PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley High’s girls started off on the right foot Tuesday, but their offense went cold after the first quarter.
The Wildcats scored 12 points in the first frame, but only 13 the rest of the way in a 39-25 defeat to the Pleasanton Blu-Jays.
Marmaton Valley led 12-10 after one quarter, but went without a field goal in the second. A 10-2 Blue-Jay run gave Pleasanton the lead for good. The deficit grew to 32-21 after three quarters.
Janae Granere paced Marmaton Valley with seven points. Payton Scharff was next with five and Kylee Becker had four.
Bailey Myrick’s 14 led Pleasanton. Emma Sabine added 12.
Marmaton Valley’s junior varsity cruised to a 36-10 romp. Raveyn Kegler scored 12 to lead the Wildcats, followed by Scharff and Brynn Newman with seven each. Gracie Yoho scored six. Kaitlyn Drake and Tayven Sutton both had two.
Marmaton Valley (12-2-7-4—25) (FG/3pt): P. Scharff 2-1-1-5, Sutton 0-1-0-1, K. Ard 0-3-5-3, K. Scharff 0-1-0-1, A. Ard 1-0-2-2, Granere 1/1-2-3-7, Becker 1-2-5-4, Kegler 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 6/1-10-18-25.
Pleasanton (10-10-12-7—39) (FG/3pt): Er. Sabine 1/1-1-4-6, B. Umphenour 0-0-1-0, Myrick 3/2-2-3-14, George 0-3-4-3, Em. Sabine 1/2-4-4-12, Kor. Umphenour 1-2-3-4. TOTALS: 6/5-12-19-39.