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For just the third time in seven years under head coach Jacob Mayfield, the high-octane offense of Calumet High School’s boys basketball team eclipsed the century mark.

The Chieftains made 39-of-77 shot attempts (51 percent) en route to a 103-48 win over Lookeba-Sickles.

Calumet improved to 3-1 on the season with the 55-point win.

The most damage was done inside the arc as the Chieftains were 30-of-49 (61 percent) while hitting 9-of-28 (32 percent) from the 3-point line.

Calumet was 16-of-22 from the free-throw line for 73 percent.

Okarche High School’ s girls basketball team was outscored 21-7 in the third period as Lomega handed the Warriors their second loss of the young season, 65-59.

The setback dropped Okarche to 1-2 on the year.

The Warriors led 18-11 after one period and 35-29 at halftime. However, Okarche was held to a basket each from Ruby VanDenDriessche and Jalie Rother in the third frame.

CALUMET – Fast-paced shootouts are expected when Calumet and Okarche high school’s boys basketball teams meet and last week’s installment of the cross-county rivalry did little to damage that reputation.

Okarche used a 19-8 run in the fourth period to rally from an eight-point deficit to hand the Chieftains their first loss of the season, 74-71.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak in the series for Okarche, now 1-1 on the year. The Warriors last win over Calumet was a three-point decision in 2017.

CALUMET – Okarche High School’s girls basketball team played a pressure defense that forced Calumet into 30 turnovers as the Warriors posted an 83-39 win in the cross-county rivalry.

The victory lifted Okarche to 1-1 on the season after a 58-54 overtime setback to Preston in its season opener.

Meanwhile, Calumet slipped to 2-1 on the season with its largest loss in six years.

The Warriors have won two in a row in the series with Calumet and four of the last six meetings, three of those by double digits.

While a shoulder injury relegated her to back row libero duties for her senior year, El Reno High School’s Bailey Denwalt was recently named an alternate for the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s Large School All-State Volleyball Team. All-State volleyball teams are two 10-member squads, East and West, with the Large School division consisting of players from Classes 5A and 6A.

This year each of those classifications ended up with five picks each.

Late-season momentum is key to any program heading into the 2022 playoffs and there is no argument that El Reno High School’s football team is peaking at the right time.

El Reno’s 21-point win over Altus was the fourth in a row for the Indians and fifth in the last six games after an 0-4 start to the season.

“It was important to get this win (Altus) because we were not expected to win any games or very few at the start of the season and here we are on a four-game win streak,” said quarterback Elijah Fisher.

Yet it’s playoff time and records all reset to zero.

ALTUS – Applying lessons learned from two previous encounters with the flexbone offense, El Reno High School’s Blue Crush defense chained up the rushing attack of the Altus Bulldogs.

The defense recovered two fumbles in the second half and got an interception from senior Evan Roman Nose to help secure a 28-7 win over Altus in the final week of the regular season.

UNION CITY – Staunch defense by Calumet High School’s girls basketball team kept the Chieftains undefeated on the season following a 49-33 win over cross-county rival Union City.

The Chieftains moved to 2-0 on the year with the 16-point win, which was cut to as low as 10 points three times in the fourth period, but the Tigers could not trim the deficit into single digits.

UNION CITY – An 8-0 run to close the first period helped Calumet High School’s boys basketball team shake off an upset-minded Union City squad last week 77-55 in the rivalry between the two Canadian County programs.

The Chieftains moved to 2-0 on the season with the 22-point win after outscoring Union City 23-13 in the first period. Calumet’s lead was extended through the middle periods behind a 41-25 edge.

Union City, down 64-38 after three frames, went on a 17-13 run in the fourth period to cut into the final deficit. The Tigers fell to 1-1 on the season with the loss.