With playoffs around the corner, the last tournament for area teams is usually the Stephens County Tournament and the Velma-Alma Comets are trying to repeat as champions in 2020.

In the history of the Stephens County Tournament there has only been 18 instances in the 89 year history where a repeat champion has occurred and the No. 2 seed Marlow is the recent in 2017 & 2018.

The No.3 seed and host Comanche will look to continue their streak of championship game appearances as they have six in a row and are currently looking for their seventh in 2020.

Davis and Waurika will be the No.4 and No. 5 seeds, Empire is the No.6 seed, Central High will be the No.7 seed and the No.8 seed is the Bray-Doyle Donkeys.

On the boys side of the bracket the first round will be held Tuesday, Jan. 21, the semi-finals on Thursday Jan. 23 and the consolation semi-finals on Friday Jan. 24 followed by championship Saturday on Jan. 25.

Games will begin 30 minutes earlier on the first day as it was voted by the Stephens County coaches to get the earlier start to begin the tournament.

No. 4 Davis Wolves (4-6) vs. No. 5 Waurika Eagles (9-5), 4 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 21

Davis comes into the tournament with a two game winning streak and maybe three games if they can beat Washington Friday evening in their final game before the Stephens County Tournament.

Waurika will be facing the Empire Bulldogs in their final game before the annual Stephens County Tournament. This will be the first time that Davis and Waurika meet up in the 2019-2020 season.

No. 1 Velma-Alma Comets (11-2) vs. No. 8 Bray-Doyle Donkeys (0-11), 5:20 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 21

Velma-Alma is one of the top ranked teams in Class A and will be the top ranked team heading into the defense of their title from a year ago against the Bray-Doyle Donkeys.

The Comets won their most recent game against Empire in big fashion while the Donkeys will be searching for their first win of the year after losing to Turner this past Tuesday.

The next game for Velma-Alma before the tournament is when they host Elmore City-Pernell as they try for their 12th victory of the season.

No. 2 Marlow Outlaws (7-5) vs. No. 7 Central High Bronchos (3-10), 6:40 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 21

Marlow will try and get back into the championship game of the Stephens County Tournament and will have Central High to start off the first round of the tournament.

The Outlaws are currently 7-5 on the year after beating Bridge Creek this past Tuesday 81-45 with four Marlow players being in double digits.

Jace Gilbert had 16 while Josiah Johnson had 14, Jamison Holland had 13 and Blake Harris had 11 with the rest of the scoring spread out between six other players.

Central High had a tough road test this past Tuesday losing to Class A No. 3 Ft. Cobb-Broxton 65-32 with the Bronchos still looking for their first win of the 2020 calendar year.

The Bronchos will host Ringling in their final game before the Stephens County Tournament while Marlow will travel to Purcell in the final tune-up before the 89th Annual tournament.

No. 3 Comanche Indians (6-5) vs. No. 6 Empire Bulldogs (6-7), 8 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 21

The final first round game of the Stephens County boys tournament will see the host Indians have a rematch against the Empire Bulldogs who faced each other earlier this season.

Comanche got the 67-30 victory over Empire in their second game of the season and most recently beat Dickson 55-39 to be one game above the .500 mark for the year.

Empires most recent game was a loss to Velma-Alma and their last victory was at Chesapeake Arena against Ryan as they have lost four straight looking to face another Stephens County Tournament mate in their next game.

The Bulldogs will host Waurika while Comanche will travel to Sulphur to try and finish up the last game before the Stephens County Tournament.

Full coverage of the 89th Annual Stephens County Tournament will be on The Duncan Banner website and in several editions of The Duncan Banner next week.

The following is the full schedule for the tournament that will be held at Comanche High School.

Tournament Schedule:

Game 1: Davis vs. Waurika - 4 p.m. Jan. 21

Game 2: Velma-Alma vs. Bray-Doyle - 5:20 p.m. Jan. 21

Game 3: Marlow vs. Central High - 6:40 p.m. Jan. 21

Game 4: Comanche vs. Empire - 8 p.m. Jan. 21

Game 5: Semi-Final #1 - 5:20 p.m. Jan. 23

Game 6: Semi-Final #2 - 8 p.m. Jan. 23

Game 7: Consolation Semi-Final #1 - 5:20 p.m. Jan. 24

Game 8: Consolation Semi-Final #2 - 8 p.m. Jan. 24

Game 9: Consolation Championship- 12:30 p.m. Jan. 25

Game 10: Third-Place Game- 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25

Game 11: Championship Game - 8 p.m. Jan. 25

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