Oklahoma high school girls basketball: Live score, OSSAA 5A state quarterfinals updates recap (3/7/2024)
It is time for state tournament girls basketball in Oklahoma.
Thursday, the four Class 5A quarterfinals take place at the Lloyd Noble Center on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman.
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COWETA 61, TULSA ROGERS 55 (F/OT)
- The 5A semifinals are set for Friday. Defending champion Sapulpa takes on Tulsa Booker T. Washington, while top-seeded El Reno faces Coweta.
- Tulsa Rogers' Saniyah Morrison led all scorers with 21 points and also had a double-double with 13 rebounds. Camari Lowmack added 14 points, seven rebounds and two 3's and Nellie Simmons had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- Coweta was led by 19 points from Gia Dennis, who went 7-of-13 from the field. Tayen Allen added 16 points and made two 3's, and Macee Matthews scored 15 points and was the team's top rebounder with six.
- Coweta advances to Friday's 5A semifinals and a date with undefeated El Reno as the Lady Tigers defeat Tulsa Rogers in overtime (Coweta, 61-55 | Final/OT)
- Rogers gets a basket to fall, but Coweta's Gia Dennis puts the Lady Tigers back up by four with a pair of free throws (Coweta, 59-55 | :10, OT)
- Coweta's Jaycee Meissinger gets fouled and goes to the line. She hits both free throws, putting the Lady Tigers up by four (Coweta, 57-53 | :19, OT)
- Coweta gets a couple of big baskets from Gia Dennis, who now has 17 points. But Rogers' Camari Lowmack hits a 3, pulling the Lady Ropers within two (Coweta, 55-53 | :30, OT)
- We are headed to overtime. Rogers misses a shot near the goal; Coweta gets the ball and throws a shot at the buzzer, but it is off target (50-50 | OT)
- Rogers' Nellie Simmons blocks a shot, and the Lady Ropers get the rebound. They have the ball with 13.3 seconds left and a chance to win it (50-50 | :13, 4th)
- Wow, wow, wow. Coweta went up three as Macee Matthews converts a three-point play, but on the other end, Camari Lowmack hits a 3 to tie it up for Rogers (50-50 | :36, 4th)
- Tulsa Rogers ties it up at 47-all on two foul shots from Saniyah Morrison, who now has 20 points (47-47 | :59, 4th)
- Coweta's Macee Matthews gets fouled and goes to the line. She makes both free throws for a two-point Lady Tiger lead. Matthews now has 10 points, the third Coweta player in double figures (Coweta, 47-45 | 1:08, 4th)
- Coweta forces a travel on Rogers; Lady Tigers get possession (45-45 | 1:20, 4th)
- Coweta ties the score as Emersyn Eischen goes 1-of-2 at the foul line (45-45 | 2:00, 4th)
- Coweta went back in front with a three-point play, but Rogers answers with a shot on the other end to regain the lead (Tulsa Rogers, 45-44 | 2:30, 4th)
- Rogers just took the lead as the Lady Ropers finally got a 3 to drop, as Lynzie Overstreet knocks one down from the right wing (Tulsa Rogers, 43-41 | 4:08, 4th)
- Time out on the court, with Coweta ahead by one. Lady Tigers have hit five 3-pointers while Rogers is 0-for-7 from beyond the arc. Could be a telling stat by the end of this one (Coweta, 41-40 | 4:26, 4th)
- A one-point lead for Coweta as Rogers' Elizabeth Clark goes 1-of-2 at the free-throw line (Coweta, 41-40 | 5:10, 4th)
- Now it's a two-point game (Coweta, 41-39 | 5:40, 4th)
- Tulsa Rogers making things interesting at the outset of the final quarter. Lady Ropers pull within four (Coweta, 41-37 | 6:30, 4th)
- Coweta up by seven at the end of the third quarter (Coweta, 39-32 | 8:00, 4th)
- Coweta now up by 10 near the end of the third quarter. Gia Dennis now with 12 points and Tayen Allen with 11 (Coweta, 36-26 | 2:00, 3rd)
- Coweta goes up by two possessions as Tayen Allen gets a steal and goes in for a layup (Coweta, 31-26 | 4:30, 3rd)
- Coweta takes a three-point lead at the halftime break. Gia Dennis has 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and is 2-of-2 from 3-point range. Saniyah Morrison of Tulsa Rogers leads all scorers with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and she also has seven rebounds (Coweta, 23-20 | Half)
- Tulsa Rogers starting to make a comeback, but Coweta's Gia Dennis hits a 3 on the other end to give momentum back to the Lady Tigers (Coweta, 21-15 | 3:00, 2nd)
- Coweta up by six as action moves into the second quarter (Coweta, 11-5 | 8:00, 2nd)
- Coweta now on an 11-2 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Gia Dennis (Coweta, 11-4 | :22, 1st)
- Rogers has the game's only two points in the first three minutes but Coweta has now scored five straight, starting with a 3 from Tayen Allen (Coweta, 3-2 | 4:00, 1st)
- The final 5A quarterfinal on the night pits Tulsa Rogers going up against Coweta.
EL RENO 54, DEL CITY 48 (FINAL)
- Del City had three in double figures, with Sacha Hunt scoring 20 points and knocking down three 3-pointers. Courtnie McCarroll and Shelby Thornton each had 10 points as well for Del City.
- El Reno with the win in the 5A quarterfinals as Pauline Black-Harmon scores 20 points and grabs 9 rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting while Lilly Thomas has 17 points and six rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting (El Reno, 54-48 | Final)
- El Reno about to move its record to 26-0 and will advance to Friday's semifinal round (El Reno, 52-40 | 2:00, 4th)
- El Reno in control now with a 15-point advantage entering the fourth. Lilly Thomas has 15 points and Pauline Black-Harmon 14 for the Lady Indians (El Reno, 41-26 | 8:00, 4th)
- And Lilly Thomas just swished a 3 for El Reno, which has its biggest lead on the night (El Reno, 29-15 | 5:15, 3rd)
- Pauline Black-Harmon with back-to-back baskets to begin the second half for El Reno. She's up to 12 points now (El Reno, 26-15 | 5:52, 3rd)
- Pauline Black-Harmon was El Reno's top scorer in the first half with 8 points. Courtnie McCarroll also had 8 to lead Del City.
- El Reno outscored Del City in the second, 11-2, before Del City scored. However, El Reno's Raegan Bugaj completes a three-point play in the final seconds before half. Lady Indians up by seven at the break (El Reno, 22-15 | Half)
- El Reno opens the second quarter on a 9-2 run to go up by four (El Reno, 17-13 | 2:00, 2nd)
- Del City answers back with a 5-0 run to end the first quarter, capped by a backcourt steal and layup from Sacha Hunt to beat the buzzer (Del City, 11-8 | 8:00, 2nd)
- But just like that, El Reno has reeled off eight straight points, the first six courtesy of Lilly Thomas. Then a basket from Carley Kihega gives the Lady Indians their first lead of the night (El Reno, 8-6 | 2:52, 1st)
- Del City, in particular Courtnie McCarroll, not intimidated by El Reno early on. McCarroll has scored the game's first six points within the first couple of minutes (Del City, 6-0 | 6:00, 1st)
- The third 5A quarterfinal pits the top-seeded and undefeated Lady Indians of El Reno, as they bring a 25-0 record to the Lloyd Noble Center. They take on Del City.
TULSA BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 55, MIDWEST CITY 49 (FINAL)
- Also for BTW in its win, Tierra Owens finished with 13 points and made two 3-pointers. MWC got 15 points and 9 rebounds from De'Yanna Douglas, while Sierra Martin added 11 points.
- BTW seals the win at the foul line, as Marcayla Johnson goes 4-for-4 in the final 20 seconds. Johnson finished with a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds (Booker T. Washington, 55-49 | Final)
- BTW makes a free throw; MWC gets a basket on the other end. Lady Hornets up by one (Booker T. Washington, 50-49 | :35, 4th)
- With exactly a minute left, BTW has a two-point lead. MWC's De'Yanna Douglas went 1-of-2 at the foul line. Douglas now has 13 points and nine rebounds (Booker T. Washington, 49-47 | 1:00, 4th)
- Marcayla Johnson goes 1-of-2 at the free-throw line for BTW. She now has 21 points and eight rebounds. Lady Hornets up by three (Booker T. Washington, 49-46 | 1:08, 4th)
- MWC gets a shot to fall, as the Lady Bombers are down by two (Booker T. Washington, 48-46 | 1:43, 4th)
- BTW still up by four inside of two minutes remaining (Booker T. Washington, 48-44 | 1:55, 4th)
- Coming down to the wire in Norman. BTW with a four-point lead with less than four minutes left (Booker T. Washington, 44-40 | 3:25, 4th)
- BTW opens the final quarter with five straight points, including back-to-back baskets from Tierra Owens, the latter a steal she came up with as she went in for an uncontested layup (Booker T. Washington, 42-36 | 6:15, 4th)
- BTW's Marcayla Johnson beats the third-quarter buzzer with a basket, putting the Lady Hornets in front going to the final quarter. Johnson with 17 points now (Booker T. Washington, 37-36 | 8:00, 4th)
- BTW was down four but has cut the MWC lead to one after Tierra Owens hit a step-back 3 from the corner (Midwest City, 34-33 | 1:15, 3rd)
- MWC and BTW trading baskets. Lady Bombers up four entering the latter minutes of the third quarter (Midwest City, 32-28 | 2:40, 3rd)
- MWC trailed by one with time running out in the first half, but Ceidi Johnson lets a 3 fly from the left wing, beating the buzzer to put the Lady Bombers back on top at the break (Midwest City, 23-21 | Half)
- BTW went up, 16-13, but MWC ties it up on a 3 from Ceidi Johnson, tying affairs (16-16 | 3:33, 2nd)
- Lady Bombers take a five-point lead after one quarter (Midwest City, 9-4 | 8:00, 2nd)
- Midwest City out to an early 7-3 advantage as De'Yanna Douglas has four of the Lady Bombers' points (Midwest City, 7-3 | 2:29, 1st)
- The second 5A semifinal will be tipping off as Midwest City takes on Tulsa Booker T. Washington.
SAPULPA 63, MIDWEST CITY CARL ALBERT 47 (FINAL)
- Sapulpa's Tyla Heard finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Taylor Bilby added 20 points, including making five 3-pointers. Carl Albert got 16 points from Audrey Plunkett, 11 from Essence Curry and 10 from Ausha Moore.
- Defending 5A champion Sapulpa moves on into Friday's semifinal round after pulling away in the final four minutes for a double-digit win (Sapulpa, 63-47 | Final)
- Sapulpa went on an 11-0 run before Carl Albert broke the run (Sapulpa, 60-47 | :40, 4th)
- Taylor Bilby now with 20 points as Sapulpa seems to be on its way to Friday's semifinal round (Sapulpa, 59-45 | 1:10, 4th)
- Sapulpa now up nine on a perfectly executed fast break, with Tyla Heard finding Shay Koch for the finish. That was Koch's first points on the day (Sapulpa, 54-45 | 2:20, 4th)
- Just like that, Taylor Bilby knocks down yet another 3-pointer for Sapulpa. She now has five 3's and 16 points on the day. Lady Chieftains extend their lead to seven (Sapulpa, 52-45 | 3:46, 4th)
- Sapulpa hanging on to a four-point lead with four minutes remaining (Sapulpa, 49-45 | 4:00, 4th)
- Tyla Heard again, this time with an offensive rebound and stickback. She's up to 25 points now (Sapulpa, 49-43 | 5:30, 4th)
- Tyla Heard having a phenomenal second half for Sapulpa. Muscles inside for another basket while getting fouled. She steps to the line and completes the three-point play and now has 23 points - 14 after halftime. Lady Chieftains by six (Sapulpa, 47-41 | 6:13, 4th)
- Sapulpa's Tyla Heard converted a three-point play to put her team back in the lead; then added another basket before the end of the quarter. She now has 20 points (Sapulpa, 43-39 | 8:00, 4th)
- Back and forth we go. Sapulpa regained the lead, Carl Albert took it right back. Lady Chieftains promptly go back in front on a basket from Tyla Heard late in the third (Sapulpa, 36-35 | 1:42, 3rd)
- Carl Albert takes its first lead on the day as Audrey Plunkett knocks down a 3. The Lady Titans then add another basket seconds later (Carl Albert, 33-29 | 5:15, 3rd)
- Carl Albert started the second half with a 5-0 run, but Sapulpa breaks it on a basket from Tyla Heard, who now has 11 points (Sapulpa, 29-26 | 6:15, 3rd)
- Carl Albert's top scorer in the first half was Audrey Plunkett with 11 points.
- Sapulpa goes into the locker room with a six-point halftime lead. Taylor Bilby with 12 points and Tyla Heard with 9 for the Lady Chieftains. (Sapulpa, 27-21 | Half)
- Carl Albert with another trey, this coming from Shelby Rusche. Lady Titans within six now (Sapulpa, 24-18 | 2:10, 2nd)
- Carl Albert's Ausha Moore knocks down a 3. Lady Titans pull within seven (Sapulpa, 22-15 | 2:53, 2nd)
- Taylor Bilby with her fourth 3-pointer already on the day for Sapulpa (Sapulpa, 20-12 | 4:30, 2nd)
- Very good first quarter for Sapulpa. Taylor Bilby knocked down three 3-pointers, and Riki McQuarters beat the buzzer with a layup down low. Lady Chieftains out to a 17-6 lead as they shot 58 percent from the field (Sapulpa, 17-6 | 8:00, 2nd)
- Sapulpa out to an early 6-0 lead courtesy of two 3-point baskets from Taylor Bilby (Sapulpa, 6-0 | 6:00, 1st)
- The first 5A quarterfinal is tipping off between defending 5A champion Sapulpa and Midwest City Carl Albert.
Photo of Sapulpa's Taylor Bilby by George Mitchell
-- Buck Ringgold | buck@scorebooklive.com | @SBLiveOK
