Titan boys defeat Republic, play Saturday in Deer Park

At home in Odessa Tuesday night, the Titan boys dominated Republic, 53-41.

Distrtict play continues this Saturday in Deer Park, as the Titans take on Wilbur-Creston at 3:45 p.m. Curlew, which lost to W-C Tuesday, plays Republic at 3:45 in a different Deer Park gym.

O-H 15 16 13 9 53

Republic 10 8 10 13 41

Jacob DeWulf scored 19 points to pace the Titans, adding 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Shane Whitaker contributed 11 points, 2 rebounds; Carsen Weber 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 3 steals; Sam Schafer 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Madison Charlton 5 points, 1 rebound, 4 steals; Trevor King 2 points, 1 rebound.

The Titans took an early lead and never relinquished it, despite some abysmal free-throw shooting during the final minutes of the game.

Jordyn Tanke led the O-H offense with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals. Katie DeWulf had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals; Hannah Schmidt and Cydnee Kieffer had 11 points each, with Kieffer contributing 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and Schmidt 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal; Lanessa Simon scored 6 points, with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 steals; Casey Schlomer 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; Isabelle Phillips 2 points, 1 rebound; Zoe Clark 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist. Alexis Burdick also played and pulled down one rebound.

Odessa-Harrington plays the top-seeded Republic Tigers on Wednesday.

"My girls played a very good game. They did almost everything I've been asking all season. We go to district on a winning note and look forward to extending our season much farther," said head coach Kim Kruger.