The Wilson varsity basketball program began its postseason journey towards a possible state tournament appearance last weekend with a sweep of district championships.
The Wilson cage squads captured the district crowns last Saturday in front of their hometown fans at the Tiger Den. The Lady Tigers advanced to the winner’s bracket of this week’s regional tournament with a 56-30 victory over the Bowlegs Lady Bison in the championship game of the Class B, Area III, District 7 tournament, while the Tigers advanced to the regional tournament winner’s side of the bracket with an 89-25 win over the Graham-Dustin Chieftains on Saturday.
The Wilson cagers began postseason play last Thursday and Friday, respectively, as the Lady Tigers avoided elimination and guaranteed a spot in this week’s regional tournament with a 70-26 victory over the Agra Lady Wildcats in last Thursday’s second of two elimination contests in the 4-team district tournament, while the Tigers punched their ticket to the regional tournament last Friday with an 87-24 win over the Agra Wildcats in the second of two opening-round contests.
Bowlegs and Graham-Dustin split the other two elimination games last week with Bowlegs taking the girls game by a 46-25 margin and Graham-Dustin taking the boys contest by a 46-35 decision.
With the district title victories, the Wilson cagers will begin the second phase of their trek towards the state basketball championships in Oklahoma City at the Class B, Area III, regional tournament at Roff High School. The Lady Tigers are scheduled to take on the Geronimo Lady Bluejays in a winner’s bracket contest Thursday at 6 p.m., while the Tigers are scheduled to square off against the Tipton Tigers in a winner’s bracket game Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Wins on Thursday will put the Wilson squads into Saturday’s regional championship games at Roff High School at 6 and 7:30 p.m., respectively, while losses on Thursday will drop the Tigers and Lady Tigers into consolation semifinal contests at Roff on Friday at 1 and 2:30 p.m., respectively.
Below are summaries of the Wilson varsity basketball program at last week’s Class B, Area III, District 7 tournament at the Tiger Den.
— First Round Girls Bracket
Wilson 70, Agra 26
The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 26-5 lead at the end of one and went into halftime in front by a 3915 advantage after escaping the second quarter with a 13-10 margin. The Wilson ladies took the final two frames by a combined 31-11 to walk away with the dominating 70-26 victory.
Ty Williams led a balanced offensive attack for the Lady Tigers in the elimination game, finishing with 11 points. Other Wilson scorers in the decisive win were Brooklyn Weeks and Kaozong Yang with nine apiece, Janelle Proctor and Jamie Proctor seven each, Jayda Pinkston and Jaslene Proctor six apiece, Abby Neep and Gracie Bear four each, Kaylee Earhart three, and Kayla McCracken and Uyen Yang two apiece.
— Boys Bracket
Wilson 87, Agra 24
The Tigers led 29-5 after one and 55-8 at halftime. The Wilson squad capped off the lopsided victory by outscoring the Wildcats 32-16 in the second half for the 87-24 decision.
Zion Shelburn was the overall leading scorer for the Tigers in the win with a game-high 20 points. Other double-digit scorers for the Wilson gentlemen against Agra were Charles Shelburn with 14, Keshon Shelburn and Alec Ganote 11 apiece, and Aiden Barnard and Andrew Wilson 10 each. The remaining offensive contributors for the Tigers in the opening-round win were Esiah King with six, Tepoyv Williams three, and Juaquin Rivera two.
— Championship Girls Bracket
Wilson 56, Bowlegs 30
The Lady Tigers took a comfortable 20-4 lead at the end of the first eight minutes of regulation. Bowlegs came out of the second period with a 12-7 advantage to cut the Wilson lead to 11 (27-16) at halftime. The Wilson ladies put the game out of reach in the third quarter by outscoring the Lady Bison 22-3 in the frame for a commanding 49-19 lead with one period remaining in regulation. Bowlegs took the final frame 11-7, but it was the host Wilson Lady Tigers that emerged with the 56-30 victory and took home the district championship plaque.
Janelle Proctor led all scorers in the title game with a game-high 35 points. Other Lady Tiger offensive contributors against Bowlegs were Kaozong Yang with six, Jayda Pinkston and Brooklyn Weeks four each, Abby Neep, Reese Herring, and Jamie Proctor two apiece, and Uyen Yang one.
-Boys Bracket Wilson 89, Graham-Dustin 25 The Tigers put the game away early with a 21-5 advantage after one quarter of play, then took the second period by a 25-7 margin for a 46-12 halftime lead. The Wilson gentlemen outscored the Chieftains 28-4 and 15-9, respectively, in the final two frames of regulation to put the finishing touches on the 89-25 victory and securing the district championship trophy.
Zabrien Shelburn led a quartet of double-digit scorers for Wilson in the win, finishing with a gamehigh 25 points. The other Tiger players to record double-digit totals against Graham-Dustin were Aiden Barnard with 14, Zion Shelburn 13, and Esiah King 10. The trio of Keshon Shelburn, Andrew Wilson, and Charles Shelburn were next offensively for Wilson with eight points apiece, followed by Tepoyv Williams with three points.
– Class B District Tournament First Round Girls Bracket Wilson 70, Agra 26 Agra – 5 – 10 – 6 – 5 (26) Wilson – 26 – 13 – 16 – 15 (70) Wilson Scoring: Ty Williams 11, Brooklyn Weeks 9, Kaozong Yang 9, Janelle Proctor 7, Jamie Proctor 7, Jayda Pinkston 6, Jaslene Proctor 6, Abby Neep 4, Gracie Bear 4, Kaylee Earhart 3, Kayla McCracken 2, Uyen Yang 2.
– Boys Bracket Wilson 87, Agra 24 Agra – 5 – 3 – 8 – 8 (24) Wilson – 29 – 26 – 20 – 12 (87) Wilson Scoring: Zion Shelburn 20, Charles Shelburn 14, Keshon Shelburn 11, Alec Ganote 11, Aiden Barnard 10, Andrew Wilson 10, Esiah King 6, Tepoyv Williams 3, Juaquin Rivera 2.
– Championship Girls Bracket Wilson 56, Bowlegs 30 Bowlegs – 4 – 12 – 3 – 11 (30) Wilson – 20 – 7 – 22 – 7 (56) Wilson Scoring: Janelle Proctor 35, Kaozong Yang 6, Jayda Pinkston 4, Brooklyn Weeks 4, Abby Neep 2, Reese Herring 2, Jamie Proctor 2, Uyen Yang 1.
– Boys Bracket Wilson 89, Graham-Dustin 25 Graham-Dustin – 5 – 7 – 4 – 9 (25) Wilson – 21 – 25 – 28 – 15 (89) Wilson Scoring: Zabrien Shelburn 25, Aiden Barnard 14, Zion Shelburn 13, Esiah King 10, Keshon Shelburn 8, Andrew Wilson 8, Charles Shelburn 8, Tepoyv Williams 3.
