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LeFlore County sports scoreboard
Basketball
Boys
Muldrow 67, Heavener 41
Poteau 64, Panama 41
Spiro at Checotah (no score reported)
Girls
Muldrow 42, Heavener 41
Panama 59, Poteau 46
Spiro 54, Checotah 37
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Muldrow sweeps games at Heavener
By CRAIG HALL
Muldrow girls’ Coach Jana Armer has won a lot of games in her 26 years of guiding the Lady Bulldogs.
In Monday’s game at Heavener, she reached a milestone few coaches reach.
Sophomore Kilah Ellinberg hit the game-winning free throw with 6.2 seconds left to give the Lady Bulldogs a 42-41 win and Armer her 500th victory coaching Muldrow.
Muldrow’s boys completed the sweep of the two games with a 67-41 win in the nightcap of the season finales for both schools on Heavener’s senior night.
Heavener visits Spiro in a Class 3A district tournament Friday while Muldrow hosts another LeFlore County team, Poteau, in a 4A district tournament Saturday.
Girls
Ellinberg was fouled with the game tied at 41 with the 6.2 seconds remaining. She missed the first free throw before waiting out a time out and swishing the second shot to give Muldrow a win in a game that was tight from the second quarter on.
Heavener took a 41-37 lead with 3:21 left after a pair of baskets by Mia Billings and one by Lanie Faulkenberry.
The Lady Wolves had the lead and the ball out of bounds with 50 seconds left, but turned the ball over due to a five-second violation.
Ellinberg hit a layup with 38 seconds remaining to tie the score before Heavener failed to answer, setting the stage for Muldrow to complete the comeback.
Muldrow jumped out a 14-7 lead in the first quarter before Heavener responded with a 13-7 run in the second quarter to narrow the deficit to a point at the half.
The second half was tight with the largest margin four points. Muldrow won the game at the free throw line, hitting 14-20 while Heavener was 7-11.
Muldrow improves to 14-8 while Heavener is 11-13 despite having only one senior, Taylee Baker, and starting two freshmen, a sophomore and junior along with Baker.
Billings led Heavener with 12 points and Tori Hill scored 11. Kayla Ellinberg led Muldrow with 12 points, Kilah Ellingberg and Leni Cox both had 11.
Muldrow 42, Heavener 41
MHS 14 7 14 7—42
HHS 7 13 15 6—41
Muldrow—Hardin 2 2-4 2 6; Kilah Ellingberg 3 4-6 3 11; Fields 1 0-0 1 2; Dean 0 0-0 2 0; Prewett 0 0-0 0 2 0; Kayla Ellingberg 4 4-4 5 12; Cox 3 4-6 0 11. TOTALS 13 14-20 15 42.
Heavener—Baker 1 1-2 1 3; Rogers 3 0-0 5 7; Hill 3 2-2 2 11; Faulkenberry 2 1-2 4 5; Cartwright 1 1-2 4 3; Billings 5 2-3 3 12. TOTALS: 15 7-11 19 41.
Boys
Unlike the earlier game, this one had no suspense as Muldrow was simply too big, athletic and experienced and the Bulldogs grabbed control early and never allowed Heavener back in the game.
The Bulldogs jumped ahead 20-11 at the end of the first quarter and the Wolves could never threaten Muldrow on a night where Heavener honored its two seniors, Spencer Clubb and Brandon Sanchez.
Muldrow put the game away in the second quarter by outscoring Heavener 18-6 to build a 38-17 lead at the half.
Muldrow, ranked 19th in 4A, finishes the regular season with a 15-7 record. Heavener ends the regular season at 7-16 going into Friday’s game at Spiro.
Heavener was led by Ryland Roberts with 16 points and Brecken Barnes added 10. Jesse Klinc led the Bulldogs with 31 points and Teaguan Collins added 12.
Muldrow 67, Heavener 41
MHS 20 18 22 7--67
HHS 11 6 15 9—41
Muldrow—Collins 7 3-4 0 18; Turpin 0 0-0 2 0; Kilinc 13 2-3 1 31; Mascey 1 0-0 2 2; Palmer 1 0-0 1 3; Wilson 1 0-0 1 3; Wilson 1 0-0 0 3; Israel 1 0-0 0 2; Sanders 0 0-2 1 0; Pyeatt 0 0-0 1 0; Sevenstar 4 0-0 1 8. TOTALS: 28 5-9 12 67.
Heavener—B. Sanchez 0 0-0 2 0; Clubb 1 0-0 3 2; Palmer 2 0-0 3 4; West 0 1-2 1 1; Crase 0 0-0 1 0; Standifer 2 0-0 0 6; Roberts 5 4-4 1 16; Barnes 4 1-2 2 10. TOTALS 14 6-8 13 41.
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