Eagles sweep Sub-State twinbill from Oxford
UNIOTNOWN --Uniontown's basketball teams swept Oxford here Tuesday night in a Sedan Class 2A Sub-State Tournament first-round doubleheader at the West Bourbon Elementary School gymnasium.
Eagle girls, the No. 2 seed, routed Oxford by a score of 44-11. Uniontown (14-7) allowed just 2 points in the second half, posting a shutout in the third quarter.
It was 13-5 after one period. Oxford (4-16) performed its best in the second but still trailed 23-9 at the half.
Shalina Harper led the Eagles with 22 points and also had 6 steals. Holly Shinn added 10 points. Ane Dublang had 6 rebounds and 5 steals.
Eagle girls have won 10 of their last 11 games after starting the season 4-6.
Only three players scored for Oxford, led by Lakin Cook's 8 points.
Uniontown's boys, the No. 3 seed, defeated Oxford, 50-42. Garrett Elder led the Eagles (14-7) with 12 points as the hosts had a balanced scoring attack with five players scoring at least 6 points. Ben George added 9 while Gavin O'Brien chipped in with 8.
Kyson Perrin led Oxford (8-13) with 14 points followed by Camren Clements with 10.
Eagle boys have won six of their last seven games. They led this one 14-10 after one and 27-18 at the half.
The other girls' first-round games were held on Monday. Top-seeded Sedan (20-1) easily handled Yates Center, 61-12. No. 3 Oswego (12-9) got by Howard-West Elk, 33-27. And No. 4 Colgan (11-9) beat Udall, 46-20.
Thursday's semifinal pits Three Rivers League rivals Uniontown and Oswego against each other in what should be the early game at 6 p.m. as those schools will have a greater combined mileage to travel to Sedan. Colgan and Sedan will play in the other semifinal at 7:30.
The girls' championship game will be held in Sedan Saturday at 6 p.m.
The rest of the boys' first round was played Tuesday night. Sedan (21-0) is also the top seed in this bracket and dispatched Uall, 83-41. No. 2 West Elk downed Oswego, 63-37. And No. 4 Colgan outscored Yates Center, 57-37.
West Elk (15-6), which saw senior Isaiahh Loudermilk -- who has committed to the University of Wisconsin for football -- pass the 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks in Tuesday's game, will be Uniontown's opponent in Friday's semifinal. Colgan (13-7), which took on a Class 2A school for the first time this season when it played Yates Center after playing in the 3A/4A CNC League, will play Sedan in the other. The times will be determined by greater combined mileage, which could put the Uniontown-West Elk game in the 6 p.m. slot.
Saturday's boys' final will be held in Sedan at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Championship game winners move on to the Kansas Class 2A State Tournament at Kansas State University.