OSSAA releases 2011-12 basketball classifications
There were no big surprises on Tuesday when the OSSAA released the official classifications for boys and girls basketball for the 2011-12 season.
Two-time defending Class 5A champion Tulsa Washington has moved up to Class 6A after ranking No. 32 among all schools in the state in average attendance for 2010-11.
And Del City, coming off an appearance in the 6A state tournament in March, subsequently was bumped down to 5A for the upcoming season.
The Mount St. Mary boys and girls teams were moved up from 3A to 4A because of the OSSAA’s newly adopted rules governing selective enrollment schools. Because the Rockets’ boys team has reached the state tournament in three of the last five seasons, both teams were required to move up once class.
As a result of the move, Stigler was dropped from 4A to 3A. Here’s the full list of classifications.
Power Lunch: Chat with Jason Kersey
Power Lunch: Chat with prep writer Scott Wright
Can Midwest City win a 6A title?
The Oklahoman‘s high school sports writer Ryan Aber answered questions from readers in today’s Power Lunch, and was asked about Midwest City’s ability to compete with Jenks and Union in 6A in 2011.
Here was Aber’s answer:
They will be very good once again. Is that enough to compete at the level of Jenks or Union? I don’t think they’re quite there. They’ve got a very good defense, especially in the secondary, and a great back in James Flanders but will need big-time play from whichever QB wins the job to be able to challenge for a spot in the title game.
Read the rest of Aber’s chat here. And check out his story on the Bombers’ quest to lighten James Flanders load here.
Power Lunch Chat Recap: Ryan Aber
Lawton Eisenhower’s D’Andre Wright commits to Tulsa
D’Andre Wright, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound power forward from Lawton Eisenhower, has given a verbal commitment to play basketball at Tulsa.
Wright chose Tulsa on Monday over a number of scholarship offers, including Clemson, Creighton, SMU, TCU and Wichita State.
Read some of Wright’s comments on his commitment here.
Owasso’s Keon Hatcher, Booker T. Washington’s Jared Collins commit to Arkansas
Owasso receiver Keon Hatcher and Booker T. Washington cornerback Jared Collins committed Monday to play football at Arkansas, according to The Tulsa World.
Hatcher had 76 catches for 1,075 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior. Collins had three interceptions and 21 tackles for the Class 5A champion Hornets. He also plays receiver and placed second at the state track meet in the long jump.
Read the rest of the story here.
Power Lunch Chat Recap: Ryan Aber
Recruiting: Where will Beggs’ Ramsey Hamilton go to college?
High school sports writer Scott Wright answered questions from readers in today’s Power Lunch chat and was asked about Beggs quarterback Ramsey Hamilton’s college future. Here’s Scott’s response:
Tough to tell, because I think he was on the short list of guys OU was looking hard at when the Gunner Kiel thing fell through, but they went with the San Antonio kid, so Hamilton is probably a little more wide-open now. I think he’s definitely the top QB prospect in the state in a pretty deep QB class, so he should have some good opportunities.
Hamilton, No. 9 on The Oklahoman‘s Super 30 list, currently has zero scholarship offers, but has been to several college camps and combines.
Here are some of Hamilton’s best plays from his junior season:
