Oklahoma Teams Travel Out of State
Norman North, Putnam City West, Tulsa Central, and Mustang traveled out of state this weekend to kick off their seasons. Prep Hoops Oklahoma breaks down how the four teams faired against some of the top teams in the country. Norman…
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Continue ReadingNorman North, Putnam City West, Tulsa Central, and Mustang traveled out of state this weekend to kick off their seasons. Prep Hoops Oklahoma breaks down how the four teams faired against some of the top teams in the country.
Norman North
The Timberwolves traveled to Dallas for Thanksgiving HoopFest. Norman North opened up their season facing a stout Irving McArthur team. The Timberwolves fell 97-93 in a game that went down to the wire.
North responded on Saturday in a big way defeating Richland 95-71. Young led the Timberwolves attack with a full stat sheet scoring 44 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals.
The Timberwolves will take on Edmond North at home Tuesday to kickoff conference play.
Putnam City West
The Patriots traveled to Arkansas on Saturday to open their 2015-2016 season against Arkansas Mills. Putnam City West had no trouble with Arkansas Mills dispatching them 71-62.
2016 Point Guard Marquis Johnson led all scorers with 21 points. The Patriots will open conference play with Putnam City North on Tuesday night.
Tulsa Central
Tulsa Central made the trip to Texas to face two tough teams. The weekend began with Central defeating Faith Family Christian 59-52. 2017 Point Guard Elijah Landrum led Central with 28 points.
On Saturday Tulsa Central blew out Fort Worth Poly 92-61. Landrum finished with a game high 38 points for the Braves. Landrum is averaging 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game. Last week he scored a career-high 47 points in their win over Rogers earlier this week.
The Braves face two tough opponents this week, McLain on Tuesday, and Harding Prep on Friday.
Mustang
The Broncos snapped a 28 game winning streak on Saturday falling to Bentonville 84-79. Jakolby Long led Mustang with 34 points in the loss. Bentonville is ranked 15th in the country and is led by top five player in the 2016 Class Malik Monk.
Mustang will travel to Deer Creek on Tuesday to open conference play. The Broncos will not be undefeated this season, but still are the favorite to win the Class 6A Gold Ball.