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Not since March 10, 2017, had the Kingfisher boys played a team ranked higher than them.That run came to an end last Tuesday night, but the Yellowjackets’ home win streak did not.Class 4A’s No. 4 Kingfisher pulled away from second-ranked Tuttle in the second half to earn a 58-40 victory at the APB.

Despite two late chances to tie or take the lead, Hennessey came up short in its home opener.The Eagles missed a late free throw and then later turned it over in a 51-50 loss to Crooked Oak Friday at the Eagle Event Center.

Cashion denied Pawhuska its shot at revenge.Now with the script flipped, the Wildcats will see if they can do some exacting of their own.Third-ranked Cashion (13-1) will take on No. 1 Ringling (14-0) at 1 p.m.

After a pair of single-digit losses to start the season, Crescent grabbed its first win.The Tigers shut down Dover’s offense Friday to earn a 49-17 road victory.Dover couldn’t manage more than six points in any quarter and was held scoreless in the fourth.

Win homecoming and your conference opener.Check and check for the Okarche Lady Warriors, all in one night.Okarche got out to another blazing start Friday and rode that to a 56-34 home win against Fairview to open Three Rivers Conference play.

Kingfisher High School had three players listed when District 3A-1 football honors were recently announced.Named to the all-district team were Alan Muñoz, Grayson Bromlow and Slade Snodgrass.Muñoz was named as a running back.He ran for 716 yards on 113 attempts (6.

The starters were all brand new. The result was not.Kingfisher debuted its “new look” Friday night with a 58-21 thumping of Chisholm at Outhier Fieldhouse.The Jackets scored the game’s first 16 points, forced 25 turnovers and were never threatened in the road win.

Allison Green epitomized the entire Kingfisher Lady Jackets basketball team in its season opener.The KHS senior couldn’t quite find the mark in the first quarter, but caught fire in the second.The result was a career night for Green in a 73-18 win for KHS at Chisholm’s Outhier Fieldhouse.

Ben Harman and Mason Manning secured the lead.Nick Nabavi secured Cashion’s spot in yet another state championship game.Cashion out-gunned Pawhuska 35-31 in their second epic Class A semifinal in as many years, this time at Ponca City High School.

Kingfisher’s freshman basketball team dropped to 1-1 on the season after last Monday’s 38-34 home loss to Blanchard.The Jackets found themselves in a big early hole and were never able to dig completely out.The Lions scored the game’s first 11 points and were up 17-3 after a quarter.