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Hensley Eaton had the spotlight prior to Lomega’s 65-25 dismantling of Burlington last Friday night, but it was a sophomore who stole the show on the court.

Hooker had seen “D” like this once before this season, but not with this combination of “O.”Cashion put together a dominant display on both defense and offense last Friday to eliminate the visiting Bulldogs, 55-6, from the second round of the Class A playoffs.

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Kingfisher’s freshmen boys opened their basketball season with a convincing win.The Jackets used a dominant third quarter Thursday to pull away from Chisholm for a 59-37 victory.Kingfisher had built a 10-point halftime lead, bu went on a 21-8 run after the break to put away the Longhorns.

Shidler proved to be just what Dover needed to snap its brief losing streak.Dover shut down the visiting Lady Tigers in a 47-22 win at home on Tuesday.The Lady Longhorns had lost two in a row, but now sit at 2-2.They held Shidler to just two points in each the first and third quarters.

Three Warriors scored in double figures and the defense continued to improve as Okarche won its third straight game.The Warriors forced 31 turnovers in a 66-45 home win against Harding Fine Arts.After losing its first two games of the season, Okarche is now 3-2.

Lomega began what it hopes is a new winning streak on Tuesday.The Lady Raiders rebounded from their first loss in nearly two full years with a 67-49 win at home against Calumet.A 56-game win streak was snapped the previous Friday when Okarche prevailed in overtime.

As he was warming up, Jett Sternberger had no idea it was going to be a record night.“I kind of felt out of my flow,” Sternberger said.“I guess I just like to save my makes for the game.”Did he ever…and in record fashion.

Class 3AFirst-round ScoresHeritage Hall 59, Pauls Valley 20Berryhill 28, Stigler 6Lincoln Christian 56, Vinita 6Sulphur 17, Anadarko 14Plainview 48, Kingfisher 20Verdigris 41, Seminole 33Holland Hall 62, Checotah 0Perkins-Tryon 41, Lone Grove 7Quarterfinal PairingsBerryhill at Heritage HallSulphur...

All three local cheer squads were able to advance to the finals of last weekend’s Game Day state competition in Moore.Ultimately, Kingfisher placed sixth in Class 4A while in Class 2A, Cashion was fourth and Crescent fifth.