Last Friday, the Wayne Lady Bulldogs picked up a 46-33 win over Konawa.

Freshman Taelyn Ringwald led her team with 20 points. Madi Sharp added nine and Faith Brazell had eight.

“Madi played some of her best basketball on both sides of the ball on Friday. She’s gotten her confidence back on her shot and she hit a big one to put a dagger in Konawa toward the end of the game,” head coach Jackson Embry said.

Wayne held a 27-20 halftime lead and kept that lead through the rest of the game, outscoring Konawa 19-13 through the final two quarters.

“We’re playing some of our best basketball right now and I’m excited to watch the girls continue to grow,” Embry said.

Thursday night Wayne was in Asher for a rescheduled game with the Lady Indians. Wayne lost 48-28.

With the scored tied up at halftime, 18-18, Embry said it was a competitive game.

“We scored just 10 points in the second half, which is crazy. It was a defensive game, but in the fourth quarter they couldn’t miss. They hit everything they put up.”

Ringwald finished the game with 16 points.

Last Tuesday Wayne was in Dibble where they fell to the Lady Demons, 52-46.

“I told my team that Dibble would be one of the best teams we’d face all season,” Embry said.

And, his team responded, playing good basketball and holding a 29-18 halftime lead.

But, according to Embry, his team is young and made some costly mistakes. Dibble was able to find a way to win, outscoring Wayne 25-9 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

“We learned a lot from that game and in the end, it will make us a better team,” Embry said.

Ringwald had a team high 15 points. Brazell added nine, Sharp had eight and Audra Watts had seven.

“Everyone is keying in on Taelyn. We’re seeing box-and-1 every game and I’m proud of our supporting cast.

“They have noticed the focus on Taelyn and they aren’t letting it affect them or what we do offensively.”

Wayne hosted Wynnewood on Tuesday night and will host the OKC Knights on Friday. Their final regular season game is February 6 at Maysville.

Boys

Last Friday, Wayne lost to Konawa 59-43.

All week, the Bulldogs dealt with player absences due to illness and Friday night was no exception.

“We were without Bradey and we just struggled. We couldn’t really get anything going and had a hard time getting the ball to the hole,” head coach Jackson Embry said.

Jaxon Dill led his team with 14 points. Wyatt Webster added nine.

On Thursday night, Wayne was in Asher where they dropped a 64-25 loss to the Indians.

“That was our worst game all year. We were short players, Bradey was ejected in the first quarter and we had a kid T’d up, which meant I had to sit the remainder of the game,” Embry said.

According to the coach, the team struggled.

“We were outworked and everything Asher threw up went in, and everything we threw up seemed to hit back iron.”

Dill was the lone scorer in double figures with 13.

Last Tuesday, Wayne was in Dibble. The Bulldogs lost to the Demons 57-43.

“We were still riding high after winning the Bulldog Bash tournament. But, we had several guys out. Cameron Davis and Logan Taylor got their first starts and played kind of antsy,” Embry said.

It was a tight game through the first half, tied 17-17. However, in the second half, Dibble outscored Wayne 40-26.

“We played ok, but made a lot of mistakes and couldn’t really get things going for the full game,” Embry said.

Dill (17) and Webster (16) combined for 33 points.

The Bulldogs were at home against Wynnewood on Tuesday night then hosting OKC Knights Friday night. Their final regular season game is February 6 at Maysville.

Districts

District assignments have been announced. The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs will play Fletcher in the first round. Binger-Oney is hosting.