Both the local teams play today (Thursday, February 17 ^th ) in the consolation bracket of the Regional Basketball Tournaments. The games will be held here in Allen at 1:30 for the Ladies and 3:00 for the Mustangs and both teams will face the Stonewall Longhorns.

The Mustangs moved into the consolation bracket following a win over the Elmore City-Pernell Badgers on Friday and a loss to the 9 ^th ranked Velma-Alma Comets on Saturday.

Mustangs

Allen vs. Elmore City-Pernell

61-37

Friday night was an easy win for the Mustangs as they best the Badgers by 24 points.

Top scorer for the Mustangs was Brayden Tatum with a game high 22 points, followed by Garrett Nix with 18. Also adding points were Quinton Walker, 3; Beckett Wells, 5; Tagus Howard, 3; Easton Ledo, 6; Will Kaminski, 2; and Jake Beavert, 2.

Allen vs. Velma-Alma

45-46

In what was truly a heart-breaker, the Mustangs lost Saturday evening by one point, a free throw with 2.4 seconds left on the clock.

The fi rst half of the game see-sawed eleven times before the boys retired to their locker rooms with Allen in the lead 21- 19. The third quarter ended with a seven point lead for the Mustangs but they were unable to hold it in the fourth. The score was tied at 45 with 49 seconds on the clock. A missed Allen 3-point shot gave the rebound to the Comets and a foul at half-court gave the Comets two free shots. Only one was good but that was enough for the win.

Garrett Nix led the Mustangs, putting 20 points on the scoreboard and capturing nine rebounds. Brayden Tatum followed with 15, and Easton Ledo chipped in 6. Also scoring for the Mustangs were Tagus Howard and Jake Beavert, both with 2.

Lady Mustangs

Allen vs. Velma-Alma

34-37

The bye Friday night gave the Lady Mustangs a day of rest but wasn’t enough to give the local girls the win Saturday night.The girls fell despite a seven point lead in the third quarter.

A 19-14 lead at half time and a score of 26- 19 in the third quarter quickly changed when the Lady Comets answered with an 11-0 run that put them up to 30 going into the fourth. The visitors held the lead until the final buzzer, moving the Lady Mustangs to the consolation bracket.

Leading the way for the Lady Mustangs was Kaylee Davis with 17, followed by Brooklyn Sanders with 9. Stoney Culley added 6 for the locals with Maggie Yarbrough putting in 2.

Regional Play

Today is the last 2021-22 season game on the Allen court for the Mustangs. After hosting the first round of Regionals, the winner of today’s contest with the Stonewall Longhorns will travel to Byng on Friday. Winning girls will play at 1:30; winning boys team will play at 3:00.