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SHS Basketball Coach, Larry Grigg, encouraging his team
during a time-out.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - The Sequoyah High School (SHS) boys basketball advanced to the state quarterfinals before their season ended with a 58 to 51 loss to Riverside.

"It’s not how we wanted the season to end, but these seniors have accomplished a lot", Larry Grigg, SHS basketball coach said. "They already have one state championship under their belt and they really gave the fans a good ride."

SHS appeared to be off to a good start when SHS junior Preston Moore scored six points in the first two and a half minutes of the game. His teammates quickly followed suit to hold the lead until the fourth quarter.

Sequoyah had a 7-point lead at half time with both Moore and Solomon Horsechief having scored 12 points each. Riverside closed the gap in the second half and outscored SHS in the last quarter to gain and hold the lead that would advance them to the next round of state tournament play.

"We’ve set a standard at Sequoyah and we have a great opportunity to be back again next year", Grigg said.

Sequoyah High School "Home of the Indians!" P.O. Box 520, Tahlequah, OK 74465             Sequoyah High School Alumni P.O. Box 187, Park Hill, OK 74451-0187 Sequoyah High School, an Indian boarding school, originated in 1871, when the Cherokee National Council passed an act setting up an orphan asylum to take care of many orphans that came out of the Civil War. Sequoyah High School's approximate 300 enrollment represents 42 tribes and 14 different states. Students are eligible to attend if they are members of federally recognized Indian tribes or one-fourth blood descendants of such members.