Cyclone boys net hoops title

Each season, the Casady boys basketball team’s goal is to win the Southwest Preparatory Conference championship.

In their last year as a charter member, the Cyclones went out with a bang by cruising to a 74-60 victory against Oakridge last Saturday in the title game.

Casady becomes a member of the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) starting with the 2023-24 academic year, but will maintain a non-voting membership in the SPC for field hockey and boys volleyball.

“We are elated,” first-year coach Cade Davis said of winning the SPC title. “We started out kind of slow but I liked how our guys progressed and peaked at the right time.”

Kaden Leache paced a trio in double figures with 21 points to lead the Cyclones (14-10). Davis Currie scored 15 points and Zac Dunn added 11 points.

Third-seeded Casady held on for an 83-72 tri- umph in overtime over John Cooper in the semifinals on Friday behind 38 points from Leache and 16 from Dunn.

The Cyclones also dominated Fort WorthCountry Day, 71-48, in Thursday’s opener as Leache grabbed a teambest 24 points and Dunn added 12 points.

“With this being our last year (in the SPC), what a great way to go out,” Davis said. “I thought our guys played to their potential and persevered through some rough patches.”

Along with leading scorers in Leache and Dunn, the Cyclones relied on players such as Currie, a sophomore, and junior Payton Mitchell-Johnson.

The only other seniors on the squad included Cole Phillips and Jack Morgan who Davis credited with showing “good senior leadership.”

Meanwhile, the Casady girls squad suffered a 45-21 loss to John Cooper on Saturday to finish fourth in the SPC standings. Reagan Prestidge and Lili Tran scored seven points each to lead the Cyclones (4-17).

BOYS SOCCER FALLS TO CISTERCIAN

As a No. 2 seed, the Casady boys soccer team rolled through the first two rounds but fell 2-1 in overtime to Cistercian on Saturday to claim the runner-up trophy at the SPC Championships.

Eddy Para scored the only goal for the Cyclones (8-5-3).

The top-seeded Casady girls squad settled for third place after a 2-0 win against John Cooper in the thirdplace contest.

HODGES CAPTURES

WRESTLING TITLE

Thanks to five athletes placing fourth or better, including an

Wrestling Roundup

individual championship, the Casady wrestling team finished sixth at the SPC Championships.

Ace Hodges captured a gold medal at 285 pounds with a 10-1 victory over St. John’s Dax Garza.

LU WINS GOLD IN SWIMMING

Casady’s Maddy Lu won a gold medal in the 100-yard breaststroke and took silver in the 50 freestyle at the SPC championshps. Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.