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Ninth-ranked Braggs held off Dover Thursday night, ending the Longhorns’ best season in a decade in the area tournament.Braggs built a double-digit lead early, then clung to a 37-32 victory in a Class B area consolation quarterfinal at Henryetta.

With her team facing elimination, Jadyn Rother only scored two field goals on Thursday.She more than made up the slack at the free throw line.Rother scored 19 points all but four from the charity stripe - as the Okarche Lady Warriors knoced off No.

Kingfisher has been in this position before.It doesn’t mean the Lady Jackets intended to be there again this season.The team’s worst offensive performance of the year came at the most inopportune time Thursday in a 35-23 loss to Plainview.

The Jackets were down.Apparently they weren’t out.Kingfisher extended its season at least one more day by slipping past Sulphur 37-35 in a Class 4A regional consolation quarterfi nal.Coleman Gilles went end-to-end and scored with 3.

Morrison had plenty of firepower Thursday night.Hennessey had just a bit more.The fourth-ranked Eagles survived an upset bid as they pulled away from Morrison late in a 7462 victory in a Class 2A regional semifinal at the Eagle Event Center.

As it turned out, Carlos Martinez and Matthew Stockton weren’t finished making history last week.The duo became Cashion’s first-ever state wrestling tournament qualifiers.Now they own the program’s first two victories at the state tournament.

Brayden Kochenower helped salvage the day for Kingfisher wrestling.The Jacket sophomore pinned Blackwell’s Laker Ingram in the third period of their 138-pound quarterfinal to give KHS its lone win on the opening day of the Class 3A state wrestling tournament.

Meeker was done in…by Meeker.Hennessey’s Kadee Meeker celebrated her 18th birthday in a big way Saturday.The senior made six straight 3-pointers - all in the first quarter to help lock up a Class 2A district championship in 64-43 victory over visiting Meeker.

It’s been a decade since the Dover boys basketball team has reached the area tournament.The drought is officially over. The Longhorns erased a late deficit Saturday afternoon to grab a 35-33 victory over Paden in a Class B regional consolation championship at Okmulgee.

The stat line for Abby Swart was typical in most respects.The Lomega senior made three 3-pointers, three shots from inside the arc and three free throws as her team beat Boise City 64-47 in a Class B regional championship game at Leedey.It also had one atypical stat: Her first career technical.