Comanche County Basketball Tournament Concludes
Comanche County Basketball Tournament ended on Saturday, January 25, at Great Plains Coliseum.
The conclusion began with the girls’ consolation match between Tipton Lady Tigers and Fletcher Lady Wildcats tipping off.
The final score was Tipton 60, Fletcher 47.
Fletcher Wildcats and Tipton Tigers boys’ consolation tipped off with Tipton up at the half, 27 to 22, with scores maintaining a close race until the final frame.
Tigers would win 44 to Wildcats 38.
Playing for girls’ third place were Sterling Lady Tigers and Geronimo Lady Blue Jays.
Geronimo’s Alison Daly would be the first to put points on the board and sink a three.
Sterling would keep a close race through the third frame, ending Lady Blue Jays 23 to Lady Tigers 16 at the half, but Geronimo would rally in the final quarter and win 49 to 36, with points from Lady Blue Jay McKenzie Huffman.
Walters Blue Devils and Chattanooga Warriors would be next on the hardwood for boys’ third place.
Blue Devil Trevin Reed would be the first to get points on the board.
And Warrior Evan Wauqua would sink a three before the end of the first frame.
Chattanooga was up 4 points in the first but would widen the gap by half, scoring 37 to 20, with Geronimo having points from Blue Devil Kelton Sutherland.
The final score would be Warriors 58 to Blue Devils 46.
The girls’ championship between Chattanooga Warriors and Walters Blue Devils would maintain a close race.
Teams would tie the first with a halftime score of 19 to 18.
By the end of the fourth frame, both teams would tie 32 to 32 and head into overtime.
Lady Blue Devils would score 43 to Warriors 38.
TCNN PIO: How does it feel to be a runner-up at the biggest tournament in Counties?
Maddie Koweno: It feels good. I mean, it kind of sucks that we didn't win, but I know that we all tried our best, and we all just really tried, but we still that isn't determined on how we do in State. That doesn't really determine anything. That's our first loss of the season, so we still have more games to come.
TCNN PIO: And how did it feel for you? I mean, you played really hard in the last game. How did it feel for you to be on the hardwood?
Koweno: Well, I just came back. This is my first tournament back because I had a knee injury, so it felt pretty good. I mean, it's kind of hard because I'm still not at my full self, but it felt really good.
The boys’ championship between Big Pasture Rangers and Sterling Tigers would have a halftime score of Sterling 35 to Big Pasture 20.
With Tukker Hughes putting up a three on the board.
The gap continued to broaden as Sterling rallied for points, with Hughes sinking another three. The Tigers finished with 60 points to Rangers 44.
TCNN PIO: How did it feel to place today for the second time in a row?
Tukker Hughes: It felt amazing. I'm just glad I could do it with my teammates and my Lord and Savior.
TCNN PIO: And how did it feel to be on the court again? You know, I mean, you come out here, you play in front of massive crowds, and you make it to the finals again. How does that feel?
Hughes: It felt amazing. I got chills every time I play. It just feels amazing.
TCNN PIO: And is there anything else that you want to talk about tonight that you want to touch on that I may have missed?
Hughes: I just want to say that I love my teammates and couldn't do it with anyone else.
Walters Lady Blue Devils last won championships in 2022, while Sterling Tigers won in 2023, 2024 and 2025, making this win a three-peat.
