Pocola boys, Heavener girls win

By CRAIG HALL
HEAVENER—Patrick Dixon and the Pocola boys were too strong while Heavener’s girls carried on their winning ways here Tuesday night.

Pocola’s boys led most of the game and used a big run over the first part of the third quarter to down Heavener, 65-51, while the Lady Wolves suffered no ill effects of winning the county tournament on Saturday in a 76-54 victory over the Lady Indians.

	Photos by CRAIG HALL Heavener's Shaylee Manley gets a shot off between Pocola's Jadah Wilson (32) and Megan Severe.
Pocola's Patrick Dixon goes high for a layup past Heavener's Shawn Bradley in the Indians' win Tuesday night.

Heavener managed to stay close to Pocola in the first half, trailing only 30-26, but the Indians went on an 11-0 run to start the second half as the Wolves were held scoreless for 5:11.

By the time Heavener’s Austin Mead hit two free throws to end the drought, Pocola had a 15-point lead.

The Wolves fought back and used their own 11-0 run but Pocola answered with a 10-0 run to put the game away.

Dixon and Austin Parker were too much for Heavener on both ends. Dixon scored a game-high 24 points while Parker added 19. Dixon also held Mead in check for most of the second half as the Wolves continued to struggle with Brandon Kirkland out with a broken collarbone.

Kirkland had surgery this morning and had a plate and six screws inserted on the collarbone he broke in the game against Talihina Friday night.

Koda Glover paced Heavener with 16 points while Mead added 13.

In the first game of the night, Heavener coach Jody Fincher was not pleased with the Lady Wolves’ defense but had no complaints with the offense as they placed four starters in double figures and the fifth, Shaylee Manley, finished with eight.

Heavener jumped ahead 20-7 in the first quarter. Pocola kept the pressure on and never let the Lady Wolves blow the game open until late.

Skylar Cooper had one of her best games of the year in leading Heavener in scoring with 21 points. Taylor Collins and Meagan Bottoms, who had five three-point goals, each scored 15 and Kim Benson added 10.

Taylor Martindale led Pocola with 18 points while Amber Conrad and Jadah Wilson added 13.

Heavener will be back in action Thursday when it hosts Spiro while Pocola visits Howe, also on Thursday.