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This time, Okarche was the tougher team and perhaps nobody would be prouder than Ray West.Behind a monster performance from Caden Schieber, Okarche toppled No. 2 Rattan 63-54 late Thursday night at State Fair Arena in the Class A boys state quarterfinals.

Junior guard helps Dover erase cold start; Harvistons fifinish it offffYou belong.That was the message, in its simplest form, that Matt Peck told his Dover Lady Longhorns.Its delivery came during a timeout just over two minutes into Dover’s first state tournament game in 17 years.

Cowgirls can’t compete with Lomega’s superior depthIt took less than half a quarter to show Lomega’s biggest advantage over Kiowa.Depth.

Lomega 52 Kiowa 41Lomega 17 12 15 8 - 52 Kiowa 8 10 18 5 - 41 Lomega (28-2) – Abby Swart 19, Chloe Meier 9, Hadley Ott 8, Kate Myers 5, Monse Rivera 4, Paige Wheeler 4, Aliana Lawson 3.Kiowa (24-9) –Paige Igou 12, Emma Roberts 11, Ella Roberts 10, Maccie Bain 8.

Hennessey’s road through the playoffs to this point has been a short one.All three of the Eagles’ postseason contests have taken place in the friendly confines of the Eagle Event Center.That included Saturday night’s 53-44 handling of No. 11 Riverside in a Class 2A regional title game.

A season that experienced a lifetime’s worth of emotion came to a tearful end Friday.Garber used a dominant third quarter to take a lead, then held onto it in the fourth for a 50-43 victory against Okarche in a Class A girls area consolation semifinal.

On the brink of a berth in the area tournament, the Hennessey girls’ basketball season came to a crushing end Saturday.Minco’s Mayla Briscoe made two free throws with .

After each and every game, Aaron West receives a printed copy of his team’s stats from the preceding 32 minutes of basketball.He then proceeds to text a photo of those stats to interested parties, including local sports reporters.

Class B Girls WednesdayGame 1: Hammon vs. Mountain View-Gotebo, 9 a.m.Game 2: Kiowa vs.Lomega, 10:30 a.m.Game 3: Dover vs. Turner, noon Game 4: Arnett vs. Lookeba-Sickles, 1:30 p.m.FridayGame 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m.SaturdayChampionship, 7 p.m.

Class A Girls ThursdayGame 1: Seiling vs. Allen, 9 a.m.Game 2: Quinton vs. Empire, 10:30 a.m.Game 3: OBA vs. Cyril, noon Game 4: Red Oak vs. Caddo, 1:30 p.m.FridayGame 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 9 a.m.Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 10:30 a.m.SaturdayChampionship, 11:30 a.m.