The Vian High School basketball teams saw their seasons end last week at the Class 2A Regional Tournament, which took place last Thursday night at Hartshorne Event Center and at Haskell on Friday and Saturday.
For the third straight time, the Wolverines came up short against the Central Tigers, who prevailed 60-51 in the Class 2A Regional Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Haskell after staving off elimination Thursday night in Hartshorne by whipping the Haskell Haymakers 82-47 and staying alive Friday with a 66-55 victory over Morrison.
The Wolverines ended the season at 14-10.
The Lady Wolverines got their second win of the season as they won Thursday night’s Class 2A Regional Tournament consolation quarterfinal game 52-46 over Haskell at Hartshorne before being eliminated 48-27 by Pawnee in the consolation semifinals on Friday in Haskell.
The Lady Wolverines finished the season at 2-20.
In the boys’ regional consolation championship, the Tigers rallied from an 18-12 firstquarter deficit by outscoring the Wolverines 48-33 over the final three periods to get the come-from-behind win — and advance to the area tournament.
In defeat, Vian put a trio of players into double figures with Masyn Wight leading the way with 14 points, followed by Jeremiah Marshall with 13 points and Trace Sanders with 11 points. Dee Antwine had six points, while Joe O’Neal added five points.
In the boys’ regional consolation semifinals against Morrison, the Wolverines rallied from an 18-6 first-quarter deficit by outscoring the Wildcats 60-37 over the final three periods.
For the game, Marshall led Vian with 23 points, followed by Masyn Wright with 17 points, O’Neal with nine points, Sanders and Dee Antwine with six points each, Trey Antwine with three points and Amos Wright with two points.
In the boys’ regional consolation quarterfinals against Haskell, the Wolverines led virtually from wire to wire, leading 28-8 after a period, 49-18 at halftime and 69-32 after three quarters. Vian’s largest lead was at 42 points when Isaiah Owens hit a basket with 2:52 left to play to put the Wolverines ahead 82-40.
For the game, Vian put a quartet of players into double figures, led by Masyn Wright’s game-high 17 points, followed by Marshall and Dee Antwine with 14 points each and O’Neal with 13 points, Sanders had nine points, followed by Trey Antwine with six points, Owens and Ledger Folsom with each with four points and Amos Wright with a free throw.
In the girls’ regional consolation quarterfinal win over Haskell, the Lady Wolverines rallied from a 43-39 fourthquarter deficit bey ending the game with a 13-3 run, capped by Gracie Buttery’s free throw with 28 seconds left, to get the come-from-behind win.
For the game, Halli Russell scored a gamehigh 18 points and Buttery added 13 points to lead Vian, followed by Olivia Lovell with seven points, Bostyn Rodgers and Kiah Richardson with four points each and Raylan McEver and Aliyah Tucker with three points apiece.
In the regional consolation semifinals loss to Pawnee, the Lady Bears jumped to an 18-5 lead after a quarter to take control of the game.
In defeat, Lovell led Vian with eight points, followed by Russell with seven points, Rayleigh Terrill with five points, Buttery with four points, Payton Crutchfield with two points and Tucker with a free throw.
