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Jett Mueggenborg uncorked what is believed to be a school-record 51-point performance as Okarche High School’s boys basketball team defeated Hennessey 99-41.

The Warriors, ranked No.1 in Class A, moved to 16-3 on the season with the 58-point blowout – its sixth straight win. It was Okarche’s 14th game this season scoring 90 or more points and followed an 88-48 victory over Thomas-Fay-Custer.

Mueggenborg scored his career-high mark off a 20-of-29 (69 percent) shooting effort.

Churning out a season-high block total and its third highest 3-point production, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 73-64 win over Western Oklahoma.

Redlands improved to 8-11 on the season and drew closer to the top of the NJCAA Region 2 standings. The Cougars are currently eighth at 2-3 but a half game out of third place.

From behind the arc the Cougars logged 27 points off 41 percent (9-of-22) shooting.

A late-game shooting slump forced Redlands Community College women’s basketball team into the loss column for a third straight outing after dropping a 62-54 home bid to Western Oklahoma.

The eight-point setback dropped the Cougars to 15-4 on the season. Redlands remains in the fourth spot in the NJCAA Region 2 standings at 2-3.

Down by 10 points in the third period, Redlands rallied to within a point, 52-51, on a Myracle Washington free-throw line jumper with just over five minutes to play.

El Reno High School Assistant Principal Jerelyn Atchison strikes a cowbell with a drumstick during a song with the EHS spirit band at halftime of the boys game with Carl Albert last week at Jenks Simmons Field House.

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.

El Reno High School assistant girls wrestling coach Kyler Walton (right) joked with team members that he could pass as former Olympic gold medalist and WWE Champion Kurt Angle (left) after the girls found a 2023 meme on the Internet of Angle.

Looks like Walton may be on to a side gig, what do you think?

Scoring on seven of 10 Southeast turnovers in the first period, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 61-10 victory over the Spartans.

The 61 points is the second highest of the season for El Reno, which improved to 7-6 on the year. The Indians retain the third spot in the District 5A-2 standings at 5-2 with the 51-point win, its largest winning margin of the season.