Class 3A girls basketball state tournament preview
BY MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
3/06/13 at 4:39 AM
Adair Warriors
Coach: Scott Winfield
Record: 27-0 Ranking: 4
State titles: 3 (2009, '89, '88)
State runner-ups: 1 ('07)
State appearance: 18th
State tournament record: 14-14
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Molly Kerr | 5-10 | Jr. | 10.0 |
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F | Bailey Stephens | 5-10 | Jr. | 8.0 |
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G | Raven Campos | 5-6 | Sr. | 10.0 |
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G | Kylie Looney | 5-8 | So. | 15.0 |
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G | Rendi Rogers | 5-10 | Jr. | 8.0 |
Fast facts: Kerr is the leading rebounder with eight per game. ... Adair's unbeaten regular season is believed to be the first in school history.
Hugo Buffaloes
Coach: Chris Scott
Record: 19-8 Ranking: 18
State titles: none
State runner-ups: none
State appearance: 2nd
State tournament record: 1-1
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Teila Fleeks | 5-5 | Jr. | 3.0 |
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C | Beautiful Brown | 5-6 | So. | 5.0 |
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G | Sarah Simpson | 5-6 | Jr. | 8.0 |
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G | Ray'Shonne Smith | 5-5 | So. | 11.0 |
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G | Torrii Tarkington | 5-6 | So. | 8.0 |
Fast facts: Hugo's 19 wins are the most since at least 1999-00.
Lindsay Leopards
Coach: Jon Jacques
Record: 20-8 Ranking: 12
State titles: 3 (1968, '62, '54)
State runner-ups: 3 ('76, '63, '61)
State appearance: 22nd
State tournament record: 21-18
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Whitney Metke | 5-10 | So. | 8.0 |
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C | Molly Hibbard | 6-0 | Sr. | 15.0 |
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G | Ellanee Allison | 5-4 | So. | 4.0 |
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G | Macey Hatfield | 5-7 | Sr.. | 10.0 |
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G | Brittany Lujan | 5-8 | Jr. | 14.0 |
Fast facts: Lindsay makes its first tournament appearance since 1989, first in the 5-on-5 era.
Millwood Falcons
Coach: Arnelia Spears
Record: 20-3 Ranking: 3
State titles: 3 (2012, '08, '90)
State runner-ups: 5 (2011. '10, '09, '93, '91)
State appearance: 20th
State tournament record: 21-16
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Mekale Chapple | 6-0 | Sr. | 5.4 |
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F | Keviona Grissom | 5-11 | Sr. | 10.9 |
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G | NyKiah Hines | 5-5 | Fr. | 3.7 |
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G | Raven Prince | 6-1 | So. | 7.9 |
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G | Teanna Reid | 5-7 | Sr. | 17.0 |
Fast facts: Millwood beat Prague 64-50 in last year's 3A final.
Perkins-Tryon Demons
Coach: Jerry Burnett
Record: 26-0 Ranking: 2
State titles: none
State runner-ups: 1 (1997)
State appearance: 10th
State tournament record: 4-9
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Jordan Gorham | 6-0 | Sr. | 16.0 |
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F | McKenzie Stanford | 6-0 | Sr. | 13.6 |
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G | Jeri Adkison | 5-6 | Jr. | 5.7 |
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G | Lacey Shipp | 5-6 | Sr. | 2.8 |
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G | Bailey Wensler | 5-8 | So. | 7.3 |
Fast facts: The Demons went unbeaten in the regular season for the first time in school history.
Tah. Sequoyah Indians
Coach: Larry Shade
Record: 20-8 Ranking: 11
State titles: 3 (2007, '06, '05)
State runner-ups: 1 (2008)
State appearance: 9th
State tournament record: 12-5
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Audrey Ballou | 5-10 | Jr. | 15.6 |
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F | Loren Young | 6-0 | Jr. | 9.3 |
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G | Courtney Jones | 5-6 | Sr. | 12.0 |
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G | Kelsey Leach | 5-7 | Jr. | 3.2 |
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G | Baylee Ratliff | 5-8 | So. | 5.0 |
Fast facts: Sequoyah has seven of its top eight athletes returning next season. ... Young overcame an ACL injury to bolster the inside game. ... The Indians return to the tournament after missing the past two years. Before that, they made eight appearances over 11 seasons.
Sulphur Bulldogs
Coach: Toby Todd
Record: 27-0 Ranking: 1
State titles: none
State runner-ups: none
State appearance: 3rd
State tournament record: 1-2
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Ashley Hughes | 5-7 | Sr. | 21.0 |
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F | Tierani Richardson | 5-4 | Jr. | 19.0 |
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G | Bailee Eldred | 5-10 | So.. | 7.0 |
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G | Ebony Harrison | 5-9 | Sr. | 7.0 |
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G | Darsha Reagle | 5-7 | Sr. | 6.0 |
Fast facts: Sulphur went to the semifinals last year and is 53-2 over two seasons.
Verdigris Cardinals
Coach: Mike Buntin
Record: 24-4 Ranking: 5
State titles: none
State runner-ups: 1 (2006)
State appearance: 5th
State tournament record: 2-4
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Pos. | Player | Ht. | Cl. | Ppg |
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F | Camry Collins | 5-6 | Sr. | 4.0 |
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F | Courtney Risenhoover | 5-10 | Sr. | 10.1 |
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G | Caitlyn Hansloven | 5-4 | Jr. | 6.2 |
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G | Baileigh O'Dell | 5-4 | Jr. | 17.2 |
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G | Stacia Payne | 5-8 | Sr. | 13.4 |
Fast facts: O'Dell and Payne average 5.2 and 3.6 assists, respectively. ... The Cards beat Sequoyah twice and were 4-2 against state qualifiers in all classes.
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