10B THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017
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YOUR 5-MINUTE DOUGLASS No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts.
BOYS
11 Naquan Hopkins 6-1 Sr. 18 Thursday and Friday
GUIDE TO THE Coach: Kendal Titles: 9 20 Coryon Mason 6-2 Sr. 16 games at Southern
CLASS
Nazarene University.
Cudjoe Appearance: 44th 3 Tre Edwards 5-7 Sr. 8
Saturdays game at
Record: 21-4 State record: 52-34 13 Quaylan Walker 6-2 Sr. 6
3A
State Fair Arena.
Ranking: No. 2 1 Jesse Wilson 5-8 Sr. 4
2 P.M. THURSDAY
OKMULGEE No.
10
Player
Jimell Tate
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-10 Sr. 24.1
Coach: Johnny Titles: 3 23 Michael Simmons 6-2 Sr. 15.0
Dreyer Appearance: 23rd 33 Devion Nelson 6-3 Jr. 7.2
Record: 18-8 State record: 19-19 25 Andrew Robertson 6-1 Sr. 2.3
Ranking: No. 4 11 Keishawn Gardner 6-5 So. 2.1
TOURNAMENT
8 P.M.
CENTENNIAL No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts.
FRIDAY
BOYS Coach: Garrette Titles: 2
2
3
Quinton Johnson
Marcus Alexander
6-4
6-0
Sr. 18.1
Sr. 16.0
Mantle Appearance: 7th 5 Floyd Marshall 6-3 Sr. 10.0
The Oklahomans Record: 23-4 State record: 11-4 4 Devion Lacour 6-1 Sr. 9.3
championship picks Ranking: No. 1 1 Derrick Coleman 6-4 Sr. 7.5
Scott Wright: Douglass. Its
hard to pick against the Trojans 3:30 P.M. THURSDAY
in March. They won six of the last
seven 4A titles before dropping LINCOLN CHRISTIAN No.
23
Player
Reagan Streck
Ht. Cl. Pts.
6-0 Jr. 15.9
down a class this year, and start
five seniors. Coach: Chad Titles: None 33 Grant Wynn 6-6 Sr. 15.3
Jacob Unruh: Centennial. A tough Wilkerson Appearance: 4th 15 Lucas Brueggemann 6-3 Sr. 14.5
road through the postseason is Record: 22-5 State record: 0-3 20 Kaleb Stokes 6-3 So. 8.5
good preparation for a team built Ranking: No. 11 00 Landon Brown 6-1 Sr. 6.2
around the talent of seniors Marcus
Alexander and Quinton Johnson.
SEQUOYAH TAHLEQUAH No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts. 2 P.M.
Three players to watch
20 Tyeus Daugherty 6-3 Sr. 18 SATURDAY
Coach: Jay Herrin Titles: 1 3 Elan Eagle 6-2 Sr. 15
Naquan Hopkins, Sr., Douglass:
Record: 22-5 Appearance: 15th 32 Adam Saine 6-3 Jr. 11
Hopkins elevated his game to
Ranking: No. 7 State record: 14-13 5 Reece Herrin 6-2 Jr. 7
become the Trojans leading scorer
with 18 points and 11 rebounds per
15 Bradyn Smith 6-0 Jr. 5
game.
Quinton Johnson, Sr., Centennial: Coryon Mason 7 P.M. THURSDAY
Douglass
Johnson is unique at this level,
standing 6-foot-4 with the skills to
KINGSTON No.
24
Player
Jacob Germany
Ht. Cl. Pts.
6-10 So. 14.6
play point guard. Hes averaging Coach: Taylor Titles: None 23 Conner Brister 6-3 So. 10.3
18.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.4 Wiebener Appearance: 1st 0 R.J. Weeks 6-2 So. 8.7
assists per game. Record: 23-5 State record: 0-0 14 Ryan Capps 6-4 Sr. 7.7
Jimell Tate, Sr., Okmulgee: One Ranking: No. 10 15 Jacob Whipkey 6-0 So. 7.4
of the purest scorers in the tourna-
ment, the 5-foot-10 Tate is averag-
ing 24.3 points per game.
METRO CHRISTIAN No.
4
Player
Landon Streich
Ht. Cl. Pts.
6-0 Jr. 17 6:30 P.M.
Coach: Bryon Elam Titles: None 32 Jack Roe 6-3 Sr. 9 FRIDAY
First-timers club Record: 19-11 Appearance: 9th 23 Hayden Gurley 6-4 Jr. 8
The Kingston boys checked their Ranking: No. 16 State record: 6-8 14 Connor Dilley 5-11 Jr. 5
name off the never-been-to-state
3 Brady Papke 5-8 Sr. 3
list, making their first appearance
with a 23-5 record. 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY
And this might not have been
the year Kingston was expected
to break through, after graduating
STAR SPENCER No.
2
Player
Lattaryus Smith
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-10 Jr. 15.8
Marcus 44 Brandon Zeno 6-1 Fr. 8.8
four starters from a year ago, and Coach: Lance Titles: 8
Alexander
plugging the holes with four soph- Cudjoe Appearance: 28th 32 Marquethz Lee 6-3 Sr. 7.4
Centennial
omores. Record: 19-6 State record: 37-19 3 Dajon Streeter 5-7 Sr. 5.0
Among those sophomores is Ranking: No. 6 10 Jermaine Smith 6-0 Sr. 4.9
6-foot-10 Jacob Germany, who leads
a defensive-minded squad at 14.6
points per game. Thursday at Carl
ADAIR No. Player
33 Keni Jo Lippe
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-10 Sr. 22 Albert; Friday and
GIRLS Coach: Scott Titles: 3 20 Olivia Ratcliff 5-9 Sr. 12
Saturday at State
Fair Arena
Winfield Appearance: 22nd 11 Calley Stephens 5-8 Sr. 9
The Oklahomans Record: 24-2 State record: 19-18 2 Jocee Winfield 5-5 Jr. 6
Ranking: No. 1 23 Chloe Maritz 5-10 Sr. 6
championship picks
Scott Wright: Comanche. Ranked 7 P.M. THURSDAY
No. 4 despite an undefeated season
so far, Comanche has proven to be
scary good on defense, allowing
CHISHOLM No. Player
30 Bailey Brown
Ht. Cl. Pts.
6-0 Sr. 16.2
more than 41 points just once all Keni Jo Lippe Coach: Terry Titles: None 12 Kaylee Petersen 6-0 Sr. 12.4
year. Adair Middleton Appearance: 7th 23 Briley Yunker 5-6 So. 5.7
Jacob Unruh: Sequoyah Tahle- Record: 18-11 State record: 4-6 22 Sunny Middleton 6-0 So. 5.1
quah. In a wide-open field its hard Ranking: No. 18 20 Danae Stidham 5-6 So. 4.2
to bet against Sequoyah Tahlequah,
especially with 2015 tournament
star Cenia Hayes back after a one- 7:30 P.M.
year absence with a knee injury. BEGGS No. Player
21 Raven Blackbear
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-10 Jr. 13.9 FRIDAY
Coach: Bunyan Titles: None 25 Diamonique Kennedy 5-10 Sr. 12.8
Three players to watch Johnson Appearance: 6th 35 Chiawna Johnson 5-10 Jr. 4.5
Misty Dossey, Jr., Comanche: A Record: 24-3 State record: 1-5 23 Cheyenne Johnson 5-9 Jr. 3.4
6-foot-4 center, Dossey continues Ranking: No. 6 15 Chyniqua Johnson 5-9 Jr. 2.7
improving each year and catching
Division I interest. Shes averaging 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY
20 points, 10 rebounds and five
blocks per game. COMANCHE No. Player
33 Misty Dossey
Ht. Cl. Pts.
6-4 Jr. 20
Gabby Gregory, So., Holland Hall:
Katelyn Coach: Sean Titles: 1 12 Brooklin Bain 5-10 Fr. 10
A dynamic 6-foot post player, Greg-
Crosthwait Hushbeck Appearance: 8th 21 Carly Richardson 5-7 Sr. 10
ory has taken the state by storm in
Washington Record: 25-0 State record: 6-6 22 Jordyn Morris 5-3 Jr. 7
her first season of OSSAA play with
Ranking: No. 4 23 Lindsey Craig 5-8 Sr. 6
22.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per
game.
Keni Jo Lippe, Sr., Adair: A regu-
lar in the state tournament, the Oral HOLLAND HALL No. Player
12 Gabby Gregory
Ht. Cl. Pts.
6-0 So. 22.9 7:30 P.M.
GIRLS
Roberts signee averages 22 points
Coach: Crystal Titles: None 33 Kennedy Cox 5-9 Sr. 13.8 SATURDAY
and is No. 22 on the states all-time
Lawson Appearance: 1st 4 Micah Patrick 5-5 Jr. 5.7
5-on-5 scoring list with 2,261 points.
Record: 25-2 State record: 0-0 22 Annie Wise 5-9 Sr. 5.7
Ranking: No. 3 20 Morgan Nall 5-8 Sr. 3.3
Welcome to the OSSAA
It would have been hard to pre-
2 P.M. THURSDAY
dict the success Holland Hall would
have in its first season of Oklahoma
WASHINGTON No. Player
13 Katelyn Crosthwait
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-10 So. 17
Secondary School Activities Associ- Coach: Rocky Titles: 3 20 Jamie Clarke 5-6 Sr. 17
ation competition. Clarke Appearance: 16th 10 Raegan Roten 5-4 Sr. 9
But the team enters the state Record: 22-4 State record: 20-12 12 Gracie Wells 5-7 So. 5
tournament as a title contender Ranking: No. 5 3 Hanna Brown 5-3 Jr. 4
with a 25-2 record, which features
wins over Class 6A tournament
teams Putnam West and Tulsa
Washington. METRO CHRISTIAN No. Player
11 Kara Speer
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-10 Sr. 17 NOON
A big reason is sophomore Gabby
Gregory, who is already receiving
Coach: Rick Titles: None 12 Riley Roth 6-0 Sr. 10 FRIDAY
Holmes Appearance: 5th 13 Sierra Munoz 5-10 Sr. 9
strong Division I interest while
Record: 24-4 State record: 1-4 25 Katy Mills 5-10 Sr. 6
nearly averaging a double-double.
Ranking: No. 7 10 Olivia Duke 5-7 Sr. 4
She scored 37 points in the upset of
Putnam West.
Holland Hall, ranked No. 3, opens
3:30 P.M. THURSDAY
with last years state runner-up
Washington at 2 p.m. Thursday.
SEQUOYAH TAHLEQUAH No. Player
21 Alexys Keys
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-8 Fr. 14.2
Coach: Larry Cal- Titles: 4 3 Cenia Hayes 5-9 Sr. 14.1
JACOB UNRUH AND SCOTT WRIGHT, lison Appearance: 13th 15 Calesa Murdock 5-7 So. 13.2
STAFF WRITERS
Record: 24-3 State record: 15-8 23 Kymber Tyon 5-8 Sr. 7.5
Ranking: No. 2 24 Merissa Smith 5-8 Sr. 6.0
