Nov. 24 Today’s Prayer
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Lord, may we not turn a blind eye to suffering, instead let us always be willing to help those in need. Amen.
Class 6A semifinals capsules
After the jump, here are the capsules for the Class 6A semifinalists:
Class 6A
Southmoore vs. Jenks, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Putnam City
Tulsa Union vs. Broken Arrow, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Tulsa University
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Happy Birthday, Colin Hanks
Nov. 24, 2009 — Colin Lewes Dillingham, who played Alex Whitman on “Roswell” (1999-2001), turns 32 today.
He guest starred as Father John Gill on three 2008 episodes of “Mad Men.”
His first acting role was as Male Page in the 1996 movie “That Thing You Do!” He was 19.
Best wishes to Colin and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Colin Hanks poses for photographers during red-carpet arrivals at the world premiere of the film titled “the Holiday” in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
OKC Players of the Week: Forbes and Neil, Douglass
By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com
We’ll do the same with the Oklahoma City players, as several turned in clutch performances during last week’s second round:
Offense
It’s hard to separate Douglass running backs Kevin Forbs and Quinton Neil. The senior pair have each passed the 1,000 yard mark rushing. It’s hard to imagine now but Douglass’ running game looked even scarier before the season, until Cortez Threatt, who was considered a possible All-State candidate, was lost with a torn ACL.
But Forbes and Neil have filled in just fine. Douglass coach Willis Alexander likes to rotate backs to keep them fresh and he’s certainly done that with this pair.
In Friday night’s 14-0 win over Wagoner, Forbes ran for 103 yards on 21 carries while Neil had 107 yards on 20 carries. Each scored a fourth-quarter touchdown, earning OKC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Defensive
Star Spencer’s Charles Mitchell was a safety until this week, when cornerbacfk Keon Johnson was out and Mitchell moved over to corner. The move paid off for the Bobcats, as Mitchell intercepted three passes — his first interceptions of the season — and returned one 65 yards for a touchdown in Star Spencer’s 44-29 win over Oologah.
Others:
Kevonte Richardson, Millwood: Richardson threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns in the first half in Millwood’s 33-23 win over Washington. He also ran for 103 yards.
Emilio Gatewood, Millwood: Gatewood kept up his streak of impressive performances, rushing for 123 yards and three touchdowns in helping the Falcons advance to the third round.
Terence Olds, Star Spencer: Olds has become almost as much a fixture on this list as Gatewood. In the win over Oologah, Olds ran for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Darwin Rideau, Star Spencer: Late in the second quarter of the Bobcats’ win over Oologah, Rideau caught a pass from Star Spencer quarterback at the Oologah 40 and broke a handful of tackles in taking it into the end zone to give the Bobcats a 22-15 lead going into half. Rideau also scored on a 36-yard run earlier in the quarter.
Miles Jackson, John Marshall: Jackson had an 84-yard touchdown run to give the Bears a 7-7 tie against undefeated Davis in the third quarter in Davis’ eventual 20-13 win.
Mya a shoo-in to win “Dancing With the Stars”?
Mya and Dmitry Chaplin on "Dancing With the Stars." - ABC Photo
According to the judges’ scores, Mya is a shoo-in to win the “Dancing with the Stars” disco ball trophy this time around – they’ve frequently given her super-high scores.
I have to say I’m rooting for Kelly Osbourne because she has no dancing experience in her background, unlike Mya and fellow finalist Donny Osmond, and she’s gotten so much better than she was in the beginning and her confidence has grown so much.
And I think she has more personality than Mya and Donny combined.
I haven’t been a fan of hers before this show, but I’ve admired the way she’s handled herself on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Donny and Mya are good, but I haven’t seen marked improvement in either one of them from the way they danced when they started on the show.
Donny has those fans, though, that pushed him through to the finals, so tune in tomorrow night at 8 p.m. on ABC and we’ll see if they push him over the top to knock out Mya – or if Kelly’s fans can give her the votes to sneak up from behind.
– Melissa Hayer
Bucket list: Carl Albert’s Tyler Still
In case you missed it, the five things Carl Albert senior left tackle Tyler Still wants to achieve before he dies:
1. Ski down Mount Everest
2. Lead at least one person to Christ
3. Become an actor
4. Travel the world
5. Perform in a bad at a concert
Mid-Del Players of the Week
Something a little different this week after the performances from the second round of the playoffs:
Offense
Carl Albert quarterback J.T. Realmuto flat took over Carl Albert’s game against Tulsa Kelley on Friday night.
With the Comets focusing on slowing down the versatile Tre Porter, things were more opened up for Realmuto on the ground.
And the Titans’ senior took full advantage, carrying the ball 40 times for 180 yards and four touchdowns — two in overtime — in Carl Albert’s 34-31 double overtime win. For his performance, Realmuto earns the Mid-Del Offensive Player of the Week honors.
One of the defining moments to Carl Albert’s season up until this point has been the fourth and 1 play from deep in the Titans’ territory against Shawnee. The Wolves stopped Carl Albert on that play, a Realmuto keeper to the outside. Shortly after, Shawnee scored what proved to be the game-winning score.
Since then, though, Carl Albert’s offense has woken up. Last week was the first time since that Oct. 2 game that the Titans were held to less than 40 points. Realmuto, and the emergence offensively of Porter, have certainly been two of the biggest parts of that.
Defense
Until early in the fourth quarter of the Carl Albert-Tulsa Kelley game, the Titans were dominant defensively against one of the best offensive lines in the state. The best of Carl Albert’s defenders was David Lambeth. Lambeth had 15 tackles, 2 for a loss, and forced a fumble to earn the Mid-Del Defense Player of the Week honors.
Other:
Greg Austin, Midwest City: The Bombers quarterback threw for nearly 300 yards and a touchdown in Broken Arrow’s 24-17 win over Midwest City. Austin improved throughout the season and gives Midwest City a bright future at quarterback for next season. For the year, Austin threw for around 1,900 yards.
Pi Phi Alums have joint meeting
Katie Hubbard, Jennifer Dilley and Johnell Harrison were at the Pi Beta Phi Alum meeting. (Photos by Margo Ward).
60 Oklahoma City Pi Beta Phi and Edmond Pi Beta Phi alumnae clubs met in the home of Johnell Harrison to hear Jennifer Dilley talk about Alzheimer awareness in schools and the community.
Dilley talked about the treasures of the handwritten notes she received from her mother before her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She brought the stationery packages that she sells to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Dinner was catered by Whitney Cross.
A picture of the the cute stationery packs that Jennifer Dilley sells through Forgetmenot Ink to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Hazardous weather outlook for much of eastern Oklahoma
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED…SPREADINDEX=33.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL BE MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS OKLAHOMA THIS
EVENING…AND ENTERING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AROUND MIDNIGHT.
WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE STRONG…LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL LIKELY LIMIT DEVELOPMENT TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS THIS AREA WILL SEE SOME IMPROVED SURFACE
MOISTURE TRANSPORT AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. BEHIND THE FRONT…GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE EXPECTED LIMITED
RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE A LIMITED FIRE DANGER LATE TONIGHT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
AFTER A BREEZY DAY FOR AT LEAST PART OF TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
DEPARTING SYSTEM… A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA BEYOND TUESDAY…AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
Hazardous weather outlook
National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
DAY ONE…TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA… AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. HOWEVER… THE
INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY WEAK AND INSUFFICIENT FOR MORE
THAN A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY NOV 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE HANDLING OF
HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT VEHICLES.
AREAS OF FOG… SOME DENSE… WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY.
