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P-T hosting
post-season
Referee Kenny Ritchie gets ready to signify a pin for Perkins-T(yon wrestler Jake Gould in the 220-pound match of last
Tuesday's dual with Bethel as part of homecoming. Gould's pin was one of four by the Demons in the 72-0 win over the
Wildcats. Only four matches were wrestled with the rest of the wins coming by forfeits. P-T also gained a 33-30 dual win at
Mannford last Thursday to finish out the regular season. Preparations for next week's Class 3A East regional tournament
at Sperry are now underway. Journal photo by Kyle Lomenick
Friday, Feb. 13
• P-THS basketball
hosts Prague: JV, 4 p.m.;
varsity, 6:30 p.m. Varsity
games will be broadcast
on KGFY 105.5 FM with
the pregame show at 6:20
p.m.
• Stillwater HS basket-
ball at Edmond Santa Fe:
JV, 3:30 p.m.; varsity, 6
p.m.
• Agra HS basketball vs.
Olive, 6:30 p.m., at Class
A district tournament at
Glencoe. Tournament
continues through Satur-
day.
• Ripley HS basketball
vs. Oilton, 6:30 p.m. at
Class A district tourna-
ment.at Davenport. Tour-
nament continues through
Saturday.
• Carney HS basketball
vs. Graham-Dustin, 6:30
p.m. at Class B district
tournament at Varnum.
Tournament continues
through Saturday.
Saturday, Feb. 14
• Carney 5th-8 th basket-
ball at Ripley, 12 noon.
• Coyle HS basketball
hosts Southwest Cove-
nant, 6:30 p.m., in Class B
district tournament.
Monday, Feb. 16
• P-T 7th-9 th basketball
with Cushing: Girls, here,
4:30 p.m.; boys, there,
4:30 p .m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
• P-THS basketball at
Cushing: JV, 4 p.m.; var-
sity, 6:30 p.m.
• Stillwater HS basket-
ball hosts Edmond North:
JV, 3:30 p.m.; varsity, 6
p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 19
• Class A regional
tournaments begin and
continue through Satur-
day, Feb. 21
• Class B regional
tournaments begin and
continue through Satur-
day, Feb. 21.
Friday, Feb. 20
• P-THS basketball
hosts Prague, 6:30 p.m.,
in Class 3A district tour-
nament. Games will be
broadcast on KGFY 105.5
FM with the pregame
show at 6:15 p.m.
• P-THS wrestling at
Class 3A regional tourna-
ment at S perry through
Saturday, Feb. 21.
• Stillwater HS basket-
ball hosts Deer Creek: JV,
3:30 p.m.; varsity, 6 p.m.
Regionals at Sperry;
matmen win final duals
Morrison, and Newkirk.
Also included are
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
School for the Blind
(Parkview), Pawhuska,
Pawnee, Perry, Quinton,
Salina, Sequoyah-Tahle-
quah, Talihina, Tonkawa,
Vian, and Warner.
"Qualifying anyone for
the state tournament will
be tough and our kids are
going to have to work hard
between now and then to
prepare for regionals," Liles
added.
The Class 3A West
regional event will be at
Marlow. That field includes
Bethel, Bridge Creek, Chan-
dler, Comanche, Cordell,
Crossings Christian School,
Davis, Oklahoma City
Douglass, Geary/Watonga,
Hinton, Hobart/Lone Wolf,
and Holdenville.
Also included are Okla-
homa City John Mar-
shall, Kingfisher, Lexing-
ton, Little Axe, Madill,
Mangum, Marlow, Okla-
homa Centennial, Pauls
The Perkins-Tryon wres-
tlers will compete in the
Class 3A East regional
tournament at Sperry as
announced by the Okla-
homa Secondary School
Activities Association late
last week.
The Demons will be one
of 26 schools in the two-day
event set for Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 20-21. The
state tournament will be
held Feb. 27-28 atthe State
Fair Arena in Oklahoma
City. The top four placers
in each weight classification
will advance to the state
tournament.
"Our regional tourna-
ment is going to be very
tough," said head coach
T.J. Liles. "The east side
seems much more difficult
because of the caliber of
teams in it."
Joining P-T and host
Sperry will be Barnsdall,
Berryhill, Blackwell, Bri-
stow, Checotah, Heritage
Hall, Hulbert, Inola, Keys
(Parkhill), Locust Grove,
Perkins-Tryon's Nick Huckabay looks for a teammate to
pass the ball to during first half action of last Friday's game at
Chandler. Huckabay was one of several players off the bench
who provided solid minutes. The Demons gained a 41-38 win
over the Lions. Journal photo by Kyle Lomenick
Valley, Plainview, Prague,
Star Spencer, and Sulphur.
P-T notched two more
wrestling dual wins to close
out the regular season last
week. It culminated with a
33-30 win at Mannford last
Thursday. The week began
with a 72-0 thumping of
Bethel here last Tuesday
as part of homecoming
festivities.
Against Mannford, the
dual came down ,to the
heavyweight match where
P-T's Caleb Hart gained a
1-0 decision over Quinton
Cook. The Demons com-
Pleted the regular season
with a 8-3 dual record,
• another school record.
The match went back
and forth with both teams
exchanging forfeits to
begin. Eli Phibbs earned the
forfeit win at 106 pounds
but P-T have up the points
at 113 pounds. Mannford
followed with a decision
and two pins to leave 21-6.
Jaxson Swink won a 2-1
See WRESTLE Page B3
Demons split
road contests
By Rick Lomenick
Journal Sports Editor
CHANDLER- Per-
kins-Tryon used a brief
fourth quarter scoring run
to surge past the Chandler
Lions last Friday night then
held on late for a 41-38 win.
The triumph created a
66 Conference split for the
Demons as P-T dropped a
64-63 verdict last Tuesday,
also on the road at Meeker.
P-T was holding a 31-27
lead two minutes into the
fourth quarter when the
Lions notched five straight
points for a short-lived
32-31 advantage. The
Demons countered with a
7-0 scoring run that cov-
ered 90 seconds for a 38-32
advantage.
Inside buckets from
Bryce Wells and Talon
Sharp plus a conventional
three-point play from Trey
Waitt contributed to the run.
Chandler chipped its
See DEMONS Page B3
hoops events
By Rick Lomenick
Journal Sports Editor
The quest for a Class 3A state tournament berth will
start at home for both the Perkins-Tryon Lady Demons
and Demons when post-season action begins late next
week. And it will begin with a very familiar opponent.
P-T will host the District 3 tournament out of Area I
on Friday, Feb. 20, at the P-T Gymnasium. The opponent
will be Prague's Lady Devils and Red Devils coming to
town. The first of two games will tipoff at 6:30 p.m. and
will be broadcast on KGFY 105.5 FM .....
The two teams face each other Friday night in a regular
season matchup in the final home contest before the play-
offs. Senior Night festivities will also take place between
the two varsity games. Friday's games will also be carried
on KGFY 105.5 FM.
The Lady Demons will enter the post-season ranked
No. 7 in the OSSAARankings poll. The Demons are
ranked No. 19,
Lady Demons head coach Jerry Burnett was somewhat
surprised by the district matchup.
"It kind of surprised me because of the distance
between the two," Burnett said. "They are well-coached
and a quality opponent. Like we talked about in practice
the other day, you have to come and play and it doesn't
matter who you're playing. You have to come out and
get a win."
See POST-SEASON Page B3
Senior Bailey Wensler is fouled while driving for a layup
during last Friday's game at Chandler. Wensler's scoring
efforts last week enabled her to top the 1,000-point mark in
her career. P-T beat the Lady Lions 43-28.
Journal photo by Kyle Lomenick
Lady Demons earn
conference wins
By Rick Lomenick
Journal Sports Editor
CHANDLER - While
Chandler never really con-
tended for an upset win over
Perkins-Tryon, the Lady
Demons couldn't quite put
away the hosts until late in
the 43-28 win at Chandler
last Friday night.
It was the second straight
66 Conference road win
attained last week as P-T
gained a 52-40 wi at
Meeker last Tuesday.
Chandler held the lead
for much of the first quar-
ter with the last advantage
of 5-4 with just over two
minutes left in the period.
The Lady Demons regained
the lead for good with a 6-0
run to close out the period
with a pair of buckets from
Brianna Hobbs and two free
throws from Ericka Steven-
son for a 10-5 advantage.
The Lady Lions began
the second quarter with
a bucket but the Lady
Demons responded with six
straight points that included
a three-pointer from Rylee
Craycraft and a conven-
tional three-point play from
Hobbs for a 16- 7 lead with
2:23 left in the first half.
See WINS Page B3
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