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Eight Cashion football players earned all-district honors, including three who were named players of the year at their respective positions.

In a game of ups and downs for both teams, Tuttle got the last up.The Tigers outscored Kingfisher 10-5 in the fourth quarter to keep a 54-46 victory Tuesday night on their home floor.Both teams had major runs in the game, allowing both to take what seemed to be commanding leads.

Ellie Dombeck grabbed an offensive rebound and powered in a putback to tie the game at 12-all at the 5:40 mark of the second quarter.“That’s the type of game I wanted it to be,” said Tuttle coach Jamie Combs, whose ninth-ranked Lady Tigers hosted No. 4 Kingfisher Tuesday in a big Class 4A showdown.

It would stand to reason that Cashion would be a bit sluggish in the championship game of the NextEra Energy Resources Invitational at Garber.After all, the Wildcats went three overtimes the night before in escaping Ripley in a 65-63 thriller.

One of Okarche’s four hiccups last season came at the South Canadian Classic in Leedey.There was no hiccup this season.Jett Mueggenborg was named tournament MVP as he led the Warriors to three days of domination and the championship.

Fairview spoiled a chance at a showdown between state title contenders.Lomega made sure the Lady Jackets didn’t pull off two upsets in a row.The Lady Raiders won yet another Canton Invitational title Saturday night by downing Fairview 6558 in the title tilt.

Cashion beat Hooker in almost every statistical category of their girls championship game Saturday at the NextEra Energy Resources Invitational in Garber.Unfortunately, one of them is the one that matters most.

Dover spoiled Burlington’s homecoming by sweeping the Elks last Friday in their brand-new gymnasium.The Lady Longhorns won for the third straight time as they defeated Burlington 49-25.The DHS boys followed it up with a 74-23 victory.

As the team was filing out of the gym Saturday, Kingfisher girls coach Taylor Young pondered how many turnovers her team had in its 48-46 defeat to Deer Creek in the championship game of the Alva Shootout.“I bet it was at least 20,” she said.And she was right.

A late flurry of 3’s wasn’t enough to help Hennessey catch up.The Eagles were dealt a 64-48 loss by Canute in Saturday’s championship game of the Washita State Bank Classic Invitational at Burns Flat-Dill City.The defeat snapped a three-game win streak by the Eagles.