Sports

Nine Redlands Community College players chipped in points for a sweet Valentine’s Day treat for head coach Jose Molina as the Cougars defeated Murray State College 72-56.

The win was the second in a row for the Cougars, who improved to 6-6 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings and into sixth place. Molina’s team is now 14-12 on the year.

“This is the best team I’ve had here in five years as head coach of the program,” said Molina.

Redlands shot 51 percent from the floor (30-of-59) despite making just 4-of-18 shots from the 3-point line for 22 percent.

El Reno High School’s girls basketball team was doubled up in the scoring department through the middle periods of a key showdown with Carl Albert for the outright lead in the Suburban Conference title chase.

The Titans outscored El Reno by a combined 37-16 margin in the second and third periods en route to a 62-54 win over El Reno. Carl Albert (18-2), the West’s top-ranked team, moved to 5-0 in the league standings.

In a possible preview of the upcoming regional playoff championships, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team outscored second-ranked Carl Albert 5-0 in the final 1:33 to upset the Titans 49-47.

The win was the eighth of the season for El Reno over a ranked team and the second against a school in the top three of its respective polls. The Indians, ranked seventh on the West side, improved to 11-9 on the year and 6-2 in the Suburban Conference title chase – second behind Del City.

El Reno High School’s girls powerlifting team placed three out of the 10 lifters participating in the recent Catoosa Invitational.

Maria Espinoza placed third in her weight class with a total of 645 pounds.

She had a 300-pound deadlift, followed by a 235-pound squat and a 110-pound bench press.

Claudia Garcia was third in her division with a 605-pound total after clearing a 275-pound deadlift, a 230-pound squat and a 100-pound bench. Raley Hartley was third with a team-high 690-pound total, including a 290-pound deadlift, a 280-pound squat and a 120-pound bench.

Post player Lilly Thomas shot 63 percent from the field as Calumet High School’s girls basketball team steamrolled over Marlow Central to win the Class A, Area III District 8 Championship.

The unranked Chieftains improved to 16-10 on the season and will play seventh-ranked Oklahoma Christian Academy in the Region C winners bracket semifinals on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Thomas was 12-of-19 from the floor and added two free throws en route to her line of 26 points, four steals, three rebounds and a blocked shot.

P.K. Harris turned in a double-double effort as Okarche High School’s boys basketball team moved into the regional round of the Class A playoffs with a 73-55 win over Yale.

The Warriors, ranked 17th in the state, moved to 17-7 on the season with the 28-point victory which came in the Area II, District 2 Championship game.

Okarche moves into the semifinals of the Region A winners bracket and will play Wellston Thursday.

Harris was one of three Okarche players in double digits with 27 points to go along with 13 rebounds, two steals and a pair of assists.

Two-platooning both its guard and post players, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team battled a pair of top 10 teams within a 24-hour period and walked away with impressive wins.

El Reno, ranked second in the state in the West bracket, defeated fourth-ranked Lawton MacArthur 43-33 and then backed it up with a 65-47 decision over ninth-ranked Guthrie. The wins swept the season series with both schools.

The Guthrie victory left El Reno with a 16-3 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the Suburban Conference standings going into the showdown with top-ranked Carl Albert.

Freshman Carter Roman Nose knocked down a handful of 3-pointers in the first half as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team put up 46 points before intermission and cruised to a 74-53 win over eighth-ranked Guthrie.

El Reno, ranked seventh on the West side of the state, improved to 10-9 on the season and swept the Suburban Conference series over the Bluejays. The Indians are now 5-2 in the league standings.

The win over Guthrie came on the heels of a 74-73 loss to fifth-ranked Lawton MacArthur as the Highlanders got an Arzhonte Dallas basket with 2.2 seconds left.

El Reno High School senior Caleb Hulbutta, left, and Mikey Devereaux, center, signed national letters of intent.

Hulbutta inked with Emporia State University and Devereaux with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Pictured with the duo is classmate Xzavier Devereaux.

Darlington School’s boys basketball team won the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools (ORES) West Area 3 Championship with a 50-27 victory over Oak Grove.

The Chiefs advance to the ORES state tournament on Thursday in Earlsboro. It’s the ninth straight trip to state for Darlington.