KANSAS, Okla. -- The Kansas (Okla.) boys basketball team picked up a 80-55 win on Monday against Delaware County rival Colcord 80-55 at J.O. Jones Gymnasium.
The Comets led 16-15 after the first quarter and 39-27 at halftime. Kansas opened up a 55-41 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Kalin Parsons led Kansas (13-9) with 26 points while Keelan Davis had 15 and Dylan Siers and Tyson Teague each eight.
Chad Kendrick led Colcord with 13 points, while Ryan Castleman and Spencer Earp each had 11 and Legend Doyle with 10.
Both the Hornets and Comets now move on to the postseason as each begin district tournaments.
Colcord will play at 8 p.m. Friday against Haskell in the Class 2A District 5 Tournament at Mounds. The Hornets (4-14) must win their opening round game to advance to next week's regional tournament. The winner of Friday's game plays Saturday night at 8 p.m. against Mounds.
The Comets will play at 8 p.m Friday against Dewey in the Class 3A District 4 Tournament at Kansas, and both Kansas and Dewey advance to next week's regional tournament.
Colcord-Kansas girls
Colcord jumped out to an 18-9 lead after the first quarter Monday against Kansas, but the Lady Comets rallied for a 71-44 victory over the Lady Hornets at J.O. Jones Gymnasium.
The Lady Comets (19-3) outscored Colcord (9-13) 24-11 in the second quarter to take a 33-29 halftime lead. Kansas then pounded Colcord 22-7 in the third quarter to take a 55-36 advantage going into the fourth.
Tailee Reding led Kansas with 16 points, while Teri Leaf had 14, Emma Kirk 12, Lindsey Thompson 11 and Torey Snell 10.
Michaela Ellis led Colcord with nine points, while Skyla Drywater had eight.
Both the Lady Hornets and Lady Comets now move on to the postseason as each begin district tournaments.
Colcord will play at 6:30 p.m. Friday against Haskell in the Class 2A District 5 Tournament at Mounds. The Lady Hornets must win their opening round game to advance to next week's regional tournament. The winner of Friday's game plays Saturday night at 8 p.m. against Mounds.
The Lady Comets will play at 6:30 p.m Friday against Dewey in the Class 3A District 4 Tournament at Kansas, and both Kansas and Dewey advance to next week's regional tournament.
Watts
The Watts Engineers defeated Welch on Friday, Feb. 10, 75-56 to move on to the Class A District 4 finals at Welch. On Saturday though, the Engineers were defeated 31-30 by Riverfield.
The Engineers now will play Thursday at 3 p.m. against Summit Christian in the consolation bracket of the Area II Region Tournament at Glenpool.
Watts must win its next three games to advance to the area tournament round.
The Watts girls lost their opening round game on Friday 51-28 to Riverfield and saw their season come to an end.
Oaks
The Oaks boys picked up a 71-68 win against Gore on Friday in the opening round of the Class A District 8 tournament, but the Warriors were defeated 94-55 on Saturday by Okay in the district finals at Okay.
Oaks boys advance to Thursday's regional consolation bracket game at 3 p.m. against Gans at Porum, and the Warriors must win three straight games to advance to the area tournament round.
The Oaks girls beat Gore 62-30 in the opening round of district play on Friday, but the Lady Warriors lost to Okay 44-34 on Saturday in the finals.
The Lady Warriors will now play Thursday at 1:30 p.m. against Gans at Porum in the regional tournament. The Lady Warriors must win three straight games to advance to the area tournament next week.
Sports on 02/15/2017