WCS BOYS DEFEAT REGENT PREP; PAWHUSKA GIRLS ARE 7-1; TOURNAMENT PLAY BEGINS LATE WEEK
Wesleyan Christian School’s Owen Hay (11) look looks to pass the ball during an earlier season game. The Mustangs defeated Regent Prep on Friday and hosts Dewey on Tuesday. Most schools begin tournament play later this week.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
Jan. 5, 2026
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Pawhuska and Barnsdall high schools got a head start on the post-Christmas basketball blitz by scrapping each other last Friday.
In the boys’ game, Pawhuska powered to a 53-18 victory; the Pawhuska girls cleared their bench in a 64-51 triumph against the Lady Panthers.
In other Friday area basketball action, the Wesleyan Christian School boys knocked off Regent Prep, 52-50; the WCS girls fell to Regent Prep, 50-36; and Ketchum swept Oklahoma Union, 52-38, in the girls’ game and 51-33 in the boys’ contest.
In the Pawhuska vs. Barnsdall girls’ game, Brooklyn Miles poured in 22 points for David Lampton’s Pawhuska squad.
Freshman Preslee Long snapped the cords for 15 points while Madison Reynolds added nine points to account for more Pawhuska scoring.
“Every one of our kids scored and pulled down a lot of rebounds,” Lampton said.
Pawhuska jumped out to a 20-point lead at halftime, 38-18, and 21 points by the end of the third quarter, 48-29.
Lampton was happy to see players other than Miles and Emilie Curry step up to deliver major points.
“We need everybody to be a threat,” he said while watching his team improve to 7-1. “It was good we got to play everybody.”
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Pawhuska High School’s Emillie Curry (35) and Dewey’s CJ Jones (14) jostle for position underneath the basket during an earlier season game. The Lady Huskies defeated Barnsdall last Friday and hosts Ripley Monday. Dewey goes to Wesleyan Christian on Tuesday. Most area schools begin tournament play later in the week.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
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WHAT’S COMING UP
As one might expect, this will be a hectic week for area basketball teams.
MONDAY: Barnsdall at Shidler, Ripley at Pawhuska.
TUESDAY: Bartlesville at Putnam City North, South Coffeyville at Copan, Dewey at Wesleyan Christian, Adair at Oklahoma Union.
THURSDAY: Bartlesville at Bartlesville tourney, Barnsdall at Prue tourney, Caney Valley at Chelsea tourney, Dewey at Oologah tourney, Pawhuska at Morrison tourney, Wesleyan Christian at Regent tourney.
FRIDAY: Bartlesville at Bartlesville tourney, Barnsdall at Prue tourney, Caney Valley at Chelsea tourney, Dewey at Oologah tourney, Pawhuska at Morrison tourney, Wesleyan Christian at Regent tourney.
SATURDAY: Bartlesville at Bartlesville tourney, Barnsdall at Prue tourney, Caney Valley at Chelsea tourney, Dewey at Oologah tourney, Pawhuska at Morrison tourney, Wesleyan Christian at Regent tourney.