Bixby VS Owasso
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The game started with Bixby jumping out to a quick lead but by the middle of the second quarter, Owasso had come back to tie it up. By the time half-time was reached Owasso was up by one point and…
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Continue ReadingThe game started with Bixby jumping out to a quick lead but by the middle of the second quarter, Owasso had come back to tie it up. By the time half-time was reached Owasso was up by one point and several players played a role in them gaining the lead. At one point and time in the third quarter, Bixby went up by eleven points but by the end of the quarter, Owasso was down by four points. With under a minute to go in the 4th quarter Bixby was up by four points with Owasso at the free throw line and knocking down two free throws to put them down by two points. With 19.7 seconds left in the game, Owasso was down two and they begin to play the foul game to send Bixby to the line. Bixby ends up winning the game and Parker Friedrichsen Parker Friedrichsen 6'4" | SG Bixby | 2023 State #165 Nation OK is just eleven points shy of getting 2,000 points for his career.
Parker started the game off hot by knocking down a few mid-range shots followed by a contested three-point shot with a hand in his face. He finished the first half with 12 points and Bixby was down by 1. In the third quarter, he followed it up with eleven more points to start the fourth quarter. At this point, Parker has 18 points to reach the two thousand mark and you can feel the anticipation in the gym on if he will get it before the end of the game. He ends the game with 27 points leaving him just 12 points short of the reaching the 2000-point mark for his high school career. However, he was able to lead his team to another victory against Owasso.
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Driver did a great job off the catch and shoot tonight in the second half as two of his teammates got hot from the field he was able to take advantage of wide-open opportunities. He was also able to get to the whole a few times due to Owasso not being able to help off shooters. He did a great job of picking his spots and when he saw wholes in the defense he was able to get in rhythm by getting to his pull-up to make the defense pay.
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Luke was a great asset for Bixby this game by being able to take advantage of penetration from his teammates and knock down open shots. On the defensive end although Bixby chose to lay zone he was very active with his hands in disrupting the offense at the top and not allowing them to get in a rhythm. He ended the game with 12 points and was the spark that Bixby needed to secure the victory.
Man-made an impact on them with his low post presents. Any time he had somebody smaller on him, he was able to impact the game with his strength on the block. His teammates did a great job of feeding him the ball and allowing him to get easy buckets throughout. On the defensive end, he consistently rebounded and allowed his team to get out in transition for easy looks.