INOLA, Okla. -- The Siloam Springs boys basketball team picked up their first win of the season Saturday with a 75-54 win over Verdigris (Okla.) in the seventh-place game of the Jerry Oquin Invitational at Inola (Okla.) High School.
The Panthers led 15-13 after the first quarter and blew open the game in the second quarter by outscoring Verdigris 20-4 and taking a 35-17 lead at halftime.
Siloam Springs led 51-34 going into the fourth quarter where it outscored Verdigris 24-20.
Murphy Perkins scored a career-high 19 points to lead Siloam Springs (1-8), while Spencer Lashley had 17 and Marquan Sorrells 12. Jacob Wakefield added six points, while Karson Clement had five, Jordan Stewart four, Tyler Pettit three, Thad Wright, Sam Everett and Drew Vachon each with two and Landon Ward, Evan Sauer and Carson Wleklinski each with one.
Girls
The Siloam Springs girls were defeated by tournament host Inola 48-45 in the fifth-place game on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Panthers (3-6) trailed 13-11 after the first quarter but rallied to tie the game 26-26 at halftime. Inola pulled ahead 35-32 going into the fourth quarter.
Morgan Vaughn led the Lady Panthers with 20 points, while Hadlee Hollenback had 10, Kenlie Noel and Chloe Price each with four, Jael Harried with three and Kirsten Williams-Loftis and Brooklyn Buckminster each with two.
Marley Jo Eaves led the Lady Longhorns' balanced scoring attack with 14 points, while Kylee Day had nine and Rylee Bynum eight.
Up next
The Panthers and Lady Panthers played Tuesday night at Rogers. Results were not available at presstime. Both teams return to action on Friday for homecoming against Stilwell, Okla. The senior boys will play first at 6 p.m., followed by the senior girls at 7:30 p.m.
Sports on 12/13/2017