Deer Creek vs. Tulsa Washington
8:30, Sapulpa High School

DEER CREEK ANTLERS

→Coach: Totsy Manning

→Record: 20-5; Rank: No. 8

No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts.
33 Jasey Jackson 5-8 Sr. 4.9
10 Courtney Weaver 5-4 Sr. 4.5
22 AJ Miller 5-8 Sr. 9.3
45 Jalyn Jackson 5-9 So. 8.5
32 Ashley Gibson 5-10 Fr. 11.6

→Tournament history: State champions in 1966, 1973, 2006.

→This season: In second year under Totsy Manning, Antlers appear to be back as a perennial power. Manning has taken Deer Creek to state in each of her first two seasons and has young nucleus (three of top four scorers are sophomores or freshmen) to be regulars at the Big House.

TULSA WASHINGTON HORNETS

→Coach: Annette Kennedy

→Record: 19-7; Rank: No. 4

No. Player Ht. Cl. Pts.
23 Mariah Gilliam 5-6 Sr. 11.0
33 Amari Jones 5-5 So. 8.2
25 Devaughn Gray 5-8 Sr. 7.8
35 Kamri Anderson 5-6 Sr. 6.2
12 Kaylan Mayberry 6-1 Sr. 7.1

→Tournament history: State champions in 2008, 2009.

→This season: Despite losing four starters from back-to-back title teams, Hornets didn’t need a season to re-load and stayed among the state’s elite. After a 4-3 start, BTW won 11 of 12 games and heads into the state tourney with wins over 5A top-five squads Tulsa Memorial, East Central and Tulsa Edison.