A feverish comeback attempt in the fourth period fell short as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team dropped a 77-67 game to archrival Carl Albert in the first of two District 5A-2 meetings.

The loss drops El Reno to 5-9 on the season.

Despite the 10-point setback, El Reno retains the fifth seed in the 5A-2 standings with a 3-5 mark. The Indians are ahead of Guthrie, Southeast and Guymon but trail Noble for fourth by a game and a half.

Six turnovers in the first period derailed early momentum and a surprise lead as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team was held to its second lowest point total of the season in a 52-28 loss to Carl Albert.

The loss drops El Reno to 7-7 on the season and 2-2 inside Jenks Simmons Field House.

Carl Albert earned its 10th win of the year and maintains a tie with Midwest City for the District 5A-2 lead.

A 21 percent overall shooting effort caused Redlands Community College women’s basketball team to drop a 67-37 home game to league-leading Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

The loss, which was Redlands lowest point total of the season, leaves the Cougars with a 15-3 overall mark and a 2-2 record in the NJCAA Region 2 standings. Redlands slipped into sole possession of fourth place.

The Cougars were 10-of-48 from the floor (20.8 percent), which included a 10 percent effort (1-of-10) from the 3-point arc. Redlands was 16-of-24 (67 percent) from the free-throw line.

Allowing an opponent to reach the century mark for a third time this season, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team suffered a 100-67 loss to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

The 33-point loss drops the Cougars to 7-11 on the season and 1-3 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings at eighth place.

Redlands shot 39 percent (24-of-61) from the field but made only 2-of-15 (13 percent) of its 3-point attempts.

The Cougars were 17-of-25 (68 percent) from the free-throw line.