Sports
THE
JOURNAL, Thursday, February 7, 2013- B3
Michael Davis, Still-
water High's veteran head
boys' basketball coach, is
passionate about tradition
and passionate about Pio-
neer Pride.
Each season he talks
to his team about Pioneer
Pride and about the tradi-
tion that has been a trade-
mark of SHS athletics for
years. It's hard to explain
to current day student-
athletes.
At least it was until last
Friday night when SHS
capitalized on a long-range
'three pointer by junior
Carson Teel with seven
seconds left to nip Class
5A's top-ranked Oklahoma
City McGuinness, 48-47, in
front of a large, vocal Pio-
neer Gymnasium crowd.
The large crowd and stu-
dent body, combined with
SHS hosting basketball
homecoming, resulted in
a festive atmosphere when
the final horn sounded.
Students and players cel-
ebrated and several posed
for a group picture on the
floor.
It was a scene remi-
niscent of the glory days
of Pioneer basketball. It
was a time when the old
City Auditorium on the
SHS campus was packed
with fans, especially the
student body, and would
be rocking.
It was a time when the
product on the court was as
good as any in the state and
the players feasted off the
supportive atmosphere.
"That was the best crowd moved to do something
we've had since we've been like that," he said. "I told
in the new gym," Coach our team if we keep win-
Davis said. "I told our ning the people will follow
team after the game that us. To have a packed gym
was the best example of supporting us when we
Pioneer Pride I've seen in played the No. 1 team in
a long time. Hopefully this Class 5A on homecoming
win will help us with the was something special."
playoff seedings." It was a special ending
Coach Davis was so
emotional afterward that
he went to the scorer's
table, took the microphone
and thanked the crowd for
sparking the team to the
impressive victory.
"You know I had to be
for Teel, who was dogged
throughout by a pesky
McGuinness guard and
didn't score until the end.
With SHS trailing by two,
Teel confidently launched
a game-winning three-
point shot.
Tee1 and his teammates
erupted in celebration, as
did the crowd.
"We set up a play to
have him come off a pick.
That was a long three, but
we've seen him shoot from
deeper than that," Coach
Davis noted. "It was a
confident shot by a team
captain. That's the way
this team has played this
season. I'm the tallest guy
on the team and I can't play
so you know they have to
have Pioneer Pride."
Prior to the game,
Coach Davis asked the
student body to wear
blazers in memory of the
late Oklahoma State head
women's basketball coach
Kurt Budke.
"Our student body was
unbelieveable," Coach
Davis said. "They all wore
the blazers even the band
came in wearing blazers. I
couldn't believe it. The
baseball players have
been really supportive all
season. That's the way it's
supposed to be. When they
play we'll be there to sup-
port them."
When the final horn
sounded, Teel ran to share
high fives with the students.
So did junior Brett Budke,
coach Budke's talented
son.
SHS has challenges
ahead prior to the playoffs.
But, they will face those
challenges armed with
motivation from a Pioneer
Pride experience.
7th
STROUD- The seventh
grade Lady Demons won
their bracket of the Stroud
7th & 8th grade tournament
following a 27-25 triumph
over Prague 'Saturday.
P-T trailed 15-13 at half-
time but took a narrow one
point lead at the end of the
third quarter following an
8-5 scoring advantage. The
Lady Demons outscored
Prague 6-5 for the win.
Madison Craig was
the leading scorer with 8
points.
In semifinals action last
Thursday, P-T overcame a
slight third quarter deficit
for the 19-14 win over
Wellston.
The Lady Demons held a
9-3 first half lead. Wellston
rallied in the third quarter
with a 9-2 advantage for a
brief 12-11 lead. P-T then
went on an 8-2 fourth quar-
ter run for the win.
Makayla Jones led in
scoring with 5 points.
P-T. opened the tourna-
ment with a 24-17 win over
Chandler last Monday.
An 8-5 first half lead
was built before the Lady
Demons cushioned the
advantage with a 16-12
second half.
Jones was the leading
scorer with 9 points.
P-T 27, Prague 25
P-T 8 5 8 6-27
PJH 5 10 5 5-25
Madison Craig 8, Baylee
Wells 6, Raygan Holder 5,
Makayla Jones 4, Kagan Dunivan
2, Bailey Wamsley 2.
P-T 19, Wellston 14
P-T 4 5 2 8-19
WJH 2 1 9 2-14
Makayla Jones 5, Madison
Craig 4, Brooke Field 4, Bailey
Wamsley 3, Baylee Wells 2,
Raygan Holder 1.
P-T 24, Chandler 17
CJH 0 5 3 9-17
P-T 6 2 6 10-24
Makayla Jones 9, Raygan
Holder 5, Madison Craig 4,
Brooke Field 3, Bailey Wamsley
2, Kagen Dunivan 1.
8th girls fall to Chandler
STROUD - The eighth
grade Lady Demons
dropped a 36-9 decision
to Chandler in the first
round of the Stroud 7 and
8th grade Tournament last
Monday.
Both teams battled to a
3-3 first quarter deadlock
before the Lady Lions took
advantage of P-T scoring
woes. Chandler outscored
P-T 21-0 in the second and
third quarters enroute to
the win.
Bri Hobbs led the Lady
Demons in scoring with 8
points.
Chandler 36, P-T 9
P-T3 0 0 6- 9
CJH3 11 10 12-36
Bri Hobbs 8, Kallie Jones 1
STROUD - The seventh
grade Demons coasted to a
third place finish in last
weekend's final game of
the Stroud 7th and 8th grade
tournament with a 42-13
win over the host Tigers.
piT set the tone early
with a 9-2 first quarter
lead that ballooned to 19-6
at halftime. The Demons
would outscore Stroud 23-
7 in the second half for the
lopsided win. P-T never
trailed in the contest.
Armando Rivas was P-
T's leading scorer with 14
points in playing a standout
game. Connor Gray also
went a perfect 8-for-8 from
the free throw line.
The Demons were
knocked to the losers'
bracket following a 35-32
loss to Prague last Thurs-
day.
Prague overcame a 6-4
first quarter deficit with
a 9-4 second quarter run
that created a 13-10 lead
for the Red Devils. Both
teams notched 22 second
half points.
Brandon Martin led P-T
in scoring with 11 points.
The tournament began
with a solid second half
effort in a 38-29 win over
Chandler last Monday.
The Lions led 19-9 at
the halftime before the P-T
rally. In the third quarter,
the Demons outscored
Chandler 16-4 for a 25-
23 lead. P-T increased the
cushion with a 13-6 fourth
quarter advantage.
Chad Black led the scor:
ing effort with 14 points.
P-T 42, Stroud 13
SJH 2 4 4 3- 13
P-T 9 10 11 12-42
Armando Rivas 14, Connor
Gray 8, Brandon Martin 8, Chad
Black 6, Ethan Hobbs 4, Daylan
Smith 2.
Prague 35, P-T 32
PJH 4 9 10 12-35
P-T 6 4 14 8-32
Brandon Martin 11, Chad
Black 9, Ethan Hobbs 8, Conner
Gray 4.
3-point goals - Prague: 1.
P-T: Black 1, Martin 1.
P-T 38, Chandler 28
P-T 5 4 16 13-38
CJH 4 15 4 6"--29
Chad Back 14, Brandon
Martin 9, Armando Rivas 8,
Ethan Hobbs 7.
3-point goals - P-T: Black
1. CJH: 1.
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