No. 4 Bethany rolls Marlow

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Marlow’s Jon Anders cuts to the hoop during Tuesday’s game against Bethany at Marlow High School. Evan Grice/ The Duncan Banner

January 25, 2012

Evan Grice The Duncan Banner The Duncan Banner Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:00 AM CST

MARLOW — Before their game with the Bethany Bronchos on Tuesday night, the Marlow Outlaws knew they would be at a disadvantage size wise. Unfortunately, the size was the least of their worries against Class 4A’s No. 4 team at the old gym on the campus of Marlow High School.

BHS made themselves right at home, firing off three consecutive three-point shots to race out to an early 18-4 lead and never look back as the Bronchos cruised over the Outlaws 64-40. The win is the 15th in a row for BHS, while the Bronchos have now scored 60+ points in 14 of their last 15 games. Marlow has now lost three straight games.

“Early we tried to run with them (Bethany), which was not what our game plan was about,” head coach John Garrett said after his team’s defeat. “They forced us into a track meet and we don’t have the caliber of athletes to compete in that type of game.

“We knew it was going to be a tough game because our players don’t match up well with them, Bethany is a solid team.”

Bethany held a commanding 22-8 lead after one quarter, thanks to a perfect 3-for-3 start from behind the arc.

After getting over the initial shock of being down early, the Outlaws managed to claw their way back to within 10 points in the second quarter at 26-16 with 4:16 remaining before halftime.

But, the Bronchos responded with an 11-3 run which gave them some breathing room going into the locker room at 37-19.

After the break, the men in purple didn’t take their foot off the gas pedal, extending their lead to 53-25 after three complete. Marlow managed to get within 18 points in the fourth at 58-40, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early mountain the Outlaws had been forced to climb.

“We wanted a low scoring game, but we never got the chance to have that in our favor,” Garrett said. “I thought we executed our game plan better in the second half and I’m proud of the effort our kids gave tonight. Bethany was just a tough team for us to go against.

“This is our last giant of the season to face, so we should be able to matchup better with most of our opponents for the rest of the season.”

Marlow finished 8-of-13 on free throws while going 0-for-2 from three-point range. Bethany finished the game 3-of-5 from behind the arc and 8-of-11 on the night from the free throw line.

Leading the scoring for the Outlaws was junior Jackson Huddleston with 11 points followed by senior Jon Anderson with nine.

Bethany was paced by senior Drew Jones and junior Josh Lout each with 11 points on the evening.

BHS improves its record to 15-1 on the season while the Outlaws fall to 4-12 .

Marlow will be back in action Friday night taking on Purcell with tip-off slated for 8 p.m. in Purcell.

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