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Dover almost let a win slip away Tuesday night.Almost. Covington-Douglas’ Ford Smith managed a three-point play off a missed free throw to give his team a one-point lead just moments after it trailed by three deep into the overtime period.

In their first two games of the season, the Kingfisher boys saw smaller deficits grow larger as the game wore on.They didn’t let that happen in Game 3. KHS came back after trailing by as many as 12 Thursday to defeat Woodward 54-50 in the opening round of the Winter Classic in Boomer Fieldhouse.

Kingfisher was able to hang tough.The defending champs had just a bit too much.Bethany closed out the game on a 12-3 run Tuesday to knock off the Lady Jackets 49-34 at the APB.The visiting Lady Bronchos returned essentially their entire roster from last year’s Class 4A state champion.

The success of Kingfi sher’s dual opener last week can’t necessarily be measured in the result.Yes, the Jackets dropped the dual at Class 3A’s Hinton on Tuesday.However, the success can be measured in the final score.The Comets were able to win the final bout and escape with a 46-36 victory.

Sometimes the spark comes from otherwise unsuspecting places.That’s what Brian Richardson got from his bench as his team pulled away from Crooked Oak 57-31 last Friday at home.Down a point at the half, the Lady Eagles soared past their visitors with a 28-4 run in the second quarter.

Vici tried to take home a win from Lomega.Trevor Lentz wouldn’t let it happen.The Lomega senior had a key steal and rebound late in the game Friday to help the Raiders hold off the Indians 65-64 at home.

A big third-quarter outburst by the home team spoiled Colby Connel’s debut as the Kingfisher boys basketball coach.Chisholm outscored KHS 21-5 in that period to break open a close game in what turned into a 68-56 victory for the Longhorns.

Kingfisher did as expected in its season opener.The Lady Jackets allowed just two field goals none in the second half - as they dismantled Chisholm 63-5 Friday at Outhier Fieldhouse.The Lady Jackets started slowly offensively, then heated up considerably.The defense, though, never let up.