Ada vs. Carl Albert Capsule…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Ada (4-3) at Carl Albert (5-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Jim Harris Field, CA
Ada
Why the Cougars can win: Because after a blowout loss to Ardmore, Ada has actually fared pretty well. The other two defeats are against Guthrie and McAlester, a combined 13-1. Ada has done a great job of winning the games it’s supposed to. Can it win one it’s not supposed to?
Carl Albert (L- Booker T.; W – Ardmore; W – Duncan; W- Western Heights; W – El Reno; W – Southeast; L – Guthrie)
Why the Titans can win: Because arguably no team is happier about playing on a short week than Gary Rose’s club. This group is anxious to get back out there after last week. The nerves shouldn’t be an issue this week and the focus will definitely be there.
Key matchup: Taylor Hawkins vs. Ada defense. Though I expect Kenton Whittington to get a lot more than 11 carries in this game, think this is huge for the psyche of Hawkins. He needs to rebound, and the team needs to see he can be the leader the rest of the way.
The pick: Carl Albert 31, Ada 12. At the friendly confines of Harris Field, the Death Squad defense allows the offense to relax with some big turnovers.
Boneman’s Carl Albert prediction record: 6-1.
Game preview: Ada at Southeast
Ada (1-2) at Southeast (3-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: C.B. Speegle Stadium
Last week: Ada got its first win, 63-6 over US Grant. Southeast stayed unbeaten with a 31-6 win over Capitol Hill.
Why Ada could win: Southeast hasn’t faced a team that can run the ball the way Ada can, led by Nathan Blakely at 289 yards through three games. Yes, Ada has lost twice, but those losses were to a pair of top 10 teams, Ardmore and McAlester. So the 1-2 record shouldn’t suggest that this team is a slouch.
Why SE could win: This team is playing with as much confidence as they’ve had in these players’ careers. Jay Gogue keeps the offense moving with his rushing ability, and the defense has been solid from the start. This team is looking to make some noise in this district, and this would be a good opportunity to get people to take notice.
Key matchup: Southeast defensive front vs. Ada run game. Ada doesn’t like to throw the ball much, so if Southeast can slow the rushing attack, it forces the Cougars into a type of game they don’t want to play. But if Ada moves the ball on the ground, it falls right into their game plan.
The pick: Ada 34, Southeast 27. I’m not completely counting Southeast out of this one, but I think Ada will have too much size and depth for the Spartans.
– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Class 5A Baseball Regional: Deer Creek…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Here ya go:
Class 5A Baseball
At Deer Creek
Wednesday
Game 1: Deer Creek vs. Capitol Hill, 1:30
Game 2: Noble vs. Ada, 4 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6:30
Thursday
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6:30
Friday
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 6:30 (if necessary)
Tennis: PC North, Jenks, Duncan with good showings…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Melton picks up win for Panthers
If Putnam City North has a chance at repeating as boys tennis champions, it will need a big outing from No. 2 singles player Kole Melton.
The Panthers got that this weekend as Melton won the championship at the BancFirst Tournament in Duncan.
Paced by Melton and Chris Haworth’s championships, the Panthers tied with Jenks for the team title. The No. 1 doubles team of Wil Rodwell and Brian Diefenderfer placed second. Jenks earned both of the doubles championships.
Duncan earns tennis title
If the Duncan girls were in any other class, the Demons would be contenders for the state title. But in Class 5A with Bishop McGuinness, it’s an uphill battle.
However, that doesn’t mean Duncan has stopped competing as the girls won three of the four titles and the team title at the BancFirst Tournament at Duncan this weekend.
Senior Melanie Barnes earned the No. 1 singles title while Duncan also earned championships at both of the doubles positions.
The No. 1 doubles team of Taylor Spradlin and Kate LeValley are now 21-2 this year. Duncan played Jenks in all four finals and the Trojans placed second.
Here are the results, special thanks to Duncan coach Phil Barnes for the assistance.
BancFirst Tournament
Girls
1. Duncan; 2. Jenks; 3. Ada; 4. Duncan II; 5. Seminole; 6. Anadarko; 7. Ardmore; 8. Putnam North; 9. Guthrie; 10. Norman.
No. 1 Singles: 1. Melanie Barnes, Duncan; 2. Lisa Waldron, Jenks; 3. Lexie Maytubby, Anadarko; 4. Margo Martin, Ada.
No. 2 Singles: Gaby Siegler, Jenks; 2. Samantha Cassidy, Duncan; 3. Alex Morales, Ardmore; 4. Jennifer West, Ada.
No. 1 Doubles: 1. Spradlin and LeValley, Duncan; 2. Huey and Scroggs, Jenks; 3. Poe and Whitworth, Ada; 4. Powell and Powell, Guthrie.
No. 2 Doubles: Hartzell and LeValley, Duncan; 2. Decker and Cawley, Jenks; 3. Fulton and Scott, Duncan II; 4. Dinsmore and Ly, Seminole.
Boys
1. (tie) Putnam North, Jenks; 3. Ada; 4. Norman North; 5. Anadarko; 6. Duncan; 7. Henryetta; 8. Ardmore; 9. (tie) Norman, Oklahoma Bible.
No. 1 Singles: 1. Chris Haworth, PCNorth; 2. Robert Jackson, Ada; 3. Sam Cannon, OBA; 4. Gray Whitman, Jenks.
No. 2 Singles: 1. Kole Melton, PCNorth; 2. Dillon Etter, Jenks; 3. Matthew Medcalf, Ada; 4. Jeremy Ng, Norman North.
No. 1 Doubles: 1. Gordon and Simmons, Jenks; 2. Diefenderfer and Rodwell, PCNorth; 3. Scheffield and Stout, Ada; 4. Hudson and Wehrenburg, Guthrie.
No. 2 Doubles: 1. Leach and Mathias, Jenks; 2. Burkhart and Robinson, Ada; 3. Ashapanek and Ashapanek, Anadarko; 4. Burke and Ketner, PCNorth.
Bill Tipton VI set for Carl Albert, Shawnee
BY RYAN ABER
raber@opubco.com
Carl Albert and Shawnee will co-host the Bill Tipton VI Baseball Tournament beginning today and wrapping up Saturday at Carl Albert.
The tournament features nine teams ranked in the top 20 of their class, including seven ranked in the top 10—four from Class 4A.
The event kicks off today with four games at each site, including Class 5A No. 2 Carl Albert vs. 4A No. 5 Clinton at 1:30 p.m. at Carl Albert.
Other top teams participating include 6A No. 6 Yukon, 5A No. 10 Lawton MacArthur, 5A No. 12 McAlester, 5A No. 16 Ada, 4A No. 1 Weatherford, 4A No. 4 Blanchard and 4A No. 7 McGuinness.
The championship game will be played at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Carl Albert.
Wednesday
at Carl Albert
Carl Albert vs. Noble, 11 a.m.
Carl Albert vs. Clinton, 1:30 p.m.
Blanchard vs. Clinton, 4 p.m.
Weatherford vs. McAlester, 6:30 p.m.
at Shawnee
Shawnee vs. OKC Broncos, 11 a.m.
Shawnee vs. Ada, 1:30 p.m.
Yukon vs. Ada, 4 p.m.
McGuinness vs. Lawton MacArthur, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
at Carl Albert
Weatherford vs. Noble, 11 a.m.
Weatherford vs. Blanchard, 1:30 p.m.
Clinton vs. McAlester, 4 p.m.
Carl Albert vs. McAlester, 6:30 a.m.
at Shawnee
Ada vs. Lawton MacArthur, 11 a.m.
Yukon vs. Lawton MacArthur, 1:30 p.m.
OKC Broncos vs. McGuinness, 4 p.m.
Shawnee vs. McGuinness, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
at Carl Albert
Blanchard vs. McAlester, 11 a.m.
Blanchard vs. Noble, 1:30 p.m.
Clinton vs. Noble, 4 p.m.
Carl Albert vs. Weatherford, 6:30 p.m.
at Shawnee
Yukon vs. McGuinness, 11 a.m.
Yukon vs. OKC Broncos, 1:30 p.m.
Ada vs. OKC Broncos, 4 p.m.
Shawnee vs. Lawton MacArthur, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
at Carl Albert
10 a.m., Seventh-place game
12:30 p.m., Fifth-place game
3 p.m., Third-place game
5:30 p.m., Championship game
Boys tennis: Ed North wins title without an individual winner…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Some people don’t understand my love of tennis. After back-to-back days at the Heritage Hall Tournament of Champions and all the great matches I saw…that’s why I love tennis.
I would have loved to have taken somebody who has never been there and have them watch all the terrific matches this weekend with me.
The boys was incredibly close and won by Edmond North. Now it’s not that nuts to think the Huskies could win, but it is kinda weird for them to win without earning one of the four titles.
It was balance and consistency that got the job done. Nobody placed higher than second or lower than third, tremendous TEAM effort.
Team scoring
1. Edmond North 26; *2. Edmond Memorial 25; 3. Union 25; 4. Putnam North 22; 5. Metro Christian 18; 6. Heritage Hall 16; 7. Carl Albert 9; 8. Ada 7.
* Memorial wins head-to-head tie-breaker for second
No 1 Singles: Chris Haworth, PCN, def. Logon Collins, Union, 6-3, 6-4
Phenomenal match, expected nothing less. Haworth makes you bring your best game. Because if you don’t, you’re hitting the showers early.
Collins, a Marquette signee, fought back and showed a lot of heart in this one. I don’t want to say I counted him out early in the second set, but…yeah, I counted him out.
The seventh game of the second set (tied 3-3) was incredible. I’m not sure how many deuces it went to (at least seven) before Haworth pulled it out.
Look for a video with Haworth on NewsOK on Sunday or Monday.
Third: Nate Roper, EN; Fourth: Jason Proctor, MC; Fifth: Austin Manger, CA; 6. Bryce Merritt, EM; 7. Jonathan Borsky, HH; 8. Robert Jackson, Ada.
No. 2 Singles: Andre Tardio, Union, def. Eric Olson, EN, 6-2, 6-4
A three seed gets the win. Tardio looked real dominant in this one though Olson gave a real good effort there in the second set.
Olson is a real steady player for the Huskies but not too surprising because the Redskins are extremely talented in the singles’ positions.
Third: Brandon Cohlmia, HH; Fourth: Kole Melton, PCN; Fifth: Memorial; Sixth: MC; Seventh: Ada; Eighth: CA.
No 1 Doubles: Truit Gray-Gavin Dubberstein, EM, def. Brian Diefenderfer-Wil Rodwell, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
The final match of the tournament, and it was everything you would want it to be. Each team’s semifinals match was sensational, so you knew the finals were going to be.
Memorial coach Randy Mays has done a tremendous job with this team, and I think the Bulldogs have rightfully put themselves in the 6A conversation.
Third: Edmond North; Fourth: Metro Christian; Fifth: Heritage Hall; Sixth: Union; Seventh: Ada; Eighth: Carl Albert.
No. 2 Doubles: Bowen Xu-Omar Karim, EM, def. Alex Mathieson-Baylor Spring, EN, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Another three-set marathon, and another Memorial victory. I admit to not getting to see too much of this as it was going at the same time as the No. 1 singles final.
But I did catch up with Xu after the match and can see the sense of relief/happiness in his face. Definitely sore, that’s for sure. Edlam in any sport is fun and this was no different.
Third: Union; Fourth: Metro Christian; Fifth: Heritage Hall; Sixth: Ada; Seventh: Carl Albert; Eighth: PC North.
Great stuff, hope you had a chance to get out there. The Class 6A boys race is going to be extremely intense next month at the state tournament.
Swimming: Suburban conference results…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Believe it or not, there are other conferences than the Mid-State and Metro. Special thanks to Harrah coach Guy Worth for all the results.
In fact, let’s start with a note from Worth on the event:
Thought you might be able to use these results. The Harrah girls won their 9th consecutive team championship and the Harrah boys won their 10th consecutive team championship. Kayte Jasper from Carl Albert was the girl’s MVP and Isaac McKnight from Chickasha was the boy’s MVP. Isaac set three conference records. He swam a 21.96 in the lead leg of the 200 free relay. I believe that is one of the top two fastest times in the state in that event.
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Harrah won 16 of the 22 events while I don’t have anything new to add about McKnight. He put Chickasha swimming on the map, and he’s only getting better. He’s terrific.
The other thing that stands out is the Deer Creek boys. Typ Whinnery, Logan Testi, Slater Pennington make up a great trio of boys.
Good stuff all around, and here are all your results.
5A Boys Playoffs
Here are the Class 5A boys playoff pairings. The first round will be played Friday, Feb. 26:
WEST
At Western Heights
Capitol Hill vs. Duncan
Western Heights vs. Durant
At Ardmore
Lawton MacArthur vs. Deer Creek
Ardmore vs. Altus
At El Reno
Carl Albert vs. Chickasha
El Reno vs. Ada
At Guthrie
Northwest vs. Southeast
Guthrie vs. Noble
EAST
At Tulsa Memorial
Tahlequah vs. McAlester
Tulsa Memorial vs. Siatook
At Claremore
Tulsa Washington vs. Tulsa Hale
Claremore vs. Grove
At Tulsa East Central
Tulsa Kelley vs. Pryor
Tulsa East Central vs. Tulsa Rogers
At Tulsa Edison
Tulsa Central vs. Coweta
Tulsa Edison vs. Collinsville
Signing List 2010
It’s still a work in progress. Know a signing we missed? E-mail me at raber@opubco.com and we’ll get it added. We’ll run the signing list several times over the next few weeks:
Semifinal sites set
Here’s the semifinal times/dates:
Class 6A
Jenks vs. Southmoore, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Putnam City Stadium
Tulsa Union vs. Broken Arrow, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, University of Tulsa
Class 5A
El Reno vs. Carl Albert, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Putnam City Stadium
Bixby vs. Guthrie, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Stillwater High School
Class 4A
Weatherford vs. Douglass, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Yukon
Star Spencer vs. Sallisaw, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sapulpa
Class 3A
Seq. Claremore vs. Cascia Hall, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Collinsville
Berryhill vs. Dewey, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Skiatook
Class B
Garber vs. Laverne, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Woodward
Ryan vs. Canton, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Norman
Class C
DC-Lamont vs. Timberlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Enid
Seiling vs. Forgan, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Woodward
