The Story: Midwest City captures Bruce Gray Championship
The Midwest City Bombers captured the Bruce Gray Championship over Putnam City North 88-79. This game was huge for the Bombers for the Class 6A rankings towards the playoff. As the regular season winds down Midwest City was able to make a huge statement with a victory over Putnam City North. JD Ray led the Bombers with 18 points. Derrick Walter Jr. had 14 points followed by Josh Rivers and Christian Cook with 12 each. Get the big storylines below!
Teamwork is the key
The success Midwest City is having this year is centered around teamwork. The Bombers are constantly moving the ball and on any given night it could be any player that steps up and has a huge game. Derrick Walter Jr. and Josh Rivers have been superb in their play and leadership this year. It helps when you have senior leaders that buy in it makes the entire team follow buying in also.
Great Coaching
Dewayne Bradley is doing his best coaching job of his career in my opinion. To lose your top two players and one of those players be a top 100 player in the country, but win more tournaments is a great accomplishment. The Bombers have now won the prestigious Tournament of Champions and now the Bruce Gray Invitational. Bradley won’t want the coverage centered around him however he deserves a lot of credit for what he has led the Midwest City program to be able to do this year.
Putnam City North disappointing start
The Putnam City North Panthers have not had the season they wanted to so far. They are only 2-2 against Class 6A top ten teams. Both teams Putnam City North was able to defeat Putnam City West and Midwest City defeated the Panthers the second time around. Lack of depth has been a glaring problem for Putnam City North as they only go 7 deep most games. Games right now have little effect on the end of the season for Putnam City North. The Panthers are well aware championships are not won in January. Despite the tough start to the season don’t count Putnam City North out.
Both Midwest City and Putnam City North are favored to make the Class 6A state tournament. Buckle in it will be a fun ride to get there.
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