Class 4A girls basketball: Fort Gibson advances with win over Weatherford

Allie Glover nailed a 3-pointer near the end of the third to spark an 11-4 run and second-ranked Fort Gibson never looked back en route to a 59-46 victory over the fifth-ranked Eagles in the Class 4A quarterfinals at the Sawyer Center.

Fort Gibson (27-1) plays Cushing at 8 p.m. Friday in the Sawyer Center in hopes of getting back to its third straight title game.

And despite this being the Tigers' ninth straight trip to the state tournament, they still feel like they have to earn respect.

“People don't really take us that seriously and every year we come back and prove ourselves,” senior Brooke Palmer said.

Palmer and Co., though, delivered a statement performance.

Fort Gibson led by as many as 14 in the second half. It also shut down 6-foot-1 junior Chandler Roof, limiting her to seven points.