by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Oxford boys and girls basketball teams swept Cedar Vale-Dexter. The Conway Springs and Belle Plaine boys and girls were not as successful, and updated schedules and league standings are below:

Boys: Oxford 60 Cedar Vale-Dexter 35

Oxford opened with a 17-10 first quarter lead and held a 29-18 advantage at the half en route to an easy win over CV-Dexter.

“It was a good win for us to even our record at 3-3,” said Kyle Green, Oxford head boys basketball coach. “The kids shook off some after Christmas break rust early. We played well most of the game. We need to continue to get better and finish inside.”

Oxford battles Sedan Friday at Oxford High School.

“That’s a big game for us in terms of SCBL seeding,” Green said. ” I was proud of our kids effort tonight. They played well together and played hard.”

Scoring for Oxford: Derek Williams 21, Dexter Norris 14, Carson Crain 4, Colter Silhan 4, Timmie Catlin 5, Tyler Eckstein 8, Kurt Sloan 4. CVD: Sweaney 4, Boatman 7, Berkley 8, Hollingshed 5, Massey 11.

Free throws: Oxford: 7/16, CVD: 9/13. 3-point field goals: Oxford: 1 (Norris 1)CVD: 2 (Sweaney 1, Berkley 1)

Cheney 65 Conway Springs 50

Cheney opened with a 19-12 lead and led 39-29 at the half. Conway Springs’ Ross Rasmussen had 26 points.

W. Independent 78 Belle Plaine 46

Indy opened with a 23-10 lead and never looked back.

Girls: Oxford 39 CV-Dexter 33 

Oxford opened a 18-5 first-quarter lead and held a 27-9 advantage at the half.

Scoring for Oxford: Perez 12, Payne 9, Metz 9, Norris 6, Whitlock 3. CV/D: Kuntz 12, Artherton 8, Clapp 4, Burdette 4, Ames 4.

Cheney 35 Conway Springs 25

Cheney and Conway Springs were tied at the half 14-all. Cheney opened up a 12-5 third-quarter run and eventually won by 10. Sarah Eckelberry scored 15 points for Conway Springs.

W. Independent 47 Belle Plaine 31

Independent led 19-9 at the end of the first quarter and stayed in front double digits the rest of the way.

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Sports schedule this week in Sumner County:

Thursday, Jan. 9:

Wellington Middle School basketball: vs. Winfield: Girls – home; Boys – away.

Friday, Jan. 10: 

Varsity basketball: Wellington at Augusta; Chaparral at Conway Springs; Belle Plaine at Douglass; Caldwell at Oxford; Udall at South Haven; Goessel at Argonia.

Varsity wrestling: at Rossville in double dual with Junction City.

Saturday, Jan. 11: 

Varsity wrestling: Rossville tournament.

WMS basketball: 7th-8th boys B team in Haysville, 9 a.m.

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