4 Key Matchups and Featured Players January 27, 2023

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last weekend before final rankings. Listed below are several key game that could impact rankings and playoff seedings. Several teams are fighting to stay in the Top 8 while others try to climb up a spot or two going into those final rankings. As always get out and support Oklahoma high school basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> .<strong>Anadarko @ Kingfisher</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anadarko 14-2 Ranked #7 Class 4A:</strong> Winner of 10 out last 11 game Anadarko comes in hot. Anadarko won the Heart of Oklahoma Tournament with a win over Purcell ranked #10 in Class 3A. The game has great value as Anadarko tries to maintain its rankings in the Top 8 and with a win could move up a spot or two. <strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='429406' first='Ivory' last='Miller'] earned All Tournament honors last weekend ath Heart of Oklahoma class of 2025 Heaven Haywood is a excellent outside shooter </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kingfisher 13-3 Ranked #4 Class 4A: </strong> Kingfisher enters Friday game on w 3 game winning streak. Winners of the Kingfisher BOW tournament with a big win over Weatherford ranked #4 at the time. It is important game for Kingfisher as they try to maintain their #4 ranking regarding playoff seeding. <strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='461121' first='Addy' last='Matthews'] earned MVP last weekend while teammate <strong>Peyton Walker </strong>earned All Tournament as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Booker T Washington @ Sap</strong>ulpa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Booker T Washington 13-2 Ranked #4 Class 6A: </strong> Booker T Washington enters Friday winners of 9 out last 10 games. Only loss coming to a red hot Midwest City team ranked #8 Class 6A at the time in the finals of the John Noble Tournament. Booker T Washington has worked its way up the the #4 spot in rankings and a win Friday will for sure keep them there as final rankings go in Monday. <strong>Players to Watch: </strong> [player_tooltip player_id='572987' first='Ky'Liin' last='Johnson-Cooper'] [player_tooltip player_id='572964' first='Alexis' last='Leyva'] [player_tooltip player_id='309984' first='Marcayla' last='Johnson'] <strong>Tierna Owens</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='556048' first='Rhyian' last='Mayberry']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sapulpa 14-1 Ranked #1 Class 5A:</strong> Sapulpa enters Friday game ranked #1 Class 5A and winners of 6 straight games. 5 of those wins during this streak coming against ranked teams. The game may have impact on who is #1 when final rankings come out next week with Carl Albert behind them with 2 losses. <strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Oklahoma State commit [player_tooltip player_id='197942' first='Stailee' last='Heard'] [player_tooltip player_id='249260' first='Tyla' last='Heard'] [player_tooltip player_id='261722' first='Raegan' last='McQuarters'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Piedmont @ Carl Albert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Piedmont 11-6 Ranked #7 Class 5A:</strong> Piedmont enters Friday winning 3 out of their last 4 games. The lost coming to Edmond Santa Fe ranked #19 Class 6A at the time is the finals of Newcastle Tournament. An important game as the Lady Wildcats look to start in the Top 8. A win Friday night could help them climb a spot or two when final rankings come out Monday. Players to Watch: <strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261734' first='Jillian' last='Crawford'] and <strong>Khloe Carr</strong> both earned All Tournament honors at Newcastle last weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='550966' first='Rylie' last='Burnett'] <strong>Macy Lee</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='331850' first='Lily' last='Anderson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carl Albert 14-2 Ranked #2 Class 5A: </strong> Carl Albert enters the Friday night contest with a 1402 record on the season. Their two losses have came to Caddo talked #2 Class 2A and Edmond Memorial ranked #2 in Class 6A. Friday game is important as the Lady Titans at least look to remain at that number 2 spot. <strong>Players to Watch: Kamryn Sutton</strong> and <strong>Kennedy Cofer</strong> earned All Tournament last weekend in the Titalan Classic [player_tooltip player_id='572456' first='Skylar' last='Anderson'] [player_tooltip player_id='321731' first='Ariana' last='Diaz'] Ausha Moore [player_tooltip player_id='578039' first='Audrey' last='Plunkett'] had a solid tournament as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shawnee @ Ada</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shawnee 8-9 Ranked #16 Class 5A:</strong> Shawnee enters Friday coming off a 3rd place finish in their own tournament. Shawnee picked up wins against 2 ranked team with lost being to Jenks ranked #12 Class 6A. <strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='197961' first='Amaya' last='Martinez'] [player_tooltip player_id='261715' first='Tristyn' last='Napier'] who has signed to play at Friends University Dailey Rice who earned All Tournament last weekend at Shawnee INvitational </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ada 11-5 Ranked #16 Class 4A:</strong> Ada enters Friday night with a 6 game winning steak after winning the Choctaw ECOC last weekend. All 5 of Ada losses have came to Top 20 opponents this season. Ada is looking to possibility move up a spot or two with a quality win over a Top 20 Class 5A opponent <strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='309982' first='Sania' last='Richardson'] who joined the 1,000 point club last week <strong>Jakobi Williams Makaviaya Nelson Abby Strong</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><div style="vertical-align: top;width: 0px;height: 30px"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><div style="vertical-align: top;width: 0px;height: 30px">R Shawnee 8-9 Ranked #16 Class 5A: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->