Newcastle’s Racers have been on a tear this year coming back from the holidays with wins against #10 Bethany, Putnam Heights, Christian Heritage, and #1 Class B Fort Cobb-Broxton.
They were the champions of the Hinton Tournament last weekend and their current Oklahoma Secondary Sports Activities Association ranking in Class 4A is #5 just behind Crossings Christian, Kingfisher, Weatherford and Douglass.
Head Coach Jessie Brown said this is the best start his teams have had since starting his head coaching career, and the highest ranking a Racers’ team has had since he’s been at Newcastle.
Brown said the Racers have been spurred on by teamleading scorers Carl-Sheon Young and Chase Sucharda. In fact, Sucharda was the Most Valuable Player at the Hinton Tournament, and Tre Martinez was named to the All-Tournament Team.
In regular season play, the Racers beat Bethany on December 17 by a score of 74-54. They returned from the break to beat Putnam Height, 88-43, on January 5, Christian Heritage, 83-52, on January 6, and then Fort Cobb-Broxton, 5249, on January 7 for the Hinton Tourney title.
The Racers were scheduled to play Chickasha Tuesday night, but because of Newcastle Pacer print deadlines, the outcome could not be reported. Newcastle plays Anadarko tomorrow (Friday) night. They are number 12 in Class 4A and have a talented squad, according to Brown. The coach said the Racers will have to play their own game to be successful.
