Whitesboro girls capture third at Rock Island Conference Shootout; Leflore boys claim consolation championship

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TROPHY GIRLS — The Whitesboro Lady Bulldogs pose with their third-place plaque Saturday afternoon at the Wilburton High School gym after beating the Kinta Lady Eagles for third place in the 2013 Rock Island Conference Shootout. Photo by Kristi Branscum

Two LeFlore County basketball teams claimed hardware at the 2013 Rock Island Conference Shootout last weekend.
The Whitesboro Lady Bulldogs claimed third place after downing the Kinta Lady Eagles 44-30 Saturday afternoon in Wilburton. The Lady Bulldogs lost their championship semifinal 68-24 to the Red Oak Lady Eagles Friday night in Buffalo Valley.
The Leflore Savages were the other local team to be a trophy team as they won the consolation championship contest 51-35 over the Clayton Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in Wilburton. They reached the consolation finals with a 58-47 victory over the Buffalo Valley Buffaloes on Friday.
However, it was a rough end to the three-day event for the Whitesboro Bulldogs. They ended up losing their final two games, falling 47-39 to the Kinta Eagles in Friday night's semifinals in Kinta, then losing 73-59 to the Quinton Savages in the third-place game Saturday afternoon in Wilburton.