You couldn’t have scripted a better ending for the Crater girls basketball team to capture its first-ever Class 5A basketball title in a 64-58 overtime thriller that will surely be a storybook milestone for the program on Saturday afternoon.

As the Hornets looked up to the crowd and showed off the gold ball to roaring cheers, it was almost too much for Brown to handle.  “I felt God’s grace on me,” he said. “I felt my mother. She died in 2010 on a week before the season started.

The El Reno girls basketball team earned a 68-52 win over Booker T. Washington to claim its second straight Class 5A state championship.

On Saturday, when the Wizards broke the 101-year title drought with a 60-49 win over Green Mountain in the Class 5A championship at Denver Coliseum, Windsor’s present ballers met the accomplishments of the last title team more than a century ago.

The Class 5A quarterfinals started on Wednesday, with the girls basketball teams taking to the court at Linfield University. The boys will follow suit on Thursday with their quarterfinals games.

The Oklahoma high school basketball Class 5A boys state tournament started Monday at State Fair Arena. Here's a look at what happened in the quarterfinals.

The 2025 Oklahoma high school basketball Class 5A girls state tournament is set to begin Monday with the quarterfinals at State Fair Arena. The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday at Yukon, and the championship will be held Saturday at State Fair Arena. Here’s an overview of the contenders.

OKLAHOMA 5A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EL RENO 68, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 52 FINAL. Refresh for the latest updates. POSTGAME - After not having won a state title before last March, El