Freshmen fall to Blanchard

Kingfisher’s freshman basketball team dropped to 1-1 on the season after last Monday’s 38-34 home loss to Blanchard.

The Jackets found themselves in a big early hole and were never able to dig completely out.

The Lions scored the game’s first 11 points and were up 17-3 after a quarter.

That’s when Kingfisher began to claw its way back in it.

A 17-8 run in the third quarter helped the Jackets pull within 32-28 and the eventually cut their deficit to a single point before the visitors grabbed the win.

Kingfisher was led by Matthew Mecklenburg’s 13 points.

Maddox Jarvis added nine points. Lucas Conrady contributed four points as well as team high of six rebounds and six assists.