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Elementary students packed the APB Thursday morning to cheer on the Kingfisher High School girls and boys basketball teams in the opening round of the Buckle of the Wheatbelt Invitational. Students are pictured above cheering for the Lady Jackets during their 52-13 win over Harrah JV.

Four Dover players reached double figures as the Lady Longhorns grabbed a dominant Skeltur Conference victory.Paced by Katelyn Harviston’s 21 points, Dover out-classed visiting Pond Creek-Hunter 64-35 on Friday.

Ben Marsh’s first-half eruption led Lomega to its sixth win in seven games.Marsh scored 26 points Friday as the Raiders thumped Deer Creek-Lamont 85-32 in a home victory.The sophomore scored 22 points in the first half as Lomega claimed a 52-19 lead.

Hennessey extended its win streak to nine games and kept its flawless conference record intact on Friday.The Eagles took down Oklahoma Bible Academy 57-43 behind a strong second and third quarter push.

In a span of 30 seconds, Cashion inexplicably lost a lead, then almost as improbably got the win.The Lady Wildcats thrilled a homecoming crowd on Friday with a 34-32 win against Wellston to snap a three-game losing skid.Reese Williams scored the game winner on a left-handed layup with 3.

Jett Mueggenborg was more like “Jett Fuel” on Friday night.The Okarche freshman was downright flammable as he scored 28 points in the Warriors’ 90-41 win at Thomas.Mueggenborg went 11 of 17 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

Kingfisher had SIX placers - including one champion - at last weekend’s Western Conference Wrestling Tournament.Braxton Shellstrom was crowned king of the heavyweights as he won the 285-pound weight class and led the Yellowjackets to a fifth-place finish.Cache claimed the team title with 230.

It’s border to border basketball in Oklahoma this week... including wall to wall in a pair of Kingfisher County gyms.This week marks the third, final - and biggest - basketball tournament week in the state for the 2022-23 season.

One thing coaches have to guard against each season is the “post-tournament hangover.”The phrase doesn’t reference any partying involved after tournament weeks, but rather an emotional and even physical “fog” that may carry over into a Tuesday game after a tournament.

Cashion tried to climb out of its hole.The Wildcats just couldn’t quite make it.Cashion suffered its third straight defeat Tuesday when it was dealt a 61-45 loss at Class A’s fifth-ranked Seiling.The home team led 23-6 after a quarter, then started the second on a 6-0 run.