The Guthrie boys got back on the winning track with a 53-36 win over the Enid Plainsmen on the final day of the Mid-Del Holiday Invitational Tournament at Del City High School.
Photo By Mickey Staudt = Glimmer Photography
Senior guard TJ Wilson was the spark Guthrie needed after scoring just 30 points the day before. Wilson drill three 3-pointers in the first quarter and added three more in the game. He finished with a game high 20 points and was named the Legend’s Legend of the Game.
The Jays built up a 25-20 halftime lead and opened the game with a 23-7 run in the first 13 minutes of the second half.
Guthrie was without junior L’liott Curry, who sat out with an injury.
Edgar Baez scored double digits with 11 points while Bailey Nichols chipped in with 10.
Guthrie Scoring: TJ Wilson 20, Edgar Baez 11, Bailey Nichols 10, JD Honeycutt 6, Ja’lyn Morgan 2, Sam Staudt 2, Justin Dutton 2
Guthrie looking for first win in Mid-Del Tourney
It simply was not a good day for the Guthrie boys basketball team as they suffered a 30-point loss to Heritage, AR on Day 2 of the Mid-Del tourney.
Guthrie managed to score only two points in the second quarter and four in the fourth quarter.
Heritage used a zone defense to slow down the Jays offense while adding timely 3-point shots in the first half.
Edgar Baez led the Jays with 12 points.
Guthrie Scoring: Edgar Baez 12, L’liott Curry 9, Bailey Nichols 5, Landon Solorio 2, Ja’lyn Morgan 2
Del City holds off Guthrie in first round of Mid-Del tourney
Guthrie outscored Del City on the Eagles home floor in three of the four quarters in the first round of the Mid-Del Holiday Tournament, but the second quarter margin of points was enough for the Eagles to keep their distance.
Edgar Baez makes a move to the hoop in the season opener in El Reno. Photo By Mickey Staudt – Glimmer Photography
The BlueJays jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first three minutes, but Del City finished the next five minutes with an 11-6 advantage to pull within 1-point, 12-11, after the first quarter.
Del City (4-2) picked up their first lead, 19-18, of the day at the 4:08 mark of the second quarter thanks to an 8-2 run in a span of 2:22. Eventually, the Eagles put up 19 points in the second quarter compared to Guthrie’s eight points.
A big part of the game came in the fourth quarter when senior guard TJ Wilson drilled a 3-point shot to pull Guthrie within four points, but on the other end Del City hit a 3-point shot of their own to go with a foul under the basket. The Eagles then hit a field goal off the inbound play to take it from a four point game to a 9 point game in a matter of seconds.
However, Guthrie was able to tie the game back up at 49-all with two minutes to play in the game.
Guthrie (1-2) was led by seniors Edgar Baez and Bailey Nichols with 14 points. Adding in double-digit scoring was junior L’liott Curry with 12.
The Jays were impressive from the free throw line by hitting 12-of-13, including a perfect 10-10 in the second half.
The Jays will now turn around and play Heritage, AR at 3:30 on the consolation side of the bracket on Friday afternoon.
Guthrie scoring: Edgar Baez 14, Bailey Nichols 14, L’liott Curry 12, Landon Solorio 4, TJ Wilson 3, Ja’lyn Morgan 2, Sam Staudt 2
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