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Wesleyan Christian School’s boys basketball team is primed for its first-ever appearance in the OSSAA area playoffs, while both the Caney Valley boys and girls are entering the losers’ brackets in their respective regional tournaments later this week.
Copan’s girls’ team saw its season of grit and challenge end last weekend.
Following are more details.
BOYS: KIPP Tulsa 69, Caney Valley 59
Caney Valley kept it close throughout, trailing by only two points at halftime, 34-32. But, at a certain juncture in the second half, the Trojans got into a catch-up mode and KIPP proved too tough to overcome.
“We rebounded the ball well,” said Caney Valley head coach Tug Brinker. “Logan Fowler took at couple of charges. But, we struggled with their length. They’re very athletic. They full-court pressed us the whole game.”
Logan Horsman nailed multiple treys to help keep the Trojans within striking distance in the second half and Fowler rebounded well. Mav Condry scored 22 to lead the Caney Valley scoring sheet.
Next up, Caney Valley plays host Thursday to Oklahoma Union in the first round of the Class 2A regional losers’ bracket round. Game time in 2:30 p.m.
BOYS: Frontier 60, Wesleyan Christian 47
The WCS Mustangs (22-4) turned in a hard-fought effort against the state’s No. 4-ranked team, in the Class B regional championship game hosted by Covington-Douglas.
The good news is the Mustangs — who are coached by Steven Cooks — will be making their first-ever appearance in the area playoffs. They are slated to play Lomega at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Stride Bank Center facility in Enid. WCS will need to win three straight this weekend in Enid in order to make their first-ever trip to state.
Saturday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak.
GIRLS: Kremlin-Hillsdale 58, Copan 30
An overachieving Copan Lady Hornet squad saw its valiant playoff run end in the second round of the Class B regionals.
Although Kremlin-Hillsdale — ranked No. 16 — might have been a better team anyway, foul woes made the upset task infinitely more difficult.
Shortly into the game, two of Copan’s starters were tagged with three fouls of each. Copan had been whistled 10 times in the opening period, helping Kremlin-Hillsdale crash out to a 25-5 lead.
The second half was closer, with Kremlin-Hillsdale outscoring Copan, 26-19.
Elyzabeth Odum scored 13 points to lead Copan, followed by Addie Hunter, 7; Zoey Secondine, 5; Kam Van, 2; Jayden Purdum, 1, Kaylee Woodworth 1, Aimee Nittler, 1.
Copan (8-17) graduates only two seniors.
GIRLS: KIPP Tulsa 71, Caney Valley 23
The CV Lady Trojans ran into a rugged matchup in a Class 2A district championship game.
Caney Valley (15-8) — which is coached by Deric Longan — had recorded a 12-1 record in its previous 13 games.
Caney Valley’s season continues Thursday when it plays host at 1 p.m. Thursday in a do-or-die game against Oklahoma Union, at the Caney Valley gym.
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