Second round road trips

By Jason Kersey
jkersey@oklahoman.com

Being in the playoffs can sometimes mean traveling to face teams hundreds of miles away.

The longest such trip in the state this week belongs to Velma-Alma, which must travel 349 miles for its Class A second-round game against Texhoma, a panhandle town which borders Texas to its immediate south. According to Google Maps, that’s a road trip of six hours and 32 minutes and includes a lengthy trek through the Lone Star State.

Honorable mention goes out to Weatherford, located on I-40 in Western Oklahoma, which must travel 320 miles (4 hours, 54 minutes) to Broken Bow, located in southeastern Oklahoma just 20 minutes from Arkansas.

Also making a lengthy trip is Class B’s Laverne, located in northwestern Oklahoma, which must go 272 miles to Dewar (4 hours, 39 minutes).