2023 LCT semifinals start Thursday

2023 LCT semifinals start Thursday

Semifinal action for the 2023 basketball LeFlore County Tournament will start Thursday in the 93rd annual tournament.

Girls’ semifinals are Thursday with the boys playing their semifinals Friday. The semifinals and Saturday’s finals will be played at Spiro.

LCT boys after Wednesday

LCT girls after Wednesday

LeFlore’s girls 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.

In consolation action Wednesday, for the boys, LeFlore downed Whitesboro, 59-55; Arkoma eliminated Cameron, 52-43; Poteau edged Talihina, 54-51; and Panama beat Howe, 52-46.

For the girls, Panama downed Heavener, 48-34; Poteau creamed Cameron, 45-14; Wister hammered Arkoma, 56-20; and Spiro squeaked by Talihina, 40-39.

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Craig Hall
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