Arapaho-Butler picks up wins in tourney opener

In the opening round of the Five-County Tournament Thursday in Arapaho, both the Arapaho-Butler girls and boys came away with victories to move on to the semifinals Friday night. The girls came away with a hard-fought win over Leedey, 34-27, and the boys wore down Hammon to win, 43-24.

LADY INDIANS 34 LADY BISON 27

The Lady Indians came out in a 1-3-1 zone defense and the girls ran it with high effi…