Dale senior Dayton Forsythe goes up for a shot but is blocked by a Pocola player during the Class 2A State Tournament Finals, held at the State Fair Arena on March 9. Teammate Jett Higdon got the rebound. The Pirates are State Champs for the third year in a row. They beat Warner, 87-50; Hennessey, 67-44; and Pocola, 63-38, and they end the season with a record of 30-2. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
“ It’s an exciting time! It’s not everyone that gets a chance to 3-peat, and I’m blessed to be a part of it,” Dale Head Coach Jeff Edmonson said about his Pirates taking their third straight gold basketball.
As it turns out, their third straight title wasn’t all that tough for a team whose coach says they don’t look so tough in warmups. “It’s a special team because they don’t look very tough when t…
