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The Weatherford team that visited the APB last Tuesday wasn’t in the same class as the one that’s played in the Class 4A state championship the last three seasons.But it’s still pretty darn good.

Perry dominated the largest weight classes to earn a dual comeback win Tuesday and spoil Kingfisher High School’s wrestling homecoming.The Maroons got three falls and a tech fall in the final four matches to turn what was a 13-point deficit into a 41-31 victory over the Jackets at Heritage Gym.

Dover can still accomplish a lot this season.An undefeated record won’t be among them.That potential was dashed by Waukomis last Friday as the Chiefs toppled the Longhorns 55-39 in the finals of the Skeltur Conference Tournament at Pioneer.The defeat was Dover’s first as it fell to 20-1.

One of the most anticipated games of the Skordle Festival lived up to its hype.Lomega surrendered a big lead, then outplayed Riverside down the stretch on Friday to pull out a 7874 victory at Hennessey’s Eagle Event Center.

Cashion fell short of a tournament championship on Friday, but came through with a win over a defending state champ on Saturday.The Lady Wildcats played in two different events on back-to-back days last Friday and Saturday.

One rough quarter kept Hennessey from having a perfect run through the Skordle Festival.The Lady Eagles went 2-1 last weekend during a portion of the festival held at their own Eagle Event Center.

In a possible playoff preview, Amber-Pocasset got the best of Okarche last Friday night.Class A’s fourth-ranked Lady Panthers held off No. 5 Okarche for a 33-27 home win.

With their leading scorer still out of action, other Jackets are required to pick up the scoring slack.Most recently it was Michael Easley, Cash Laird and Jackson Willbanks.

Abbie Myers already had a fantastic night on the basketball court.Her final play Friday night made it epic.The Kingfisher senior drained a runner as time expired to lift the Lady Jackets to a thrilling 51-49 overtime victory over Destiny Christian at the APB.

Kingfisher County has three No. 1-ranked teams in Classes B-II and A.As a result, those teams are being rewarded with most of their basketball playoffs at home - or close to home.The OSSAA on Saturday released the basketball playoff assignments for the three smallest classes: A, B-I and B-II.