Wilson opens at home; Dewar, Schulter start playoffs on road
The postseason for varsity basketball teams in Classes A and B will get underway this weekend.
Most of the district tournaments in Class A will feature three teams and will get started Friday with girls games taking place at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contests at approximately 7:30 p.m. The winners of Friday’s district tournament elimination games will battle the third team in each tournament in Saturday’s district championship contests at 6 and 7:30 p.m. with both teams advancing to next week’s regional tournament.
There are seven of the eight district tournaments in Class A, Area IV, that will feature four teams in each bracket, meaning that those postseason tournaments will begin Thursday with girls games at 6 and 7:30 p.m., while the boys games will take place Friday at 6 and 7:30 p.m. with the winners of those contests meeting for the district championships on Saturday, beginning with the girls title game at 6 p.m., followed by the boys title contest at approximately 7:30 p.m.
In Okmulgee County, three of the eight high school basketball programs will begin their postseason journey this weekend.
The varsity cage programs from Dewar and Schulter will start their playoff treks on the road, while the varsity basketball program from Wilson will begin postseason play in front of their hometown fans.
The Dewar Dragons and Lady Dragons will compete in the Class A, Area IV, District 6 tournament Friday at Quinton High School. The Lady Dragons will begin postseason play Friday at 6 p.m. against the Clayton Lady Bulldogs, while the Dragons will open playoff action Friday at 7:30 p.m. against the host Quinton Savages.
Wins on Friday will put the Dewar cage squads into Saturday’s district championship games at 6 and 7:30 p.m., while losses on Friday will close out the Dewar basketball teams’ seasons.
Schulter and Wilson (Henryetta) will compete in district tournaments in Class B this weekend.
The Schulter Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs will begin postseason play in the Class B, Area II, District 5 tournament at Braggs High School. The Lady Bulldogs will open their playoff schedule Thursday at 6 p.m. against the Hanna Lady Dragons, while the Bulldogs will begin postseason play Friday at 6 p.m. against the Midway Chargers.
The other elimination games at Braggs will feature the host Braggs Lady Wildcats battling Midway Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and the Braggs Wildcats taking on Hanna Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The winners of the elimination contests will square off in Saturday’s district title contests, beginning with the girls championship game at 6 p.m., followed by the boys championship game at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The Wilson Tigers and Lady Tigers will open their playoff trek on their home gymnasium – the Tiger Den – and the Class B, Area III, District 7 tournament with the Lady Tigers beginning postseason play Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in an elimination game against the Agra Lady Bearcats, while the Tigers will begin their playoff schedule Friday at 7:30 p.m. in an elimination game against the Agra Bearcats.
The other elimination contests at the Tiger Den this weekend will feature Bowlegs taking on Graham-Dustin with the girls elimination game taking place Thursday at 6 p.m. and the boys elimination game scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m.
The winners of the elimination contests will square off in Saturday’s district title contests, beginning with the girls championship game at 6 p.m., followed by the boys championship game at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Losses in the elimination games will bring the county cage squads’ 2023-2024 seasons to a close.
— District Basketball Tournament Schedules Class A
Area IV, District 6 At Quinton First Round
Dewar vs Clayton; Friday, 6 p.m. (girls) Dewar vs Quinton; Friday, 7:30 p.m. (boys) Championship
Dewar/Clayton winner vs Quinton; Saturday, 6 p.m. (girls) Dewar/Quinton winner vs Clayton; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (boys) — Class B
Area II, District 5 At Braggs
First Round
Schulter vs Hanna; Thursday, 6 p.m. (girls) Midway vs Braggs; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (girls) Schulter vs Midway; Friday, 6 p.m. (boys) Braggs vs Hanna; Friday, 7:30 p.m. (boys) Championship Schulter/Hanna winner vs Midway/ Braggs winner; Saturday, 6 p.m. (girls) Schulter/Midway winner vs Braggs/Hanna winner; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (boys) — Area III, District 7 At Wilson First Round
Bowlegs vs Graham-Dustin; Thursday, 6 p.m. (girls) Wilson vs Agra; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (girls) Bowlegs vs Graham-Dustin; Friday, 6 p.m. (boys) Wilson vs Agra; Friday, 7:30 p.m. (boys) Championship Bowlegs/Graham-Dustin winner vs Wilson/ Agra winner; Saturday, 6 p.m. (girls) Bowlegs/Graham-Dustin winner vs Wilson/ Agra winner; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (boys)
