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Knights sit 1 win away from state
by okcfriday
Thanks to an unbeaten run through the first two rounds of the Class 4A playoffs, the Crossings Christian boys basketball team sits one win away from making the state tournament.
The Knights (21-2) take on Stillwell this Friday night in the Area III championship game at Henryetta. The winner advances to state, while the loser gets one more chance in the consolation final at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Both the Harding
Charter Prep girls and John Marshall boys retain a chance to reach the state tournament through the area consolation bracket.
The Eagles (22-4) battled Harrah last Thursday in a consolation matchup at Stroud.
With a win, they would advance to the semifinals against the Ada-Locust Grove winner on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and possibly the consolation final on Saturday against the Lincoln Christian-Wag-
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Meanwhile, the Bears (15-11) took on Anadarko on Thursday in a consolation game at Noble.
A win pushes John Marshall into a semifinal tilt against the Inola-Byng winner at 3 p.m. Friday and it could reach the consolation final on Saturday against the KingfisherNorth Rock Creek loser at 7:30 p.m.
The 4A state tournament is set for March 711 at State Fairgrounds Arena in OKC.
Regional Results
Knights run over Tuttle in final
Continuing its strong season, the Crossings Christian boys cruised past Tuttle for a 53-42 win last Saturday night to claim a regional championship.
Phoenix Woodson netted a team-best 17 points to lead the way.
The Knights also cruised to a 72-45 victory against Broken Bow on Thursday in the semifinals, behind four players in double fig- ures. Cal Furnish scored 15 points, followed by Woodson and Mack Gudell with 13 points each and Cam Parker with 12 points.
• • • Bears down Bridge Creek for conso title
After suffering a tough loss in the regional semifinal, the John Marshall boys regrouped and picked up two straight wins including a 66-64 victory over Bridge Creek to capture the consolation title on Saturday.
Derrick Lawrence led a trio in double figures with 23 points. Daniel Ramahn followed with 19 points and Jalil Abdullah added 15 points.
Lawrence also grabbed a team-best 27 points in a 77-55 win over Dewey in the consolation semifinal.
The Bears opened with a 60-44 loss to Kingfisher in a regional semifinal, behind 14 points from Ramahn, 11 from Lawrence and 10 from Pecola McLoud.
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• • Eagle girls fall to Wagoner in final Harding Charter Prep fell to the consolation round after suffering a 58-48 loss to Wagoner in the regional
John title game last Saturday in Checotah.
The Eagles cruised to an 84-21 win over Hilldale in the regional semifinal on Thursday at Douglass.
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Bethany tops Irish in consolation final
With its back against the wall, the McGuinness boys almost made an unlikely trip to the area tournament but endured a 60-51 season-ending loss to host Bethany in the consolation championship game last Saturday.
Price Bradley paced the Irish (13-13) with 22 points and Jett Schafer chipped in 18 points.
On Friday, McGuin- a ness held off Cushing for a 66-54 win in the consolation semifinal, behind 13 points each from Bradley, Schafer and Marcus James.
The Irish opened with a 57-47 triumph over Community Christian on Thursday as Price Cooper scored 19 points and Cooper Bradley had 16 points.
• • • McLain ousts Chargers in consolation final
The Heritage Hall boys saw their season end with a 67-63 loss to Tulsa-McLain last Saturday in a regional consolation final at Harrah.
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