Kicking off a rough six-game road swing, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team fell to Class 5A's third-ranked Lawton MacArthur for the second time in less than a week.
The 84-62 non-conference setback was the third loss in a row for El Reno, ranked 10th in the same poll. The Indians are now 4-4 on the season and 3-3 in road games.
El Reno High School wrestler Thad Hicks works a pinning move on an opponent from Guthrie during the opening round of the 2021 Malcolm Wade Invitational last week at Carl Albert High School. The event also doubled for the 2021 Suburban Conference Championship. See Saturday’s edition for a wrap-up.
Surviving a horrendous opening five minutes, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team found its scoring groove over the final 26 minutes to snap a three-game losing streak against Del City in Suburban Conference action.
El Reno, ranked seventh in the state in the latest Class 5A poll, improved to 5-2 on the season and 2-1 in the league standings. The Indians remain 1-0 in games that count toward the Suburban Conference title as they will face the Eagles again on Feb. 5.
For more than 14 minutes, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team went toe-to-toe with Del City last week as the Indians exchanged baskets with the Class 6A powerhouse in a key Suburban Conference matchup.
Unfortunately, the effort seemed to wake up the sleeping giant.
Riding an advantage in size and strength in the paint, Del City used a 13-1 run to close out the first half and cruised to an 81-58 win over the Indians. The loss was the third in a row to Del City as El Reno slipped to 4-3 on the season and 1-2 in the Suburban Conference standings.
Doubling up their opponent in scoring in the championship game, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team won its second tournament of the season with a 84-42 blowout of Stratford.
The 42-point victory gave Calumet, ranked fifth in Class A, the Alex Longhorn Classic title for a fourth straight season.
Calumet won the three games of the tourney by an average of 32 points after beating Cement (18th/B) 87-44 and Alex (18th/A) 51-39 en route to the finals.
For a sixth straight year, Okarche High School’s girls basketball team asserted itself as one of the top teams in the Three Rivers Conference, defending its tournament title with a 52-29 win over Fairview.
The Warriors have placed no worse than third over the six-year span, while finishing runner-up three times before taking the 2020 title. En route to the 2021 championship, Okarche defeated Oklahoma Bible Academy (62-32) and Watonga (58-54) before the 23-point blowout over FHS.
El Reno High School’s boys basketball team, ranked ninth in the state, came up on the short end of a 91-72 contest against Lawton MacArthur in the first of two meetings between the top 10 Class 5A powerhouses.
The Highlanders, ranked second in the latest poll, handed El Reno the 19-point loss in the finals of the 2021 Anadarko Warriors Classic. The Indians went 2-1 for the tournament to lift their season record to 4-2.
The two teams are set to play again Thursday night in Lawton for a non-conference game.
Pushing four players into double-digit scoring, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team rebounded from a semifinal loss to defeat Millwood 74-54 in the third-place game of the 2021 Anadarko Warriors Classic.
The win over the Falcons, ranked fifth in Class 3A, lifted El Reno to 2-1 for its first tournament outing of the season. The Indians, ranked ninth in Class 5A, improved to 4-2 on the season.
El Reno’s 74 points in the third-place game was a season high and was spearheaded by a 16-point effort from freshman Pauline Black-Harmon.
Despite giving up three of the final four weights, El Reno High School’s wrestling team posted a wire-to-wire road win over Guthrie to remain undefeated on the season.
El Reno’s 42-39 win over the Bluejays lifted the Indians, ranked sixth in Class 5A’s dual team rankings, to 2-0 on the season.
Tyrone Lewis’ team is ranked fourth in the state in the tournament team rankings.
The Indians got off to a fast start as Hunter Yeakey pinned Klaribel Kirk (2:42) at 106 pounds.
El Reno High School’s wrestling team, ranked fourth in Class 5A, dominated Weatherford in its first dual match of the 2020-21 season – posting a 48-27 win over the Eagles.
Tyrone Lewis’ team lost just two matches on the mat to the Eagles, ranked seventh in Class 4A. Eighteen of the 27 points allowed to Weatherford came on forfeits at 106, 113 and heavyweight.
