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Kinta battles Red Oak, girls second round at Porum tourney

Kinta heads down to Red Oak for its Rock Island Conference rivalry game against the team in purple and gold. For the boys team, this is an essential road game in a small, loud gym. Indeed, Kinta still has two more tough conference games afterwards. However, this will be an emotional game that will demand a great amount of a thin rotation. Also, the girls second round of the Porum Cross Telephone Tournament is today and Stigler hits the second round of the Checotah Crossroads Classic.

Kinta at Red Oak

Kinta Eagles girls (6-11) at Red Oak Eagles (11-9, ranked 17th in Class A) 6:30 p.m.

Last game: Buffalo Valley 44, Kinta 32; Hartshorne 38, Red Oak 31.

Last meeting: Red Oak 66, Kinta 30 (Feb. 1, 2016)

Notes: Red Oak has lost back-to-back games while Kinta has lost its last three. Both teams have scored less than 40 points in the past two contests. While Cianna Titsworth has continued to struggle with knee pain, Jaclyn Shaffer has emerged as a leading scorer 13.3 points per the last six games.

Kinta Eagles boys (16-2, ranked No. 1 in Class B) at Red Oak Eagles (14-6, ranked 16th in Class A) 8 p.m.

Last game: Kinta 49, Buffalo Valley 25; Red Oak 56, Hartshorne 39.

Last meeting: Red Oak 62, Kinta 58 (March 4, 2016)

Notes: Kinta has won six straight games, allowing 40 or fewer in the last four contests. Kinta's Thomas Taylor has scored 65 points in the past four games. Since backup post player Josh Lynch injured his knee on Jan. 9, Kinta has mainly played with a six-player rotation with only Braden Ray coming off the bench. The boys in blue and white are 1-2 against ranked teams. Red Oak is 2-6 against ranked foes. Kinta averages 60.5 points per game and allows 35.1 per game. Red Oak scores 60.9 points per game and allows 44.9 per game.

Stigler girls (12-2, ranked 15th in Class 3A) vs. Muldrow (11-3, ranked 16th in Class 4A) (Checotah Crossroads Classic semifinal) 7 p.m.

Last game: Stigler 43, Vian 32; Muldrow 58, Checotah 20.

Last meeting: Muldrow 57, Stigler 43 (Jan. 7, 2017)

Notes: Madison Gilmore scored 22 points as Stigler earned its fourth straight win and third victory against a ranked team in the first round against Vian on Jan. 19. Stigler scores 52.2 points per game and allows 35.8 per game. The Panthers have scored 43 points in their last three games. Stigler coach Jeff Walker has hoped the team would shoot better in the Checotah tourney. Muldrow averages 53.9 points per game and allows 35.2 per game. After losing to the Bulldogs in the Sequoyah County Classic final, Walker said one thing his team gathered from the game was guarding bigger players who have good shooting range.

Stigler boys (2-11) vs. Vian (7-6) (Checotah Crossroads Classic consolation semifinal) 8:30 p.m.

Last game: Hilldale 87, Stigler 55; Wagoner 34, Vian 30.

Last meeting: Vian 53, Stigler 46 (Jan. 21, 2016)

Notes: Vian has lost four of its last five games after winning five of the previous six. Stigler has scored 55.8 points per game while Vian has averaged 43 per game during the same stretch.

Keota girls (5-9) vs. Panola (0-17) (Porum Cross Telephone Tournament consolation semifinal) 4:30 p.m.

Last game: McCurtain 43, Keota 41; Quinton 61, Panola 10.

Last meeting: Keota 35, Panola 17 (Jan. 3, 2016)

Notes: Keota has lost three of its last four games. The Lions have scored more than 40 points three times, while the Bearcats' season high is 35.

Quinton girls (13-1, ranked 13th in Class 2A) vs. McCurtain (4-11) (Porum Cross Tournament semifinal) 7:10 p.m.

Last game: Quinton 61, Panola 10; McCurtain 43, Keota 41.

Last meeting: Quinton 50, McCurtain 32 (Jan. 22, 2013)

Notes: Abby Myers is starting to lift some of the scoring burden carried by Macey McKee and Hanna Pitman, with four double-digit performances in the past six games. Quinton has won 12 straight games.

Porum (11-3, ranked 20th in Class A) vs. Warner (7-6) (Porum Cross Telephone Tournament) 8:30 p.m.

Last game: Porum 66, Gore 14; Warner 63, Midway 14.

Last meeting: Warner 53, Porum 50 (Jan. 22, 2016)

Notes: Porum lost to the Eagles in the Porum Cross Telephone Tournament semifinals last year. Porum's Aubrie Ayers has 63 points in the last four games.

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