Howe girls, Pocola advance to finals
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TALIHINA – The Howe and Pocola girls advanced to the finals of the 2022 girls LeFlore County Tournament championship Thursday with wins.
The two teams meet 7 p.m. for the championship Saturday. It will be the third time in the last four years the two teams have played for the championship. Howe’s girls will be playing for their eighth straight championship.
Girls LCT bracket after Thursday
Howe won the early game, 64-17, over Whitesboro, before Pocola took the late game, 53-34 over Heavener.
In the opener, Howe jumped out to a 21-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and was never challenged. Raelyn Delt led Howe with 13 points and Abby Huie added 12, all on 3-point baskets.
Howe 64, Whitesboro 17
WHS 3 5 4 5–17
HHS 21 19 9 15–64
Whitesboro—Barron 1 0-2 0 2; A. Wright 1 1-2 4 3; Collins 1 3-4 1 6; Walker 1 0-0 1 2; Edwards 0 0-2 0 0; Grogan 1 2-4 1 4. TOTALS: 5 6-14 7 17.
Howe—Ramsey 3 0-0 1 7; Fletcher 1 1-2 1 3; Lute 1 2-2 0 4; Huie 4 0-0 0 12; Williams 1 0-0 0 2; Kal. Nye 3 0-0 2 6; Smith 1 0-0 0 3; Delt 5 3-3 1 13; Kar. Nye 2 0-1 0 4; Turner 3 0-0 1 6. TOTALS: 24 6-8 6 64.
Pocola also grabbed a big lead early and never let the Lady Wolves back in the game. Alyssa Parker led Pocola with 27 points and Mike Scott had 20.
Brooklyn May led Heavener with 12 points.
Pocola, 53, Heavener 34
HHS 6 12 5 9–34
PHS 21 6 16 10–53
Heavener—Smith 0 1-2 2 1; Chick 2 0-0 1 5; Alexander 0 1-2 1 1; Cartwright 1 1-2 1 4; Watkins 1 3-4 5 5; Riddley 2 0-2 2 4; May 6 0-2 3 12; Boehme 1 0-0 0 2. TOTALS: 13 6-14 15 34.
Pocola—Parker 10 7-10 1 27; Parga 0 0-0 1 0; Scott 8 2-2 1 20; Smith 1 0-1 3 2; Lowrimore 1 0-0 2 2; Riggs 1 0-0 0 2; Chitwood 0 0-1 4 0. TOTALS: 21 9-14 11 53.
In the boys’ semifinals Friday at Talihina, Panama plays Spiro at 7 p.m. with Pocola taking on Howe at 8:30 p.m.
Craig, thanks for providing the updated bracket. It has been hard keeping up with the consolation results.
Jim Patterson