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Scoring droughts and untimely turnovers sent the Kingfisher boys into the consolation bracket of the Buckle of the Wheatbelt Invitational.The Jackets lost for the first time in their own tournament since the championship game of 2016 when they were defeated 37-25 Thursday by Guymon.

The Dover Longhorns avenged one of their losses while pulling off a mild upset in the quarterfinals.Lucas Conrady made two free throws with 22 seconds left, then the Longhorns got a late stop to knock off fourth-seeded Garber, 37-35, in the Skeltur Conference Tournament in Enid.

Defense helped Kingfisher carry its winning momentum through the end of its road swing.The Lady Jackets won their third straight game Tuesday by downing a stubborn Blanchard squad 42-28.The road win was Kingfi sher’s third in eight days.KHS got the win despite shooting 26 percent from the field.

Hundreds of elementary students watched - and cheered - Thursday as Kingfi sher began defense of its Buckle of the Wheatbelt championship.The youngsters saw the Lady Jackets make it a successful beginning with a 5210 victory over Chisholm in the tournament’s first game.The 10 a.m.

A third-quarter explosion helped Hennessey put away Oklahoma Bible Academy for its fourth straight win.Up by nine at the half, the Eagles outscored OBA by 15 to push their lead to 49-25 after three quarters.The spark came from Camdyn Richardson and Garrett Vinson.

If there was a post-conference tournament championship letdown for the Okarche boys basketball team, it wasn’t evident on the court.

Dover held Pond Creek-Hunter to its lowest point total of the season, but fell short in handing the Panthers their first loss.The Panther offense came alive just enough in the second half to pull out a 41-34 victory.

Lomega found a way to slow down Logan Sutherland.Deer Creek-Lamont never could do the same with Ben Marsh - or the rest of the Raiders for that matter.A scoring battle turned one-sided and so did the game as Lomega ran away from DCLA 97-54 Friday on the road.

As far as the regular season goes, last Friday night may very well have been the biggest win of the Taylor Young era.Kingfisher stunned Class 4A’s third-ranked Anadarko 38-34 to reintroduce itself as a serious player in the class.

The Friday night trip to Anadarko had the makings of being an unkind one for Kingfisher.The sixth-ranked Warriors were playing in front of a homecoming crowd and among their wins was a nine-point triumph over Newcastle.