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The University of Oklahoma’s first-ever home playoff football game may have cost Kingfi sher High School a basketball game. It certainly led to its postponement.Kingfisher was scheduled to play at Heritage Hall on Friday night.

Cashion’s girls suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday and they’ve got a Cashion alum partly to blame.Garber steadily pulled away from the Lady Wildcats for a 44-27 victory in the championship game of the NextEra Energy Resources Invitational.

Katie Parham grabbed MVP honors as Okarche brought home its biggest win of the season and a championship trophy.Thejuniorguardpoured in 30 points Saturday as the Lady Warriors held off Class A’s fifth-ranked Cheyenne/Reydon 49-47 in the championship game of the South Canadian Classic in Leedey.

Kingfisher’s boys were locked in and ready for Dale.The first half showed it. Then the third quarter happened.The Pirates proved why they’re nearly unbeatable at home and Denton Forsythe showcased the skills that make him one of the best players in the state.

A 66-18 victory over Hennessey allowed Kingfi sher High School to bring home the silver bracket championship from last weekend’s Newkirk Dual Tournament.After both teams went through the first round of pool duals, the Jackets and Eagles were placed in opposite pools in the silver bracket.

Lomega normally buries foes under a ton of points.The Lady Raiders claimed another Canton Invitational championship with defense.After surrendering 17 points in the first quarter of the championship game against Fairview on Saturday, the Lady Raiders put on the clamps in an eventual 48-37 victory.

Hennessey locked down Seiling’s offense to complete an impressive three-day run through the Holiday Classic Tournament in Mooreland.The Lady Eagles downed previously unbeaten Seiling 47-24 in Saturday’s championship game to move to 5-0 on the season.

The game was in danger of getting away from Kingfi sher.Though they eventually lost, the Lady Jackets didn’t let Washington off easy.Class 3A’s defending champ and top-ranked Lady Warriors held off KHS 4637 in the semifinals of the Boomarang Classic in Dale last Friday.

Brackets were released last week for the 48th Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.The tournament annually features some of the top girls’ basketball teams in the state and is played at East Central University’s Kerr Activity Center in Ada.This year’s tournament will be played Dec.

The first four minutes of Kingfisher’s showdown with Bethany were anything but pretty. The Jackets’ offense - at best - sputtered as most possessions ended with a turnover and the team faced a 6-0 deficit when coach Colby Connel called a timeout at the 3:59 mark.