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"Sequoyah girls' basketball team members Brea Brewer and Cassie Moore hoist the State championship trophy after winning their third consecutive State title." TAHLEQUAH, OK — For the third year in a row, the Sequoyah Schools girls’ basketball team won the Oklahoma Class 3A State championship. It started out as a close one with a tied score of 12 to 12 at the end of the first quarter, but the Lady Indians came out of the huddle in the second quarter ready to play and ready to win. They quickly took the lead and never relinquished it again, winning 54 to 45 and ending a perfect season. The boys’ team fought hard against an experienced Oklahoma City Millwood team, who entered the game as the defending Class 3A champions. The Falcons returned four starters from last year’s team while no member of the Indians’ team had played in the finals prior to the title game. Sequoyah did, however, enter the game with a pressure defense that was praised by opposing coaches. In the end, the Indians came away with the silver ball, losing to Millwood 55-51 in a thriller. The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council will recognize both teams during the monthly meeting on Monday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at the Cherokee Nation complex south of Tahlequah.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org