It was the start the Guthrie boys basketball team wanted and it was the ending the El Reno squad had wanted in their conference match-up Tuesday evening.
Guthrie built up a lead as much as nine points in the second quarter, but El Reno grabbed and held onto their first lead in the third quarter en route to a 51-46 win to spoil the debut of Guthrie head coach Tim Flanigan.
Flanigan post game radio interview (allow time to buffer).
The Jays jumped out to a 5-0 lead and eventually lead 22-13 with 4:23 until halftime. The Indians cut the deficit down to two at the half, 24-22, as the Jays struggled from the field by scoring on just two field goals on lay-ups.
Guthrie increased their lead back to six with back-to-back buckets by Jerrick Warren and Justice Irvin to begin the third quarter. However from that point, the Indians outscored the Jays 16-6 in the final five minutes of the quarter.
El Reno held a lead as many as eight, 36-28, only to see Guthrie rally to the game up at 42-all with 4:09 to play in the game. However, El Reno hit back-to-back three-point shots to prove to be the difference.
Warren led the Jays in scoring with 17 points followed by L’liott Curry’s 13 points as the Jays to fall 0-1 while El Reno stays perfect at 3-0.
Guthrie entertains Piedmont on Friday night with an 8 p.m. tip time. Game can be heard on 105.1 FM and on Guthrie Sports Page.
Guthrie Scoring: Jerrick Warren 17, L’liott Curry 13, J.T. McFadden 6, Bailey Nichols 5, Jeremy Brown 3, Justice Irvin 2
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