AREA I: #4 Hooker vs UR Riverside at Hennessey HS AREA II: #2 Pocola vs #10 Warner at Skiatook HS AREA III: #1 Howe vs #8 Silo at Seminole HS Area IV: #3 Dale vs #5 Latta at Chickasha HS
Riverside continues to upset people. Pocola is cruising and Warner beats Fairland not sure I would call it an upset though. Howe beats Oktaha and Silo blasted Hartshorne at home. Dale beats a scrappy Okemah team and Latta beats Hobart. I think 2 Area Championships will be good games while the others will be somewhat controlled by one team. I think Pocola and Howe cruise to State. While the other two are good ball games. Wish everyone safe travels and staying healthy. Good Luck to all teams playing! We've narrowed the field down to 24 teams and that's something to proud of as well.
Post by pontotoccountyfan on Mar 2, 2022 9:03:51 GMT -6
Cannot remember last time Latta/Dale in the same Area, and only fitting both teams meet up in the Area finals. I think Latta girls and Dale boys win Friday night, but Dale girls will win Saturday night, and underdog Latta boys have good chance to punch their ticket to State Saturday night. Should be interesting!
Cannot remember last time Latta/Dale in the same Area, and only fitting both teams meet up in the Area finals. I think Latta girls and Dale boys win Friday night, but Dale girls will win Saturday night, and underdog Latta boys have good chance to punch their ticket to State Saturday night. Should be interesting!
I predict Dale girls punch their ticket Friday night. I think Howe beats Silo and Friday Oktaha Beats Hartshorne. Pocola Beats Warner and then Warner will get to see Preston Saturday and I think Warner will Punch their ticket in that game. Hooker Beats Riverside and then I'm not going to predict Riverside and Am-Po round 2. Should be a good rematch though.
AREA I: #4 Hooker vs UR Riverside at Hennessey HS AREA II: #2 Pocola vs #10 Warner at Skiatook HS AREA III: #1 Howe vs #8 Silo at Seminole HS Area IV: #3 Dale vs #5 Latta at Chickasha HS
Riverside continues to upset people. Pocola is cruising and Warner beats Fairland not sure I would call it an upset though. Howe beats Oktaha and Silo blasted Hartshorne at home. Dale beats a scrappy Okemah team and Latta beats Hobart. I think 2 Area Championships will be good games while the others will be somewhat controlled by one team. I think Pocola and Howe cruise to State. While the other two are good ball games. Wish everyone safe travels and staying healthy. Good Luck to all teams playing! We've narrowed the field down to 24 teams and that's something to proud of as well.
I will take Hooker in a close one. Pocola should win by 10+ Dale and Latta is an odd matchup, lose by 15, win by 19, lose by 11 anyone's guess at this point Dale evens it up I have seen both teams play only one time. I am going with Silo
Post by pantherdad14 on Mar 2, 2022 14:02:22 GMT -6
Latta has won both meetings when they where full strength. When you replace a 6’2” senior with a 5’7” freshman it plays to Dale’s advantage hence the 18 point win.
Latta has won both meetings when they where full strength. When you replace a 6’2” senior with a 5’7” freshman it plays to Dale’s advantage hence the 18 point win.
Latta's bigs are what make them good. You take them girls away or make them 5'9" they are a very average team. I respect Latta though and know they will come ready to go. It's a rivalry for a reason. The bigs may not score the most, but you have to contend and help off them. Hence why Latta gets more open shots from the perimeter and teams have trouble scoring inside. I really think the key to the game is how well Dale shoots the ball. They got wide open shots against Latta. The difference in Kingston and the game at Latta is they made those at Kingston (61%) and didn't at Latta (12%).
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Latta has won both meetings when they where full strength. When you replace a 6’2” senior with a 5’7” freshman it plays to Dale’s advantage hence the 18 point win.
Latta's bigs are what make them good. You take them girls away or make them 5'9" they are a very average team. I respect Latta though and know they will come ready to go. It's a rivalry for a reason. The bigs may not score the most, but you have to contend and help off them. Hence why Latta gets more open shots from the perimeter and teams have trouble scoring inside. I really think the key to the game is how well Dale shoots the ball. They got wide open shots against Latta. The difference in Kingston and the game at Latta is they made those at Kingston (61%) and didn't at Latta (12%).
I guess when you live and die by the 3 any team is average if they have a bad shooting night. Latta has good guards that can handle pressure and knock down the 3 and two 6’2”s that will dominate the game if you don’t double them. Toughest team to match up with in 2a
Latta's bigs are what make them good. You take them girls away or make them 5'9" they are a very average team. I respect Latta though and know they will come ready to go. It's a rivalry for a reason. The bigs may not score the most, but you have to contend and help off them. Hence why Latta gets more open shots from the perimeter and teams have trouble scoring inside. I really think the key to the game is how well Dale shoots the ball. They got wide open shots against Latta. The difference in Kingston and the game at Latta is they made those at Kingston (61%) and didn't at Latta (12%).
I guess when you live and die by the 3 any team is average if they have a bad shooting night. Latta has good guards that can handle pressure and knock down the 3 and two 6’2”s that will dominate the game if you don’t double them. Toughest team to match up with in 2a
Teams that live and die by the three are either really good or really bad. Hopefully you get them on a bad shooting night.
One of my favorite days of the year is Area Championship Friday! The crowds, the teams, the cinderella stories, and a ticket to the big house gets punched! WHO GETS IN TONIGHT??? Good Luck to all teams and God Bless them Dale Pirates!!
One of my favorite days of the year is Area Championship Friday! The crowds, the teams, the cinderella stories, and a ticket to the big house gets punched! WHO GETS IN TONIGHT??? Good Luck to all teams and God Bless them Dale Pirates!!
What do the pirates have to do to pull this off? I haven't seen Latta since last year but I know they are very big.
One of my favorite days of the year is Area Championship Friday! The crowds, the teams, the cinderella stories, and a ticket to the big house gets punched! WHO GETS IN TONIGHT??? Good Luck to all teams and God Bless them Dale Pirates!!
What do the pirates have to do to pull this off? I haven't seen Latta since last year but I know they are very big.
We executed the game plan perfectly last night. Held Latta to 12 2nd half points and shot the ball well and were contested 3’s. Latta is no slouch!!! We play them enough and are very familiar with what they do. They will be a nightmare matchup for someone in the first round.
Latta can’t figure out how to set a screen, a rub, or a pick n roll to get their posts open. Major miss match inside all night with 2-3 good post plays isn’t going to get it done. Their defense was atrocious and their inside game was lazy. With bigs like that you should be getting every team in foul trouble CREATING fouls IF they can get the ball. Not sure what the game plan was but if Latta doesn’t step it up defensively they will be done early. At this stage of the game you can’t play 8ft off your girl in man D and not expect to get lit up. When your having to play from behind and can’t control the tempo your team better be conditioned and unfortunately Latta isn’t. Good luck tonight Panthers.
Latta can’t figure out how to set a screen, a rub, or a pick n roll to get their posts open. Major miss match inside all night with 2-3 good post plays isn’t going to get it done. Their defense was atrocious and their inside game was lazy. With bigs like that you should be getting every team in foul trouble CREATING fouls IF they can get the ball. Not sure what the game plan was but if Latta doesn’t step it up defensively they will be done early. At this stage of the game you can’t play 8ft off your girl in man D and not expect to get lit up. When your having to play from behind and can’t control the tempo your team better be conditioned and unfortunately Latta isn’t. Good luck tonight Panthers.
Agreed. Our girls defense suffocated them. They tried to zone Us. I never got that. We never let them get in any kind of rhythm either and when they hit a shot we answered or followed with a shot of their own. Latta can be a teams worst nightmare, but they have to play cohesive. I expect them to be there next week.
Post by sportsjunkie12 on Mar 6, 2022 1:00:05 GMT -6
I saw a very talented Riverside team get beat by a hard playing disciplined Merritt team! Riverside has nice pieces but seemed to argue with each other and didnt have discipline late with a lead. Took some bad shots down the stretch. 12 could have dribbled around for 30-45 seconds and instead they shoot a 3 with a lead and around a minute left. Good game by both! This time of year is about matchups and execution and I saw Merritt get the ball inside and stay the course when Riverside hit some 3s and some other big shots. Once again hats off to both on a great game!
Latta has won both meetings when they where full strength. When you replace a 6’2” senior with a 5’7” freshman it plays to Dale’s advantage hence the 18 point win.
Like I said it has nothing to do with Latta, but everything to do with Dale. Dale shoots the ball decent then they will win. The game plan was executed perfectly and the bigs were off balance all night. Good Luck against a good Hooker bunch. I think both Dale and Latta's will be good games.