The Schulter varsity basketball program ended the first-half portion of their regular-season schedule this past Friday with a trip to Wanette.
The Schulter varsity basketball program ended the first-half portion of their regular-season schedule this past Friday with a trip to Wanette.
The Schulter cage squads came out of the last game of 2022 on a winning note with a road sweep of the host Wanette Tigers and Lady Tigers.
The Lady Bulldogs opened Friday’s road trip with a decisive 4217 win to finish the first half with a 4-6 record, while the Bulldogs put the finishing touches on the sweep by taking the nightcap by a narrow 47-46 decision to sit at 6-5 on the season.
The Schulter squads will take the next two weeks off to enjoy the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and will return from their 2-week break January 5-7 at the Graham-Dustin Basketball Tournament.
In Friday’s girls game at Wanette, the visitors edged the host Lady Tigers 9-8 in the opening period, then outscored their foes 14-4 in the second stanza for a 23-12 halftime advantage.
The Lady Bulldogs finished off the 25-point victory with margins of 11-4 and 8-1, respectively, in the final two quarters of regulation.
The duo of Caidence Campbell and Angel Vinyard were tops offensively for Schulter in the decisive win with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Other Lady Bulldog scorers against Wanette were Jenna Henderson with six, Macee Henderson five, Payton Campbell four, Addiemae Kanada and Makayla Weeks two each, and Journey Henderson one.
In Friday’s boys contest, the Schulter squad escaped the first eight minutes of action with an 18-12 margin, then Wanette took the second stanza 15-14 to send the teams to the intermission with the visiting Bulldogs leading by five, 32-27.
A 9-8 advantage by Schulter in the third period pushed the visitors’ lead to six, 41-35, with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
The host Tigers attempted to overcome the 6-point deficit in the final quarter, but was only able to outscore the Bulldogs 11-6 to award the Schulter gentlemen the hard-fought 47-46 victory.
Bobby Calhoun led the way offensively for the Bulldogs in the road win, finishing with 13 points. Willie Corn was next in the scoring column for Schulter with 12, followed by Jordan Freeman with seven, Kameron Vinyard six, Jordan Horne five, and Kenta Carder four.
--- Girls Game
Schulter 42, Wanette 17
Schulter: 9 - 14 - 11 - 8 (42) Wanette: 8 - 4 - 4 - 1 (17) Schulter Scoring: Caidence Campbell 12, Angel Vinyard 10, Jenna Henderson 6, Macee Henderson 5, Payton Campbell 4, Addiemae Kanada 2, Makyala Weeks 2, Journey Henderson 1.
--- Boys Game
Schulter 47, Wanette 46
Schulter: 18 - 14 - 9 - 6 (47) Wanette: 12 - 15 - 8 - 11 (46) Schulter Scoring: Bobby Calhoun 13, Willie Corn 12, Jordan Freeman 7, Kameron Vinyard 6, Jordan Horne 5, Kenta Carder 4.
