Kiefer defeats Heavener
Kiefer defeats Heavener boys in a Class 3A basketball winners bracket regional game Thursday night, 71-51, at Checotah.
Kiefer advances to the regional finals against Roland Saturday night. The Wolves face Valliant in an elimination game 2:30 p.m. Friday, also at Checotah.
Spiro’s girls were also defeated in a winners bracket game against Kiefer, 59-38. The Lady Bulldogs play Hugo at 1 p.m. Spiro’s boys stayed alive with a 55-50 victory over Checotah and plays Hugo at 7:30 p.m.
Heavener’s girls had a bye Thursday and plays Valliant at 6 p.m. Friday in an elimination game.
Heavener’s boys are 12-15 overall while the Trojans improve to 20-5.
Boys
Kiefer took a commanding lead in the first quarter and aside from a run by the Wolves in the third quarter, controlled the contest in getting the 71-51 win.
Heavener trailed 21-10 at the end of the first quarter and 48-26 at the half against the 13th-ranked Trojans.
Brandon Sanchez finished with 13 points to lead Heavener.
Kiefer 71, Heavener 51
HHS 10 16 17 8–51
KHS 21 27 8 15–71
Heavener—Cook 3 0-0 1 8; Ford 3 5-6 1 9; Garcia 3 0-0 4 9; Rodriguez 3 2-4 0 8; Sanchez 5 3-3 3 13; J. Sanchez 1 0-0 0 2; Dehart 0 0-2 0 0. TOTALS: 18 10-15 9 51.
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