“With the exception of the first 5 to 6 minutes, I thought we did pretty good,” Westmoore coach Andrea Guziec said. “We panicked and didn’t do well.”

Westmoore faces Lawton Eisenhower at 2:15 p.m. today in the consolation round.

The Eagles fell to top-ranked Booker T. Washington 57-34. They face the Titans in the second semifinal at 6:45 p.m.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Norman High coach Wes Clark knew it would be a tall order for his squad, facing a highly-respected McGuinness squad on its home floor.

And the Tigers were almost up to the challenge, pushing the Irish to the edge and then some before finally falling 57-53 in double overtime in the opening round of the McGuinness Classic.

“It was a great effort from the guys. We felt like it would be a real challenge for the guys to go in and start the tournament against the host team on their floor,” Clark said. “It was an outstanding game. I am really pleased with our effort.”

Brock Vorwald showed the way for the Tigers (2-5) with 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Jaques Murray added 14 points and Colton Coale 11 points and five assists.

The Tigers got the final shot of regulation but missed, then played even for the first extra period before good foul shooting at the end gave the Irish the victory.

Clark is pleased with NHS’s improvement. The Tigers dropped their first four games of the season before wins against Norman North before the holiday break and at Moore Tuesday in the first game back.

The Tigers face Edmond North today at 2:30 p.m. in the consolation bracket.

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