Boys basketball roundup: McGuinness powers past Edmond North

Cornell Neal had 15 of his 19 points in the first half, including three 3-pointers. The Midwest City defense caused constant frustration for the Eagles and created several easy Bomber baskets.

A night after surviving with a 63-62 overtime win against Putnam City West, everything was clicking for Midwest City in the finals.

“When we hook up on defense, this is exactly what happens,” Neal said. “This is what we can do when we work on defense, block out, rebound and run.”

The Bombers have been playing like the best team in the state, but Neal says the team has to be mentally mature to keep the momentum going into March.

“We can't get a big head about being No. 1,” he said. “We've got to keep getting better every day in practice as we move along.”

Dominique Pierre had 24 points, scoring 14 of Lawton Ike's 16 first-half points.

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