The thud of bean bags striking wood echoed throughout the Henryetta high school gym Saturday as nearly 100 people turned out for a cornhole benefit tournament. Henryetta's Lady Knights benefitted from the entry fees and concession stand for the day-long event.
There were 40 singles competitors and 23 doubles teams from all over the state. 
The boards were furnished by Been Brothers who have been building them for the past year. To date, Kerry and Jared Been have built over 300 of the boards with customized board faces.
Started in their garage, the brothers have shipped to customers as far away as Ohio and Georgia. They are used by families as well as companies.
Both are members of the Henryetta Lions Club and will be supplying the boards for a tournament Labor Day. That tournament is taking the place of the golf tournament due to the increasing popularity of the sport.
It is one that children as well as adults and senior citizens can be a part of.
At the tournament Saturday, special stands were built by Been that hold a computer tablet using a specialized app allowing the participants to post their scores and have them relayed back to the main desk in real time.
For the uninitiated cornhole is said to have originated in Germany and came to America over 100 years ago.
Scoring is much like horseshoes. A bag in the hole scores three points while one on the platform is worth one point. The goal is 21 and, in the case of some of the experts, the lead can change several times.
Saturday saw Jacob Foreman win first in the singles division with Ty Drywater in second and Delbert Foreman taking third. The brother team of Trae and Tye Drywater were first in the doubles competition. In the youth contest, Jaylen Wagoner was first, Easton Swallow, second and Jax Finch third.