6B MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017

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YOUR 5-MINUTE

BOYS
No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts.
Tulsa Union 1 Ethan Chargois 6-9 Sr. 19 All games at Mabee
GUIDE TO THE Coach: Rudy Garcia Titles: 3 25 Adrian Rodriguez 6-6 Sr. 15
Center, Tulsa

CLASS
Record: 26-0 Times at state: 22 23 Mo Garcia 6-4 Jr. 11
Ranking: No. 1 State record: 20-18 5 NKiel Jamerson 6-1 Sr. 9

6A
11 Ahjae Johnson 6-1 Sr. 5
3:30 P.M. THURSDAY
Putnam City West No.
0
Player
Nick Robinson
Ht.
6-4
Cl.
Sr.
Pts.
17.1
Coach: Lenny Bert Titles: 1 2 Gerren Jackson 6-2 Sr. 13.0
Record: 14-12 Times at state: 7 3 George Price 6-1 Sr. 11.0
Ranking: No. 14 State record: 8-5 1 Rondel Walker 6-1 Fr. 6.4
32 Marquis Gatewood 6-7 Jr. 4.0

TOURNAMENT
4:30 P.M.
Westmoore No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts.
FRIDAY
BOYS Coach: Scott Titles: 0
3
24
Trey Palmer
Kody Gilliland
6-4
6-1
Sr.
Sr.
11.7
11.3
Hodges Times at state: 4 15 Will Graham 5-10 Jr. 10.5
The Oklahomans Record: 21-5 State record: 3-3 11 Damoriea Vick 6-4 Jr. 9.7
championship picks Ranking: No. 6 25 Kenny Springs 6-2 Jr. 7.0
Scott Wright: Tulsa Union. More
than enough talent, size and expe- 7 P.M. THURSDAY
rience to finish off 6As third unde-
feated championship season in the Tulsa Washington No.
12
Player
R.J. Fuqua
Ht.
5-11
Cl. Pts.
Sr. 15.0
last six years.
Jacob Unruh: Midwest City. Key- Coach: Joe Titles: 15 11 Jaycson Bereal 6-7 Jr. 9.8
shawn Embery can get hot and carry Redmond Times at state: 39 5 Seth Hurd 6-6 So. 9.5
the way to a title for the Bombers, Record: 19-7 State record: 79-23 3 Aaron Lewis 5-8 Sr. 9.2
who enter the tournament with a Ranking: No. 7 10 Elisha Brantley 5-11 Jr. 6.0
deep, talented roster.

Three players to watch

Ethan Chargois, Sr., Tulsa Union: Midwest City No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts. 7:45 P.M.
The 6-foot-9 senior, who is bound for
5 Keyshawn Embery 6-3 Jr. 28.4 SATURDAY
Coach: Dewayne Titles: 4 22 Jalen Redmond 6-4 Jr. 14.5
SMU, averages 19 points and nine
Bradley Times at state: 26 23 D.J. Walter 6-5 Jr. 13.5
rebounds, and is a weapon from
Record: 23-3 State record: 31-21 3 Josh Rivers 5-11 Jr. 7.6
multiple spots on the floor.
HARRISON Ranking: No. 3 11 Juwan Walker 5-9 Jr. ;5.9
Keyshawn Embery, Jr., Midwest
STODDART
City: Embery is the most gifted
scorer remaining in the field. The 6-3 EDMOND NORTH 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY
guard is averaging 28.4 points and 5.4
rebounds.
Putnam City North No.
1
Player
Adokiye Iyaye
Ht.
6-3
Cl. Pts.
Jr. 19.1
Marques Wilson, Sr., Edmond Coach: Ryan Titles: 0 5 Micah Thomas 6-1 So. 17.8
North: The Lehigh signee is posting Wagner Times at state: 17 3 Chris Braggs 6-3 Jr. 9.8
14 points and seven rebounds per Record: 22-5 State record: 6-16 24 Blake Owens 6-7 Jr. 8.1
game in the Huskies varied and Ranking: No. 4 15 Kevin Laye 6-3 Sr. 3.0
balanced attack.

Patriots historic double-dip Edmond North No.

20
Player
Marques Wilson
Ht.
6-5
Cl.
Sr.
Pts.
14.0 9 P.M.
The Putnam City West boys are
making their fifth consecutive state Coach: Terry Evans Titles: 0 5 Marvin Johnson 6-6 Sr. 13.2 FRIDAY
tournament appearance and seventh Record: 24-2 Times at state: 7 35 Harrison Stoddart 6-7 Sr. 12.1
in program history. Ranking: No. 2 State record: 1-6 22 Will Boyd 6-5 Sr. 9.6
The PC West girls are making their 1 Carlos Coppage 5-11 Sr. 5.8
10th overall appearance, and first
since 2005. 2 P.M. THURSDAY
But this is the first time the two
teams are state-bound in the same Broken Arrow No.
4
Player
Caleb Huffman
Ht.
6-4
Cl. Pts.
Jr. 17.2
season.
JALEN REDMOND Coach: Beau Titles: 1 15 Tony Hall 6-4 Sr. 10.4
PC West teams tend to make
MIDWEST CITY Wallace Times at state: 12 33 Braden Boyer 6-7 Jr. 7.3
the most of their state tournament
trips. Of their 15 previous combined Record: 20-7 State record: 6-10 3 Major Smith 6-0 Jr. 5.3
appearances, theyve only been elim- Ranking: No. 8 21 Damian Everette 6-0 Jr. 2.1
inated in the first round four times.
The boys won last years title, and
the girls won it all in 1981.
Sand Springs No.
12
Player
Sydney Pennington
Ht. Cl. Pts.
5-9 Sr. 10.9
Thursday games
at Tulsa Memorial;
Coach: Dustin Titles: 1 1 Destiny Johnson 5-8 So. 10.5 Friday and Saturday

GIRLS Morrow
Record: 23-1
Times at state: 13
State record: 7-11
13
21
Holly Kersgieter
Gloria Mutiri
5-10 So. 10.4
6-1 Jr. 10.1
at Mabee Center,
Tulsa
Ranking: No. 3 3 Kierra McGee 5-8 Sr. 8.9
The Oklahomans
championship picks 3:30 P.M. THURSDAY
Scott Wright: Choctaw. The best
player in the state, plus plenty of Mustang No.
13
Player
CurTierra Haywood
Ht.
6-2
Cl. Pts.
So. 13.8
tourney experience equals a title run
for the Yellowjackets. Coach: Kevin Titles: 6 12 Abby Niehues 6-2 Sr. 11.5
Jacob Unruh: Deer Creek. The Ant- Korstjens Times at state: 23 1 Mia Brown 5-7 Jr. 9.2
lers have risen to show theyre the CENARA SKANES Record: 17-10 State record: 27-16 11 Logan Haller 5-9 Sr. 8.8
most complete team in the field with PUTNAM CITY Ranking: No. 13 3 Ellise Foreman 5-6 So. 4.5
dominating wins over No. 1 Edmond WEST
Santa Fe and No. 2 Choctaw down the
stretch. Deer Creek No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts. 9 A.M.
34 Sydney Manning 5-9 Jr. 17.5 FRIDAY
Three players to watch Coach: Totsy Titles: 5 33 Lauren Fields 5-9 So. 10.2
JoNah Johnson, Sr., Edmond Santa Manning Times at state: 18 10 Maddie Rehl 5-6 Sr. 8.4
Fe:A premier passer at point guard, Record: 24-2 State record: 19-12 45 Kendall Blackburn 6-0 Jr. 7.1
Johnson can take over a game in dif- Ranking: No. 3 22 Hannah Wade 5-7 Sr. 1.9
ferent ways. In her fourth season as a
starter, shes averaging 4.1 assists to 2 P.M. THURSDAY
go with 11.3 points.
Ana Llanusa, Sr., Choctaw:The
Oklahoma signee generally puts on
Tulsa Washington No.
33
Player
Megan Jackson
Ht.
5-6
Cl. Pts.
Sr. 9.9
a show in the final weekend of the Coach: Annette Titles: 3 24 Kambri Davison 5-6 Sr. 9.4
season, but shes never played on Kennedy Times at state: 16 3 Savannah Ellis 5-9 Sr. 7.6
Championship Saturday. Could this Record: 22-5 State record: 13-12 5 Cameryn Fennell 5-2 Jr. 7.3
be the year? Ranking: No. 6 23 Khalan Richardson 5-8 Jr. 6.8
CeNara Skanes, Jr., Putnam City SYDNEY MANNING
West:Skanes averages a double-dou- DEER CREEK
ble, and her athleticism and play-
making ability are huge reasons why Putnam City West No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts. NOON
GIRLS

Putnam City West is back in state for 2 CeNara Skanes 6-0 Jr. 18.2 SATURDAY
first time since 2005. Coach: Carlos Titles: 1 11 Megan McAlpin 5-8 So. 10.8
Adamson Times at state: 10 1 Zaniya Nelson 5-9 Fr. 7.4
Ponca City on a Cinderella run Record: 24-2 State record: 9-8 3 Alyssa Boyce 5-6 Jr. 7.2
Less than 16 minutes into the post- Ranking: No. 5 15 Taliayah Wilson 6-2 Sr. 5.7
season, unranked Ponca City found
itself trailing by 20 to defending state 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY
champion Midwest City in a win-or-
go-home game. Choctaw No.
32
Player
Ana Llanusa
Ht.
6-0
Cl. Pts.
Sr. 19.4
With a starting lineup that includes
Coach: Ryan Titles: 3 24 Bailey Golden 5-10 Jr. 13.3
a freshman, two sophomores and two
Mahoney Times at state: 19 11 Aliyah Llanusa 5-6 So. 8.3
juniors, the young Ladycats rallied to
defeat Midwest City. They followed Record: 23-3 State record: 26-16 21 Jordan Saxton 6-0 Jr. 5.6
that with an upset of regional host Ranking: No. 2 30 Kyanna Payne 5-9 Jr. 3.2
Owasso.
They rebounded from a loss
to Putnam City West in the area
Edmond Santa Fe No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts. NOON
championship game to defeat No. 9 23 JoNah Johnson 5-7 Sr. 11.3 FRIDAY
Norman North in overtime to earn a Coach: Paul Bass Titles: 2 3 RaVon Nero 5-9 Jr. 10.6
trip to state. Record: 23-2 Times at state: 15 14 Euresia Brown 5-10 Sr. 9.3
Weve played a tough schedule Ranking: No. 1 State record: 12-9 25 Andrea Cooper 6-0 Sr. 6.1
and had some leads that got away
2 Makayla Foy 5-7 Jr. 5.7
from us, Ponca City coach Jody
Fincher said. Everything thats gone 7 P.M. THURSDAY
on during the season, weve learned
from and matured at the right time. Ponca City No.
21
Player
Madison Birnbaum
Ht.
5-11
Cl. Pts.
So. 12.9
SCOTT WRIGHT AND JACOB UNRUH,
Coach: Jody Titles: 1 11 Baylee Fincher 5-7 Fr. 12.8
STAFF WRITERS
Fincher Times at state: 12 14 Julissa Garcia 5-10 Jr. 7.5
Record: 16-8 State record: 7-10 10 Kierstin Crowder 5-6 So. 6.5
Ranking: Unranked 25 Ally Jennings 5-8 Jr. 4.7