3A-1 All-District
District 3A-1 All-District
Most Valuable Player: Sheldon Wilson, Anadarko
Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Melton, Anadarko
Defensive Player of the Year: Wes Satoe, Anadarko
Quarterback of the Year: Tyler Melton, Anadarko
Running back of the Year: D.J. Boles, Tuttle
Fullback of the Year: Sterling Hawkins, Tuttle
Co-Receiver of the Year: Kyle Bert, Anadarko
Co-Receiver of the Year: Aaron Lemay, Weatherford
Tight End of the Year: Blake Jarwin, Tuttle
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Daniel Smith, Anadarko
Co-Offensive Tackle of the Year: Jake Sarver, Bridge Creek
Co-Offensive Tackle of the Year: Jay Stinson, Weatherford
Co-Guard of the Year: Brendon Moser, Anadarko
Co-Guard of the Year: J.P. Vansicle, Bridge Creek
Center of the Year: Michael Miears, Tuttle
Linebacker of the Year: Judge Leiter, Bridge Creek
Inside Linebacker of the Year: Michael Lee, Bridge Creek
Outside Linebacker of the Year: Don Ervin, Weatherford
Secondary Player of the Year: Tanner Dearman, Anadarko
Co-Cornerback of the Year: Ty Chlouber, Tuttle
Co-Cornerback of the Year: Houston Perez, Riverside
Safety of the Year: Drew Smith, Weatherford
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Andy Smith, Anadarko
Defensive Tackle of the Year: Billy Wilson, Tuttle
Co-Defensive End of the Year: Tanner Nelson, Bridge Creek
Co-Defensive End of the Year: Talon Watkins, Weatherford
Nose Guard of the Year: Keaton Hodges, Blanchard
Punter of the Year: Chris Perraut, Bridge Creek
Picks: Week 10
With a chance to all but put the regular-season title away, Ryan flubbed it last week, going 6-4. Picking Edmond North and Wynnewood turned out to be the difference as both Scott and Jason came out on the right ride of those picks and pulled two games closer.
Last week:
Ryan: 6-4, 1-0
Jason: 8-2, 1-0
Scott: 8-2, 1-0
Overall:
Ryan: 65-26, 8-1
Jason: 63-28, 7-2
Scott: 60-31
Ryan
Heritage Hall 40, Kingfisher 14
Jenks 35, Norman 28
Tulsa Union 35, Stillwater 28
Lawton 26, Westmoore 21
Pryor 17, Tulsa Central 13
Deer Creek 34, Ada 7
Anadarko 42, Weatherford 7
Midwest City 42, Norman North 7
McAlester 35, Tulsa Washington 20
Blanchard 22, Bridge Creek 14
Lock of the week: McAlester over Tulsa Washington. The Buffaloes offense has been just too good this season and the Hornets have struggled at times offensively themselves. McAlester wins the district title and remains undefeated.
Jason
Heritage Hall 31, Kingfisher 17
Stillwater 42, Tulsa Union 38
Jenks 27, Norman 14
Westmoore 14, Lawton 10
Pryor 17, Tulsa Central 13
Ada 31, Deer Creek 28
Anadarko 45, Weatherford 14
Midwest City 42, Norman North 24
McAlester 24, Tulsa Washington 17
Blanchard 14, Bridge Creek 9
Lock of the week: Westmoore over Lawton. Westmoore’s defense has been
impressive all season - save for last week’s shootout with Mustang -
and I think the Jaguars can hold the Wolverines out of the endzone just
enough to come away with a win. A Westmoore win would likely throw the
2nd, 3rd and 4th playoff spots into a three-way tie between these teams
and Edmond North. All three teams are close in district points, so such
a scenario favors North, which ends its season with U.S. Grant.
Scott
Heritage Hall 31, Kingfisher 17
Tulsa Union 42, Stillwater 38
Jenks 28, Norman 24
Lawton 23, Westmoore 20
Pryor 28, Tulsa Central 22
Deer Creek 21, Ada 17
Anadarko 42, Weatherford 35
Midwest City 48, Norman North 21
McAlester 34, Tulsa Washington 28
Blanchard 12, Bridge Creek 8
Lock of the Week: Tulsa Union over Stillwater. Often, the loss of a key player at a key time — in this case, the suspension of RB Kendall Holmes, who was having a huge year – seems like it will be devastating for a team. And many times, it is. But many other cases, it becomes a unifying moment. This could have been the last poke the Redskins needed to wake up for a run to the state title.
Bridge Creek-Elgin football pushed back to 8 p.m.
BY RYAN ABER
raber@opubco.com
Friday’s season opener between Bridge Creek and Elgin has been pushed back to an 8 p.m. kickoff due to heat concerns. The game will be played at Elgin.
“We talked about it last week and looked at the weather and decided it was the right move to make,” Bridge Creek coach Jerry Wallis said. “It was the best thing we could do for the kids and the best thing we could do for the fans.”
The game isn’t the only one that has been pushed to a later kickoff.
Lawton and Lawton Eisenhower moved their Friday game back to 8 p.m. as well.
As of Monday morning, the forecast for Saturday calls for highs in the mid-90s.
Ryan Spangler tops on NewsOK poll
Thanks to all of you who voted — more than 5,000 of you in all –on the NewsOK.com Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the metro area. And your winner is… Bridge Creek’s Ryan Spangler, by not quite 300 votes over Edmond Santa Fe’s Josh Richardson.
Here’s how the voting finished:
Obi Emegano, Edmond Memorial 2.51% (128 votes)
Stephen Clark, Douglass 9.54% (486 votes)
Dominique Raney, Putnam City 14.12% (719 votes)
Josh Richardson, Edmond Santa Fe 33.97% (1,730 votes)
Ryan Spangler, Bridge Creek 39.85% (2,029 votes)
Spangler was also The Oklahoman’s Super 5 Player of the Year. Here’s my Super 5 video interview with Spangler:
– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
NewsOK.com Players of the Year update
Will Josh Richardson overtake Ryan Spangler for NewsOK.com Boys Player of the Year?
Voting ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. for the NewsOK.com Boys and Girls Basketball Player of the Year. So if you haven’t voted for your candidate enough, well, you got four more days to get to it.
As of 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, here are the numbers:
Girls
Sharane Campbell, Star Spencer – 583 votes, 30.9 percent
Ashley Clark, Midwest City – 458 votes, 24.3 percent
Elizabeth Donohoe, Edmond North – 260 votes, 13.8 percent
Courtney Walker, Edmond Santa Fe – 532 votes, 28.3 percent
Marisha Wallace, Midwest City – 49 votes, 2.6 percent
Boys
Stephen Clark, Douglass – 452 votes, 9.9 percent
Obi Emegano, Edmond Memorial – 117 votes, 2.5 percent
Dominique Raney, Putnam City – 716 votes, 15.6 percent
Josh Richardson, Edmond Santa Fe – 1,596 votes, 34.8 percent
Ryan Spangler, Bridge Creek – 1,708 votes, 37.2 percent
Thanks for the more than 6,000 combined votes in the boys and girls polls. Once again, the voting closes Friday so you still have a chance.
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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com
Central Oklahoma Conference basketball awards
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE
GIRLS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
HALEY WEATHERS—LUTHER
1ST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
MORGYNE WEAVER—MOUNT ST. MARY
KELSEY DAWKINS—BRIDGE CREEK
CRISSY JOYNER—LEXINGTON
BAXLEE HORTON—JONES
AIMEE RISCHARD—MOUNT ST. MARY
2ND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
HANNAH HOLASEK—LEXINGTON
SHARON VOSS—LUTHER
NIKKI BRANDT—BRIDGE CREEK
SARAH TROSPER—CROOKED OAK
BRYANA WADE—MOUNT ST. MARY
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONFERNCE
ALL-CONFERENCE
BOYS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
RYAN SPANGLER—BRIDGE CREEK
1ST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
SHAWNEIL SKANES—CROOKED OAK
BLAKE GIFFORD—LEXINGTON
KYLE FOREHAND—LEXINGTON
RYAN GIBSON—LUTHER
JUSTIN WAGNER—MOUNT ST. MARY
TYLOR SEABOLT—JONES
2ND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
BRAD BEAHAN—MOUNT ST. MARY
JAKE PEACE—MOUNT ST. MARY
NATHAN COOPER—JONES
JEREMY WAGNER—MOUNT ST. MARY
JOSH PERSHICA—BRIDGE CREEK
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
COACHES OF THE YEAR
AND
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
GIRLS CHAMPION
BRIDGE CREEK
GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR
SKIP ASHWORTH, BRIDGE CREEK
BOYS CHAMPION
BRIDGE CREEK
BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR
JASON SANDERS, BRIDGE CREEK
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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com
All-Best of the Rest football team…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and yours from the Varsity staff. I’ma go back to being Uncle Bob to my niece and nephew here in Kansas.
Here’s the final installment with an all-best of the rest. Basically, teams in the OKC area that aren’t in one of the set zones.
Here ya go:
All-Best of the Rest
Offense
QB — Ryan Spangler, Bridge Creek
RB — Devin Campbell, Bethany
RB — Blake Riojas, Newcastle
WR — Caden Locke, Bridge Creek
WR — Abraham Luna, Santa Fe South
WR — Travis Carroll, McLoud
OL — Landon Chappell, Newcastle
OL — Caleb Craig, Harrah
OL — Blake Belcher, Guthrie
OL — Dexton Robertson, Cashion
OL — Gonzalo Delatorre, Kingfisher
K — Nathan Lee, Jones
P — Derek Patterson, Kingfisher
Defense
DL — Kentrell Brothers, Guthrie
DL — Darren Davenport, Bethany
DL — Micah Thompson, Jones
DL — Derrick Luetjen, Hennessey
LB — Kenny Dennison, Blanchard
LB — Landry Chappell, Guthrie
LB — Jeremy Seaton, Cashion
DB — Tanner Koons, Tuttle
DB — Tylor Seabolt, Jones
DB — Orlando Pina, Hennessey
DB — Mike Miller, Davenport
KR — Jeremy Smith, Kingfisher
Offensive Player of the Year: Derek Patterson, Kingfisher
Defensive Player of the Year: Kentrell Brothers, Guthrie
Coach of the Year: Shannon Watford, Hennessey
Kinda get a glimpse into a lot of our Little All-City team with this list. I’ll have much more to say when the LAC team comes out Thursday, Dec. 30.
Best of the Rest honor: Landon Nault, Kingfisher…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
I’ve talked with Kingfisher coach Jeff Myers enough to know that Landon Nault has some talent. But I had no idea what the freshman could do until I saw him in person.
Nault was sensational in leading the Yellowjackets to a 33-6 dominating win against Metro Christian in the Class 3A semifinals.
Nault rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns that included touchdown runs of 80 and 83 yards in the second half.
With the win, Kingfisher finds itself with another opportunity for the gold ball, taking on Heritage Hall in the championship Friday night at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Other contenders
Derek Patterson, Kingfisher: Efficiency was the QB’s game. Patterson threw for two touchdowns and continues to be the team leader. Look for a HUGE Patterson story later this week.
Ivan Moreno, Hennessey: Need players to step up if you’re going to pull off the upset. Moreno did just that, scoring two touchdowns in the Eagles’ memorable 29-28 win against Millwood.
Bethany defense: Nothing to be ashamed of. After a brilliant outing against Cascia Hall, slowed down the Heritage Hall attack in a competitive 28-14 loss.
Ryan Spangler, Bridge Creek: Welcome back to basketball. Spangler notched a triple-double in points, rebounds and blocks in his first game of the season.
Kendra Steward, Dale: In a good early season matchup, Dale dominated Washington 47-30 with Steward leading the way with 18 points.
SMQ: Heritage Hall defense sensational…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Impressive statement by Heritage Hall against a very good Bridge Creek team on Friday night. Defense stole the show.
Heritage Hall 34, Bridge Creek 0 – for my story on the game, go here.
Boneman’s Breakdown
- This game was not won by Barry J. Sanders or Sterling Shepard. OK, they helped, but this was the night of the defense. This was the night of Quintaz Struble, Markus Wakefield, Shaun Tkach, Graham Busby, etc. What a display.
- The most impressive thing was the discipline. Bridge Creek’s Ryan Spangler would do what he normally does and scramble. But the Chargers stayed in their lanes and never let him make that big play.
- The first touchdown was a thing of beauty. Cooper Cloud (who played great, by the way) pumped to Sterling Shepard on a short route and found Sanders wide open for a touchdown. I mean wide open. Heck of a call there in the second quarter.
- Honestly, the Bobcat defense played a great first half. Sanders was rendered ineffective for most of the night. Heritage just missed on a couple of big ones to Shepard. It was 0-0 at the end of the first.
- But you cannot keep Shepard down. Two touchdown receptions and an interception and I’m sure he wasn’t happy with his outing. He’s a gamer, I tells ya.
- BC’s Blake Henderson had some early success running the ball, but then the Chargers tightened things up and Henderson and the running game became a non-factor.
- Brent Gaddis played well in the second half, including scoring on a 47-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. That was the best game I’ve seen from Gaddis in the two years I’ve seen him play. A.J. Knowles also pitched in with a touchdown.
- Bogert admitted what I thought – that the emotional lift of seeing Shepard and Sanders out there would carry this team to big things. Like I said, on this night it was more Cloud and the defense doing the damage but seeing Shepard lead the charge out of the locker room and Cloud with the flag, well, had a feeling Heritage was ready.
- And somehow Spiro came back and won vs. Nowata so it’s Spiro (11-1) at Heritage Hall on Friday night. Nowata was up 20-0 and the Chargers would have had to play at Nowata.
Bridge Creek vs. Heritage Hall Capsule…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Bridge Creek (8-2) at Heritage Hall (11-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Pop Murray Memorial Field (I’ll be there)
Bridge Creek
Why the Bobcats can win: Ooh boy, let us count the reasons. Quarterback Ryan Spangler is one. His 6-8 frame cannot be duplicated. Wide receivers Caden Locke and Josh Pershica. Chargers haven’t seen a pair of wideouts like this all year. Running back Blake Henderson. He’s been HUGE in the last month and has given this team the balance it’s been looking for. And finally, confidence. The starts this team has been on lately had led to these blowout wins vs. really good teams.
Heritage Hall
Why the Chargers can win: Because they’ve been tested several times this year. I’m looking for a big game from Brent Gaddis in this one. And the ace in the hole is A.J. Knowles. He WILL be a star. He’s just a freshman, but his time might come in this showdown since Sterling Shepard and Barry J. Sanders cannot be at 100 percent.
Quote:
We’ve had to move some guys and throw them right out there, but we’ve had a couple of weeks to do it. The start is going to be huge.” – coach Andy Bogert
Key matchup: The health and playing time of Sanders, Shepard. I’m not talking so much physically. Obviously, that will be huge. However, I’m talking more mentally. Figure this team will just carry a special swagger if those two are in the lineup. They bring a certain energy. Gotta figure Shepard will be out there. But Sanders? Still a toss-up.
The pick: Heritage Hall 31, Bridge Creek 23. I got an inkling this is going to be a memorable night for Quintaz Struble. Not sure how, not sure when, but he’s going to make that ‘wow’ play.
Boneman’s Heritage prediction record: 11-0.
Boneman’s Bridge Creek prediction record: 8-2.
