Tournament of Champions: Weeleetka boys, Jenks girls

BY OKRANKINGS.COM
Thursday, December 27, 2012
12/27/12 at 6:47 AM


BOYS

Weleetka Outlaws

Class/ranking (OKRankings.com): A/No. 1

Coach: Brett Thomas

First-round game: vs. Union, 10:30 a.m. Thursday

Tickets: $7 adults, $7 students

Team sponsor: Creek Nation Chief George Tiger

Player to watch

Jeremiah Winney

Winney, a 6-4 senior, averages 15.5 points and 10 rebounds per game. Thomas on Winney: "He's a good player and has averaged a double-double all four years for us."

GIRLS

Jenks Trojans

Class/ranking (OKRankings.com): 6A/No. 15

Coach: Mandy Nightingale

First-round game: vs. Verdigris, 9 a.m. Thursday

Tickets: $7 adults, $7 students

Team sponsor: Forrester LLC

PLAYER TO WATCH

Jessica Washington

Oklahoma's top female recruit in 2013, the 5-foot-8 point guard is rated 14th nationally by ESPNU. Played on the U.S. women's U17 squad last summer. Averaged 18.3 points, 5.5 rebounds as a junior. Signed with North Carolina. Said Nightingale: "Everybody knows she's good, but the thing that most impressed me is that she works as hard in practice as she does in games."


Original Print Headline: Tournament Of Champions Dec. 27-29, Mabee Center, ORU

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