Lady Jays in the round robin NEO tourney

For the sixty-fifth year, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College will host the NEO High School Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be held from Thursday, January 21 through Saturday, January 23. Forty teams from throughout Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas will compete, said Dustin Grover, interim director of intercollegiate athletics.

According to the sports editor of the Miami News Record, Jim Ellis said, "We "only" have 40 teams this year. It is down from 52 a year ago. Back in the '90s it peaked out at 98."
 

The Guthrie Lady Jays will play in the girls round robin action beginning with Grove on Thursday, Roland on Friday, and Durant on Saturday.

Grove enters the NEO round robin with a 3-4 record at last check, Durant has a 4-8 record, and 4A's Roland is 8-5.

Day Three

Guthrie 40, Durant 38

The Guthrie Lady Jays won their second game in a row with a 40-38 win over the Durant Lady Lions. The Jays won two of three games in the round robin.

Guthrie trailed as many as 12 points in the fourth quarter before rallying back to earn the win.

Day Two

Guthrie 38, Roland 37 OT

The Guthrie Lady Jays needed overtime to finish off Roland, but pick up their third win of the season on day two of the NEO round robin. Guthrie lead at halftime 22-17, but Roland used a 18-13 advantage in the second half to tie the game at the end of regulation at 35-all.

Day One

Guthrie 37,  Grove 45

The Lady Jays got off to a slow start with just two first quarter points as Grove was not much better with seven, but rallied in the second quarter to score 19 points and lead at half time 26-11.

Guthrie outscored the Lady Ridgerunners 26-19 in the second half, but could not overcome the first half deficit as they fall 45-37.

For the second time this season, the Lady Jays have lost five games in a row and fall to 2-11 on the season.