By Mike Arie | Editor
The Class 2A No. 9 Stratford Lady Bulldogs wrapped up the regular season at home with 60-32 win over Garvin County rival Wynnewood Saturday at the Bulldogs Gymnasium gaining a split with the Savages.
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The Stratford Lady Bulldogs got double-doubles from Erin Henderson, 17 points and 15 rebounds and Jaelee Korzan, 16 points and 10 rebounds. Olivia White scored a game-high 19 points for the Lady Savages.
Stratford got off to a fast start with 9 straight points behind 5 points from Korzan and led 11-2 midway through the opening quarter. Korzan finished with 10 first quarter points as the Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 22-9 advantage.
Trinity Bess, who was honored recently for 1,000 career points, hit two 3-pointers in the second quarter to pace Stratford to a 35-15 halftime advantage. White had 5 of the 6 second-quarter points for WW.
White helped keep Stratford from pulling even further away in the third quarter, scoring 8 points in the 13-point quarter. Henderson had 5 points in the quarter for Stratford as the Lady Bulldogs took a 49-28 lead into the final quarter.
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Stratford pulled away in the fourth quarter behind Henderson’s 5 points, giving the Lady Bulldogs a 60-32 win.
Bess added 11 points for the Lady Bulldogs. Kortnis Green had 5, Callie Sandlin 3, Ryleight Ardery 3 and Sadie Will 3. Dotson added 6 for the Lady Savages. Lopez had 2, Ricalday 2, Wiley 2 and Lewis 1.
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The Savages rallied late with an 18-10 fourth-quarter run to beat the Bulldogs in a back-and-forth game.
Wynnewood took a slight advantage into the halftime break, leading 29-27. Stratford took advantage of a 14-8 run to start the second half, grabbing a 41-37 lead heading into the final quarter.
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Wynnewood then rallied to secure the win.
Tay Bennett paced all scorers with 23 points for the Savages.
Wynnewood will be at Dibble Thursday for a Class 2A Area IV District 4 playoff game. Stratford hosts Minco Thursday in a Class 2A Area II District 4 playoff championship action.
