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It took a while for the fourth-ranked Bison to get cranking, but Oklahoma Baptist University won the men’s basketball season opener Friday night, 89-65, against Dallas Christian College.
“You have to start somewhere and this is where we are right now,” said OBU coach Doug Tolin. “We’ve got a long way to go and a lot of things to work on. But we did some good things, too. We need to pick it up in practice.”
OBU was an impressive 67 percent from the field but shot just over 50 percent from the free throw line. The Bison committed 25 turnovers – 14 of those unforced.
After trailing the Crusaders for most of the first seven minutes, the Bison used a 15-0 run to take a 21-13 lead with 8:54 left in the first half. Six different Bison scored in the spree, led by Tyler Parker with four points.
From there, the Crusaders only scored back-to-back baskets once as the Bison built a 44-29 halftime cushion.

HENRYETTA — In a contest riddled with turnovers, Prague’s Red Devils notched third place in District 2A-5 with a 47-24 triumph over Henryetta Friday night.
Now playoff bound, the Red Devils will face an undetermined foe in next week’s postseason first round.

Seminole head coach Mike Snyder has been around football a long time and hasn’t seen anything like he observed Friday night.

DIBBLE — Almost 40 years ago to the date, Stroud’s 1969 football team went 10-0 en route to capturing a state championship.
Friday night, the 2009 Stroud squad culminated a 10-0 regular season with a 47-0 trampling of Dibble.
Stroud also captured the District A-5 crown with an 8-0 record.

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Oklahoma’s 2009 regular high school football season concludes tonight, but several Tri-County teams will not be hanging up the shoulder pads just yet.
Already assured a postseason berth are Shawnee, Stroud, Maud, Tecumseh, Prague and Chandler. Barring a calamitous domino effect across District 4A-2 tonight, Seminole’s Chieftains will also see playoff action.

Earlsboro’s Wildcats started the 2009-10 basketball season at 0-1 after a 57-45 loss to Stonewall Tuesday.
The Wildcats fell behind 16-5 after the first quarter, and were down 34-17 at the break. A late rally came up short as the Wildcats outscored the host Longhorns 13-12 in the third and 15-11 in the fourth.

The Hornets lost, 49-0, to finish their 2009 season at 0-10.

As suspected, there was little suspense as Shawnee culminated its first undefeated regular season in 36 years.
The Wolves, behind two pass interception touchdowns in the first three minutes, mauled Capitol Hill, 42-10, in a District 5A-2 game Thursday night at C.B. Speegle Stadium.
On the third play of the game, Brayle Brown returned an interception 40 yards for a TD. On Capitol Hill’s next snap, Saulyer Saxon stole a pass and sprinted 42 yards for a touchdown.

Shawnee led 21-0 after one quarter and 35-0 at the half. SHS head coach Billy Brown swept his bench against the outmanned hosts.
The Wolves accumulated 286 yards of offense while the hosts were limited to 69. Capitol Hill finished the year at 0-10 overall and 0-7 in district play.
CH scored just 36 points in 10 games while surrendering 476.
Wolfpack quarterback Brayle Brown threw for two touchdowns and 138 yards before exiting the game in the second quarter.
Saulyer Saxon led the victors with three receptions for 50 yards. Nick Berry had two grabs for 42 yards.

Earlsboro’s Lady Wildcats let go a four-point lead Tuesday and dropped their 2009-10 basketball opener 45-37 to the host Stonewall Lady Longhorns.

The Macomb Hornets will conclude their 2009 football campaign tonight with a home game opposite Caddo at Tecumseh’s Farris Willingham Field.
Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Shawnee will likely complete that perfect regular season one day earlier than originally expected.
The Wolves, seeking their first unblemished regular season since 1973, were scheduled to conclude the regular season Friday night against Capitol Hill at C.B. Speegle Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Shawnee’s cross country squad came in 13th Saturday at the state cross country meet.
Edmond North High School won the team crown with a total time of 1:01.44,60. followed by Westmoore at 1:02:29.55.

 Despite a sloppy, wet field and a determined home team, Shawnee’s Wolves clinched the District 5A-2 title Friday night with a 38-14 toppling of Noble.
The win moves Shawnee’s record to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the district, and keeps the Wolves’ hopes alive for their first unbeaten season in more than three decades.

Ignited by a 167-yard rushing performance by talented senior Cody Pritchard, second-ranked, Class A Stroud blistered Minco 48-8 in a non-district outing Friday night.
Pritchard, who carried the ball 13 times, tallied four touchdowns. He opened the scoring with a 40-yard run in the first quarter.

Careful clock management and a big third-down conversion late in the fourth quarter helped McLoud to a 21-14 home win over Cleveland Friday night and kept the Redskins’ playoff hopes alive.
Yes — at 2-4 in District 4A-2 and 2-7 overall, McLoud still has playoff hopes, thanks to Seminole’s 28-7 win at Cushing.

 A couple of old foes met on the gridiron Friday night in Bethel and the Meeker Bulldogs gave the Wildcats some old-fashioned payback with a 27-0 win. Last season, Bethel handed the Bulldogs a 34-6 Halloween loss.