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Brackets were released last week for the 48th Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.The tournament annually features some of the top girls’ basketball teams in the state and is played at East Central University’s Kerr Activity Center in Ada.This year’s tournament will be played Dec.

The first four minutes of Kingfisher’s showdown with Bethany were anything but pretty. The Jackets’ offense - at best - sputtered as most possessions ended with a turnover and the team faced a 6-0 deficit when coach Colby Connel called a timeout at the 3:59 mark.

Time will tell if Bethany is in fact one of the topranked teams in the class.But for now, Kingfisher’s resume shows the Lady Jackets dominating a topfi ve team in the class.Behind 11 3-pointers, the Lady Jackets made their home debut a successful one Tuesday by thumping Bethany 65-40 at the APB.

Lomega senior Kinsley Fisher signed on Wednesday to continue her track and field career at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Fisher signed during a ceremony at the high school in front of family, coaches and classmates.

A year ago, Oklahoma Bible Academy handed Lomega its first loss of the season and held the Lady Raiders to an unfathomable 30 points.That OBA team went on to win the Class 2A state championship.This isn’t that team and this wasn’t last year.

The Okarche boys will be a part of the field later this month at the 60th Tournament of Champions in Tulsa.It will be played Dec. 29-31 at the BOK Center.Ranked No. 1 in Class A, Okarche drew Class 5A’s East Central in the first round.

Cashion’s defense stifl ed another foe and led to the Lady Wildcats’ second straight win to open the season.Playing Morrison at home, Cashion surrendered only six points through three quarters in an eventual 54-16 victory on Friday.

Kingfisher’s first two opponents are at the opposite ends of the spectrum.Merritt, the Lady Jackets’ season opening foe, is coming off two consecutive trips to the 2A state tournament and will be joining KHS at the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic later this month.

Kingfisher either defended better or shot it better than Chisholm last Friday night.Truth is, it was a combination of both as the Jackets won their second straight to open the season in an 80-62 road victory over the Longhorns.

Dover managed a comeback win to open the Mustang Stampede, but eventually settled for fourth place in the tournament.The Lady Longhorns downed Ringwood 38-36 in last Thursday’s quarterfinal round.