Sports

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Maple School’s 7/8 girls basketball team earned a berth in the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools State Tournament with a win over Friend 28-21. Maple improved to 15-9 and will play its first round at state Thursday at noon at Earlsboro High School against Rocky Mountain.

Lifting three players into double-digit scoring, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team rallied from a first-period deficit to close out the regular season with a 65-47 win over Class 2A rival Cashion. The Warriors, ranked second in Class A, will take a 21-2 record into the district playoffs.

Redlands Community College women’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a 62-45 home win over Connors State College. The victory gave Redlands the regular-season sweep over the Cowboys as Jay Niehues’ team improved to 11-7 on the year and 5-5 in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Squandering a small lead midway through the first half, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team kicked off February on a sour note with an 83-74 loss to Connors State College.