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TAHLEQUAH, OK - Sequoyah High School (SHS) will host the first round of basketball play-off competition, but will not be playing on their home court. The game against Henryetta High School will be held Friday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Muskogee, at the Muskogee Civic Assembly Center located at 425 Boston.

"We were planning to use Briggs School gym, but we decided that it just wouldn't hold all of our fans," said Gina Stanley, SHS superintendent.

The SHS boys and girls basketball seasons ended strong with the boys ranked number one. The girls came in at number two, after holding on to number one for several weeks. The next round of regional competition will also be held at the Muskogee Civic Assembly Center; it is set for February 24-26.

Tickets for Friday night's game against Henryetta go on sale at 3 p.m. and gates open at 5:30. Spectators are encouraged to arrive early as seating is limited.

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.