Lomega got caught up in Hurricane Tuttle during a semifinal contest Wednesday night at the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.
The Lady Tigers were clicking right from the start and blew past the Lady Raiders 82-41 to secure their spot in Thursday night’s championship game opposite Perry. Hammon played for third place against Weatherford.
Tuttle, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, improved to 6-1 on the year, while Class B No. 1 Lomega dropped to 11-2.
The Lady Tigers started the game on a 15-3 run and never looked back. To their credit, the Lady Raiders played Tuttle tough the remainder of the first half. From that point, Tuttle had a slim 28-24 edge but still held a 43-27 lead at halftime.
The Lomega dam broke in the third quarter.
The Lady Tigers finished a perfect 12-of-12 from the field in the period and used a 28-7 surge to take a 71-34 lead heading into the final frame.
THS senior Madi Surber showed out for the Lady Tiger fans. She scored a game-high 24 points, shot 10-of-11 from the field, hit her only 3-point attempt, went 3-of-3 from the free-throw line and also had four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Surber got plenty of help from her friends.
Allie Rehl — sister of East Central University players Madison Rehl and Grace Rehl — was next with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting. She hit a pair of 3-point baskets and also had four assists and two steals.
Hadley Periman followed with 13 points and five rebounds, while standout post player Landry Allen finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots.
Darcy Roberts led the LHS offense with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point territory.
Hensley Eaton and Sydni Walker contributed seven points apiece. Walker also had three assists for the Lady Raiders.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News – Tuttle senior Hadley Periman (21) finds an open path to the basket while Lomega defenders Abby Swart (2) and Sydni Walker (31) wait in the paint during their semifinal matchup Tuesday night in the semifinals of the 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank. Periman scored 13 points in Tuttle’s 82-41 victory.
Things seemed to be trending Latta’s way heading into the fourth quarter of their 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic matchup with Hammon Wednesday afternoon at ECU’s Kerr Activities Center.
Latta post player Taryn Batterton had calmly sank four straight free throws in the final 1:21 of the third period to help the Lady Panthers forge to a 37-31 lead. Those late free shots capped a 17-9 LHS third-quarter surge.
However, the bottom fell out for Latta in the fourth quarter. The local tournament hosts managed just one field goal in the final period in a perplexing 46-40 loss to the Lady Raiders.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News – Latta post player Taryn Batterton draws the attention of four Hammon players during their consolation bracket contest Wednesday at the 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank.
Hammon, ranked No. 2 in Class B, improved to 10-1 on the year, while Latta’s second Mid-America loss saw the Lady Panthers fall to 10-2.
Coach Bruce Plunk watched his squad go ice cold over the final eight minutes, going just 1-of-14 (7.1%) from the field to end the game. That field goal came when Brooklyn Ryan scored on a put-back to get Latta within 43-40 with 41.5 seconds left in the game.
Hammon’s Maylee Chaney left the door open by missing the front end of a 1-and-1 attempt with 35.8 seconds left, but Latta simply couldn’t cash in.
HHS reserve Mariah Espinosa finally iced the game with two free throws makes with 17.2 seconds left. Shortly after, Hammon head coach Leah Beer gave Espinosa a high-5 and told her “good job.”
Latta led by six twice in the second quarter — the last time 18-12 on a jumper by Batterton at the 4:41 mark. However, Hammon finished the first half on a 10-2 run to grab a slim 22-20 lead at intermission.
The Lady Panthers built a 37-25 lead late in the third quarter on a drive to the basket by Ryan and still led 37-31 heading into the disastrous fourth frame.
Henley West, Hammon’s 6-4 freshman post player, dominated the paint with a game-high 19 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots. She finished 7-of-9 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line. Maylee Chaney and Addison Walker chipped in 10 points each for the Lady Raiders. Both players also had five assists.
Batterton paced Latta with 15 points and five rebounds, while Ryan followed with 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Jaylee Willis followed with seven points, four assists and a pair of takeaways.
Hammon finished 12-of-20 from the free-throw line, while Latta was 6-of-11.
There was more bad news for Latta. Senior Triniti Cotanny knocked heads with another player and was expected to miss Thursday’s seventh-place matchup with Amber-Pocasset that featured a battle between two of the top teams in Class 2A.
Hammon faced Frontier in Thursday’s fifth-place game.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News – Latta players — including Taryn Batterton (31), Chloe Miller (32) and Kate Williams (33) — walk off the court after a disappointing 46-40 loss to Hammon Wednesday in consolation play at the 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank.
Frontier dominated the second and third quarters and held off a furious Amber-Pocasset comeback in a 59-49 win over the Lady Panthers Wednesday afternoon in consolation play at the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.
Frontier, ranked No. 11 in Class A, improved to 8-2 on the year, while Amber-Pocasset – No. 2 in Class 2A — dropped to 5-2.
“I was very proud of my kids tonight. Am-Po is a well-coached, hard-nosed team that never quits,” said Frontier head coach Kaylee Byrd, a former assistant at Byng.
“I asked them in the locker room before the game to be tough for 32 minutes, and if you take away a couple of moments, I thought they did just that. They have done a great job executing the game plan this week, staying in the moment, and playing together.”
The Lady Panthers led 11-6 early in the second quarter and the game was tied at 14-14 midway through the frame.
Frontier then went on a game-changing 25-2 burst and after Jamie Molina scored on an inbounds play, the Lady Mustangs led 39-16 at the 2:37 mark of the third quarter.
Frontier outscored the Lady Panthers by a combined 39-13 over the middle two quarters and carried a 45-22 advantage into the final period.
Amber-Pocasset put on a furious rally and after freshman Ainslee McComas drilled a 3-pointer with 2:57 to play, the Lady Panthers had pulled within single digits at 50-41.
Frontier hit four straight free throws — two by Diane FawFaw and two by Anias Bible — to help keep Am-Po at bay.
After going a cool 3-of-18 from the field in the third quarter, Amber-Pocasset sank 10-of-16 field goals over the final eight minutes.
Molina led the Frontier charge, erupting for a game-high 24 points. She sank 8-of-13 field goals, hit three 3-point shots, finished 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, had three steals and registered a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Olivia Littlecook also hit double figures with 14 points to go with six assists and five steals. She hit a pair of triples and finished 4-of-4 from the free-throw stripe.
BJ Childs followed with eight points for the winners.
Devynn Harris scored 16 points, hit a trio of 3-pointers and had five steals to lead the way for Am-Po. Savage also hit double figures with 12 points. Teague Muncy scored six points ad grabbed a game-best 11 rebounds.
The game got ugly at times as the two teams combined for 52 turnovers — 27 for Frontier and 25 for Amber-Pocasset. Frontier hit 20-of-23 (87%) free throws compared to a 5-of-7 showing by the Lady Panthers.
The Lady Mustangs advanced to Thursday’s fifth-place game, while Am-Po dropped into the seventh-place contest.
Kennedy Hight helped the Perry Lady Maroons rise to new heights during a first-round showdown with local tournament host Latta at the 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic.
The sophomore knocked down 5-of-6 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 21 points in a tough 48-43 win over the Lady Panthers in the late game Tuesday night inside the ECU’s Kerr Activities Center.
Perry, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, improved to 5-0 on the year, while Latta (No. 3 in 2A) saw its season-opening 10-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 10-1.
“We need to manage the game better. I feel like we didn’t come out real tough,” Latta head coach Bruce Plunk said following the game. “We kind of let them set the tone of the game and got behind and had to play uphill.”
Latta’s Jaylee Willis broke a 6-all tie with a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left in the first quarter to put her team on top 9-6. Latta might have had an even bigger lead early but committed six of their 12 turnovers in the first eight minutes of the game.
“We have to do a better job of taking care of the ball,” Plunk said.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News – Latta’s Triniti Cotanny is battered as she is surrounded by a host of Perry defenders including Maebry Shields and Atlanta Ward during the firt-round contest Tuesday night at the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Tournament, sponsored by Vision Bank.
After Perry outscored Latta 6-1 early in the second period, Willis hit another 3-pointer — this time a bank shot from the far corner — at the 6:51 mark to get Latta within 14-13.
However, Latta would never lead again.
The Lady Maroons followed with a pivotal 15-3 run to build a 29-16 advantage. That PHS surge was capped by back-to-back 3-point baskets by Hight.
Chloe Miller scored the final five points of the second quarter to trim the Perry lead to 29-21 at halftime.
After Hight hit her fifth and final 3-pointer of the night with 4:55 left in the game, the Lady Panthers trailed 44-30.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News – Perry post player Braylee Dale (35) has her eye on the basket during a first-round game against Latta Tuesday night at the Mid-America Classic. Dale scored 15 points in Perry’s 48-43 win.
Latta put together one final flurry. Savannah Senkel hit a 3-pointer with just under three minutes to play — it was her only shot of the game — and Brooklyn Ryan scored on a drive to the basket that got Latta within 46-38.
After Hight missed a free throw, Taryn Batterton sank a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left that made it 46-41 but the comeback ended there.
Batterton led the LHS offense with 13 points to go with a team-best six rebounds. She scored six of her points in the first quarter.
Willis just missed double figures with nine points, while Ryan followed with seven.
Hight’s big night included 7-of-11 shooting, nine rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot and a steal. Braylee Dale, Perry’s post player, scored 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field.
As a team, Perry finished 19-of-35 (54.3%) from the field overall and nailed 8-of-15 (53.3%) 3-pointers. During a 21-12 second quarter, the Lady Maroons hit 8-of-12 (66.7%) field goals.
“We lost by five and missed four free throws and if you get one more call or make one more shot or get one more rebound, it could have been a different story,” Plunk said.
Latta hit a respectable 8-of-23 (34.8%) 3-point shots and finished 15-of-38 (39.5%) overall. The Lady Panthers out-rebounded Perry 26-18.
“We’ll see how we handle adversity. It’s the first time we’ve been beaten,” Plunk said. “We’ll see how we bounce back and see how much character we have when we come out tomorrow and play.”
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News – Latta’s Brooklyn Ryan (14) drives past Kennedy Hight of Perry during a first-round game Thursday night at the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank.
When Frontier junior Jamie Molina drained a 3-pointer to trim Tuttle’s lead to 43-31 with just over six minutes left in the game, the Lady Mustangs were within striking distance of the tournament’s top seed.
However, Tuttle scored the final 15 points of the game to run away from the Lady Mustangs 58-31 Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic inside East Central University’s Kerr Activities Center.
The Lady Tigers, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, improved to 5-1 on the year, while Class A No. 11 Frontier slipped to 7-2.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News — Tuttle’s Allie Rehls (14) hangs on to the basketball while Frontier defenders Diana FawFaw (33) and Anias Bible (20) try to snatch it away Tuesday at the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank.
Tuttle built a 16-point lead at 41-25 on a 3-point basket by Storie Driver late in the third period. After Frontier got within 12 and appeared to have some momentum, the Lady Mustangs finally ran out of gas over a six-minute drought to end the game.
Tuttle tried to deliver an early knockout blow to Frontier — coached by Kaylee Byrd, who spent time as an assistant at Byng early in her career — by building an early 17-9 lead after Shelby McAfee hit a triple.
The Lady Mustangs got within 20-14 on a 3-pointer from Diane FawFaw at the 5:09 mark of the second period. However, Tuttle ended the quarter on a 6-2 spurt and led 26-16 at halftime.
Driver sank four 3-pointers and led a balanced Tuttle offense with 14 points to go with four assists. Hadley Periman just missed a double-double for the Lady Tigers, finishing with nine points and 13 rebounds.
THS 6-3 post player Landry Allen added eight points and five rebounds, while Madi Surber followed with seven points. Allie Rehls and McAfee contributed six points apiece.
Jamie Molina led the Frontier offense with 10 points, while Anias Bible and FawFaw followed with eight points each.
The Lady Tigers held a 35-25 rebounding edge.
Tuttle met Lomega in a Wednesday night semifinal contest, while Frontier tangled with Amber-Pocasset in consolation play.
Weatherford certainly soared like Eagles to begin their contest with Hammon during the first round of the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic Tuesday evening inside East Central’s Kerr Activities Center.
The Lady Eagles led 25-9 when Chloe Cummings nailed a 3-pointer with just over three minutes left in the second period and went on to defeat Hammon 54-39.
Weatherford, ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, improved to 9-0 on the year, while Class B No. 2 Hammon lost for the first time this season, falling to 9-1.
The Lady Eagles jumped out to an early 14-3 lead to start the game after a fastbreak bucket by Hunter Bayless at the 1:02 mark of the opening period.
Weatherford led 32-14 at halftime.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News — Jordan Hoffman (25) of Weatherford tries to split Hammon defenders Jolie Walker (20) and Henley West (24) on her way to the basket during their first-round matchup Tuesday at the 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank.
Hammon played a solid second half, outscoring the Lady Eagles 25-22 over the final two frames.
The game featured lots of fouls and turnovers. Hammon was hurt by 24 turnovers and Weatherford finished with 13.
There were 44 personal fouls called in the sometimes frenetic contest. Weatherford finished 21-of-33 (63.6%) from the free-throw line compared to a 12-of-24 (50%) showing by the Lady Warriors.
Weatherford ended up with a huge 38-25 rebounding edge.
Addy Hoffman led the WHS offense, finishing with 19 points to go with six rebounds and six steals. She finished 10-of-15 from the charity stripe. Bayless also hit double figures for the Lady Eagles with 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Maylee Chaney led the Hammon attack with 12 points. She finished 3-of-3 from 3-point territory. The Lady Warriors got 11 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots from freshman post player Henley West. She sank 7-of-11 free throws.
Weatherford battled Perry in a Wednesday night semifinal contest, while Hammon faced local entry Latta in a consolation game.
Amber-Pocasset erased every bit of a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit against Lomega in the first round of the 2021 Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic Tuesday inside East Central University’s Kerr Activities Center.
However, the Lady Panthers were never able to grab the lead and saw their valiant comeback effort fall just short in a 57-52 loss to the Lady Raiders.
Lomega, ranked No. 1 in Class B, improved to 11-1 on the year, while Class 2A No. 2 Amber Pocasset dropped to 5-1.
Richard R. Barron | The Ada News — Amber-Pocasset defenders Ainslee McComas and Abbie Savage attempt to double team Hensley Eaton of Lomega during their first-round matchup Tuesday at the 44th Annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic, sponsored by Vision Bank.
Lomega opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer from Abby Swart and a layup from Shelby Russell set up by a steal by Hensley Eaton that made it 49-39 with 7:06 left in the game.
After a timeout, the Lady Panthers regrouped and went on a furious 11-1 run capped by a clutch 3-pointer from Abbie Savage that rolled in and knotted the score at 50-50 with 3:15 left on the clock.
The Lady Raiders scored the next five points with a free throw by Eaton, a big put-back bucket by Darcy Roberts and two free shots by Roberts with 30 seconds remaining that helped ice the game.
Amber-Pocasset led 11-5 early and still held a 16-13 advantage early in the second period. Lomega followed by ending the first half on a 17-9 volley that put the Lady Raiders ahead 30-25 at the break.
Devynn Harris hit a jumper from the top of the key with just under two minutes to play in the third frame that got Am-Po within 37-36. However, Lomega responded with a 7-0 run and led 44-36 late in the period.
Roberts led the LHS attack with 19 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Abby Swart was next with 18 points and six boards, while Sydni Walker also reached double figures with 12 points and six more rebounds.
Am-Po got a team-high 14 points from Harris. Ainslee McComas was next with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Teague Muncey also hit double figures with 12 points. Savage followed with eight points.
Lomega finished the game 15-of-23 from the free-throw line compared to a 2-of-5 showing by the Lady Panthers. Am-Po drained 8-of-25 (32%) 3-point tries, while the Lady Raiders finished 4-of-17 (23.5%) from long range.
Lomega met Tuttle in a Wednesday night semifinal contest, while the Lady Panthers tangled with Frontier in consolation play.
Bo Thomason has been the head girl’s basketball coach at Amber-Pocasset for the past 8 years. Last year he led the Lady Panthers to a 23-4 record and a trip to the state tournament. In 2019-2020, the Lady Panthers finished the season with a 26-5 record and made the state tournament that season as well. The did not get to finish that season due to covid. The past 4 seasons Amber-Pocasset has a record of 93-26 with the 2 state tournament appearances. Prior to Amber-Pocasset, Thomason led the Roff Tiger boys’ program for 3 seasons. His last year at Roff, the team finished 22-8 and ended one game away from the state tournament. Thomason has also been a football and basketball coach at Ada, Sasakwa, and Meeker. Coach Thomason has 3 kids; Gareth, Caiden, and Mady. He has been married to his wife Leah for 20 years. They are both educators in the Amber-Pocasset school system. Frontier Lady Mustangs Coach, Kaylee Byrd, loves pouring positive energy and ambition into the lives of her athletes. Everyday, Coach Byrd sets a goal of growth and improvement in herself and her players. Coach Byrd is passionate about her profession and has dedicated herself to not only improving her player’s skills but also being a positive role model on and off the floor.
Kaylee Byrd is in her second year as the head coach of the Frontier Lady Mustangs. Before joining the Lady Mustangs, she had coaching stints at Blackwell, Byng, and Preston Schools. During her first head coaching position at Preston (2018 – 2020), Coach Byrd had two strong post season appearances before joining the tradition-rich program at Frontier.
Coach Byrd is a 2008 graduate of Alva High School. At Alva she was coached by two of her mentors, Coach Eric Smith and Coach Jim Jenson. Kaylee graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2012, where she was a member of the Lady Ranger basketball team and received her Bachelor of Science in Health and Sports Science Education.
Coach Byrd is active in the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association and has served as a board member since 2018. She was awarded the OBGCA Junior High Coach of the Year in 2018. Her involvement in OBGCA has allowed her to develop close relationships with coaches across the state.
Outside of basketball, Kaylee loves spending time with her family and friends. She is most content on days spent with her family all in one place, especially on the family farm. I have had the privilege to coach girls basketball for 27 years. During that time I have been blessed to work with some talented teams. These extraordinary players have prompted a State Championship in 2018, Runner-Up in 2019 and numerous State Tournament appearances, which allowed these teams to be nationally ranked. As a result of these accomplishments, I have had the opportunity to coach several All- Staters and players that went on to further their career at the collegiate level. Furthermore,I have coached teams that have been invited and won the Bertha Teague in 2002 and 2003, Consolations Champs in 2017. I am very excited to be back this year with a group of promising and talented young players. Bruce Plunk, a graduate of Allen High School and East Central University, with both his BS and MS in Administration, is in his 37th year as a teacher, coach and administrator. His career started at Olney High School in 1985. After two years there, he moved to Quinton for 6 years where his 1991 team made the Latta school’s first ever appearance in the State Tournament. In 1993 Plunk took over the girls’ basketball and softball positions at Byng. He served as head coach for 11 years, during which time his teams made six appearances in the State Tournament; he then entered administration. Later, he assisted both the girls’ and boys’ programs in his 22 year stint at Byng. In 2015 he accepted the job at Latta where he currently coaches girls’ basketball and serves as athletic director. His first Latta team advanced to the State Tournament in 2016. This will be the third school and 9th time he has had a team in the BFT Mid-America Classic. Bruce has two children who both are educators. Allie lives in Allen, where she teaches English. Clay and wife J.J. live in Roff. Clay has been the Latta girl’s assistant for the past four years. J.J. is a P.A. at the Chickasaw Hospital. They have two daughters Jayla 3, and Kelby 1. “God has blessed me to have worked at good schools with supportive administration and great kids that were committed to working hard to be the best they could be. Having the opportunity to coach with my son makes this part of my career very special. Plunk has coached 11 basketball and 2 softball All- State players and was elected to the OGBCA Hall of Fame in 2010. Kevin Lewallen graduated from Lomega High School in 1998. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Northwestern in 2003. He took over the girls’ basketball program at Lomega in 2005 and continues to coach at his alma mater today. While coaching at Lomega, Kevin has won seven state titles. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Sara. Together, they have two boys. Laken who is 13 and Ledger who is 10. Coach Paul Duncan is entering his 32nd year of coaching overall. Twenty-four of those years are as a head basketball coach. He graduated from Sperry High School in 1986, earned a bachelor’s degree from OSU in 1990 and a Master’s degree from SNU in 2011. He had the honor of coaching the All-State game in 2015 and has coached two all- state players. During the offseason, he is a softball/baseball umpire and has worked a few state tournaments. He is married to Tammy Duncan, who is the Elementary Principal at Shidler and has three kids. Riley is the Head Boys Basketball at Carney and his wife, Jacey, teaches 3/4th grade. Mattie is a 4th grade teacher in Ozark, Missouri and her husband, Lane, is working on his MBA at Missouri State. Callie will graduate from OSU in the spring with a math degree and will be a teacher. Coach Lester grew up in Choctaw, Oklahoma and moved to California during his high school and college years. He moved back to Oklahoma as soon as he graduated and married the love of his life, Stacy Lester. They have been married 27 years and have one child, Tyler Lester. He is in his 27th year of coaching and his 9th year as the head coach at Tuttle. He enters the season with a career record of 256 – 164 and is 136 – 82 at Tuttle. He has been named Big All-City Coach of the Year once and Little All-City Coach of the Year twice by the Daily Oklahoman. He loves his players and is excited to see what the future holds for them not only in basketball but in everyday life. He says they are a special group of young women. Coach Givens has been married for seven years to Delydia Givens. They have two daughters Dasia age 13 and Daislee age six. While in College Coach Givens was a volunteer Assistant Boys Coach for Mike Worsham at Empire. In 2009-11 was an Assistant Boys Coach to Mikel Davison the Duncan Boys made the state tournament in 2011. First Head Coaching job was at Frederick as the Head Girls Coach from 2011-13. Then went on to be the Head Girls Coach at Duncan from 2013- 17. Coach Givens then went to his Alma mater Empire to be the Head Boys Coach from 2017-19. Coach Givens now in his 3rd year as the Head Girls coach at Weatherford. They have a combined 2 year team record of 47 wins and 8 losses. They have made the State Tournament the previous Two seasons. In 2020 the State Tournament canceled because of covid and in the 2021 season the Lady Eagles made the Semi-Finals.
Head Coach – Bo Thomason; Asst. Coach- Chandler Haley; Managers – Brooklyn Keck, Maci Hall and TJ White. Superintendent – Jerime Parker; Principal – Bobby Odam
Managers: Auburn King, Jade Sanders, Mallory Glenn, Riley Cullen Head Coach: Bruce Plunk; Superintendent: Scott Morgan; Principal: Stan Cochran
Lomega Lady Raiders
Lomega Lady Raiders roster…
2 Abby Swart So. 5’6”
3 Monse Rivera So. 5’6”
4 Allie Roberts Sr. 5”5’
5 Aubree Geisler FR. 5’2”
10 Hensley Eaton Sr. 5’5”
11 Rylee Glazier Jr. 5’4”
12 Shelby Russell Sr. 5’5”
15 Chloe Meier Fr. 5’8”
20 Darcy Roberts Jr. 5’10”
21 Trinity Blevins So. 5’9”
22 Kali Gardner Jr. 5’7”
23 Hallie Barton Jr. 5”5
24 Sierra Johnson Jr. 5’6”
25 Madi Myers Jr. 5’8”
31 Sydni Walker Jr. 5’11”
32 Kate Myers Fr. 5’7”
Kamryn Turner Fr. 5’2”
Arial Jones So. 5’3”
Naydelin Aguilar Jr. 5’2
Perry Lady Maroons
01 Marissa Bevins Jr 02 Alidian Eagle fr 03 Kennedy Hight So 04 Emery Halford fr 05 Ashtyn Lumbers fr 10 Taylyne Simpson fr 11 Trinity Cooper fr 12 Alyssa Goldsberry Jr 13 Gracie Brownlee sr 14 Josey West sr 15 Aubrey Allen Jr 20 Kelsey Mitchell Jr 22 Atlanta Ward sr 23 Maebry Shields jr 25 Amber Dohmen sr
35 Braylee Dale sr
40 Ragen Frank So
43 Morgan Dolezal So
Head Coach: Paul Duncan; Managers: Maddi Wilson and Lexie Lenhart; Assistant Coach: Jennifer Pralle; Athletic Director : Mike Carmin
Tuttle Tigers
01 Mikole Skaggs So 02 Shelby Mcafee sr 03 Storie Driver sr 04 Madi Surber sr 05 Kyndell Cummings fr 10 Kinzley Battles fr
12 Mya Sisson So 12 Ava Battles So 13 Elyssa Kaniatobe jr 14 Allie Rehls So 15 Gracie Kopf So 20 Layla Kerr So 21 Hadley Periman sr 23 Rylee Kopf sr 24 Sam Teague So 25 Landry Allen Jr 31 Audrey Hardin fr 32 Ellie Dombek fr
Head Coach: Grant Givens; Assistant: Shelly Pond; Managers: Asia Dickson, Emma Mccurdy, and Emma Ratterree; Athletic Director: Reagan Roof; Principal: Garrett Smith
A year after a majority of its board members voted to cancel it due to COVID-19 concerns, the annual Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic is back. And she’s making a big return.
The annual holiday high school girls basketball tournament is scheduled for Dec. 28-30 inside East Central University’s Kerr Activity Center.
Seven of the eight teams in the field are ranked in the Top 10 — and most in the Top 5 — and features talented squads from Class 4A to Class B.
The local headliner will be the Latta Lady Panthers, who are ranked No. 3 in Class 2A. Latta was off to a 3-0 start heading into Friday’s matchup at local rival Byng. The Lady Panthers advanced to the Class 2A semifinals last year.
Latta’s first-round opponent will be Perry, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A. The Lady Maroons opened their season with a 55-35 win at Blackwell.
Weatherford and Hammon will meet in the other first-round game on Latta’s side of the bracket. The Lady Eagles are No. 6 in Class 4A, while Hammon is No. 2 in Class B. Weatherford hadn’t opened its season as of press time, while the Lady Warriors are off to a 7-0 start.
Another intriguing first-round contest will pit Amber-Pocasset against Lomega. The Lady Panthers are No. 2 in Class 2A and started the season with a 2-0 record. The Lady Raiders are No. 1 in Class B and sit at 4-1 on the year.
The final first-round contest matches Tuttle with Frontier.
The Lady Tigers are ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and many feel like they are the favorites to win the 4A state title. Tuttle hadn’t played a game at press time.
Frontier is 2-1 and ranked No. 12 in Class A.
So mark your calendars and make plans to attend this year’s Mid-America Tournament. It looks like yet another classic.
Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic 