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OKLAHOMA CITY – With its offense hitting on all cylinders, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team snapped its two-game losing streak here last week with an 84-56 win over Western Heights.

The game was not as close as the final 28-point margin might indicate as El Reno went deep into its bench for the final eight minutes against the Jets starters.

“We’ve still got to work on our defense, it seemed like we stooped down to their level and we need to get back to working harder because in the beginning of the game we were dogging them.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Turning eight third-period steals into an 18-3 run, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team pulled away from Western Heights to return to the win column with a 58-41 decision over the Jets.

The win moved the Class 5A’s 13th-ranked Indians back to even ground for the season at 10-10.

El Reno is now 3-6 in games against Suburban Conference teams and 2-3 in those games counting toward the league championship.

In a game which played a huge part in determining the 2020 Suburban Conference Championship, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team let a huge opportunity slip through its grasp.

Trailing top-ranked Piedmont by 13 at halftime, El Reno went on a 7-0 run to start the third period before the Indians offense hit a brick wall that eventually led to a 53-40 loss.

“I think we let the officiating bother us. Piedmont gave us chances but we have got to put the ball in the hole.