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Both Okarche and Minco scored 11 points in the first quarter. Okarche continued scoring in double figures.Minco never did again. That saw the Lady Warriors win for the sixth time in seven games as they pulled away Friday for a 49-34 victory over the visiting Lady Bulldogs.

At Kingfisher’s APB, you can’t pay cash to get in, but you can pay to get in to see Cash.Cash Laird paid off in a big way last Friday as he led the Kingfisher Yellowjackets to a 61-48 victory against Clinton on homecoming night.

Players aren’t the only ones reaching milestones in Cashion.Days after recognizing Megan Shafer’s accomplishment of reaching 1,000 career points, coach Andrea Taylor grabbed her 100th career win.It came last Friday night when the Lady Wildcats downed Watonga 50-32 on the road.

One of the best regular seasons in Dover High School boys basketball is complete.The Longhorns wrapped it up Monday afternoon with a 66-17 victory at Canton.The game was moved up a day to avoid possible inclement weather.

Hennessey coach Brian Richardson knew winning at Ripley last Tuesday would be a chore.“They’re no joke,” he said of Class A’s 10thranked Lady Warriors.He was right….but Hennessey also continues its no joke as the playoffs near.

Kingfisher was able to hang in there for much of the first quarter.But, eventually, the size, skill and any number of other positive attributes possessed by Class 4A’s top-ranked team proved too much.The Weatherford Eagles won their 20th game last Tuesday by downing visiting KHS 79-40.

Dover keeps delving to new lows.As in point totals for opposing teams.The Longhorns gave up a season-low last Tuesday in a 68-6 victory at Pioneer.In improving to 21-2, the Longhorns gave up fewer than 20 points for the seventh time this season.

Carson Gump could hardly miss and the Cashion Wildcats didn’t miss their chance to exact some revenge.Gump produced a double-double Tuesday as 11th-ranked Cashion downed No. 18 Fairview 69-55 as the Wildcats celebrated “Senior Night.

A strong first half allowed Fairview to put a damper on Cashion’s “Senior Night” and avenge a loss from earlier this season.The Lady Jackets built a double-digit halftime lead Tuesday night and made it stick 53-40 for a Three Rivers Conference road win.

A No. 1 vs. No. 1 matchup generally gets lots of hype, but often times falls short of it.That wasn’t the case Tuesday night when Class A’s reigning champ and undefeated Okarche traveled to Calumet to take on the Chieftains, who sit atop Class B.