Okarche girls take Class A state title
BY RYAN ABER NewsOK.com
Sunday, March 03, 2013
3/03/13 at 7:34 AM
Okarche's five starters had been dreaming about this moment for a long time.
The group of underclassmen who consider themselves best friends - three are cousins - had long dreamed of celebrating a basketball state championship on the floor of State Fair Arena.
Saturday, they got their moment as the Lady Warriors beat Cheyenne/Reydon 59-45 to win the Class A championship.
"It's so much better than I ever thought it could be," Madi Grellner said. "I've been dreaming of this moment for so long and for it to finally happen is amazing."
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A GIRLS STATE
Quarterfinals
Thursday at Okla. City Univ.
Okarche 57, Sterling 47
Turner 59, Frontier 43
Kiowa 55, Fort Cobb-Broxton 47
Cheyenne 51, Pond Creek-Hunter 41
Semifinals
Friday at State Fair Arena
Okarche 62, Turner 24
Cheyenne 65, Kiowa 56
Final
Saturday at State Fair Arena
Okarche 59, Cheyenne 47
Summary
Okarche 59, Cheyenne 47
| Cheyenne |
10 |
10 |
10 |
17 |
- |
47 |
| Okarche |
22 |
15 |
4 |
18 |
- |
59 |
Cheyenne (25-7): M.Latta 14, K.Sander 13, T.Craven 7, K.Drouhard 5, T.Swisher 2, L.Wright 2, M.Sappenfield 2, S.Pennington 2.
Okarche (29-3): M.Vogt 21, M.Grellner 13, K.Grellner 13, R.Grellner 6, M.Lee 6.
raber@opubco.com
Associated Images:
Okarche's Kenadey Grellner (center left) Chelsea Mueggenborg, and Randi Hufnagel (right) celebrate with the trophy after winning the Class A girls state championship game between Okarche and Cheyenne/Reydon in Oklahoma City on Saturday. BRYAN TERRY / The Oklahoman
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