Seed: 1
Record: 5-0
Conference: NOAA
Class: 4A
Head Coach: Eddie Lewis
Noteworthy: The Rangers have everyone except Stanley Releford and Justin Woody back from last year's championship team... Roland was scheduled to get a tune-up for the county tourney with a Jan. 3 home game against Eufaula... The Rangers are the highest ranked team in the tournament at No. 7 in the CoachesAid.com rankings for Class 4A.
MULDROW BULLDOGS
Seed: 2
Record: 3-1
Conference: NOAA
Class: 4A
Head Coach: Brooks Cawhorn Jr.
Noteworthy: The Bulldogs have wins over Spiro, Stigler and Poteau with the lone loss coming at Roland on Dec. 12... Muldrow has won 11 of 12 previous games at the county tourney... The team's top scorer so far this season has been sophomore point guard Caleb Cawhorn... Muldrow is ranked 20th by CoachesAid.com.
SALLISAW BLACK DIAMONDS
Seed: 3
Record: 5-3
Conference: NOAA
Class: 4A
Head Coach: Jeff Chronister
Noteworthy: The Diamonds have never won the county tournament, but enter this year's competition on a three-game winning streak... Sallisaw has played one of the tougher schedules so far with losses coming against small-school power Boynton, at Wagoner and at Stilwell.
GORE PIRATES
Seed: 4
Record: 2-4
Conference: Northeast Lakes
Class: 2A
Head Coach: George Dotson
Noteworthy: Gore's victories this season were against Crowder and Keys, but the Pirates will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak after falling to Okay and Liberty at their festival on Dec. 19-20... The Pirates are the only non-Class 4A team to have reached the boys' championship game. They lost to Muldrow in the 2001 and 2002 finals.
VIAN WOLVERINES
Seed: 5
Record: 5-2
Conference: Northeast Lakes
Class: 2A
Head Coach: Leland Williams
Noteworthy: The Wolverines have already won one tournament this season, taking first place at the Connors Invitational in December... This will be the second year in a row for Vian to open against neighboring rival Gore. Last season, the Wolverines edged Gore 63-58 in overtime to make it to the semifinals.
CENTRAL TIGERS
Seed: 6
Record: 4-2
Conference: Northeast Lakes
Class: 2A
Head Coach: Michael Wynne
Noteworthy: Central has the best all-time record among small schools at the county tournament. The Tigers have gone 7-5 in previous tourneys and have twice knocked off Sallisaw... Central is undefeated against Oklahoma opposition. The Tigers' two losses came against Arkansas teams at the Arkoma tournament... Central's biggest win of the season came on Dec. 16 with a victory at No. 8-ranked Oktaha... The Tigers are currently rated 12th in Class 2A by CoachesAid.com.
GANS GRIZZLIES
Seed: 7
Record: 3-2
Conference: Riverside Athletic
Class: A
Head Coach: Larry Ringgold
Noteworthy: The Grizzlies got a late start to their season after making a run to the state championship football game... They've defeated Kinta, Braggs and Porum with setbacks coming against Panola and Central... Senior guard Jordan Woodruff was one of the top scorers in last year's tournament with an average of 20.5 points.
WEBBERS FALLS WARRIORS
Seed: 8
Record: 1-5
Conference: Riverside Athletic
Class: B
Head Coach: Sean Dandridge
Noteworthy: The Warriors picked up a 51-41 win at Braggs on Dec. 9 for their only victory so far... Sean Dandridge will be one of the busier coaches at this year's tournament. He also coaches the girls team
