Newcastle’s Racers continued their hot streak with two more wins last week and a number five-ranking in Class 4A. One of the wins came in a game against number eightranked Anadarko, who is tied with Tuttle for the position.
The Racers played Tuttle on Tuesday night, but the game was after print deadline for the Newcastle Pacer so we couldn’t report the game’s outcome in this issue.
The Racers beat Chickasha, 72-38 on January 10, and then beat Anadarko, 48-38, on Friday night.
Newcastle versus Chickasha
Chickasha came out strong in the first period during this matchup, scoring 10 to Newcastle’s 7; however, a whopping 31-point second period put the Racers in the lead for good. Newcastle added another 17 a piece in the third and fourth periods, while Chickasha had only 10, 8 and 16.
Racer sophomore Carl’Sheon Young came alive in the second period, hitting three from the field and two treys. He added another three field goals in the third period to tie for high-scoring honors with senior Chase Sucharda. Both had 18 points in the game.
Nathan Ashley also had a big second period hitting three from the field and one three-pointer. He had 14 points total in the game.
Newcastle’s defense held Chickasha to only 38 points, while the Racer offense busted 72.
Newcastle versus Anadarko
Carl’Sheon Young continued on his hot hand for the Racers hitting 25 points in the game against Anadarko. He had six from the field, two treys, and seven free throws. Sucharda had 10 points, Connor Boydstun had six, Zach Cragg had four, Antonio Brown had two, and Tre Martinez had one.
With the game starting fairly even, the Racers scored nine first-period points to Anadarko’s 10. Newcastle then had periods of 15, 8 and 16 for the 48-point total, while Anadarko had periods of 8, 7 and 12 for their 37 points.
Again, the Racers played Tuttle on Tuesday night and they host the Sweet Pea Tournament starting today (Thursday). Brackets are on this page of today’s issue.
