ENID, Oklahoma – NOC Tonkawa split a pair of games at NOC Enid Monday night. The Mavs were 75-63 winners while the Lady Mavs lost to the Lady Jets 86-62.Mavs 75, NOC Enid 63Fede Federiko and Nick Cham scored 17 points each as the Mavs won the first round of Bedlam 75-63 at the Mabee Center.The Mavs (8-3) improved to 3-0 in conference while the Jets (3-7) fell to 0-3.“I thought our guys handled the hostile environment well,” said coach Brad Witherspoon. “That place isn’t an easy place to play. “Our game plan was to go inside early and often and thought we bought into that. (Fede) Federiko and Nick (Cham) played really well.”The Mavs trailed the Jets 14-13 midway in the first half, then went on a 26-13 run to end the half building a 39-27 lead.NOC Tonkawa then went on a 9-2 run early in the second half building a 48-29 lead but the Jets battled back with a 12-2 run of their own to get back in the game.The Jets made one final push cutting the lead to 56-49 with 9:39 left but the Mavs answered with a 15-5 run building the lead to 71-54.NOC Enid 86, Lady Mavs 62NOC Enid won Bedlam Round 1 with an 86-62 win over NOC Tonkawa Monday night at the Mabee Center.The Lady Mavs (6-6) dropped to 2-1 in conference while NOC Enid (2-5) improved to 1-2 in conference play.NOC Tonkawa was led by freshman Jordan Holman with 21 points while Delaney Reimer added 15. Holman added 13 rebounds and six steals.“I didn’t think we responded well to the pressure of a tough conference game, particularly our rebounding quickness and toughness,” said coach Greg Krause. “We’ve got work to do.”The Lady Mavs, playing without point guard Shelby Rayner, got off to a slow start on the road as the Lady Jets opened a 17-7 lead after the first 10 minutes. The Lady Mavs cut the lead to 21-13 but Enid then went on a 20-7 run to take a 41-24 halftime lead.The Lady Mavs cut the lead to 14 in the third quarter but that’s as close as they would get.NOC Enid was led by LaKysia Johnson with 24.
