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The Po-Hi Big Blue Marching Band is now in Washington, D.C., preparing for Saturday’s big day marching in the Inaugural Parade.

In the not-so-good news department, the band is marching in the 78th position out of 102 entrants, immediately behind the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit. Hopefully, there will be a cleanup detail between the two groups.

For those interested in watching the parade on television, inauguration events start at 10:30 a.m. with the parade scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. Cable-available network channels will carry the events as well as OETA, CNN and MSNBC.

For further parade and inaugural information go to:

http://www.afic.army.mil/

Burbank Volunteer Fire Department Files Report

BURBANK — The Burbank Volunteer Fire Department, in Osage County, has filed its annual year-end report to the state of Oklahoma.

The report cites that the department worked 23 incidents in 2000. Included in this number were 17 grass fires, one structure fire, one vehicle fire, one smoke investigation, one controlled burn investigation and the department responded twice for mutual aid.

Firefighter Terri Calhoun offered a heartfelt thank you to the volunteer fire departments who responded in mutual aid to help the Burbank Volunteer Fire Department in the year 2000. She listed these as Big Ben, Denoya, Elm Creek, Fairfax, Foraker, Granola, Lost Man, Lyman, McCord, Osage Cove, Osage Nation, Ralston, Shidler and Sony Slope.

Calhoun also offers a special thanks to those who supplied water trucks and the Burbank General Store for staying open so firefighters could get fuel and drinks during the year.

According to Calhoun, one fire in particular stands out in 2000. This was the large grass fire on U.S. 60. She notes that several fire departments had to work together to bring the fire under control.

Calhoun points out that several people and area departments also worked behind the scenes to help support the firefighters while fighting this fire. These were the Osage County Sheriff’s Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Fairfax Police Department and other law enforcement personnel, the Ponca City Emergency Management Office, Ponca City Fire Department, the American Red Cross, McDonalds Restaurant, local farmers and ranchers and the Ponca City Communications Center.

She said with everyone’s help, no lives were lost. She also said it was nice to know the department could count on neighbors to help when things got too hot to handle or when Oklahoma winds complicate already dangerous situations.

DEATHS

Freeman Arkeketa
Ivy Anna Hardy
Mattie E. Taylor

Services Pending

Freeman Arkeketa

Freeman Arkeketa, Ponca City resident, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 80. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 this evening in the Ponca Indian Baptist Church. Arrangements are pending with Grace Memorial Chapel.

Ivy Anna Hardy

KILDARE — Ivy Anna Hardy, resident of Kildare, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 17, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan. She was 89. Arrangements are pending with Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home of Fairfax.

Mattie E. Taylor

TONKAWA — Mattie E. Taylor, longtime Tonkawa resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Integris Blackwell Regional Hospital. She was 86. Arrangements are pending with McCafferty-Bolick Funeral Home of Tonkawa.

NEWS BRIEFS

Mini-Stepper Clinic — The Po-Hi Steppers will sponsor the annual Mini-Stepper Clinic for third through sixth graders. Registration will be held on Jan. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Robson Fieldhouse. Practice dates will be Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, with performances during the basketball games on Feb. 2. The cost is $20. For more information call 765-0509 or 762-8614 after 5 p.m.

75% Off all Christmas now at Carla's Hallmark, 405 East Grand, Downtown. adv.

Child Care Efforts — The Kay County Child Care Home Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Child Care Resource and Referral, 200 South First Street.

Mel’s, 2008 N. 14th. Mel’s 50% off sale on entire stock. Sale starts 10:00 am Tuesday, January 16th. Only happens twice a year. Early birds get best selection. adv.

Vehicle in the Ditch — A motorist reported to Ponca City police at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday a vehicle was in a ditch one-half mile west of Woodridge Market on Lake Road. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was advised.

White “Dash” clothing sale. Twice as Good. 209 South Second. Starts Friday. Prices 10˘, 40˘, $1.00. adv.

Towed from Scene — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of South Second Street and East South Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 7:49 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. A vehicle was towed from the scene.

Free Pregnancy test. Birth Choice cares. Confidential. Hours: Monday 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, 1-3 p.m. and Thursday, 6-8 p.m. 700 West Broadway. 765-9689. adv.

Accident — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of Monument Road and Pioneer Road was reported to Ponca City police at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Just In new shipment of armories, coffee tables, buffets and much more. Come see us at Pandoras on the corner of 14th and South Avenue. adv.

Subject Held — An officer in the 500 block of South Twelfth Street reported a 31-year-old woman was taken into custody for embezzlement at 11:36 a.m. Wednesday.

Collision — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident in the 800 block of South First Street was reported to Ponca City police at 8:19 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

New Ownership-Dave’s Tire and Auto is under new ownership. We offer Goodyear and other brands of tires, along with friendly and complete auto care. adv.

Accident — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident in the 400 block of Lansbrook Road was reported to Ponca City police at 8:21 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Ponca Bowl Saturday night glow bowl will begin at 10 pm on January 13th and 20th due to men’s city tournament. adv.

Mailbox Damaged — A one-vehicle accident in the 1600 block of East Prospect Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 8:34 a.m. Wednesday. A vehicle had struck a mailbox. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Head Country all day Friday special­ All you can eat, smoked BBQ ribs, beans, potato salad, and coleslaw, only $7.49, all day. 1217 East Prospect. 767-8304. adv.

Theft — A clerk at Triple T No. 5, 425 South Fourteenth Street, requested an officer at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday in reference to an ex-employee leaving with some merchandise. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Dougan's Bar-B-Q Friday special from 4-8 p.m., all you can eat ribs with beans, potato salad and coleslaw, $8.49. 215 South 14th, 765-7979. adv.

Subject Held — An officer in the 1700 block of Sykes Boulevard reported a 20-year-old woman was taken into custody on a city warrant for failure to pay at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday.

Fraud — A man in the 1900 block of North Osage Street reported to Ponca City police at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday someone had been cashing checks on his deceased mother’s account. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Theft — A woman came to the Ponca City Police Department, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue, at 10:48 a.m. Wednesday to report her purse had been stolen from her vehicle. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A minor two-vehicle accident in the 100 block of West Grand Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Fraud — A man came to the Ponca City Police Department, 200 East Oklahoma Avenue, at 11:26 a.m. Wednesday to report some stolen checks had been cashed. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A minor backing accident in the 2100 block of North Fourteenth Street was reported to Ponca City police at 2:39 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Theft — A woman in the 1100 block of East Prospect Avenue reported some money had been stolen from her purse to Ponca City police at 3:06 a.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of Overbrook Avenue and North Seventh Street was reported to Ponca City police at 3:34 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Theft — A woman in the 2200 block of Jane Street reported two bicycles had been stolen to Ponca City police at 3:37 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Pecan Road and the South Avenue Extension was reported to Ponca City police at 3:39 p.m. Wednesday. A vehicle had gone through a barbed wire fence. The driver had already been taken home by a private vehicle. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was advised.

Accident — An accident in the 400 block o East Brookfield Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 6:19 p.m. Wednesday. A vehicle had hit a parked car then hit a tree. An officer was assigned and a report was taken. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Gas Drive-Off — A clerk at Triple T No. 4, 201 West Hartford Avenue, reported a $19.30 gas drive-off to Ponca City police at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday. A description was given of the vehicle. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident — A two-vehicle, non-injury accident at the intersection of North Fourteenth Street an East Prospect Avenue was reported to Ponca City police at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Ambulance Run — An ambulance from the Ponca City Fire Department responded to a one-vehicle rollover accident four miles west of Waverly Street on U.S. 60 at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday. One subject was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries.

Disturbance — A woman in the 500 block of South Fourteenth Street requested a Ponca City police officer remove a 17-year-old boy from her residence at 3:38 a.m. Thursday. Three officers responded to the scene. The boy had left the residence when police arrived and officers were unable to locate him in the area. A warrant request was taken for domestic assault and battery.

Disturbance — The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported receiving a report that two men were fighting at the intersection of North Fifth Street and East Highland Avenue at 6:14 a.m. Thursday. Three officers responded to the scene. Only one of the subjects, an 18-year-old man, was located. He was taken into custody for public intoxication.

GARDENING

Diggin’ in the Dirt

Diggin’ in the Dirt

by Kathy Zehr

Choosing and Buying Seed

“Country Journal” writer Ruth Page said, “In the depths of winter, few can resist the siren call of bright garden catalogs.” Like Ruth, we can immediately spot real gardeners the minute we step into their homes in the middle of winter. Their coffee tables are covered with bright seed catalogs, a couple usually rest on the kitchen table next to the toast and jam and there may be a few next to the bed.

Choosing the

Best Vegetable Seed

But how do you choose from so many vegetable seeds? Getting all of the best information for growing in northern Oklahoma takes some skill, especially if you are going to start your own seedlings. We should begin by looking for varieties that resist diseases common to northern Oklahoma (resistant does not mean immune).

In the case of tomatoes (and a few other seeds), look for the V (verticillium wilt resistant), an F (fusarium wilt resistant) and an N (nematode resistant). The more capital letters you see listed for a seed - the better your chances of having a healthy crop. Some plants may develop one of the diseases, yet go ahead and produce (usually in limited quantities).

Another factor to study is how much space a plant will take. Is it a bush, a vine, compact, or tall? For example, gardeners with limited space look for bush varieties. I prefer them because I can plant more and the fruit is usually easier to pick. Vines take a lot of space and some do best on fences or trellises.

If you want to save seeds for future use, look for the words “standard” or “open pollinated.” Hybrids are not favored because they may reseed with the worst faults of both parents. Some seed has been treated with fungicide and even though the treated seed has a better chance of germinating when the soil is cold and wet, you may prefer not to use chemicals in your garden.

Planting Leftover Seed

Most of us usually get a little over-enthusiastic with our buying and wind up with much too much seed. Self-control in the middle of winter while looking at bright seed catalogs is the ultimate in discipline! So… we all have extra seed. My favorite excuse is that some packets will plant a 25-feet row and my rows are only 15-feet long.

We’ve all seen documentaries about the life of seeds and know that many seeds will germinate after being saved properly for a year or two. To save, just seal up the leftovers, place them in a dry jar with a tight lid or in a sealed bag, and store them in the freezer. Be sure to label them!

About a month before time to sow your seeds - make an easy test so you will know how many of the old seeds will probably germinate in the garden. Some of the “weaker sisters” may not sprout, but you usually get a 50-75 percent sprout on many varieties of last year’s veggie seed.

To test, spread some seeds on a very damp paper towel, placing another damp paper towel on top. Roll them up, place in a plastic bag, and set in a warm place. Unroll in a few days and if none have germinated you may have peeked too soon, so give them a few more days.

If fewer than 50 percent germinated, throw them out! They aren’t worth the effort and garden space. If 50 to 75 percent sprout, plant twice as much per row as you do with new seed, and thin later if needed. Put the leftover thinnings in a salad.

Presprouting

Some gardeners like to get a “jump” on the spring growing season especially with veggies (peas, spinach) that take a lot of time to mature but need to reach maturity before the hot summer months. The technique called “presprouting” may work well for some, but Oklahoma’s weather is so “iffy” I wouldn’t recommend depending on this method 100 percent.

I usually try to start some plants by presprouting but save a part of my seed to plant directly in the ground later (another excuse for leftover seed).

The last frost time in north central Oklahoma is usually predicted to be the last week of April. However, watch the weather reports and plan accordingly. You know how Oklahoma is! If you want to try some pre-sprouted peas, beans or spinach the process is not unlike testing seeds but is not recommended for large gardens because its too time-consuming.

Just a few days before planting time, prepare seeds as recommended above for testing and keep them in a warm spot (top of the fridge is excellent). Little curly sprouts may appear in three to five days and can be gently transplanted into your garden.

SPORTS

Weekend Offers Full Schedule Of Basketball
Maverick Struggle to 65-56 Win
Lady Mavs Hit a Hundred
Baker Hits for 29 In Cowboys’ Win
Cunningham Tops OU Win Over Aggies
Lady Cat JVs Fall to Jenks In Preview
Sophomore Girls Now 3-0

Weekend Offers Full Schedule Of Basketball

The Ponca City Lady Cats are off until Tuesday when Ponca City travels to Owasso. Ponca City boys and girls basketball teams beat the Rams in Robson Fieldhouse, Dec. 5.

The Wildcats are in Wichita, Kan., where Ponca City will play Junction City in the Valley Center Invitational Tournament. Radio coverage for today’s game begins at 5 p.m., on WBBZ-AM.

Locally, the North Country Invitational Tournament, co-hosted by Northern Oklahoma College and Tonkawa High School begins at 4:40 p.m., today and runs through Saturday.

The Tonkawa Lady Bucs host Blackwell, while Newkirk and Frontier tangle in Foster-Piper Fieldhouse on the campus of Northern Oklahoma. The winners and losers of these two games meet Friday at 7:20 p.m. The losers play at Tonkawa High School. The winners play at NOC.

Two other girls’ games start at 7:20 p.m. Alva and Pawhuska play at NOC, while Washington and Pawnee battle it out at THS. The winners and losers of these two games play at 4:40 p.m., Friday. The winners play at NOC, while the losers go to THS.

Boys games are scheduled today for 6 p.m., and 8:40 p.m. Ponca City junior varsity plays Alva in the early game at THS. Newkirk and Pawnee collide at NOC. The winners and losers of these two games play again Friday at 6 p.m. The losers play at THS, while the winners play at NOC.

In the late games, Blackwell and Washington play at NOC, while Tonkawa hosts Pawhuska. These four teams return Friday at 8:40 p.m. Again, the losers play at THS while the winners play at NOC.

The tournament wraps up Saturday with all games at NOC.

The seventh place game for the girls begins at 11:20 a.m., followed by the boys at 12:40 p.m.

The consolation games are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and 3:20 p.m.

The third place games begin at 4:40 p.m., and 6 p.m.

The day is capped off by the championship games. The girls play at 7:20 p.m. The boys play at 8:40 p.m.

Maverick Struggle to 65-56 Win

By TED ATCHLEY

NOC Sports Information

"We could be one of the most interesting bets in Vegas on which team was going to show up and play," Northern Oklahoma College Maverick head coach Mick Weiberg said Wednesday night after a 65-56 home win over the Murray State Aggies.

"We can't seem to play two games in a row on a consistent basis," Weiberg said. Northern led at the half by a three-point margiding to a strong game on Monday against a 13-2 Connors State.

The Mavericks didn't get the job done in textbook fashion, but they did get it donen of 31-28. The Mavs came out in the second to score 10 unanswered points to assume a 42-28 lead but nearly gave the game back to the Aggies.

"Murray is a difficult team to play," Weiberg said. "They're different than any other team you'll see. The one thing they do is they come to play."

Weiberg said that on the home court his team should be able to establish the kind of game they want to play, but the Murray squad would have none of it.

"We played their game, and that can be dangerous," he said.

With an offense that couldn't find the bucket for minutes at a time, the Northern defense had to keep the Aggies from catching up.

More than once the Northern defense forced Murray to take desperate shots or waste timeouts as the shot clock ran out.

The use of timeouts to protect their possessions became critical for Murray State. The team found itself within six points with 1:19 to play with no timeouts remaining. That forced the Aggies to foul in order to avoid Northern playing out the clock.

The Mavericks have been weak from the free throw line all year, but managed to hit 16-of-26 Wednesday.

"That's still not strong enough," Weiberg said. "That's been a thorn in our side all season."

The game came down to the last minute of play.

With 53 seconds left, freshman Merrill Andrew went to the line with a 59-56 Maverick lead. He dropped in both free throws to give the Mavs a little breathing room.

The Aggies couldn't score on their next possession and sent Sophomore Richie Myers to the line at the 40-second mark with a 61-53 Maverick advantage.

Myers missed the front end of a one and one and Murray scuttled down court for the fast break that ended with the ball out of bounds and in Maverick hands.

Maverick sophomore Scott Prater caught the inbounds pass and was immediately fouled. He managed to drop in both shots and put the game reasonably out of Murray State's reach.

"We'll take the win," Weiberg said. "We need one."

Weiberg said his team isn't playing to its potential. He is still looking for someone to step into the leadership role who will keep the team focused and ready to play consistently.

"Freshman JR Regnier gave us a spark out there tonight," he said. "But every night it's someone different. It seems like one guy comes to play and the others don't. We all need to show up and we'd have a good ball club."

Regnier only had 6 points on the night, but his defense forced several turnovers or changed the momentum in favor of the Mavericks.

"JR played a good basketball game. He really got after on defense," Weiberg said.

Sophomore Scott Prater led the Mavericks with 20 points, Richie Myers had 17, Andrews 10, CJ Johnson 5, freshman Ryan Newby drained a trey for his 3 points, and Akil Gay and Phillip Knowlton each had 2 points.

The Mavericks travel to NEO on Saturday.

Lady Mavs Hit a Hundred

By TED ATCHLEY

NOC Sports Information

TONKAWA — The Northern Oklahoma College Lady Mavericks opened up a 14-2 lead in the first six minutes against Murray State College Wednesday and never looked back.

By the end of the first half, the Lady Aggies scored 17 points of their own. However, the Lady Mavericks scored 51 points — 14 more than Murray State scored the entire game.

The final score was,103-37.

The Lady Mavericks, 16-1 (7-0) broke into the National Junior Callege Athletic Association polls at No. 20 on Tuesday. Saturday, the Ladies face their toughest test to date when they travel to Miami to play No. 2 Northeastern Oklahoma College.

NOC assistant coach Scott Morris said this is a game the entire conference will be watching.

“It’s not a make or break game for us because they still have to come here” he said. “But, it is a measuring stick.”

He said NOC must break NEO’s full court press and control the tempo of the game if they hope to beat the Norse. Morris said Northeastern likes to play man-to-man and run up and down the court.He said NEO has a slight height advantage, but nothing insurmountable.

On Wednesday night before the boisterous home crowd the Northern defensive machine clamped down tight and forced a plethora of Lady Aggie turnovers, resulting in 19 steals as a team. Sophomore Tia Andrew racked up six blocked shots in the paint to keep the inside tied up, forcing Murray to go to the outside where the Lady Maverick guards simply waited to pick off any passes.

Every Lady Maverick on the bench managed to see playing time and add to the 103-38 victory.

Freshman Crystal Robison pushed the Lady Mavs past the century mark as she made the first of a pair of free throws with 37 seconds left on the clock.

Freshman Erin Goss led Northern scoring with 14 points and seven rebounds. Freshman guards Ashley Hewitt and Mary Dent each had 11 on the night. Hewitt earned five steals. Sophomores LaQueisha Dickerson and Denise Jake each had nine points. Sophomores Lindsey Shiever, Deidra Dick and freshman Angela King each added eight points to the total. Freshman Sara Richard had seven, Tia Andrew six, BJ Homer five, Robison four, and Charity Brien and Jessica Talley each had two.

Baker Hits for 29 In Cowboys’ Win

WACO, Texas (AP) — Maurice Baker had another big night and Oklahoma State kept hitting key shots to defeat Baylor 76-65.

Baker scored a career high 29 points and Oklahoma State shot 54 percent from the field Wednesday night.

“We really considered this game an important game,” Baylor forward Greg Davis said. “We wanted to prove BU is a team to be reckoned with, but every team loses and we didn’t get our chance.”

Baker hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including six of his 10 3-point attempts as the Cowboys (11-3, 3-1 Big 12) won their third straight game and their first on the road since Nov. 28.

Baylor (13-2, 2-2) lost its first home game of the year, breaking a 10-game winning streak at home.

Victor Williams scored 12 points and had seven assists for Oklahoma State.

Baylor had not allowed a team to shoot more than 43 percent from the field against it this year and was ranked second nationally in field goal percentage defense (36.4 percent).

DeMarcus Minor led Baylor with 27 points, which tied a career high.

“OSU was shooting so well from the line that we had to play a zone defense or we wouldn’t have been able to keep up,” Minor said.

Terry Black added 18 points and had nine rebounds.

Baylor led early, opening a 10-4 lead in the first three minutes of play. But Oklahoma State outscored the Bears 21-7 over the next seven minutes to take a 25-17 lead and never trailed.

Sophomore guard Wendell Greenleaf said the Bears just couldn’t overcome the 41-25 first-half deficit.

“We did put ourselves in a big hole in the first half,” Greenleaf said. “They kept hitting key shots at the right time.

“Coach Bliss gave us the right game plan, but we didn’t do it in the first half.”

OKLAHOMA STATE 76, BAYLOR 65

OKLAHOMA STATE (10-3, 2-1)

Jonzen 7-11 3-7 17, Sanders 2-4 2-4 8, Marlow 0-2 2-2 2, Baker 10-15 3-4 29, Williams V. 4-9 4-5 12, Lawson 1-2 0-0 2, Broxsie 1-1 0-0 2, Williams A. 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 27-50 14-24 76.

BAYLOR (13-1, 2-1)

Black 7-11 3-4 18, Davis 3-5 1-2 8, Kosmalski 1-4 0-1 2, Greenleaf 2-9 2-2 8, Minor 9-16 7-7 27, DeGrate 0-0 0-0 0, Sayman 0-2 0-0 0, Elsey 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-51 13-16 65.

Halftime—Oklahoma State 41, Baylor 25. 3-Point goals—Oklahoma State 8-26 (Baker 6-10, Sanders 2-4, Williams A. 0-1, Williams V. 0-4, Jonzen 0-7), Baylor 6-20 (Minor 2-5, Greenleaf 2-7, Davis 1-2, Black 1-2, Elsey 0-2, Sayman 0-2). Fouled out—Davis, Elsey. Rebounds—Oklahoma State 34 (Baker, Williams A. 9), Baylor 27 (Black 9). Assists—Oklahoma State 10 (Williams V. 7), Baylor 14 (Greenleaf 6). Total fouls—Oklahoma State 17, Baylor 21. A—6,353.

Cunningham Tops OU Win Over Aggies

NORMAN (AP) — Jen Cunningham scored 18 points, including 10 in the first half, to lead No. 13 Oklahoma to a 97-84 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Cunningham added nine rebounds for the Sooners (12-4, 4-1), who had five players score in double figures.

Jaynetta Saunders’ career-high 35 points led the Aggies (11-5, 1-4), but her 14 first-half points couldn’t keep the Aggies in it. Texas A&M shot just 34 percent from the field in the first half.

Oklahoma opened with a 16-2 run, and Texas A&M didn’t make its second field goal until there was 14:16 left in the half.

Saunders’ seven points highlighted a 12-4 run by the Aggies that cut OU’s lead to 24-22.

But the Sooners responded with a 20-6 run to take a 44-28 lead at halftime.

Hill had with 13 points and five rebounds for Oklahoma, and LaNeishea Caufield added with 17 points and five steals.

Toccara Williams had 11 points, six assists and four steals for Texas A&M, and Brandy Jones added 13 points and three steals.

Lady Cat JVs Fall to Jenks In Preview

JENKS — The junior varsity Lady Cats lost to Jenks by the score of 40-32, before the varsity games Tuesday.

Ponca City lost the first three quarters, before winning the fourth quarter by two points. However, the JV Cats were down 10 after the third period, 35-25.

Jenks did not run away with the game but, played steady throughout the first three periods by scoring 11, 12, and 12 points in each.

The jv Lady Cats managed only 7, 10, and 7 points in the first three quarters.

Coach Dana Bright said the team did not come out ready to play.

“We were out-rebounded the entire game and lost every quarter except the fourth,” she said.

Janna Green and Jamie Prado led the JV Lady Cats with eight points. Ann Ziegenhain scored seven, and Lauren Cartlidge score three. Kelly Wedd, Melissa Fore and Christina Huddleston each had two.

Sophomore Girls Now 3-0

Ponca City’s sophomore girls went to 3-0 on the season with a 40-30 win over Stillwater Monday, but now face another long layoff.

The Lady Cats jumped to a 20-11 halftime lead, increased the margin to 38-21 after three periods and then held off a mild Stillwater comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.

Janna Green and Lauren Cartlidge scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Kelly Wedd had 9, Ann Ziegenhain 4 while Melissa Fore, Christina Huddleston and Gerry Eddinger each had 2 points.

“The girls played great on defense,” said coach Larry Degan, “ and the offense kicked in in the third period.”

The sophomores are back in action at home against Barlesville in a boys-only game.