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Jacob Woody and Matthew Stone were among those from Kingfisher County to pick up a number of postseason basketball honors over the weekend. In publications by The Oklahoman, Woody was named to the Little All-City first team and the Class 2A all-state team.

Prior to last year, Kingfisher never had a boys basketball player land on the “Super 5” list. Now it’s happened two years in a row. KHS junior Bijan Cortes was name to the “Super 5” first team for the 2019-20 basketball season, it was announced Sunday.

The Kingfisher and Cashion boys basketball teams were among the best in Northwest Oklahoma during the 2019-20 basketball season. Several players - and a coach - reaped more benefits from it over the weekend.

Three seniors added their names to the long list of Kingfisher County girls basketball players to earn All-State designation. The Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association announced its All-State picks over the weekend.

There are a number of basketball honors to still be awarded for the 2019-20 season. The Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association and Oklahoma Coaches Association will announce their respective all-state teams. The OCA will also release its all-stars for each class.

The Oklahoma Coaches Association recently announced a laundry list of regional awards and Kingfisher County hauled in its share from athletes to coaches. Kingfisher High School senior Riley Myers was named the Region 1 Male Athlete of the Year.

Bijan Cortes has nabbed one of the biggest honors an underclassman can earn in Oklahoma high school basketball. The Kingfisher High School junior was voted as the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association District Player of the Year for Region 1.

Despite having the reigning players of the year returning, the Three Rivers Conference bestowed the honor on two new players this season.

Senior Jenni Beebe was named to the girls’ first team when Western Athletic Conference coaches voted for the all-conference team. Beebe, an Oklahoma Baptist University signee, averaged 9.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals. Rayland Garner was selected to the second team.

The conference has a new name with new teams, but was still dominated by the Kingfisher High School boys in the regular season and in postseason honors.