“No, really, we won it”
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com
We’re about two-thirds of the way done with the high school sports season. So far, what have been some of your favorite moments?
Was it Jenks and Union showing once again the 6A race for football supremacy is only between two schools?
Was it the insane, see-it-to-believe-it ending between Pocola and Walters for the girls 2A basketball championship?
Was it the major upsets that occurred during the basketball championships? Who could have predicted the Putnam City boys, the Sapulpa and Sequoyah-Tahlequah girls would be denied championships?
Is it more of a team thing? Have you been impressed with the titles won by Guthrie and McGuinness in football and basketball?
Or is it something that doesn’t involve a star or a championship? What has stood out to you so far this year?
For me, my favorite moment was Millwood defeating Sequoyah-Tahlequah for the girls 3A championship a couple of weeks ago.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the Indians losing. I loved watching Angel Goodrich carve up opponent after opponent. How could you not appreciate her game?
But watching Millwood just steady its ship every time it could have folded up its tent and gone home was impressive.
I mean, seriously, Sequoyah gave the Falcons its best shot, and Millwood just gutted it out. I especially was marveling at the play of Shea Bowden. Joh’Vonna Mitchell is the future of the team and Brittany Demery was the soul of the team. But there was something about Bowden not wilting against the Indians’ defense.
The quote for the title of the blog was something I overheard a Millwood fan say on their cell phone, seconds after the game was over. It was like even they couldn’t believe it.
There have been numerous great moments this year. But as we head to the spring sports season, Millwood’s triumph stands above them all.
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girls basketball was exciting, i remember. more exciting when i would play i had played in most games until senor year in high school and kinda let it go in college.