Pawnee High School

Published: January 09, 2007 09:31 am Written by: Ryan Steele (Stillwater NewsPress)
Coon foul shot lifts FHS over Lady Bears

RED ROCK — Carol Coon hit perhaps the biggest free throw of her high-school career. The Frontier High senior connected on 1-of-2 shots from the charity stripe with 4.1 seconds remaining as the Class A No. 16 Lady Mustangs knocked off 2A No. 5 Pawnee, 63-62, Monday at home. “We just made too many mistakes in the second half,” said PHS girls coach Justin Brown. “It was a fun game though. Both teams shot the ball pretty well and it just went back and forth.”
The Lady Bears took a 9-2 lead in the first quarter when freshman Britney Morgan scored on a fast-break lay-up, but FHS finished the period on an 18-0 run. Trailing 20-9, PHS went on a 15-1 run of its own midway through the second and held a 30-27 advantage at halftime. No lead was safe in the second half. The Lady Mustangs (6-5) took a 39-33 lead early in the third quarter, but a three-pointer by PHS sophomore Whitney LeGrand tied the contest just a few moments later.
The Lady Bears (4-2) led by six, 48-42, going into the final eight minutes but FHS was determined to keep things interesting. Clay Stephens’ squad jumped out to a 56-50 advantage late in the game after a pair of treys by freshman Hope Conneywerdy. PHS got back within one, 58-57, when sophomore Kelsey Barlow hit a shot behind the arc with 1:25 remaining, and with 20.6 seconds left, the contest was once again tied at 62-62 after a three-pointer by Lady Bear senior Kelsie Green.
During Frontier’s final possession, Coon — who finished with eight points — was fouled by Green and sent to the free-throw line. FHS senior Sharon Forté recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Conneywerdy also scored 14 points and freshman Jayda Gardner added 13. Senior Allison LittleCrow chipped in with 10 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
For the Lady Bears, LeGrand and senior Ashtin Tiger each scored 14 points while Green contributed 12.
Black Bears cruise
Pawnee High junior Keiton Page scored a team-high 40 points as the 2A No. 2 Black Bears routed Class A No. 11 Frontier, 78-55, Monday. Page — who has verbally committed to Oklahoma State — shot 8-of-12 from three-point range to help PHS improve to 7-2. The Mustangs, who were without leading scorer Adam Beck, fell to 6-5.
“We don’t care who we’re missing — we expect to go out there and be competitive,” said FHS boys coach Bob Weckstein. “I didn’t feel like we were competitive (Monday). We’re pretty disappointed.” The contest was tied at 8-8 after a three-pointer by FHS sophomore Brandon Crenshaw midway through the opening period, but Pawnee took over from that point. The Black Bears outscored Frontier, 21-9, in the second and held a 39-19 advantage at intermission.
The three-time defending state champions committed 29 turnovers Monday. Sophomore David Spires led the Mustangs with 15 points, the squad’s lone senior James Bible added 11 and freshman Cale Jackson chipped in with 10.
For PHS, senior Nick Bell also reached double figures — recording 10 points — while fellow senior Jonas Lyons contributed eight. “Our kids came out and played really well,” said Black Bear coach David Page. “We’re getting more aggressive and a lot of things are going good for us. We’ve got a good squad ... I think we can be in the (State) finals playing OCS.” FHS and the Black Bears will collide on the hardwood again on Jan. 16 at Pawnee.
STATISTICS
GIRLS
FRONTIER 63, PAWNEE 62
PHS 09 21 18 14—62
FHS 20 07 15 21—63
(P) LeGrand 14, Tiger 14, Green 12, Funkhouser 9, Morgan 7, Barlow 3. 3-Pters: Tiger 4, Green 3, Funkhouser, Barlow, LeGrand.

(F) Conneywerdy 14, Forté 14, Gardner 13, LittleCrow 10, Coon 8, Dummer 3, Cain 1. 3-Pters: Conneywerdy 3, Gardner, Forté, Coon, Dummer.
BOYS
PAWNEE 78, FRONTIER 55
PHS 18 21 20 19—78
FHS 10 09 17 19—55
(P) Page 40, Bell 10, Lyons 8, Abington 4, Wensler 4, Nungester 4, LeGrand 3, Green 3, Ross 2. 3-Pters: Page 8, Bell 2, Lyons.

(F) Spires 15, J. Bible 11, Jackson 10, Starnes 8, Crenshaw 5, C. Bible 5, Page 1. 3-Pters: Jackson 3, Crenshaw, Starnes, J. Bible.

 

Published: January 23, 2007 07:58 am

49 for Page

PAWNEE — Keiton Page scored a career-high and school-record 49 points as Class 2A No. 2 Pawnee defeated A’s 12th-ranked Frontier, 98-71, Monday.
Page, who has verbally committed to Oklahoma State, hit 6-of-11 from three-point range and also recorded eight assists and seven steals. Jonas Lyons also reached double figures with 15 points.
The Black Bears jumped out to a 21-5 lead in the first quarter and held a 44-25 advantage at intermission.
“It was a really good game for us because of the competition,” said PHS coach David Page. “(FHS) is the best team on our schedule.”
The Mustangs, who travel to Tonkawa tonight, had four players who reached double figures — James Bible (16), Adam Beck (15), David Spires (12) and Cale Jackson (11).
The Black Bears (9-2) will host winless Yale tonight.
In the girls’ game, Class A No. 13 Frontier routed 2A’s 11th-ranked Pawnee, 68-42. FHS held a 32-19 advantage at halftime and outscored the Lady Bears, 31-8, in the final eight minutes.
Four Lady Mustangs (9-5) reached double figures, led by Jayda Gardner’s 17-point, four-steal effort. Carol Coon and Hope Conneywerdy added 14 and 11 points, respectively. Sharon Forté posted a double-double with 10 points and a team-high 12 rebounds.
Tonight, Pawnee (5-4) hosts Yale — who improved to 7-3 with a 56-54 win against Oilton on the road Monday.
 

(Boys)
PAWNEE 98, FRONTIER 71
FHS 05 20 21 25—71
PHS 21 23 21 33—98
(F) B. Bible 16, Beck 15, Spires 12, Jackson 11, Starnes 8, J. Bible 3, C. Bible 3, Crenshaw 2, Page 1. 3-Pters: Jackson 3, B. Bible 3, Starnes 2, Beck 2, J. Bible.

(P) Page 49, Jo. Lyons 15, Bell 5, Moore 5, Wensler 4, Green 4, LeGrand 3, Hanson 3, Pratt 3, McAlister 3, Je. Lyons 2, Abington 2. 3-Pters: Page 6, Bell, Jo. Lyons, Hanson, Pratt, McAlister.
 

(Girls)

FRONTIER 68, PAWNEE 42
FHS 12 20 05 31—68
PHS 11 08 15 8—42
(F) Gardner 17, Coon 14, Conneywerdy 11, Forté 10, Miner 8, LittleCrow 3, Littlecook 3, Dummer 2.

(P)