Class 5A semifinals capsules
After the jump, the capsules for the Class 5A semifinalists.
Class 5A
Carl Albert vs. El Reno, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Putnam City
Bixby vs. Guthrie, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stillwater High
El Reno Indians
Record: 12-0
Ranking: No. 2.
Coach: Tom Cobble, second season at El Reno.
Previous state titles: None.
Road to 2009 semifinal: Beat Ardmore 34-14, beat McAlester 21-14.
2008 record (playoffs): 10-3 (beat Durant 27-18, beat Miami 14-7, lost to Booker T. Washington 28-7)
Last week: The Indians defense stopped McAlester QB Tony Kiefer insider the 1-yard line on fourth down with 44 seconds to go to keep them undefeated and advance to the semifinals.
Player to watch: Jakeil Everheart, QB. Everheart is a dual threat, running for more than 850 yards and throwing for nearly 1,500.
Key stat: 108.5. The average number of rushing yards given up by El Reno’s defense this season. The Indians have held six opponents to seven points or less.
News to know: Tyler Palmer leads El Reno in tackles with more than 100. … Cody Dauphin and Matt Yarbrough each had eight sacks during the regular season. … Matt Pruitt has six interceptions. … Jovia Franklin leads the Indians in receiving with more than 600 yards.
Carl Albert Titans
Record: 10-2
Ranking: No. 4
Coach: Gary Rose, 14th season at Carl Albert
Previous state titles: 1989 (4A), 1993 (5A), 1997 (5A), 1998 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2000 (5A), 2001 (5A), 2004 (5A), 2006 (5A).
Road to 2009 semifinal: Beat Lawton MacArthur 51-19, beat Bishop Kelley 34-31 in double overtime.
2008 record (playoffs): 12-2 (Beat Altus 48-0, beat Boxby 44-6, beat Lawton MacArthur 47-14, lost to Booker T. Washington 28-17.
Last week: J.T. Realmuto scored four times — twice in overtime — as the Titans knocked off previously unbeaten Kelley. Realmuto had 40 carries for 180 yards.
Player to watch: Tre Porter, RB/WR/FS. Porter, a Texas Tech commit, has more than 600 yards rushing on limited carried, around 600 yards receiving and has around 90 tackles.
Key stat: 39.2. Carl Albert’s scoring average this season, even with a 27-6 loss to Booker T. Washington to start the season. Since, the Titans have scored 28 or more points in every game and been held under 30 just once.
News to know: Kenton Whittington and Jeremiah Reed each have more than 100 tackles. … Porter is second in Class 5A in scoring with 21 touchdowns. … J.T. Realmuto went well past the 1,000 yard rushing mark with last week’s performance. He has scored 19 times. … Before last week’s win, Carl Albert had scored 40 or more points in six consecutive games.
Bixby Spartans
Record: 8-4
Ranking: No. 8
Coach: Pat McGrew, 11th season at Bixby.
Previous state titles: None.
Road to 2009 semifinal: Beat Tulsa Central 17-3, beat Shawnee 28-21.
2008 record (playoffs): 8-4 (Beat McAlester 25-3, lost to Carl Albert 44-6)
Last week: The Spartans came back from a 21-7 halftime deficit to beat previously undefeated Shawnee. Donovan Wilson’s 37-yard touchdown catch from running back DeWitt Jennings with less than four minutes to play proved to be the difference.
Player to watch: DeWitt Jennings, RB. Jennings is one of the top rushers in 5A — and the top one still remaining in the playoffs — with nearly 1,200 yards at 15 TDs.
Key stat: 12.4. Bixby’s difference in average yardage rushing vs. passing. The Spartans are one of the most offensively balanced teams in the state.
News to know: Taylor Schuyler is one of the top tacklers in 5A with 122. He also has eight sacks. … Kameron Kopczynski has six interceptions. … QB Kevin Lamb has thrown for more than 1,200 yards and 10 TDs. … Jack Fiscus is one of the top kickers in the state, with a long field goal of 47 yards.
Guthrie Bluejays
Record: 8-4
Ranking: No. 10
Coach: Rafe Watkins, ninth seaosn at Guthrie.
Previous state titles: 2002 (5A), 2007 (5A).
Road to 2009 semifinal: Beat Duncan 20-12, beat Tulsa East Central 25-24.
2008 record (playoffs): 10-2 (Beat Deer Creek 35-0, lost to Booker T. Washington 34-27 in three overtimes.
Last week: The Bluejays used a 55-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Dutton to Corbin Crockett to come-from-behind against East Central and advance. The play came one Guthrie’s first play of the series after the Bluejays defense held the Cardinals to a field goal after three chances inside the Guthrie 10.
Player to watch: Kentrell Brothers, WR/LB. Brothers, a junior, is one of the top receivers in the class, with more than 900 yards. He also has a 5A-best 16 sacks and four interceptions.
Key stat: 79.1. Average rushing yards against Guthrie in the season’s first 11 games, one of the best in 5A.
News to know: Jaden Chappell leads Guthrie with around 120 tackles. … Guthrie freshman quarterback Bryan Dutton has improved consistently as the season has gone on. He’s thrown for more than 1,900 and ran for more than 400 yards. … Hank Hudson has three field goals, including a 27-yard kick in last week’s win that cut the Cardinals lead to 21-18 at the time.
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