OKLAHOMA CITY – For a brief moment, it seemed like Sequoyah had carried its momentum from an overtime victory over Chandler into the Class 3A state semifinals.Triston Gibson opened the game with a strong move under the basket, scoring a layup to put the Eagles ahead early. If someone had told the senior he would go on to finish with career-high in, he likely would have been ecstatic — thinking his team was on its way to Championship Saturday.
Unfortunately for Sequoyah, that was far from reality.No. 1 Millwood dominated every facet of the game, overwhelming the No.
5 Eagles with relentless pressure, rebounding dominance and high-powered scoring in a 92-44 rout Friday morning at Jim Norick Arena in Oklahoma City.Despite the lopsided score, Gibson put forth a valiant effort in his final high school game, recording a career-high 16 points while pulling down 8 rebounds. He scored in every quarter, including a 3-point play in the fourth.
“Going into it, I had a lot of confidence,” Gibson said. “I genuinely thought we would win.”With the win, the Falcons advance to face No.
3 Cascia Hall in the championship game at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
Sequoyah, meanwhile, saw its season come to an end at 29-3, with two of its three losses coming to the two teams vying for the Gold Ball.After Gibson’s early layup, Millwood quickly took control, rattling off a 20-1 run while forcing nine first-quarter turnovers to seize a commanding lead.By the end of the first quarter, the Eagles traile.