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Okarche officially has a new streak.It’s one the Warriors will want to end as soon as possible.Class A’s top-ranked team was dealt a 91-44 loss by 6A Owasso on Tuesday in the consolation semifinals of the Tournament of Champions at Tulsa’s BOK Center.

In its first-ever trip to the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, Kingfi sher won the tournament championship.Nearly 30 years later, the Lady Jackets have an opportunity to duplicate the feat.

Half of the teams in the semifinals of the Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic reside in Kingfisher County.Lomega assured that late Monday night with a 48-41 victory over 2A’s second-ranked Latta in the final game of the day at the Kerr Activities Center in Ada.

Okarche’s 51-game win streak came to a halt Monday in Tulsa.The Warriors were downed 82-69 by Class 5A’s Tulsa East Central in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions at the BOK Center.

A dominant fourth quarter pushed Kingfisher into the semifinals of the Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic.

There are four basketball teams in Kingfisher County that have yet to experience defeat heading into this holiday break.Two of them will be putting those sterling records on the line this week.The Okarche boys - the two-time defending Class A state champion that’s currently ranked No.

While most teams get a holiday break, that’s not fully the case for three basketball squads in Kingfisher County.The Kingfisher and Lomega girls and the Okarche boys will take part in tournaments next week.The two girls teams will play in Ada at the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.

A final tune-up before the holiday break saw Lomega bring home a 97--31 win from Cherokee last Friday.However, the Lady Raiders won’t have to wait as long as most teams before playing again.

Dover boys basketball will spend Christmas with an undefeated record.The Longhorns assured that fact last Thursday with a 77-36 victory over Hillsdale Christian School in Hillsdale.Already up by eight points after a quarter, the Longhorns exploded for a 33-4 run in the second.

Without knowing the score, John Hardaway would have had a fairly decent idea of how his Cashion team fared against Washington by looking at another stat.Rebounds. “They’re always a really physical team that can kill us on the boards,” said Hardaway.