Battle for the Bridge Friday in Purcell

The Lexington Bulldogs fell to Dibble 55-45 in the championship game of the Arbuckle Classic on Saturday to finish Runners-Up.

Zeke Faulkenberry and Ty Mixon had 12 points apiece. Drew Dierking added eight and Colt Mixon had six.

Scoring was tight in the first quarter as Dibble led 11-10.

The Demons outscored Lexington 17-5 in the second to increase their lead at halftime.

Lexington chipped away in the second half, outscoring Dibble 31-27, but it was not enough to pull out the win.

Davis

Lexington won a tight contest with the Davis Wolves in their second game of the tournament, 50-49.

In a back and forth game, Lexington outscored Davis in the final two quarters to pick up the one-point win and advance to the championship game.

Faulkenberry led all scorers with 19 points. Mixon had 16.

Lexington was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line.

Little Axe

In their first game of the Arbuckle Classic, Lexington beat Little Axe 71-53.

Faulkenberry and Mixon had 23 and 20, respectively. Skylar Rollins joined them in double figures with 10 and Colt Mixon had nine.

Lexington was hot offensively,  holding a 46-24 halftime lead.

Things slowed down in the second half, but Lexington still outscored Little Axe in the final quarter 14-12 to solidify their 18-point win.

Wayne

Last Tuesday Lexington hosted Wayne and got a 69-44 win over the other Bulldogs.

Ten Bulldogs scored in the win led by Mixon’s 24 points. Faulkenberry added 18.

Lexington’s size and speed proved to be a problem for Wayne as they jumped out to a 40-18 halftime lead.

Offense evened out in the second half, but Lexington extended their lead outscoring Wayne 29-26 in the final two quarters.

Lexington is scheduled to play in Purcell on Friday and travel to Wynnewood on Tuesday.

Girls

The Lexington Lady Bulldogs beat Roff 55-47 to finish third in the Arbuckle Classic over the weekend.

Addi Lippel had the hot hand for Lexington, scoring 21. Abby Sample and Mackenzie Manuel added nine apiece.

Lex held a 35-20 halftime lead. Despite Roff outscoring Lexington 18-11 in the third quarter, Lexington held on to pull out the eight point win.

Dibble

The Lady ‘Dawgs dropped a 50-46 loss to Dibble in their second game of the tournament.

Sample and Lippel were Lexington’s leading scorers with 14 and 12, respectively. Manuel added seven.

Lexington was down by 10 at halftime, 30-20.

The Lady ‘Dawgs chipped away and outscored Dibble in the fourth quarter, but that wasn’t enough to pull out the win.

Kiely Givens had four points, Ryleigh Markovich had three. Natalie Dicksion and Charli Moore had two each and Lexie Torres and Landri Bean each added one.

Marietta

In their first game of the tournament, Lexington beat Marietta 50-43.

The Lady ‘Dawgs held a 24-21 halftime lead. And, in the third quarter Marietta made things interesting taking a 35-32 lead headed into the final quarter.

Lexington scored 18 points and only allowed eight to get the win over the Lady Indians.

Nine girls scored in the win, led by Lippel with 10 points. Dicksion added nine, Sample had eight while Bean and Manuel had six each.

Wayne

Last Tuesday, Lexington picked up a 59-38 win over the Wayne Lady Bulldogs.

Sample and Lippel were in double figures with 11 and 10. Givens added nine, Dicksion had eight and Torres had seven.

Lexington’s deep bench and experience helped them get the lopsided win.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to travel to Purcell on Friday and Wynnewood next Tuesday.