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When Hennessey coach Brady Page realized who his team was going to be playing in the first round of the Class 2A state tournament, he was understandably worried. Vanoss was ranked at or near the top of the class all season and featured one of its most dynamic players in Sando Hill.

The dream matchup is still a win away, but it’s also one win closer. Kingfisher did its part Thursday night to set up a state championship rematch with Heritage Hall by disposing of Elgin 57-38 in the Class 4A quarterfinals at State Fair Arena.

Things started out bad for Okarche last Friday and progressively got worse. Eventually, it led to the end of the Warriors’ season as they were dealt an 80-55 defeat by No. 6 Cyril in the Class A semifinals at State Fair Arena. Cyril went on to beat No. 1 Ft.

By the time Saturday night rolled around, a good portion of the sting from the end of Lomega’s basketball season was gone for coach Kevin Lewallen.

Class 4A Boys Thursday at State Fair Arena Game 1: John Marshall vs. Central (Tulsa), 2 p.m. Game 2: Anadarko vs. Holland Hall, 3:30 p.m. Game 3: Broken Bow vs. Heritage Hall, 7 p.m. Game 4: Kingfisher vs. Elgin, 8:30 p.m. Friday at State Fair Arena Winner 1 vs. Winner 3, 6 p.m. Winner 2 vs.

In the decades of Hennessey High School basketball prior to Brady Page’s arrival as coach, the program reached state four times. In the eight years since? Four times. That fourth trip under Page was booked last Friday night when the sixth-ranked Eagles knocked off No.

Jett Sternberger had a career full of accomplishments culminate in one night. But, to him, they mean little if its not capped off with a gold ball this weekend.

Sign-up for the Hennessey T-Ball League is 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the Hennessey Elementary School. The sign-ups will be in Debbie Choate’s fourth grade class for children ages 4 to 5 years old. Childrenmustbe4-years-old by Aug. 1, 2019, to participate.

Crescent’s run through the 2A consolation bracket ended Thursday. The Lady Tigers were eliminated by Preston, 46-28, in the area consolation semifinals at Enid’s Central National Bank Center. Crescent won three straight elimination games last week at regional.

Scoring droughts have plagued Kingfisher throughout the 2018-19 season. On Thursday night, one helped end it. The Lady Jackets went without a point in the second quarter and scored just six over the middle two frames in a 45-27 season-ending loss to Weatherford in Washington.