Caney Valley Invitational: Dewey falls in semi; Copan snaps back on final day
He soars heavenward
launches from downtown. Ker-ching!
Ryder rings up three.
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Ryder Muninger and his Dewey High teammates deposited plenty of deuces and triples in the cash register of points during Friday's boys semifinal battle at the Caney Valley Invitational.
But, the Liberty High Tigers accumulated a bigger stash to pull out the win, 77-50, in Ramona.
Following are summaries of this and other some other CV games.
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BOYS: Copan 64, Barnsdall 54
Levi VanSchuyver played like twin thunderbolts to help energize the Hornets to the seventh-place title at Caney Valley Invitational basketball tourney.
VanShuyver poured in 19 points - including 7-of-9 free throws - and grabbed 12 rebounds to deliver a double-double. Jarrett Shambles and Shooter Brewington added 16 points apiece, followed by Kane Foreman with 11.
Brewington buried 4-of-4 free throws.
But, it from beyond the arc the Hornets sparkled the brightest --nine treys in the first half and 13 overall.
Copan dusted off a defense (2-1-2 trap) it hadn't played in several weeks, noted Stacy.
Copan had to go to battle in the tourney without starting point guard Teagan Caron, who is healing from injury. He's still in a boot but might be back in uniform at week's end, Stacy said.
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BOYS: Liberty 77, Dewey 50
Dewey rolled into this game like a whirlwind, powering to a 7-0 lead in the first few minutes.
But, Liberty whipped up some mighty impulsive zephyrs of itself to eventually take control and storm to victory.
Actually, the Doggers couldn't find an answer in shutting down Liberty's Jarren Cargill, who scored 32 points in three quarters.
For Dewey, Ryder Muninger dialed up four three-pointers on his way to leading the team in scoring.
Jeremiah Highsmith also displayed a hot hand.
Dewey opened the game's scoring with Zaiden Masters knocking down a three-pointer, off a cross-court pass from Jace Williams.
Colby Miller canned Dewey's next points, hitting two free throws stretch the lead to 5-0.
Muninger then dropped in a 15-footer off a spin move to bump Dewey to its biggest lead, 7-0.
Liberty answered with an 8-0 surge; Dewey got back on the board on Williams' off-balance scoop shot to reclaim the advantage, 9-8.
Cargill then took charge, scoring 11 points in the time of a baby elephant's yawn to propel Liberty to a 21-9 lead.
By halftime, Liberty had fashioned a 43-22 lead.
Easton Davis put a three-pointer to bed to close out Dewey's scoring.
Dewey snapped back on Saturday to hammer the Caney (Kan.) Bullpups, 63-31, and finish in third place in the boys tourney. The Doggers improved to 6-1.
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CV BOYS
The Trojans finished 1-2 in tourney, falling the boys consolation championship to Oklahoma Bible, 48-30.
Caney Valley lost a thriller in the opening round to Caney Valley (Kan.) 42-38, but snapped back to beat Copan in the middle round, 63-37.
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COPAN GIRLS
The Lady Hornets won in middle round, beating Barnsdall,54-50, but finished sixth after losing to Caney valley (Kan.) in the consolation championship.
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BOYS TITLE GAME
Liberty proved to be the top dog on the boys side by beating Riverfield, 55-32, in the championship contest.
Riverfield was the defending tourney champion.
This was Liberty's third boys' title at the invitational. It recorded the other two in 2020 and 2008.
Nowata owns the most boys titles, with seven (2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 1999, 1996, 1995). Caney Valley is next at six (2012, 2011, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998), followed by Sperry with four (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) and Kellyville with three (2004, 2003, 1994).
Nowata has made 11 finals' appearances, followed by Caney Valley with nine, followed by Oklahoma Union and Kellyville with five apiece.
Other then January 2020, the tourney has been held every year since 1994.
Following are this year's results.
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GIRLS
First round
Caney Valley 46, Copan 29
Liberty 44, Barnsdall 14
Oklahoma Bible 64, Riverfield 4
Dewey 38, Caney (Kan.) 34
Second round
Caney Valley 42, Liberty 37
Copan 54, Barnsdall 40
Oklahoma Bible 49, Dewey 27
Caney (Kan.) def. Riverfield
Third round
Seventh place: Barnsdall 50, Riverfield 28
Fifth place: Caney (Kan.) 44, Copan 17
Third place: Liberty 53, Dewey 38
Championship: Oklahoma Bible 53, Caney Valley 44
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BOYS
First round
Liberty 74, Barnsdall 42
Dewey 58, Oklahoma Bible 53
Caney (Kan.) 42, Caney Valley 38
Riverfield 68, Copan 24
Second round
Oklahoma Bible 57, Barnsdall 33
Liberty 77, Dewey 50
Caney Valley 63, Copan 37
Riverfield 64, Caney (Kan.) 40
Third round
Seventh place: Copan 67, Barnsdall 54
Fifth place: Oklahoma Bible 48, Caney Valley 30
Third place: Dewey 63, Caney (Kan.) 31
Championship: Liberty 55, Riverfield 32
This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Action is exciting and hot at Caney Valley basketball tourney
