Union boys, Jenks girls and EC girls open TofC with convincing wins

Union's margin of victory was the second largest in the boys tournament's 47-year history. The Redskins were the first team to reach 100 points in the TofC since 2002.

Jalen Golphin had all 13 of his points in the first half to help Union carry a 60-18 lead into intermission. Kolby Johnson led No. 8 2A Caddo (2-1) with 10 points.

Union (4-0) advances to play the Vinita-Forgan winner in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Thursday.

OKC McGuinness 56, Pawnee 30 (boys)

Joe Edmonds scored 16 points to help lead Class 5A No. 2 Oklahoma City McGuinness past Pawnee 56-30 in the Oklahoma's Tournament of Champions opening round on Wednesday at Mabee Center. Matthew Christiansen had 11 points and 14 rebounds for McGuinness (5-0), which will play at 7 p.m. Thursday against the B.T. Washington/Washington winner.

Brandon Powell had 12 points for 2A No. 4 Pawnee (3-1).

East Central 65, Adair 35 (girls)

Samy Mack?s 100th victory at East Central was an impressive one.

In the opening round of the Oklahoma's Schoolgirl Tournament of Champions, his Class 5A No. 3 Cardinals dominated 3A No. 2 Adair 65-35 on Wednesday morning at the Mabee Center.

?It?s really special because I don?t know how many girls basketball coaches at Tulsa Public Schools have ever reached 100,? Mack said. ?But getting 100 in my sixth year here, it?s fantastic. ?I attribute it to the kids, though, because they work really hard, giving us these 25-win seasons or 22-win seasons.?

East Central, which advances to play the Jenks-Vinita winner at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, scored less than 10 seconds into the game and didn?t let up, despite three starters battling sickness. ?We start slow all the time,? Mack said. ?When we were up 10, I was like, ?OK, maybe we need to have the flu more often.??

The Cards stretched their lead to 35-8 in the second quarter. Fueled by 13 first-half points from Bria Pitts, they led 44-17 at the break.

Jenks 59, Vinita 44 (girls)

Class 6A No. 3 Jenks used a dominant full-court press to throttle 4A No. 4 Vinita en route to a 59-44 victory at the Mabee Center.

The Trojans? press forced turnovers on six straight possessions in the third quarter as Jenks built a 20-point cushion.

?First quarter we gave up a lot of transition baskets, but we did get our press in control and better contained,? coach Rhonda Fields said. ?We proved to ourselves it was a lot more effective.?

Jenks (4-0) held the Hornets? top scorer Caitlyn Spurgeon to no field goals in the first half and led 32-22 at halftime. Jessica Washington paced the Trojans with 18 points, and Jenks? bench scored 24.

?We know we?ve got good depth, so we want to be able to utilize that without breaking down your team chemistry,? Fields said. ?But these girls seem to have a good chemistry and it runs pretty deep in the team.?

Vinita (7-2) was hampered by 23 turnovers. Spurgeon finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Kamry Chamberlain contributed eight points.

Jenks will play East Central at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, while the Hornets face Adair at 10:30 a.m. in the consolation bracket.

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