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Frontier ShootoutHennessey survived a 12-0 run by Frontier to start the fourth quarter Thursday to pull out a 69-67 win to advance to the boys championship game.The Eagles led 56-48 entering the fourth before the hosts took command early in the fourth.

Morrison had Briggs Roe.Cashion had strength in numbers.Quantity won out Friday night as Cashion opened its season with a 66-60 victory at home against the Wildcats.A Kansas State commit in baseball, Roe also showed he’s got skills on the basketball court.

Dover almost let a win slip away Tuesday night.Almost. Covington-Douglas’ Ford Smith managed a three-point play off a missed free throw to give his team a one-point lead just moments after it trailed by three deep into the overtime period.

In their first two games of the season, the Kingfisher boys saw smaller deficits grow larger as the game wore on.They didn’t let that happen in Game 3. KHS came back after trailing by as many as 12 Thursday to defeat Woodward 54-50 in the opening round of the Winter Classic in Boomer Fieldhouse.

Kingfisher was able to hang tough.The defending champs had just a bit too much.Bethany closed out the game on a 12-3 run Tuesday to knock off the Lady Jackets 49-34 at the APB.The visiting Lady Bronchos returned essentially their entire roster from last year’s Class 4A state champion.

The success of Kingfi sher’s dual opener last week can’t necessarily be measured in the result.Yes, the Jackets dropped the dual at Class 3A’s Hinton on Tuesday.However, the success can be measured in the final score.The Comets were able to win the final bout and escape with a 46-36 victory.

Sometimes the spark comes from otherwise unsuspecting places.That’s what Brian Richardson got from his bench as his team pulled away from Crooked Oak 57-31 last Friday at home.Down a point at the half, the Lady Eagles soared past their visitors with a 28-4 run in the second quarter.

Vici tried to take home a win from Lomega.Trevor Lentz wouldn’t let it happen.The Lomega senior had a key steal and rebound late in the game Friday to help the Raiders hold off the Indians 65-64 at home.