BASKETBALL
By Trey Hunter
Sports Editor
The Okarche girls and boys basketball teams head to Garber for a 2018 Garber Tournament loaded with competition and ranked teams in both brackets.
Six of the eight teams in the girls brackets are ranked throughout Class 2A, Class A and Class B, including the Warriors who are ranked No. 5 in Class A.
The Warriors tip off the tournament against Class B Shidler at 3:50 p.m. Thursday. The winner goes on to face the winner between Class B No. 2 Lomega and Class A No. 17 Ripley in the semifinals. No. 18 Garber takes on Class B No. 19 Mulhall-Orlando in the bottom half of the bracket and will take on the winner of Class 2A No. 7 Cashion and Class B Deer Creek-Lamont in the semis.
The first game of the semifinals is scheduled for 3:50 p.m. Friday and the second game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The first game of the consolation bracket tips off at 10:30 a.m. Friday followed by the second game at 1:10 p.m. The consolation championship game is scheduled at 3:50 p.m. Saturday.
Three of the eight boys teams enter the tournament ranked in Class A and Class B, including No. 6 Okarche who tips off against Class B Mulhall-Orlando Thursday at 5:10 p.m. with the winner taking on either Class 2A Cashion or Class B Deer Creek-Lamont in the semifinals.
No. 9 Garber takes on Class B Shidler in the top half of the bracket with the winner facing either Class B No. 8 Lomega or Ripley in the semis.
The first game of the semifinals is scheduled for 5:10 p.m. Friday followed by the second game at 7:50 p.m.
The championship game is scheduled for 7:50 p.m. Saturday.
The first game of the consolation bracket tips off at 11:50 a.m. Friday followed by the second game at 2:30 p.m. The consolation championship is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
