Rayland garners huge buckets

Bethany refused to go away, so Rayland Garner just made it happen.

Garner scored while being fouled on three straight possessions in the fourth quarter to help turn a narrow four-point lead into an eventual 60-49 win over No. 10 Bethany at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

Garner didn’t finish the three-point play on her first attempt, but did on the next two as No. 6 Kingfisher’s lead swelled to a dozen points.

In all, Garner scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

She helped Kingfisher stay on top of the charging Lady Bronchos.

Their 6-foot freshman Keziah Lofton started the fourth with two straight buckets and fed Kateyn Donley for another as Bethany cut into its six-point deficit.

The Lady Jackets were also aided by Allison Green’s 3-pointer, but eventually the team went to Garner inside.

She got her buckets while being fouled by three different potential defenders.

The forward ended her night with 23 points and was 9 of 11 from the foul line.

Green scored eight in the fourth quarter as KHS outscored Bethany 21-16.

She finished with 15 points.

Green had her first seven points in the first quarter, the first of which was a 3-pointer beyond the NBA’s 3-point line.

She made two treys in the frame while Emily Myers added two more.

They helped KHS shrug off a slow offensive start to score 17 in the first.

Garner scored eight of the team’s 13 points in the second as the Lady Jackets led 30-24 at halftime.

The third quarter saw Addy Matthews knock down her two 3-pointers and score all eight of her points.

Myers also finished with eight for KHS.

Lofton scored 15 for Bethany while Donley added 12 and Avery Macrchio 10.

The win pushed Kingfisher to an 18-4 regular season record.

The Lady Jackets begin their playoff push Saturday when they host Harrah in a Class 4A district at 6:30 p.m.

• • • Kingfisher dominated its home finale on Friday as it sent Elgin home with a 65-24 loss.

Allison Green scored all 18 of her points in the first half as the Lady Jackets took a 40-10 lead.

Fourteen of Green’s points came in the second quarter as KHS went on a 23-6 run.

Garner added 14 for KHS, which got scoring from 12 different players in the game.

Elgin, which hasn’t won a conference game, had just 15 points through three quarters.

The Lady Owls had 29 turnovers, which led to 37 KHS points.

Kingfisher was originally scheduled to close out its regular season at home on Tuesday against the OKC Storm.

However, an issue with the APB court forced the need for it to be re-finished over the weekend and unavailable for Tuesday.

Kingfisher will host Harrah at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in a Class 4A district to begin its quest for a state tournament berth.