Grapplers head to regionals

Six Fridayland wrestling teams embark on their journeys toward a state championship as they compete in regional tournaments this weekend.

In Class 6A, Deer Creek and PC North stay pretty close to home for a West regional tournament at Piedmont.

McGuinness and John Marshall travel to Midwest City for a 5A West regional at Carl Albert.

Heritage Hall ventures southwest for a 4A West regional at Tuttle, while Crossings Christian heads north for a 3A West regional at Perry.

The state wrestling tournament is set for Feb. 23-25 at State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City.

Girls Basketball Roundup

Bears hold off Santa Fe South

Keyed by three players in double figures, John Marshall held off Santa Fe South for a 5041 victory last Friday to end the regular season.

Kayla Geretta led the Bears (11-11) with 15 points, followed by Jaliyah Young with 12 points and Laylonie Staley with 10 points.

Earlier in the week, John Marshall suffered a 76-27 loss at Class 4A No. 12 Classen SAS.

EAGLES DOMINATE

CROOKED OAK

Ending the season on a high note, Harding Charter Prep rolled to a 72-12 win over Crooked Oak last Friday night.

The 4A No. 8 Eagles (20-3) also dominated Community Christian in a 58-42 decision.

Irish Take Down Lawton Ike

McGuinness earned a split in last week’s action against both Lawton schools.

The Irish (8-13) cruised to a 60-40 triumph over Lawton Eisenhower last Friday but endured a 74-50 loss at Lawton

Royal girls fall to HFC

Getting a split last week, the Cristo Rey girls basketball team suffered a 36-16 loss to Hoops for Christ last Friday.

Hatziry Garcia led the Roayls (14-10) with six points.

During the game, Cristo Rey also honored three seniors including Bresly Rivas, Mariana Morales and Ahtziri Maciel.

Meanwhile, the Royal boys (11-11) endured a 57-27 setback to the Shawnee Shockers homeschool team. Juan Diego Morales paced Cristo Rey with 12 points.

This weekend, both teams compete at the HCAA regionals.

Swimming Roundup

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Chargers Run Over Knights

In a battle of Fridayland teams, Heritage Hall came away with a 46-25 victory over Crossings Christian (10-10) last Friday.

The Chargers (8-12) also posted a 55-40 win at Star Spencer on Tuesday.

Other Results

Panthers fall to PC West: PC North split a pair of games against rival Putnam City schools as the Panthers (8-11) took a 48-46 loss to PC West on Friday but opened with a 5632 victory over Putnam City on Tuesday. They end the regular season this Friday with a road game at Choctaw.

Yukon too much for Antlers: Deer Creek endured a pair of losses last week, including a 50-39 setback at Yukon on Friday and a 41-19 defeat at Mustang on Tuesday. The Antlers (713) host Stillwater this Friday at 6 p.m. in their regular season finale. Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.

Boys Basketball Roundup

Panthers run over PC West

Keyed by three players in double figures, PC North dominated district rival PC West in a 69-55 victory last Friday night.

KeJuan Payne netted a team-best 20 points to lead the Panthers (20-1). Khai Brown and Anthony Leonard chipped in 12 points each.

On Tuesday, PC North held off Putnam City for a 49-41 triumph behind 16 points from C.J. Smith and 13 points each from Zander Baker and Payne.

This Friday, the Panthers travel to the east side of the metro for their season finale at Choctaw.

Knights Outlast Chargers In Ot

In a battle of Fridayland rivals, Crossings Christian came out on the positive end of a 71-67 overtime win against Heritage Hall.

Three players scored in double figures for the Class 4A No. 2 Knights (18-2), includ-