Tigers pick up win against Mary Walker

ODESSA - The Tigers won their home game against the Mary Walker Chargers 78-66 Friday, Jan. 21.

Odessa seemed to be in a much different headspace for this game, even with Mary Walker junior Teko Cates sinking the first three-point shot.

Sophomore Corbyn Neilsen made four free throw shots within the first two minutes of the first quarter due to fouls.

Odessa junior Dakota Steward and senior Gage Starkel scored multiple lay-ups and made a few two-point plays.

Junior Jacob Scrupps sank a three-point shot at the sound of the first-quarter buzzer to give Odessa a 24-12 lead.

The start of the second quarter had Odessa senior Collin Martin and Neilsen back on the line for a total of two points.

Cates countered with a two-point shot for Mary Walker.

Nielsen returned with a steal and lay-up. Then, after a two-point shot on the opposing team, Scrupps had a steal and Starkel scored a lay-up.

Senior Collin Martin sank a three-point shot with Neilsen close behind with a steal and another lay-up.

Mary Walker returned in the second quarter and scored another 23 points but was still down by 13 when Martin sank the last three-point shot of the second quarter. At halftime, Odessa led 48-35.

The third quarter brought a lot of back and forth between the two teams, but both added double digits to the scoreboard.

Odessa still led by the end of the third quarter 62-49.

Tempers flared during the fourth quarter due to fouls and the fast back-and-forth pace of the game. Odessa scored another 16 points and Mary Walker scored another 17.

Odessa will go against Wilbur-Creston-Keller at its last home game at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. A fundraiser for an elementary aged student with cancer will take place during half-time.