MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s squads fell behind early and never could make up the difference Thursday.
In the girls contest, visiting Madison raced to a 14-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 46-28 victory. The boys contest didn’t see much difference as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 20-4 cushion in what became a 57-25 romp.
The contests marked the second round of Marmaton Valley’s preseason tournament.
The Wildcats were supposed to play again Friday to wrap up tournament play, but their games against Oswego were called off after the Indians canceled school this week due to a large number of illnesses.
Marmaton Valley will host Humboldt Tuesday as regular season action resumes.
After Thursday’s cold start for MV’s girls, the Wildcats (1-2) picked up the pace, but didn’t make much of a dent in Madison’s lead. Marmaton Valley trailed 24-10 at halftime and 36-20 after three.
Janae Granere scored nine and Piper Barney seven to lead the way for the Wildcats. Madi Lawson chipped in with six.
MADISON kept up the pressure in the boys game, pushing its 20-4 advantage to a 31-13 lead at halftime and 48-21 after three quarters.
Dylan Drake proved to be the Wildcats’ key offensive protagonist, erupting for 15 points.
It marks the third straight game this season that Marmaton Valley (1-2) has had a leading scorer.
Tyler Lord added four points and Ethan Lawson three.
Girls
Madison (14-10-12-11—46)
Luthi 0/2 1 3 7, Albert 1 0 3 2, Weakley 6 0 4 12, Y. Luthi 4 1 0 9, Foltz 0 4 2 4, Miser 1/3 0 3 11. Totals: 12/5 7 15 46
MV (3-7-10-8—28)
Scharff 1 0 0 2, Lawson 3 0 5 6, Drake 0 0 2 0, Barney 2 3 2 7, T. Sutton 1 2 2 4, Granere 3 3 3 9. Total 10 8 14 28.
