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BOYS BASKETBALL: Miners fall to Pawnee, will play Friday

Feb. 26—The Miners fought to the end.

Hartshorne faced off against Pawnee in the opening round of the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association Class 2A regional tournament on Thursday, with the Miners falling 82-36 to the Bears.

After a thrilling win to win districts on Monday, the Miners rode that wave of confidence into the next round. And although the Bears jumped out to a quick lead, Hartshorne fought tooth and nail, trailing 35-17 at the half.

In the second half, the Miners continued to battle and push through the adversity. They never backed down, but ultimately fell to the No. 3 team in Class 2A.

The Miners will next face off against

BOYS

AREA IV

REGIONAL A-B

THURSDAY

AT KONAWA

G3: Coalgate 49, Konawa 41

G1: Pawnee 82, Hartshorne 36

AT PORTER

G4: Oklahoma Christian 79, Canadian 49

G2: Okemah 82, Porter 62

FRIDAY

AT PORTER

G5: Coalgate vs. Porter, 3 p.m.

G6: Oklahoma Christian vs. Hartshorne, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

AT PORTER

G7: Winner G5 vs. Winner G6, 3 p.m. (Winner advances to area)

G8: Pawnee vs. Okemah, 8 p.m. (Winner and runner-up advance to area)

REGIONAL C-D

THURSDAY

AT HOWE

G3: Gore 58, Savanna 52

G1: Howe 57, Wilburton 39

AT WARNER

G4: Panama 51, Warner 41

G2: Central Sallisaw 47, Oktaha 46

FRIDAY

AT WARNER

G5: Gore vs. Oktaha, 3 p.m.

G6: Panama vs. Wilburton, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

AT WARNER

G7: Winner G5 vs. Winner G6, 3 p.m. (Winner advances to area)

G8: Howe vs. Central Sallisaw, 8 p.m. (Winner and runner-up advance to area)

Contact Derek Hatridge at dhatridge@mcalesternews.com.