Mid-Del girls showdown: March-like matchup
By Justin Harper
jharper@cox.net
For those wanting a sneak peek at March madness, the prep version, you can get it Saturday. In Class 6A girls basketball, the Midwest City at Del City battle pits perhaps the two best teams that have a chance at unseating defending 6A champ Sapulpa.
The Mid-Del rivalry makes any game between the two schools eventful, but when the girls basketball squads square off at 6:30 p.m. at John Smith Fieldhouse, it will be a pairing worthy of a state semifinal — maybe even the final. Either way, it’s a monster game. You get the idea.
Midwest City is unbeaten (11-0) and ranked second in Class 6A, while
Del City is 12-1 and ranked fourth. The Eagles’ lone loss came to the Bombers earlier this season.
“We didn’t play very hard and we had a bad game,” said
Del City coach Karrie Sears. “We were 9-for-22 from the free throw and we lost by seven. Our leading scorer had four points. So we want to show them what kind of team we can be. We want to play them at our best and we didn’t do that the first time.”
Desiree Jeffries leads the Eagles in scoring at 12.0 points an outing, while Toni Young is just behind at 10.0.
Midwest City is led by sophomore center Richa Jackson, who is quickly becoming one of the top post players in the metro.
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