2023 LCT semifinals set
Semifinals for the 2023 basketball LeFlore County Tournament is set after Tuesday’s play in the 93rd annual tournament.
Seven of the top eight seeds in the girls’ and boys’ brackets advanced with the LeFlore girls, a five seed, raiding the party, after defeating the fourth-seeded Spiro girls, 58-53.
Girls’ semifinals are Thursday with the boys playing their semifinals Friday. The semifinals and Saturday’s finals will be played at Spiro.
The Lady Savages will play top-seeded and defending tournament champion Pocola 7 p.m. Thursday, with a battle between second-seed Howe and third-seeded Whitesboro following at approximately 8:30 p.m.
In the boys’ semifinals, top-seeded Pocola faces fourth-seeded Spiro at 7 p.m. Friday. Heavener’s boys, which reached the semifinals for the first time since 2010, play Wister at 8:30.
Semifinal winners advance to Saturday’s championship games with the girls playing at 7 p.m. and the boys playing after the first game is over.
The Wolves took the lead early against Talihina and gradually expanded the advantage over the remainder of the contest. Landon Thurman scored 27 points for Heavener, despite sitting out the fourth quarter.
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