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Defense led to offense and yet another win for the Kingfisher Lady Jackets.KHS forced 25 turnovers Tuesday as part of a 53-21 victory over Newcastle in the Lady Jackets’ home opener.

Newcastle may very well have the talent to contend for a Class 4A boys basketball state championship.But, at least for one night, it wasn’t quite enough to beat Kingfisher on its home floor.

While basketball rankings for Classes A and B have been released for several weeks now, Monday was the first day for 2A-6A.When they were revealed on OSSAArankings. com, the county has several teams in the top-10 and two who are at the top of their respective classes.

Foes couldn’t keep up with Lomega at any point during the Canton Invitational.The result was another dominant title for the Lady Raiders.Arnett was the final victim on Saturday as it gave up an 80-53 decision to the Lady Raiders in the tournament championship.

Taylor Young was curious how her team would bounce back after a disappointing loss at Tuttle last week.The team gave her an answer in the form of three dominant wins and a tournament championship.

Despite playing short-handed, Hennessey was still able to claim third place in the Frontier Shootout.The Eagles manhandled Regent Prep 59-22 in Saturday’s third-place game.That was after a 61-51 loss to Kellyville in Friday’s semifinal.

If the basketball scene wasn’t taking Okarche seriously before, it’s definitely time to take notice.The Warriors closed out an impressive run of the NextEra Energy Resources Invitational at Garber on Saturday by knocking off 2A Hooker 65-58 for the championship.

Dover went more than 13 years between tournament championships.This time the Lady Longhorns only had to wait one trip around the sun.

Kingfisher’s defense of its Cleveland Invitational basketball tournament began Thursday with an easy victory.The top-seeded Lady Jackets had nine players score in a 56-24 win against Moore JV.

Jackson Vandruff proved too much for Minco to handle.The Cashion senior scored 24 points Tuesday to lift the Wildcats to a 5854 win at home.The Wildcats built an eight-point lead in the first quarter, but let much of it get away by halftime.The teams kept it close throughout much of the second half.