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You have to look past the offensive numbers to see the real reason why El Reno High School’s boys basketball team defeated Lawton MacArthur last week to remain undefeated on the season - defense.

The Indians logged eight blocked shots, three each from Carter Roman Nose and Tre Davis and two from Kason Haydon, while recording 10 steals en route to a 63-39 victory over the Highlanders.

It was a season-low point total for MacArthur, which slipped into third place in the District 5A-1 standings with its first league setback.

Okarche High School basketball players Hunter Mueggenborg (first photo) and Easton Roby (second photo) became the fourth and fifth local players to surpass the 1,000-point career scoring mark during the 2025 Three Rivers Conference Championship last week. 

Calumet High School’s boys basketball team found out the hard way that all good things tend to eventually come to an end as the Chieftains had their 37-game regular-season win streak snapped.

The top-ranked team in Class B for a second straight week suffered a 61-51 loss to Class A’s 13th-ranked Cyril in the weather-shortened 2025 Alex Longhorn Classic.

The event was scaled back to a one-game festival as Cyril logged a 54 percent shooting effort compared to 32 percent for Calumet. The loss dropped the Chieftains to 12-1 on the season.

Sporting its fourth highest point total of the season, Redlands Community College women’s basketball team kicked off NJCAA Region 2 play with an 87-61 road win over Eastern Oklahoma State College. The Cougars improved to 8-4 on the season.

Redlands scored double digits from the free-throw line with a 14-of-20 mark for 70 percent and 29-of-68 overall from the floor.

The Cougars netted a staggering 15 3-pointers in the blowout off 44 percent shooting, led by Ellie Willard with six treys and four treys by Calumet native Allie Harris.

Redlands Community College men’s basketball team extended its current win streak to eight games last week with a 77-58 road victory over Eastern Oklahoma State College.

The Cougars moved to 13-2 overall and 1-0 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Redlands was 33-of-85 (39 percent) from the floor including a 4-of-21 (19 percent) effort from the 3-point arc.

The Cougars made 30-of-64 shots from inside the perimeter for 46 percent and 5-of-9 (56 percent) from the free-throw line.

Justice Johnson led all scorers with a line of 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals.

El Reno hosted its second archery shoot of the 2024-25 school term over the weekend at Jenks Simmons Field House.

The event was a qualifying shoot for the state tourneys sponsored by the Oklahoma National Archery in the Schools Program.

The Tier 2 State Championships will be held Feb. 11-12 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.

The Grand Slate (top tier) will be held Feb. 19 at Tulsa Expo Square.

Senior Raegan Bugaj and junior Eryn Roman Nose combined to make 5-of-6 free throws in the final 1:18 as El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rallied twice to defeat Choctaw 42-37 in the semifinals of the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

The win over the Yellowjackets moved El Reno to 9-0 on the season and avenged a five-point loss to the Class 6A power during the 2023 Harrah Panthers Classic.

A pair of 15-point runs wrapped around halftime allowed El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to rally and pull away from Lawton Eisenhower for an 85-55 win in the semifinals of the 2025 Anadarko Warriors Classic.

The 35-point blowout of the Eagles moved El Reno to 9-0 on the season and into the finals for a third straight season and the fourth time in five seasons.

However, as the event was postponed a day due to winter weather, there will be no championship game played in either the boys or girls divisions.

CALUMET – In the first game of 2025, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team had a lot to celebrate, including its first No.1 ranking of the season.

The Chieftains passed defending champion Wilson for the top spot in the Class B poll with 15 first-place votes and 1,660 total points. Wilson, which defeated Calumet for the state title in 2024, is a close second with 1,630 points, 66 first-place votes, but a 4-4 overall record.

CALUMET – Making only a pair of baskets in the fourth period, Calumet High School’s girls basketball team held off a rally by rival Geary at the free-throw line.

The Chieftains made 12-of-14 free throws over the final eight minutes, including 11 in a row, to secure a 54-33 win over the Bison.

The 21-point victory moved Calumet to 3-8 on the season and 2-3 in the Washita Valley Conference standings.

Calumet led 28-17 at the break despite Geary scoring the final six points before the break.