Dec. 31—Anadarko put together a fourth-quarter rally and then went on to edge Purcell 39-36 in overtime during a thrilling consolation contest Friday afternoon at the 2024 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Tournament, sponsored by Vision Bank.
Coach Kirk Graham’s Lady Warriors, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, improved to 6-3, while Purcell slipped to 3-5.
In Friday’s other consolation game, Duncan dumped Caddo 54-27. The Class 5A Lady Demons evened their record at 5-5, while Caddo — ranked No. 2 in Class A — fell to 9-2.
Anadarko 39, Purcell 36 (OT)
Purcell senior sharpshooter Haven Buchanan hit a 3-pointer on an inbounds play in the closing seconds of the third quarter to put the Lady Dragons on top 31-25.
Anadarko answered by scoring the first nine points of the fourth frame. That run was capped by a 3-point shot from Jordyn Pahcoddy and two free throws from Lenaya Williams that put the Lady Warriors in front 34-31 with 1:07 left in the game.
But Buchanan did it again, nailing a game-tying 3-pointer with 52 seconds left that ultimately forced overtime.
Taejah Hightower got the OT scoring started when she hit a reverse layup following a steal by teammate Ava Pebeahsy, who followed with a free throw with 52.1 seconds left that put Anadarko on top 37-34.
Hadleigh Harp knifed down the lane for a Purcell bucket that trimmed the AHS advantage to 37-36.
Ivory Miller of Anadarko wrapped up the scoring with a free throw with 2.1 seconds left after Pahcoddy had secured a big rebound.
Purcell outscored the Lady Warriors 14-5 in the second quarter and led 18-13 at halftime.
Haywood led the Anadarko attack with 17 points. She made 4 of 4 free throws and also had five rebounds before fouling out. Miller was next with nine points and Hightower added six points and six rebounds.
Buchanan erupted for a game-high 22 points for Purcell, including two triples. Harp followed with eight points.
Duncan 54, Caddo 27
Caddo put up a goose egg in the second quarter and the Lady Demons took advantage with a 17-0 run to break open a close game and surge to a 28-6 halftime lead.
Ice-cold Caddo finished 2 of 23 from the field through the first two quarters and finished 0 of 14 from 3-point range during that span.
Duncan, which scored repeatedly on fast break opportunities, pushed its lead to 37-9 after a steal and layup by Dasia Givens with two minutes left in the third quarter. Givens exploded for a game-best 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting. She finished 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and also had nine rebounds and four steals. Amiya Williams and Ariyah Harris added nine points apiece for the Lady Demons.
Caddo got a team-high 10 points from Harlee Taylor, including a pair of 3-pointers. Belle Hookom contributed six points and six rebounds for the Lady Bruins and Jaycie Nichols yanked down nine boards.
