Wildcat girls net win

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls squad sent their seniors out in style Thursday night.
The Wildcats took full control with dominating second and third quarters to break open a close game against Northeast High of Arma.
“We ended the game with our seniors on the court,” Wildcat head coach Kent Houk said as Marmaton Valley dispatched the Vikings 45-31. “It worked out very well.”
The key to the victory was Marmaton Valley’s defense, Houk said. The Wildcats began with a press, then they switched to a full-court man-to-man and finally a zone trap.
“We got some good scoring opportunities from that,” Houk said.
The Wildcats outscored Northeast 13-4 in the second period, part of a  larger 23-10 run that spanned the second and third periods. By the end of the third, the Wildcats were on top 36-22.
And in the half-court offense, Marmaton Valley deployed a backdoor strategy that paid off handsomely for senior Cheyanne Miller.
Miller poured in 24 points — most coming from backdoor passes that led to open layups, Houk said.
Another senior, Jamee McEndree, added eight points with five steals. A third senior, Maggie Meiwes, pulled in 12 rebounds. Kailey Boyd also had five steals.
Shelby Layman paced Northeast with 11 points.
Marmaton Valley opens the Class 2A substate playoffs on Tuesday at Lyndon.
Marmaton Valley (13-13-10-9—45): Miller 12-0-4-24, Boyd 1-0-1-2, Shadden 1-1-1-3, Meiwes 1-0-1-2, McEndree 3-2-2-8, Henry 3-0-1-6, Endicott 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 21-3-13-45.
Northeast (12-4-6-9—31) (FG/3-pt): Layman 4/1-0-2-11, Hensley 0/1-2-1-5, Dwyer 1-4-4-6, Choate 3-1-5-7, Smith 1-0-0-2, Cameron 0-0-3-0. TOTALS: 9/2-7-15-31.