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The gauntlet has been completed.Class 2A’s third-ranked Cashion capped off a remarkable week to end its regular season Tuesday with a 51-50 come-from-behind win at home against Watonga.The victory over the eighth-ranked Eagles came one day after the Wildcats beat No.

Hennessey jumped out to a huge lead then hung on for dear life to cap its regular season with a win.The Eagles held off a late charge from host Luther to win 42-40 on Friday.They’ll enter this weekend’s playoffs with a 13-7 record.

Bethany refused to go away, so Rayland Garner just made it happen.Garner scored while being fouled on three straight possessions in the fourth quarter to help turn a narrow four-point lead into an eventual 60-49 win over No. 10 Bethany at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

Eight different Kingfisher Yellowjackets scored in the team’s regular season finale.Turns out, each and every point was needed.The Jackets held off a second-half charge from Bethany Monday night to escape Paycom Center with a 51-50 victory.

It wasn’t easy, but Lomega got it done.The Raiders on Saturday held off a stubborn Mulhall-Orlando squad at home to win their Class B district championship, 63-56.Blake Snowden, Owen Duffy and Kelby Ott combined to score all 20 of Lomega’s fourth quarter points to beat the 20thranked Panthers.

Okarche swept through its Class A district basketball championships at home.The remainder of the potential road to state will be lengthy trips.The second-ranked Lady Warriors blasted Drumright 90-23 on Saturday night while the Okarche boys hammered Yale 73-45.

The brutal stretch to close Cashion’s season has resulted in perhaps the Wildcats’ biggest win of the year…to date.Cashion knocked off No. 1 Dale 54-39 at home Monday in yet another of a string of massive 2A showdowns for the Wildcats.

It wasn’t as easy as it appeared it might be after three quarters, but the Dover Lady Longhorns are district champs.

Thanks to a huge fourth-quarter outburst, Dover enters the 2022 playoffs with a bit of momentum.The Lady Longhorns on Monday completed their regular season with a 58- 49 home win against Pioneer-Pleasant Vale.

A pair of wins last week saw Hennessey push its win streak to four games.The Eagles capped Three Rivers Conference play on Monday with a 60-28 win at home against Thomas.They followed it up Thursday with a 76-39 victory over Blackwell at the Eagle Event Center.