Howe girls open play in the Class 2A state basketball tournament at 9 a.m. Thursday against Riverside in the OG&E Colosseum in Oklahoma City.
Read more: Howe girls open play in 2A tournamentHowe is 26-3 and ranked second in the state. The Lady Lions have won 18-straight games since a loss to Kingfisher in thr Bertha Teague Mid-America Classic on Dec. 29 so Howe is undefeated so far in 2026. While Howe is an area champion, Riverside won its area consolation championship to advance to state. Riverside is 22-7 and ranked sixth, defeating Cashion to make state.
The Howe/Riverside winner plays the Hartshorne/Fairview winner in the semifinals 10 a.m. Friday at Yukon.
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