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He didn’t want to blame it on youth because most every team at the Class A state tournament is chock full of underclassmen.But Aaron West was at a loss after his team was dealt a 75-60 defeat by Rattan in the quarterfinals early Wednesday morning at State Fair Arena.“Youth? 9 a.m.?

Peyton Walker has provided heroics before for the Kingfi sher girls basketball team.This time, they weren’t quite enough.Despite sending the game into an unlikely overtime, fourth-ranked Kingfisher was dealt a 47-46 defeat by No. 18 Inola in their regional final matchup in Cleveland.

Layton Choate may not say a whole lot, but his basketball game speaks volumes.It was screaming on Saturday night.With his Hennessey team trailing much of the game, the senior led a comeback that saw the Eagles down Fairview 4745 in a Class 2A regional championship at Hinton.

During its 10-game win streak entering Saturday night’s regional championship, Inola averaged 65 points, which included 76 and 87 in its two previous playoff games.That didn’t hold up against the Kingfisher Yellowjackets.KHS won a regional for the sixth straight year as it shut down the No.

The words “work hard and good things will happen” echoed throughout the Okarche girls basketball program during the tenure of Cherie Myers.Haley Mitchel, her daughter, was around it either as a player or an assistant coach for nearly a dozen years.

When he looks next to his seat on the bench, Aaron West can’t help but be reminded of his father.When he looks onto the court, he sees his hometown.Both bring him great joy.Okarche is headed back to the Class A state basketball tournament after last Friday’s 70-66 victory over No.

Class A Boys WednesdayGame 1: Okarche vs.Rattan, 9 a.m.Game 2: Texhoma v.Okay, 10:30 a.m.Game 3: Seiling vs.Liberty, noon Game 4: Caddo vs.Drummond, 1:30 p.m.FridayWinner 1 vs. Winner2, 4:30 p.m.Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, 6 p.m.SaturdayChampionship, 7 p.m.Class A Girls WednesdayGame 1: Seiling vs.

If the Class B area championship game was a heavyweight boxing match, Leedey was landing massive uppercuts and devastating crosses.Lomega, meanwhile, could only counter with the jab for much of the night.

The third time was not the charm for Cashion against top-ranked Dale.The Lady Wildcats were defeated 54-34 by Dale on its home court Saturday in a Class 2A regional championship.

Dover went toe-to-toe with Arnett for the better part of three quarters.In the end, the Lady Wildcats were just too much.Its best season in 14 years came to an end Friday when Dover was downed 66-49 by Arnett in the Class B area consolation semifinal at Woodward.