OMSD girls blister Decatur by 57 points
Published 6:00 am Wednesday, January 14, 2026
WESTERN GROVE — The Ozark Mountain Bears and Lady Bears were in conference action on Tuesday night.
A drive to Decatur notched three wins for the visitors.
The Lady Bears won, 73-16, while the Bears picked up a 65-23 victory. The Junior Bears started the night with a 64-19 triumph.
Senior Girls
The Ozark Mountain girls had enough points after the first period to take a 73-16 win over Decatur in 2A-1 play.
The Lady Bears scored 28 points in the first period as MaHaley Gilmore and Brooklynn Tennison scored 10 points each. The Lady Bears led, 28-6, at the first break.
Brilee Keymer took over the scoring duties during the second period and put another 10 points into the hoop to increase the Lady Bear lead to 46-8 at the halfway point.
At the end of the third period, the Lady Bears led 63-8.
Leading the team in scoring was Gilmore with 16 points. Keymer and Tennison added 15 each, Blair Eppes 10, Maci Brumley seven, Chloe Marshall three, Hannah Wheeler, Kierra Kleinert and Kylee Smith two each and Kelsey Tennison one.
Senior Boys
The Ozark Mountain boys took a 42-point win over Decatur, 65-23.
In the first period, the Bulldogs didn’t manage a point as the Bears led, 17-0. Logan Sisco and Tate Dixon led the team with six points each in the opening frame.
Decatur got on the board with three points in the second period as the Bears moved their lead to 38-3. Seven different Ozark Mountain students scored in the period.
Leading the Bears in scoring was Sisco and Eli Morris with 13 points each. Dixon and Donnie Flud added eight apiece, Tayte Jackson five, Ben Trammel and Sammy Reddell four apiece, Bentley Middleton and Alex Lara three apiece and Jake Zemlik and Lucas Mallicoat two apiece.
Junior Boys
Ozark Mountain junior boys ran to a 64-19 win over Decatur.
The Junior Bears led, 24-11, at the first break and 41-15 at halftime.
Leading Ozark Mountain in scoring was Jesse Morris with 25 points. Kingsley Middleton added 10, Ricky Middleton seven, Kyler Morris and Levi Honeycutt five each, Westin Knapp and Caleb Wheeler four each, Preston Epps two and Skipper Dixon and Hunter Middleton one apiece.
