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BIJAN CORTES soars over Weatherford’s Garrison Green for two of his 23 points during Kingfisher’s 76-21 win over the Eagles in a 4A regional final. For more on the game, see Page 8A of this edition. [Photo by Kaitlin St. Cyr/kaitlinstcyrphotography.pic-time.com]

KINGFISHER HIGH SCHOOL’S basketball homecoming game was canceled earlier this season so the school provided a brief crowning ceremony recently after the teams’ district games with Elk City. Crowned 2020-21 KHS basketball homecoming queen was senior Britt Taylor.

Few teams can match the athleticism of the Kingfisher Lady Jackets. Weatherford is one of them. The fourth-ranked Lady Eagles held KHS to its second-lowest scoring total of the season to claim a 45-30 victory Saturday in their Class 4A regional championship game at the APB.

Kevin Lewallen saw something in Darcy Roberts as a freshman last season when his Lomega Lady Raiders were making a march to a state championship.“She went out there and decided to become one of the best players in Class B,” Lewallen said a year ago.

The season is over for the Dover basketball team. While that’s a sad reality in the small Kingfisher County town, there’s reason for optimism in the future. That phrase hasn’t been uttered in a number of years.

When Cashion qualified for the area tournament last season, it was the program’s first trip in 23 years. There was no long wait to get back. The Wildcats secured their spot in the area tournament Thursday with a 71-52 victory at home over Stratford in a Class 2A regional winner’s bracket game.

Gerrett Spears prefers this year’s path through the playoffs over his first trek with the Lady Jackets. Kingfisher held off a late Dickson rally on Thursday to gain a 57-50 victory in their Class 4A regional semifinal at the APB.

Early in its regional semifinal with Kingfisher, McLoud found itself trailing the Jackets by a lone point. A quick 13-0 run and two timeouts later and the game was all but over. McLoud proved to be the latest victim for No.

Okarche held Woodland to its third-lowest scoring total of the season. And it has the Lady Warriors within one win of the state tournament. Okarche forced 21 turnovers and didn’t allow a fourth-quarter field goal Tuesday as it defeated Woodland 45-34 in their Class A regional championship.

There’s just something about that regional final. Class B’s No. 1-ranked Lomega won its regional championship against Webbers Falls as expected on Tuesday. But it wasn’t as easy as most expected. The Lady Raiders were held to their lowest point total of the season in a 46-32 victory at Agra.