After being swept by Roland’s squads in the title games of the 2026 Sequoyah County Area Classic on Jan. 10 on their home floor, the Muldrow High School basketball teams turned things around last week by getting two NOAA Conference sweeps.
The Lady Bulldogs rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the Sallisaw Lady Diamonds 43-40 on Jan. 13 at Roger Sharp Activity Center, then the ’Dogs ran away from the Black Diamonds for a 62-42 victory.
On Friday night at Poteau High School’s Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse, the Muldrow teams swept a pair of conference games from the host teams as the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Pirates 45-39 and the ’Dogs routed the Pirates 69-36.
In the girls’ win over Sallisaw, the Lady Bulldogs (6-5 overall, 3-1 in NOAA Conference play) trailed 30-15 with 5:49 left in the third quarter and were down 36-31 just 45 seconds into the final period.
However, Muldrow ended the game with a 12-4 run to get the comefrom- behind victory.
For the game, Kilah Ellingberg scored a game-high 18 points to lead Muldrow, followed by London Hardin with nine points, Kayla Ellingberg with seven points, Emma Fields with six points and Tae Williams with three points.
In the boys’ victory over Sallisaw, railing 2217 with 3:10 left before halftime, the Bulldogs (8-3, 4-0) ended the first half with a 9-0 run, capped by Jesse Kilinc’s basket with eight seconds remaining in the first half, to give Muldrow a 26-22 lead at the break.
From there, the ’Dogs just kept increasing their lead, which was 42-27 after three quarters en route to the 20-point victory, which ended up being the largest lead of the game for Muldrow.
For the contest, D.J. Massey led all scorers with a game-high 23 points for Muldrow, followed by Teaguen Collins with 18 points, Kilinc with nine points, Jermauree Palmer and E.J. Zanders with three points each and De-Shawn Willson, Trey Turpin and Parker Sevenstar with two points apiece.
In the girls’ victory over Poteau, the Lady Bulldogs broke a 22-all halftime tie with a 12-5 third quarter to put them ahead 34-27 going into the final period.
For the game, Kilah Ellingberg scored a game-high 19 points and Hardin added 10 points to lead Muldrow, followed by Fields and Kayla Ellingberg with six points each and Gracie Prewett with two points.
In the boys’ win over Poteau, the ’Dogs clawed their way to a 21-11 lead after a quarter, which became a 3516 halftime advantage and a 57-28 lead going into the final period.
For the game, Muldrow put a trio of players into double figures, led by Kilinc’s game-high 18 points, followed by Parker Sevenstar with 15 points and Collins with 12 points. Zanders had seven points, followed by Massey and Wilson with six points each, Palmer with three points and Jack Pyeatt with two points.
