Newcastle boys basketball has an overall winning record on the year, going 8-5 into Tuesday this week. The Racers, however, are 4-4 in competition with Class 4A teams and are ranked 20th in the state for Class 4A.
The Racers have come back after the Christmas and New Year’s break to win all of their games except one. Newcastle beat Tuttle, 54-45, on January 2 and then beat Mount St. Mary in a tight game, 5654, on January 4 at the Noble Tournament. They took a loss, also at the Noble Tourney, to Class 4A #5-ranked Perkins-Tryon, 53-45.
The Racers added two more wins on January 6 against Bridge Creek at the Noble Tournament, 68-62, and then against Kingfisher, 67-31.
Newcastle was scheduled to play Class 4A #4-ranked Bethany on Tuesday night this week, and then will host the Sweet Pea Tournament Friday and Saturday.
Teams participating include: Douglass, Lawton Ike, Enid, OKC Storm, Newcastle, Noble, Lawton Macarthur and Del City junior varsity. Tournament brackets are on page 7. They’ll play Tuttle again at home on Tuesday, January 23.
