The Central Lady Tigers and the Vian Wolverines were the thirdplace game winners in the 2026 Sequoyah County Area Classic, which took place Thursday through Saturday at Muldrow High School’s Roger Sharp Activity Center.

The Lady Tigers got past Stigler 53-36, while the Wolverines got its second second-half comeback victory over the Tigers as the Wolverines won 49-39.

Both Central teams lost their Friday championship semifinal games as the Lady Tigers lost 42-39 to the host Muldrow Lady Bulldogs, while the Tigers fell 6244 to the Bulldogs.

Both Central teams won their openinground games on Thursday as the Lady Tigers defeated the Vian Lady Wolverines 38-15, while the Tigers downed Gore 69-27.

The Gore teams swept the consolation title games to begin Saturday’s action as the Lady Pirates tamed the Vian Lady Wolverines 60-35, while the Pirates held off the Stigler Panthers 51-50.

The Lady Pirates lost their opening-round game 49-45 to Stigler on Thursday.

In the girls’ thirdplace game, the Lady Tigers (7-2) had a 21-9 lead after a quarter, 3715 at halftime and 47-21 after three periods.

For the game, Central put a trio of players into double figures, led by Cambree Bair’s game-high 16 points, followed by Cheyenne Busch’s 12 points and 10 points from Sara Williams. Paris Campbell scored nine points, Gracie Thompson with four points and Sarah Buchanan with two points.

In the boys’ thirdplace game, down 24-20 at halftime, the Wolverines (4-2), winners of four of their last five games, outscored the Tigers (5-3) in the second half to the tune of 29-15 to win going away.

For the game, Vian put three players into double figures, led by Jeremiah Marshall’s game-high 14 points, followed by Joe O’Neal and Dee Antwine with 10 points apiece. Masyn Wright scored nine points, followed, while Ledger Folsom and Trey Antwine each added three points.

In defeat, Josh Brunk scored 12 points and Gavin Randolph added 10 points to lead Central, followed by Braxin Goodson with six points, Paitton Merrill and Noah Buzzard with five points each and Cale Stewart with a free throw.

In the girls’ consolation title game, the Lady Wolverines (0-5) cut their deficit to 2017 midway through the second quarter, but they got no closer.

The Lady Pirates (54) ended the first half with an 11-2 run to take a 31-19 halftime lead, which became a 47-23 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

For the game, Emily Daily scored a gamehigh 22 points to lead Gore, followed by Rayleigh Moore with 14 points, Kennedy Williams with 11 points, River Shoemake with 10 points and Sophie O’Connor with three points.

In defeat, Olivia Lovell scored 12 points and Gracie Buttery added 11 points to lead Vian, followed by Shelbie Glass with six points, Kiah Richardson with four points and Rayleigh Terrill with two points.

In the boys’ consolation championship, the game was tied at 48-all with 2:38 left to play in the game, but the Pirates (6-4) scored the next three points to take a 51-48 lead.

After the Panthers cut their deficit to 5150, they had a couple of chances in the waning seconds to score the game-winning basket, but their attempts failed — and the Pirates survived.

For the game, Cain Cooper led Gore with a game-high 21 points, followed by Eli Munson with 14 points, Keiden Denton with eight points and Tate Brooksher and Keeton Rowe with four points apiece.

In the Central girls’ semifinal loss to Muldrow, trailing 21-15 at halftime, the Lady Tigers came out of their den on fire in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 15-6 to open the period to take a 30-27 lead late in the quarter. Muldrow’s London Hardin hit a 3-point basket to knot the game at 30-all after three quarters.

In the final period, Muldrow outscored Central 12-9 to get the victory.

In defeat, Williams and Bair each scored 11 points to lead Central, followed by Busch with nine points, Campbell with four points and Brianna Taylor and Sadie Huff with two points apiece.

In the Central boys’ semifinal loss, trailing 24-20 at halftime, the Bulldogs came out of the doghouse in biting mode as they outscored the Tigers 42-20 in the second half to win going away.

In defeat, Buzzard led Central with 18 points, followed by Brunk with seven points, Goodson with six points, Aiden Cawhorn with four points, Stewart and Jake Woods with two points each and Brycen Chandler-Eisman with a free throw.

In the Central girls’ opening-round win over Vian, trailing 7-3 after a quarter, the Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Wolverines 13-2 in the second period to take a 16-9 halftime advantage. Central’s 8-1 third quarter gave the Lady Tigers a 24-10 lead going into the final period.

For the game, Taylor scored a game-high nine points to lead Central, followed by Campbell with eight points, Busch and Bair with seven points each, Williams with six points and Huff with a free throw.

In defeat, Lovell scored five points to lead Vian, followed by Richardson with four points, Aliyah Tucker with three points, Glass with two points and Buttery with a free throw.

In the Central boys’ opening-round win over Gore, the Tigers got out to a 21-11 lead after the first eight minutes of action en route to a 34-16 halftime advantage. A 17-7 third quarter for the Tigers put them in command at 51-23 after three quarters.

For the game, Goodson and Buzzard each scored a game-high 19 points to lead Central, followed by Merrill with eight points, Randolph with seven points, Chandler-Eisman with six points, Brunk and Kage Poindexter with four points each and Ryder Justice with two points.

In defeat, Munson led Gore with 11 points, followed by Cooper with eight points, Rowe with four points and Gabe Hefley and Brooksher with two points apiece.

In the Gore girls’ opening-round loss to Stigler, the Lady Panthers took a 7-5 lead after the first quarter, which became a 23-16 halftime advantage and a 34-30 lead going into the final period.

In defeat, Daily scored a game-high 16 points and Moore added 12 points to lead Gore, followed by O’Connor with eight points, Shoemake with six points and Williams with three points.

All-Tournament Teams Boys

Vian — Masyn Wright.

Central — Noah Buzzard.

Gore — Cain Cooper.

Girls

Central — Cambree Bair.

Gore — Emily Daily. Vian — Olivia Lovell.