It was a tough season last year for the Ryan High School fast-pitch softball squad.
The 2019 team was 0-19 for the fall season and is looking to improve that mark as the 2020 season kicks off Tuesday at Waurika.
The Cowgirls will stage the home opener one week from today (Thursday) when they will play host to Big Pasture on Larry Ninman Field at the Bob Givens Sports Complex.
Youth will be counted on by third-year coach Stan Mueggenborg as last year’s team featured four seniors. This year’s roster has only three seniors.
But, while the Cowgirls may be short on experience, they will have more talent on the field.
Mueggenborg is looking to start as many as three freshmen, including the likely starting pitcher, Jasmine Villerreal.
“She (Villerreal) has good speed and has a good fast ball and has been working on some off-speed pitches,” Mueggenborg said.
With Villerreal in the circle for the Cowgirls, that leaves a hole at shortstop where Villerreal was slated to play when pre-season practices started a few weeks ago.
Three returning starters – Kodi Duke, Diamond Chazaretta and Linsdsey Reake will be counted on to provide the offensive punch for the Cowgirls.
“Diamond has been hitting the ball well and a lot better than last year,” Mueggenborg said of the Cowgirl senior.
Reake, who returns a first base for the Cowgirls, should provide some power as she will probably hit in the four spot.
“Lindsey has a great attitude and works harder than just about anyone,” Mueggenborg noted.
Emily Harris, a sophomore, will see some playing time in the circle for the Cowgirls and will hopefully provide some offensive punch.
Harris and Reake were cited by Mueggenborg as two of the hardest working girls on the team.
“We are a little more talented and faster than a year ago,” Mueggenborg said. “We have the opportunity to do some things on the base paths that we have not been able to do previously.”
That speed will not only be an asset to the Cowgirls on the base paths, but also in the field.
The Cowgirls will have a bit of depth as Mueggenborg has 13 players currently preparing for the upcoming season.
Kyla Este’Phillips is one senior that will hopefully provide some depth in the outfield when needed.
Carter Combs looks to be the starter behind the plate, while sophomore Libby Carter will probably be holding down the second base position.
“Libby loves playing softball,” Mueggenborg said. “She is here every day and works at it and has gotten better every year.”
Kaitlyn Dabbs, another speedster for the Cowgirls, will be joining Duke and Chazaretta in the outfield.
Alexis Shockley is the other infielder for the Cowgirls and will see action at both shortstop and third base.
Overall the Cowgirls may be better, but with the schedule loaded with teams that return most or all of their players from a year ago, the Cowgirls may find a difficult time finding the win column.
But, as the younger players progress through the early part of the season, Mueggenborg is hopeful the wins will eventually come.“We are going to hustle every chance we get,” said Mueggenborg.
Look for the Cowgirls to be a bit more competitive on the diamond, but without the experience in the circle and teams such as Geronimo, Grandfield and Waurika returning key players from a year ago, it will be tough for the Cowgirls especially early in the season.
Cowgirl Fast-Pitch Softball Schedule
August
11: at Waurika; 13: Big Pasture; 17: at Wilson; 20, 22: Southern Eight Conference Tournament; 24: at Geronimo; 25: Grandfield.
September
1: Waurika; 3: Temple; 8: Wilson; 10, 12: Temple Tournament; 14: at Grandfield; 15: Frederick; 17: at Big Pasture; 21: Empire; 24: District Tournament.
Waurika’s two high school basketball teams have a long history of success at the district tournament level.
The boys’ and girls’ teams have a total of 50 district titles between them. The Eagles have claimed 30 of those titles and the Lady Eagles hold 20 district championship trophies.
However, it was the 1973 Waurika Eagle basketball team that outshines all the other squads that have graced the hardwood at Waurika High School.
That 1973 team finished the season with an unblemished record – 28-0 – and claimed the state championship in Class 2A.
Jerry Marsh coached the Eagles that season and it is one of six boys’ teams that have made the state tournament in school history.
The Jerry Gipson-led Eagle squad narrowly won its first two games at the state tourney and then claimed the title with an impressive 66-58 victory over Boley at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City.
But, each of those state tournament appearances began at the district tournament.
In the 1973 season the Eagles hosted the tournament and rolled to victories over rivals Grandfield and Temple.
Waurika has hosted the district tournament 30 times since the school’s first district tournament in 1922. The vast majority of those tournaments came before 1960 when Waurika hosted the district playoffs for a number of years.
The 1973 team was not the only team to make the state tournament. Other squads that began their march to the state tourney at the district level included squads from 1965, 1981, 1983, 1989 and 1990. The 1989 club advanced to the finals before falling to Weleetka, 66-57.
The Lady Eagles have only one state tournament appearance and it came in 1991 when Waurika dropped a first-round game to Dale.
Since 2000 the Eagles have only three district crowns, while the Lady Eagles have secured four district titles.
The Waurika boys have enjoyed two periods of time in school history where impressive squads were put on the floor. From the 1989 season through the 1992 campaign, the Eagles won 82 games and lost only 23.
Capped by the state tourney title in 1973, the Eagles went three years losing only 10 games, while collecting 73 wins.
Overall girls’ basketball at Waurika has not flourished nearly as much as their male counterparts. Even the state tourney team of 1991 lost eight games, while winning 22 games.
The Lady Eagles have never had back-to-back 20-plus win seasons – at least from years where a final record was available.
Waurika’s girls have not missed a district tournament since 1958, but prior to that season the Lady Eagles had made only five district tournament appearances.
For several of those seasons – it is not known exactly how many – Waurika did not field a girls basketball team.
The first year the Lady Eagles competed in the district tournament was in 1929. Waurika defeated Sugden and Empire before falling to Union Valley-Randlett in the semifinals.
It was 1964 before the Lady Eagles laid claim to a district title. Waurika defeated Temple, 33-31, in the championship game of the tournament played at Temple.
The last district title won by the Lady Eagles came in 2017 when Waurika defeated Maysville, 62-17, to claim the crown.
Waurika’s boys first district tournament was held at El Reno. The Eagles lost to Ninnekah, 39-4, in what has been the lowest scoring district tournament game in school history for Waurika.
Waurika played in the district tournament for two more years, but did not make another district appearance until 1929. The Eagles made the most of the opportunity by winning a district title on their home floor in 1929.
Waurika defeated Hastings, 19-17; Terral, 22-14; Comanche, 23-22; and, Union Valley-Randlett, 23-20 to earn the first district title in school history.
The most recent district tourney title for the Eagles came in the 2006 season when the squad dropped Bray-Doyle, 66-50, in the championship game at Waurika. That team finished with a 24-6 mark and was also a regional champion.
The 2006 squad fell short of a state tournament run when it lost two straight games in the area tourney at Chickasha.
Here’s a quick summary of the history of district tourney play by the Waurika basketball teams:
Boys
District Titles: 30
All-Time District Record: 71-63
District Final Appearances: 57
Most Frequent Opponent in District Finals: Ryan (10-4)
Longest Winning Streak: 7, 1987-1992
Longest Losing Streak: 5, 1975-1979
Most Points Scored: 89, vs Big Pasture 1959
Least Points Scored: 4, Ninnekah 1922
Girls
District Titles: 20
All-Time District Record: 40-47
District Final Appearances: 52
Most Frequent Opponent in District Finals: Ryan (2-3)
Longest Winning Streak: 7, 1996-2001
Longest Losing Streak: 9, 1977-1885 and 2002-2010
Most Points Scored: 72, vs. Ryan 2016
Least Points Scored: 10, vs. Union Valley-Randlett 1929
Other Playoff Facts
Waurika Boys: Regional Appearances: 46; Regional Record: 42-45; Area Appearances: 10; Area Record: 11-8; State Appearances: 6; State Record: 7-5
Waurika Girls: Regional Appearances: 27; Regional Record: 23-33; Area Appearances: 11; Area Record: 7-10; State Appearances: 1; State Record: 0-1.
A pair of outstanding individual performances highlighted the first meet of the season for the Ryan cross country teams.
The Cowgirls posted a seventh-place finish in the Class 4A-2A division with two runners earning medals and another battling a nagging injury during competition at the Duncan Invitational last Saturday.
Photo by Shelley Villarreal
The Cowboys took only one runner – Mason Adsit. The sophomore runner, however, recorded his second best time of his career which was good for 78th place in the crowded field of competitors.
His time over the five-kilometer course was 23:19.83.
Alicen Williams and Jasmine Villerreal led the Cowgirls to the seventh place team finish and both runners earned medals in the highly competitive meet.
Photo by Shelley Villarreal
Williams recorded a personal best time over the two-mile course. Her time of 13:54.22 was good for 18th place overall.
Villarreal, running in her first meet at the high school level, finished in 24th place with a time of 14:29.55.
Lilybet Harmon, the Cowgirls’ top returning runner from last year’s regional title team, has been battling an injury, but she still managed to finish 34th in the meet with a time of 15:16.21.
Rounding out the performances for the Cowgirls were Katelynn Dabbs who finished 58th with a time of 18:05.22.
Libby Carter was 69th in the race with a time of 24:42.01. Carter is a recent addition to the Cowgirl squad and has had limited time conditioning for a cross country race.
Blanchard won the high school girls division meet with 46 points, while Merritt was second with 56 tallies. Ryan’s point total of 151 was seventh among the eight teams in the meet. A total of 70 high school girls competed in the meet.
Ryan will return to competition on Saturday when they travel to Geronimo for the first meet ever hosted by the school.
Duncan Invitational Junior High Results
Boys
9. Andrew Scott, 13:18.24; 12. Koble Lewis, 13;38.58
The Waurika high school cross country squads opened the season last Saturday by competing in the Duncan Invitational at Duncan.
The Lady Eagles managed a fourth-place finish competing against several of the best teams in this part of the state – including two that will compete in a higher class.
Blanchard was the team champion with 46 points, while Merritt finished with 56. Waurika came in with 91 points.
In the boys’ competition, the Eagles finished 10th, but had to run against the likes of Duncan, Cache, Elgin and Lawton Eisenhower. Cache was the team champion with 45 points and Duncan finished second with 98. Waurika had 241 points – just one point behind Lawton Eisenhower.
Tallin Mora led the way for the Lady Eagles as she earned ninth place with a time of 13:34.21, which is her second best time ever.
Asia Smith also earned a medal by finishing 17th place with a time of 13:50.66.
Aubree Showalter came in at the 27th spot in the crowded girls’ field with a time of 14:53.21.
The fifth runner for the Lady Eagles, Faith Roberson, managed to finish 39th giving the Lady Eagles five runners in the top 40 of the meet. Roberson’s time was 15:40.11.
Brooklyn Barnes headed the junior varsity group for the Lady Eagles. Her overall finish of 55th was good enough to medal among the JV competitors. She finished the two-mile course with a time of 17:34.55.
Kaci Reynolds was 63rd (19:44.52) Savanna Ritter was 65th (20:27.45) and Hope Cummings was 67th (21:22.53) to round out the Lady Eagle competitors.
Waurika was competing against teams from Class 4A through Class 2A.
The Eagles had to compete in one division that included schools from every class – from Class 2A to 6A. Waurika held their own, however, against the bigger schools.
Cache Dunn paced the Eagles on the day with a 31st-place finish. His time was 20:00.30.
Gustavo Gomez was 51st with a time of 21:41.05 for the Eagles, while Trent Arellano earned the 62nd spot, but was just behind Gomez with a time of 22:20.17.
Alex Gomez was 64th (22:22.80) and Kevin Garcia earned 74th place (23:11.83) to round out the scorers for the Eagles.
Octavio Gomez (81st, 23:32.64), Malachi Dodson (117th, 29:06.55) and Colby York (121st, 30:24.30) rounded out the competitors for the Eagles in the meet.
Waurika will return to action Saturday when they travel to Madill for the Madill Cat Run.
With the cancelation of graduation and other activities related to the 2020 senior class – including the all-sports banquet – it would be appropriate to recognize the accomplishments of the senior athletes at Ryan High School.
There were five seniors on the Cowboy football team last fall. While the team dropped to a disappointing 4-6 record in 2019, these seniors during their careers had two winning seasons and made playoff appearances as juniors and seniors.
Andrew Villerreal had an outstanding senior season as a running back on offense and a stellar defensive performer as well as the kickoff specialist for the Cowboys. For his accomplishments he was named to the District B-4 all-district first team.
Villerreal was a two-year starter for the Cowboys and moved to the running back position his senior season after leading the team in receptions as a tight end in the 2018 campaign. In the 2018 season Villerreal was a second team utility player on the District B-4 all-district squad.
Gunner Phillips and Walter Snider were both starters on the 2019 squad and Jonathan Clark and Parker Carey also contributed to the team in a reserve role as injuries hit the team during the season.
Three senior athletes led the Cowgirl cross country squad to an outstanding season. Juliet Spangler and Lily York – both four-year participants in the program – and Gracie Stamper, a newcomer during her senior year – helped the cross country team to a Class 2A regional title. The Cowgirls also won five other meets during the season.
Spangler and York were selected to the Class 2A All-Star Cross Country team and were instrumental in the program’s success the past four years.
Spangler was an individual state qualifier her freshman season and was part of the Cowgirl teams that qualified for state in her final three years of high school. Spangler had four top-ten finishes in meets during her senior season.
York battled some injuries during her senior campaign, but she was consistently among the top two to five Cowgirls during the season. York managed four top-ten finishes during the year.
Stamper, in her first year of competing in cross country, provided some much needed depth for the Cowgirls during the 2019 season.
Samantha Good and Brooklyn Charmasson finished their senior seasons in fast-pitch softball as all-conference honorees by the Southern Eight Conference. It was the second year in a row for Good to be named to the all-conference squad.
Both Charmasson and Good were three-year starters for the fast-pitch team and in their sophomore season the Cowgirls won what is believed to be a school-record 16 games.
Savannah Lashley and Madisen Rhoades also were members of the 2019 fast-pitch softball team and both were starters during their senior seasons on a team that struggled to a 2-19 record.
Villerreal as the only senior member of the Cowboy basketball team for 2020. He was a starter on a team that went only 6-17, but showed tremendous improvement from the past two seasons. Villerreal was also a starter on the 2019 squad.
Good, Spangler and York were key members of the 2020 Cowgirl cage squad. The three girls all became members of the 1,000-point club for their careers during their senior year and were part of the Cowgirls two straight winning seasons in their junior and season seasons.
All three girls played in the Southern Eight’s annual all-star game held at Ryan and the three girls will be furthering their basketball careers in college next fall.
Bailee Martin was also a senior starter on the Cowgirl team in 2020, while Charmasson saw considerable playing time off the bench as the Cowgirls had only seven or eight players much of the season.
Of course the spring sports seasons for the Ryan seniors were cut short by the nation-wide pandemic and the closure of schools across the state of Oklahoma after spring break.
The slow-pitch softball team managed to get in four games before the season ended. Good, Rhoades, Charmasson, Lashley and Stamper were members of the team that went winless at the beginning of the season.
The Cowgirl track squad made only one appearance before the cancellation of the season, but it was a good one. The Cowgirls won the Maysville Warrior Invitational and York and Spangler – the only two senior members of the team – played a significant role in the meet title for the Cowgirls.
York was a member of the 400-meter relay team that finished fourth and she was also part of the meet champion 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams. In the 800 meters, York earned a silver medal.
Spangler was also part of the two gold-medal winning 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams. She also captured a gold medal in the 1,600 meters and finished second in the 3,200 meters.
Both girls have been key components to the Cowgirl track program in the past four years. York was part of the regional runner up 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams in her junior season and was part of the 3,200-meter relay team that finished second in her sophomore year. In her freshman season York was part of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished as a regional runner up.
In additional to joining York on the relay teams at the regionals during her career, Spangler also finished second in the 3,200 meters and third in the 1,600 meters at regionals during her junior season. As a freshman, Spangler recorded a regional runner up finish in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters.
There were no senior male athletes that competed in track for the Cowboys in 2020 and Ryan failed to have enough players to field a baseball team during the 2020 season.
All of these seniors are to be commended for outstanding careers and contributions to the Ryan High School athletic program in their senior year and beyond.
Post season awards continue to come in for three Ryan girls’ basketballers.
Juliet Spangler, Samantha Good and Lily York – members of this past season’s Ryan Cowgirl basketball team that went 14-10 on the year – were honored by The Sunday Oklahoman newspaper.
The paper handed out its annual all-state and Super 5 girls’ basketball players in Oklahoma last Sunday.
The three Ryan standouts were all named on the honorable mention list of the Class A Super 5 team.
Spangler, Good and York were part of 32 girls selected to receive honorable mention status from all Class A high schools around the state.
Good – the team’s leading scorer this past season – finished with a scoring average of 14.7 and she was 16th in the state among the leading scorers in Class A for the 2020 season.
Samantha Good and her family Photo by Sheree Hanson
Right behind Good in the scoring list was Spangler who finished 17th in the state among Class A scorers with her 14.2 average.
York, who averaged 13.7 points a game, came in at 19th among the Class A girls in scoring average.
Lily York and her family. Photo by Sheree Hanson
The only school across the state to have more players make honorable mention Super 5 in Class A was Glencoe. Ryan joined Canute and Ripley that had three players on the list.
The Super 5 honorable mention selections were from all freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors in Class A.
On Monday, the three girls were also honored by the Oklahoma Girls High School Coaches Association.
York, Spangler and Good were selected to the All-District Team for the Small West. The girls were named to the squad from all over western Oklahoma’s smaller schools.
The three girls, who have all committed to play at the next level, were among 31 senior girls selected to the team from the western side of the state.
Juliet Spangler and her family. Photo by Sheree Hanson
A year ago first-year coach Everett Hodges put a young squad on the diamond for the Waurika fast-pitch softball squad and experienced limited success.
The 2019 version of the Lady Eagles fashioned a 5-16 mark, but that was a vast improvement over the previous few seasons and the outlook for the 2020 campaign is optimistic as the Lady Eagles return all the starters for last year’s team.
Waurika will open the season Monday when they host Wilson and Big Pasture. The Lady Eagles will return to action Tuesday by hosting Ryan.
Grandfield will come to Waurika one week from today to close out a busy first week of the fast-pitch season.
Besides being long on experience, the Lady Eagles will also feature some depth for the first time in a number of years as 14 players make up the pre-season roster.
Leading out in the circle for the Lady Eagles will be Riley Howell. Liberti Simmons, Alana Lewis and Faith Roberson will also be counted on to provide Coach Hodges with some options with the pitching staff.
One of the areas of concentration in pre-season workouts has been at the plate and Coach Hodges thinks fans will see the difference.
All the leading hitters from last year return for the Lady Eagles including two seniors – Hope Cummings and Landry Forsyth. Gracie Walling will also be counted on to provide some offensive punch for the Lady Eagles.
Cummings, Simmons and Forsyth were all-conference selections a year ago for Waurika.
“This might be the first year I feel we can have all nine hitters in the lineup able to hit,” said Hodges in talking about the upcoming season.
“We also might have the fastest outfield in this part of the state with Simmons, Showalter (Aubree) and Barnes (Brooklyn),” added Hodges.
Simmons recently was cleared to play after a recent ACL injury.
Look for Faith Hill, MacKenzie Taylor, Alexia Henry and Harley Bradshaw to also provide help off the bench in the 2020 season.
“Our season sets up to have a little success early,” Hodges noted.
In reflecting on this year’s schedule Hodges believes with the strength of the pitching staff for the Lady Eagles they can compete with anybody.
“Ringling is always tough and Temple will be improved,” Hodges said.
Kassie Bohot is serving as an assistant coach this fall for the Lady Eagle fast-pitch squad.
With experience, depth and talent, the Lady Eagles are poised to have the best season in years and could possibly contend for their first district title in school history.
Lady Eagles Fast-Pitch Schedule
August
10: Wilson and Big Pasture; 11: Ryan; 13: Grandfield; 17: at Ringling; 18: at Velma-Alma; 20, 22: Southern Eight Conference Tournament; 27: Temple and Geronimo at Temple.
September
1: at Ryan; 3: at Grandfield; 8: at Central High; 10, 12: at Temple Tournament; 14: at Wilson; 15: Ringling; 17: Temple; 21: Velma-Alma; 24: District Tournament.
Two unbeaten boys’ teams met up Tuesday night at Velma-Alma but it was the underdog Waurika Eagles that came out on top of the Comets.
Velma-Alma came into Tuesday’s contest with a 4-0 mark and fresh off the tourney title at the Comet Invitational. The Comets had climbed to fifth in the Class A rankings released earlier this week.
The Eagles were not phased, however, and after trailing 2-0 early in the game led throughout the remainder of the game in scoring an impressive 48-37 win.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
The Lady Eagles did not fare as well against the 12th-ranked Lady Comets as Waurika fell, 31-24, to the Oil Field Conference foe.
Before’s Tuesday’s clash at Velma-Alma, the Waurika teams played three games in three days last week.
The Waurika girls picked up wins over Indiahoma, Springer and Cement, while the Eagle boys had close encounters with Indiahoma, Springer and Cement.
All three games were part of the Chattanooga Festival, which was originally scheduled to be an invitational tournament, but the format was changed.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
The Eagles are now 6-0 on the year, while the Lady Eagles stand at 4-2 heading into the final two games before Christmas break.
The two squads are back in action tonight when they will play host to Grandfield. Tip for the girls’ game is slated for 6:30 p.m. in the Waurika gym.
Tomorrow night (Friday), the Waurika boys and girls will travel to Big Pasture to take on the Rangers. The girls’ contest will begin at 6:30 p.m.
V-A 31, Lady Eagles 24
In the game with the Lady Comets, Waurika could never get on track offensively, despite putting forth great effort on the defensive end.
The Lady Eagles were also short-handed in the contest because of quarantine issues.
Waurika trailed, 9-5, after one quarter and the offense did not improve in the second quarter as the Lady Eagles could muster only a single point points to trail 15-6 at the break.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
The Lady Eagles mounted a rally in the third quarter as they outscored the Lady Comets, 9-4, to trim the margin to 19-15 heading into the final quarter.
V-A scored the first five points of the quarter to open a nine-point advantage, but Waurika would come back to cut the lead to 28-24 until V-A scored the final three points to close out the game.
Aubree Showalter topped the Lady Eagles in scoring with eight points.
Eagle 48, V-A 37
Treyton Torrez poured in a season-high 30 points to help the Eagles score the upset over the Comets.
The Eagles wrestled the lead from the Comets early in the first quarter as Torrez netted 14 of his 29 tallies in the first period.
But the Eagles went cold in the second quarter and scored only four points as V-A cut the margin to 22-21 at the half.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
The Comets managed to tie the game at 26 in the third quarter, but Waurika finished the period on an 8-2 run to hold a 34-28 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Late in the fourth quarter the Comets pulled to within three at 38-35, but Waurika finished off the upset victory with a 10-2 run despite missing seven free throws in the quarter.
Cache Dunn had 10 points for the Eagles, but no other Eagles were in double figures.
Lady Eagles 77, Cement 27
The Lady Eagles were effective from the outside with 10 three-pointers and five players scored in double figures in rolling to the third win in three nights.
Waurika jumped out to a 20-3 advantage after one quarter and finished the first half with an overwhelming 42-5 lead.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
The Lady Eagles continued the onslaught by outscoring the Lady Bulldogs, 23-12, in the third quarter before the bench was cleared in the fourth quarter.
Tallin Mora led all scorers with 14 points and she hit four treys in the contest. Asia Smith and Liberti Simmons each hit for 13 points, while Cassidie Berry added 12 tallies and Aubree Showalter finished with 10.
Eagles 52, Cement 45
Trailing by seven heading into the final quarter, the Eagles put on a furious rally to come out on top.
Matt Arriola was on fire in the first quarter as he connected on four field goals, but the Eagles still trailed the Bulldogs, 15-13, at the end of the period.
Waurika trailed by one at the break after outscoring Cement, 7-6, in the second quarter that gave the Bulldogs a slip 21-20 advantage.
Cement exploded for 18 points in the third quarter, while the Eagles could only muster 12 points to trail, 39-32, heading into the final quarter.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles were able to take advantage of foul trouble by the Bulldogs and converted on 11 of 14 from the charity stripe to help secure the win.
In the meantime, the Waurika defense buckled down and allowed Cement only two baskets and two free throws on the way to a 20-6 run to close out the game.
Torrez paced the Eagles in scoring with 22 points, while Dunn added 12 points. Arriola chipped in 10 points for the Eagles.
Lady Eagles 62, Springer 28
Waurika started well against the Lady Cardinals with a 22-10 advantage in the first quarter and the Lady Eagles added to the lead at halftime, 31-14.
Waurika put the game away with a 17-2 scoring spurt in the third quarter.
Smith led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 19 points, while Mora added 11 points and Berry contributed 10 points.
Eagles 53, Springer 51
It was a dramatic finish for the Eagles for the second straight night.
The Cardinals got off to a 17-12 first quarter lead and the Eagles were able only to trim the lead to 28-24 at intermission.
In the third quarter, the Eagles narrowed the gap again by outscoring the Cardinals, 16-14, to trail, 42-40, heading to the final quarter of play.
With the game tied at 51-51, Waurika had the last possession.
Torrez dribbled the ball out front and made a move into the middle of the lane where he connected on a short jumper as time expired to hand Waurika the win.
Torrez poured in 27 points for the Eagles, while Dunn added 13 points.
Lady Eagles 77, Indiahoma 31
Waurika started the festival with an outstanding offensive output.
The Lady Eagles jumped out to a 21-7 lead over the Lady Warriors in the first quarter and increased the margin by outscoring Indiahoma, 14-3, to hold a 35-10 led at the break.
Photo by Kaci Reynolds
Waurika put the game away in the third quarter by outscoring Indiahoma, 24-9, to move in front, 59-19, heading into the final frame.
Berry led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 14 points. Showalter added 11 points, while Roberson, Smith and Mora all scored 10 points each to give the Lady Eagles five players in double figures on the night.
Eagles 39, Indiahoma 38
The game began with some cold shooting as the Eagles managed only a 5-4 lead after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Warriors outscored the Eagles, 14-9, to hold an 18-14 lead at the half.
Indiahoma added to the lead in the third quarter and had a 32-26 advantage heading into the final quarter.
The game went back and forth in the final eight minutes, but Kevin Garcia tipped in a missed shot and Torrez added a pair of free throws to give Waurika the lead at 39-38.
The final seconds were a flurry of fouls by the Warriors to try and get the back, but the Eagles prevailed.
Torrez was the top scorer for the Eagles with 18 points.
V-A 31, Waurika 24
(Girls)
Waurika 5 1 9 9—24
Velma-Alma 9 6 4 12—31
WAURIKA: Aubree Showalter 3-0-8, Faith Roberson 2-1-5, Lexie Streeter 1-2-4, Asia Smith 1-1-4, Tallin Mora 1-0-3. PF: 13. Three-pointers: Showalter 2, Smith, Mora.
V-A: Kimbough 5-2-13, Wofford 3-2-8, Ille 2-0-4, McGuire 1-0-3, Smith 1-0-2, McClain 0-1-1. PF: 13. Three-pointers: Kimbrough, McGuire.
Waurika 48, V-A 35
(Boys)
Waurika 18 4 13 13–48
Velma-Alma 10 11 7 9–37
WAURIKA: Treyton Torrez 8-11-30, Cache Dunn 4-2-10, Kevin Garcia 2-0-4, Matt Arriola 0-2-2, Bowden Forsyth1-0-2. PF: 9. Three-pointers: Torrez 3.
WAURIKA: Tallin Mora 5-0-14, Asia Smith 5-1-13, Liberti Simmons 3-6-13, Cassidie Berry 6-0-12, Aubree Showalter 4-0-10, Faith Roberson 3-0-7, Lexie Streeter 2-0-4, Grace Hill 1-0-2, Lewis 1-0-2, Alana Lewis. PF: 17. Three-pointers: Mora 4, Smith 2, Showalter 2, Roberson, Simmons.
Waurika 62, Springer 28
(Girls)
Waurika 22 9 17 14—62
Springer 10 4 2 12—28
WAURIKA: Asia Smith 9-0-19, Tallin Mora 5-0-11, Cassidie Berry 5-1-11, Liberti Simmons 2-2-6, Aubree Showalter 3-0-6, Grace Walling 2-0-4, Lexie Streeter 2-0-5. PF: 11. Three-pointers: Smith, Mora, Streeter.
SPRINGER: Kaylee Johnson 7-0-14, Mimi White 3-0-8, Jalyn Dewberry 2-0-4, Kalli St. Claire 1-0-2. PF: 7. Three-pointers: White 2.
Waurika 77, Indiahoma 31
(Girls)
Indiahoma 7 3 9 12—31
Waurika 21 14 24 18—77
INDIAHOMA: Katelyn Kimble 6-3-15, Kyla Wilson 2-0-5, Cozad 1-0-3, Carlie Salinas 1-0-3, O’Brien 1-0-3, Harmony Hall 1-0-2. PF: 10. Three-pointers: Salinas, Wilson, Cozad.
WAURIKA: Cassidie Berry 6-2-14, Aubree Showalter 5-1-11, Faith Roberson 4-1-10, Asia Smith 5-0-10, Tallin Mora 4-2-10, Lexie Streeter 3-2-8, Liberti Simmons 4-0-8, Gracie Walling 3-0-6. PF: 12. Three-pointers: Roberson.
CENTRAL HIGH – Central High raced to a 52-14 victory over the Ryan Cowboys here last Friday night.
The Cowboys, 0-3 on the year, will return home tomorrow night (Friday) to host Thackerville in a homecoming contest.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. with homecoming festivities beginning around 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Givens Sports Complex.
Ryan suited out only 11 players last week, but the Cowboys opened the game with a long drive that ended when they came up one yard short of a first down at the Central five-yard line.
The Cowboys had moved from their own 28 to the Central 12, but on the 10th play of the drive, the Bronchos stopped the Cowboys on fourth down.
Ryan forced Central High to punt but after picking up a first down the drive stalled at the Cowboy 37 and the Cowboys punted the ball back to the Bronchos.
This time Central High drove from their own 13 in five plays for the score. Ryan Minden took the ball into the end zone from 14 yards out, but the two-point conversion pass was intercepted by the Cowboys’ Racen Williams and Central was in front, 6-0, with only 30 seconds showing on the clock.
Central High dominated play in the second quarter with three scores.
The first drive came after another fourth down try by the Cowboys came up short. Central High took possession at the Ryan 32 and in only four plays went the distance. The scoring play came on a well-executed option play when Levin Young took the pitch from Minden and raced 27yards for the score. Jax Hansen ran for the two points giving the Bronchos a 14-0 lead with 11:06 left before the half.
A Ryan fumble that gave Central High the ball at their own 30 set up the next score. The Bronchos drove the 50 yards (Central High plays on an 80-yard field) in six plays and overcame two penalties to get the touchdown.
Hansen scored the touchdown from 15 yards out and Kolten Bethune caught a two-point conversion pass from Minden to increase the lead to 24-0 with 5:16 left in the second quarter.
On the ensuing drive the Cowboys could not pick up a first down and were forced to punt.
Central High took possession at its own 17 and six plays marched 63 yards for the score. Minden caught a 36-yard pass from Hansen and maneuvered through the Cowboy secondary for the score. Payton Spencer ran for the two points and Central High held a commanding 30-0 lead with just 1:30 left before halftime.
The Bronchos took the second half kickoff at the Ryan 38 after a failed onside kick attempt by the Cowboys. It took Central High only three plays to travel 38 yards. Young covered the final 15 paces for the score and Cooper Walters caught a two-point conversion pass from Minden to put Central High in front, 38-0.
The two teams exchanged possessions and after Ryan stopped Central High on a fourth down try, the Cowboys took over at their own 18.
Williams hit a wide open Caleb Perrin on first down and Perrin went the distance for a 62-yard touchdown pass. The try for two failed, but Ryan had trimmed the margin to 38-6.
Central High answered as they began a scoring drive at the Ryan 35. The Bronchos overcame two penalties in getting the touchdown. The final play of the drive came on Young’s 15-yard run for the score. The two-point pass was incomplete, but Central held a 44-6 lead with 7:06 to play in the third quarter.
The Cowboys did not quit, however, and they answered the score by Central High with a 61-yard drive in 13 plays.
Williams found Skyler Wickware in the back of the end zone and Wickware made the catch for the score from 11 yards out. The try for two failed leaving Ryan with a 44-14 deficit with just 29 seconds to play in the third quarter.
Central High scored for the final time as they took just 29 seconds to go 48 yards. Bethune caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Minden and Aidan Randall ran for the two points with only seven seconds left to play in the third quarter.
The Cowboy offense was a bit more effective in the contest as they rushed for 149 yards and threw for 173 yards.
Williams led the Cowboys in rushing with 69 yards on 19 totes, while Perrin had 68 yards on 18 carries.
The favorite target for Williams in the game was Wickware who finished with seven catches for 77 yards. Perrin had four catches for 85 yards.
Trey Bryant turned in another good performance for the Cowboy defense with 15 tackles. Perrin added 11 stops.
COWBOY CORRAL: This was the 38th meeting between Central High and Ryan – all eight-man encounters as Central High did not play football until 1978….Central High leads the series, 24-14….The 52 points for Central High is the third most points in the series with Ryan….Ryan is 0-3 for the first time since 2000…For some reason the officials changed the score at halftime taking two points off the board for Central High and it was never corrected, however, Central High did score 52 points in the game…Ryan’s senior quarterback Grayson Tomberlin did not suit out for the Cowboys and was slated for season-ending knee surgery last Wednesday.
Game In Figures
RHS CHS
First Downs 14 19
Yards Rushing 40-149 40-276
Yards Passing 173 141
Passes 13-26 8-14
Passes Int. by 1 1
Fumbles, Lost 22 2-0
Punts 2-31.5 1-45
Penalties 9-49 8-80
SCORE BY QUARTERS
CENTRAL – Ryan Minden 14 run (pass failed), :30.1, 1st Quarter
CENTRAL – Levi Young 27 run (Jax Hansen run), 11:06, 2nd Quarter
CENTRAL – Hansen 15 run (Kolten Bethune pass from Minden), 5:16, 2nd Quarter
CENTRAL – Minden 36 pass from Hansen (Payton Spencer run), 1:30, 2nd Quarter
CENTRAL – Young 15 run (Cooper Walters pass from Minden), 11:12, 3rd Quarter
RYAN – Caleb Perrin 62 pass from Racen Williams (pass failed), 8:38, 3rd Quarter
CENTRAL – Young 15 run (pass failed), 7:06, 3rd Quarter
RYAN – Skyler Wickware 11 pass from Williams (Wickware pass from Williams), :29.2, 3rd Quarter
CENTRAL – Bethune 38 pass from Minden (Aidan Randall run), 7.5, 3rd Quarter
