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Silo Lady Rebel Kynleigh Pierce dribbles down court next to a Coalgate player. Silo won the game. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat -
Silo Lady Rebels move down court during the game with Coalgate that the Lady Rebels won. Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat -
Silo Rebel Britton Salsbury dribbles the ball. -
Silo Rebel Barrett Snapp runs down court. -
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Silo player Kostina Tubby moves down court in last week’s game with Coalgate.
After playing on the road for the better part of a month, Silo returned home last week for the aptly proclaimed Homecoming and notched a dominant sweep of Coalgate in the process.
The Lady Rebels posted their second win of the week in the opener to up their season record to 12-8 on the year. In the nightcap, the Rebels leveled their slate at 10-10 as well.
Silo 67, Coalgate 29 (girls)
The Lady Rebels cruised to a 19-7 edge after one frame and 31-12 at the half before exploding for a season-high 26 points in one period (the third) to break it wide open.
During the monster frame, Silo caught fire from outside while connecting on a whopping seven three pointers. They finished with 10 for the game.
Makayla Clark drilled four of the treys and posted a team-high 16 points in the contest. Kostina Tubby also reached double figures with 11. Kynleigh Pierce tossed in nine, Cache Atwood and Raini Metheny had seven apiece, Ryleigh Pierce and Avery Beauchamp each scored six with Jayci Webb and Brooklyn Redwine rounding things out by both tallying two.
Silo 51, Coalgate 18 (boys)
Silo raced to a 15-2 advantage after one period which proved to be an omen of things to come in a stifling defensive effort.
The Rebels were up 30-11 at intermission and 41-15 after three quarters.
A trio of Silo players reached double figures with Hayden Roberts’ 12 points leading the way. Charlie Gardner and Zane Sander tallied 10 apiece, Sam Mendenall contributed five, Jory Allen had four while Barrett Snapp, Britton Salsbury, Mikel Butler, Jake Langley and Kason Proctor all added two points.
Calera 58, Colbert 36 (girls)
Fresh off a Bryan County Tournament championship, the Lady Bulldogs continued to be red hot in breezing past rival Colbert.
Calera tossed a shutout in the opening stanza, leading 7-0, on the way to a 22-8 halftime cushion. It was 39-22 at the end of three quarters.
Senior Macy Strahan hit three treys and finished the night with a team-best 18 points to go along with 17 from Emma Daniel. Amariah McLaughlin added 10 as Chloe Owings and Jeslyn O’Dell scored two each and Kenzie Condor checked in with one point.
Junior Aericca Olsen provided the bulk of Colbert’s offensive arsenal with a gamehigh 24 points. Aliva Love pumped in six, Tally Rowland had four and Kat Fisher notched two.
Colbert 38, Calera 37
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Despite going 0-for-8 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, Colbert managed to hold off a Calera comeback bid to post the Bryan County win.
The Leopards were up 12-3 after one period and 24-10 at halftime following an ice cold start by the Bulldogs. Calera, however, came storming back after intermission by outscoring Colbert by a 14-5 margin in the third quarter to narrow the gap to 29-24 heading into the final stanza.
Chasien Simes poured in 14 points before intermission to help stake Colbert to the lead and wrapped up with a gamehigh 22 points. Zade Simes tossed in six with Kyle Peebles and Alex Stogner adding five apiece.
Devan Walton was the offensive catalyst for the Bulldogs with 15 points along with 13 from Logan Bumgarner, who canned three treys. Eason Humphers chipped in three with Gavin Chaffin, Rance Lewellen and Lex Carlton all contributing two.