored four apiece. Tayven Sutton scored two.

Reese Gorman and Rylee Coulter scored eight points each for Uniontown.

Marmaton Valley returns home Friday for a tilt against Oswego.

Uniontown (3-6-8-5—22)

FG/3pt FT F TP

Gorman 0/2 2 4 8

Coulter 2 4 3 8

Schoenberger 1 1 1 3

Dreisbach 0 0 5 0

Stock 0 0 1 0

Hall 1 1 2 3

Totals 4/2 8 16 22

MV (8-15-0-8—31)

Scharff 1 2 3 4

Lawson 2 0 5 4

Barney 3 0 3 6

Sutton 1 0 2 2

Granere 4/1 4 3 15

Totals 11/1 6 16 31

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