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Few surprises in first round boys' games
At the Westmoore Regional, Lawton surged late to beat Putnam City West, 65-52. Chris Porter scored 22 for the Wolverines. Westmoore had an easy time against Choctaw, winning 83-61. Devonte Smith scored 24 for the Jags.
No. 9 Lawton and No. 8 Westmoore will meet tonight for the Regional championship.
In Midwest City, the favorites both won on Friday. No. 4 Midwest City downed U. S. Grant, 76-49, while Santa Fe beat Moore, 60-49. Nick Combs scored 20 for SF. Robert Pruitt scored 26 for the Generals. The Bombers and Wolves meet in the Regional finals tonight.
Second ranked Putnam City North survived a scare from Norman North, 56-54, at home. Dennon Mitchell led the Panthers with 30 points. David Morgan scored 23 for the T-wolves. In the other game at PCN, Del City slipped past Norman, 57-54, despite 20 points by the Tigers' Vorwald.
The Panthers will host Del City tonight.
On the eastern side of the state, No. 3 Jenks had little trouble with Sapulpa as the Trojans won 78-48. The other game at Jenks saw Stillwater edge Enid, 56-48.
No. 7 Broken Arrow used their home court advantage to beat Claremore soundly, 72-48. The Tigers will host Bartlesville tonight. The Bruins defeated Tahlequah on Friday, 50-44.
No. 5 Tulsa Memorial beat Edmond North, 78.55, on the Chargers court. Memorial will meet Owasso tonight. The Rams narrowly defeated Muskogee, 47-44.
No. 6 Union coated past Sand Springs, 62.48, while Edmond Memorial outlasted Ponca City, 44-37. The Redskins and the Bulldogs will play tonight at Union for the Regional championship.
Tonight's game are scheduled for a 7:00 tip off.
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