Funeral services set for Robinson
By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com
Funeral services for legendary Millwood coach Leodies Robinson will be helpd at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cox Convention Center.
Robinson, 69, died Tuesday morning of an apparent heart attack.
Robinson coached Millwood from the program’s inception in 1971 until 1993, winning a state championship in 1990. His teams compiled a 196-71-3 record during his 23-year tenure.
Robinson was inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1994.
Earlier this year, Millwood named its field in Robinson’s honor.
Millwood hosts Washington in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night.
The Falcons are expected to have Robinson’s name on the field for Friday’s game.
OKC video
There’s plenty of good news coming out of Oklahoma City public schools these days athletically, with Douglass, Star Spencer and John Marshall all still alive and All-City Athletic Conference member Millwood still playing as well. In this week’s video, though, we lead with some sad news, as legendary Millwood coach Leodies Robinson died early Tuesday:
Rankings Preview: Nov. 15
For one more time before the playoffs end, here’s the rankings in all their glory:
EDIT: I’ve got to get this in above the jump: I messed up in my Class 2A rankings this week. I initially (and in Sunday’s paper) had Washington above Lindsay. Lindsay beat Washington comfortably during the regular season in a win that started the Leopards on a 7-1 run that has them going to Heritage Hall for a second-round playoff game.
Class 6A
1. Jenks (1)#11-0
2. Tulsa Union (2)#10-1
3. Broken Arrow (3)#9-2
4. Southmoore (4)#10-1
5. Midwest City (5)#9-2
6. Bartlesville (6)#9-2
7. Lawton (8)#9-2
8. Edmond Memorial (9)#8-3
9. Putnam North (10)#7-4
10. Mustang (7)#7-4
The top six teams here all win and remain the same. I seriously considered switching Southmoore and Midwest City and would’ve if the Bombers would’ve been more convincing in their win. Mustang drops from No. 7 to 10 after a 38-7 loss to Edmond Memorial. Lawton and Edmond Memorial each moved up a spot. Putnam North, despite the loss, moved up a spot to No. 9.
Another Henry to KU: Millwood’s Trayvon picks Jayhawks
Millwood's Trayvon Henry committed to Kansas on Tuesday
With Millwood linebacker Trayvon Henry picking Kansas on Tuesday, another state player has chosen to go to a Big 12 school other than OU or OSU.
There are now 12 in-state players committed to playing for Big 12 schools.
Kansas: Trayvon Henry, Millwood
Missouri: Xavier Smith, Edmond North
Oklahoma State: Calvin Barnett, Tulsa Washington; Johnny Deaton, Sand Springs; Chris Littlehead, Sequoyah-Tahlequah
OU: Aaron Colvin, Owasso; Bronson Irwin, Mustang; Jarrett Lake, Jenks; Julian Wilson, Southmoore
Texas Tech: Delans Griffin, Clinton; Tre Porter, Carl Albert; Denton Simek, Prague
With Henry’s commitment, that leaves just one top 10 player in the state (according to The Oklahoman Super 30) uncommitted. That is Tulsa Central’s Demarco Cobbs (No. 1). After that, though, there are far fewer committed players. The other uncommitted players on the 30 list include Tulsa Washington’s Eric Bennett, Fort Gibson’s Courtney Gaston, Midwest City’s Dominique Jones, Madill’s Darryl Fields, Midwest City’s Emmanuel Maxwell, Jenks’ Bob Graham, Lawton MacArthur’s Tuswani Copeland, Del City’s Chris McAlister, Southmoore’s Kyaunn Thompson, Muskogee’s Jeremy Burton, John Marshall’s Ken Berry, Star Spencer’s Darren Rideau and Glenpool’s Marco Nelson.
