Lady Jackets march into Wheat Capital finals

A back-and-forth game finally stayed on Kingfisher’s side in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Jackets returned to the Wheat Capital Tournament championship game with a 50-45 victory over Woodward in Friday’s semifinal at Chisholm.

It was a rematch of sorts from last year’s playoffs. Woodward upset KHS in the first round of the 4A regional at the APB.

The Lady Jackets responded by winning five games in six days to reach state, including beating Woodward for the area consolation title.

This time a trip to the What Capital final was on the line and within the game was a scoring battle between Kingfisher’s Addy Matthews’ and the Lady Boomers’ Thessaly Pfeifer.

The latter scored 15 in the first half and helped Woodward claim and reclaim the lead.

But then Matthews exploded toward the end of the second quarter.

The junior knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 17 points in the stanza to help KHS to a 29-22 lead

But the Lady Boomers marched right back, using a 16-4 run to stake a 38-33 advantage.

Mya Dewberry’s 3-pointer sparked a quick 5-0 to tie the game for KHS by the end of the quarter, then the senior hit another early in the fourth.

KHS didn’t let the lead go. 

Peyton Walker went 4 of 4 from the foul line down the stretch while Raegan Snider hit 3 of her 4 attempts.

Pfeifer won the scoring battle as she knocked down 26 points.

Matthews scored a season-high 23, which included making 6 of 13 3-point attempts.

Walker finished with nine points while Dewberry chipped in seven.

Emily Myers and Snider had five apiece while Snider added a team-high six boards.

The win pits KHS against Jones (6-2). The second-ranked team in 3A beat Alva 55-30 in their semifinal matchup.