MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls kicked off 2023 on the right foot Tuesday, shutting down visiting Uniontown in a 31-22 victory.
The win, the Wildcats’ first game back since Dec. 13, improves Marmaton Valley to 2-3 on the season.
Defense set the tone. The Wildcats allowed only six field goals in the contest, and took a 23-9 lead into halftime.
The Eagles clamped down on defense after intermission, shutting out MV through the third quarter to close the gap to 23-17, but Marmaton Valley had enough juice down the stretch to seal the win.
Wildcat junior Janae Granere scored five of her team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats ended the game on an 8-5 run.
Piper Barney followed with six points — all coming in the second quarter — while Payton Scharff and Madi Lawson scored four apiece. Tayven Sutton scored two.
Reese Gorman and Rylee Coulter scored eight points each for Uniontown.
Marmaton Valley returns home Friday for a tilt against Oswego.
Uniontown (3-6-8-5—22)
FG/3pt FT F TP
Gorman 0/2 2 4 8
Coulter 2 4 3 8
Schoenberger 1 1 1 3
Dreisbach 0 0 5 0
Stock 0 0 1 0
Hall 1 1 2 3
