Watonga Boys Cap Off Successful Week

  • Deondre Dunn shoots a free-throw during a game against Fairview. The boys beat Fairview 33-23 to finish third in the Three Rivers Tournament. Brenda Geels Watonga Republican
    Deondre Dunn shoots a free-throw during a game against Fairview. The boys beat Fairview 33-23 to finish third in the Three Rivers Tournament. Brenda Geels Watonga Republican
  • Octivan Brown goes up for two points in a game against Fairview last week. Brenda Geels Watonga Republican
    Octivan Brown goes up for two points in a game against Fairview last week. Brenda Geels Watonga Republican

The Watonga Eagles finished the past week with a 3-1 record and a third-place finish in the Three Rivers tournament. The boys kicked off the

The boys kicked off the week with an easy 61-34 over the Lookeba-Sickles.

Next up was the much anticipate Three Rivers Tournament.

The Eagles kicked off the tournament with a 52-45 win over Okarche Thursday to stay in the winner’s bracket.

A tough loss Friday, 55-50 to Hennessey, would put them in contention for third place in the tournament on Saturday.

The boys came up big to claim third place in the tournament with a 33-23 win over Fairview.

The boys are also officially 3-1 on the season, according to the OSSAA rankings. The Eagles, COVID-19 permitting, looked to get revenge at Hennessey Tuesday (not available as of press time), and host Hinton Friday before heading to Okarche on Saturday. The team will host Crescent on Jan. 19.