OKC activities postponed tonight
By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com
All Oklahoma City Public Schools athletic activities scheduled tonight have been postponed. As of right now, the games scheduled for tomorrow are still on as scheduled.
Star Spencer-Douglass, which was originally scheduled for two weeks ago, will be played Saturday at Northwest.
Ga,es scheduled for tonight included: OKC Storm at Douglass girls basketball and Southmoore at Southeast wrestling.
Tomorrow’s schedule:
BASKETBALL
Centennial at Southeast
John Marshall at Classen
Millwood at Capitol Hill
Northwest at Star Spencer
U.S. Grant at Northeast
WRESTLING
Northwest at Western Heights
OKC Signees
For those of you looking for just the OKC school’s signees, here’s the specific list. A lot of football signees this year, especially from Douglass, John Marshall and Star Spencer.
FOOTBALL
Ken Berry, John Marshall (ECU)
Kenyad Blair, Northeast/NEO (Nichols State)
Irvin Caldwell, Star Spencer (NEO)
Arthola Clarke, John Marshall (NWOSU)
Kevin Forbes, Douglass (Langston)
Teontez Fortune, Douglass (Langston)
Rico Ivy, Douglass (Langston)
Miles Jackson, John Marshall (ECU)
Aaron James, Douglass (UCO)
Franky Jamison, Star Spencer (NEO)
Emmitt Jones, Star Spencer (NEO)
Brendon Jordan, John Marshall (NEO)
Lucas Miller, Capitol Hill (NEO)
Corey Mitchell, Douglass (Weber State)
Nic Nealy, Douglass (Grambling State)
Terence Olds, Star Spencer (NEO)
Andre Thompson, Douglass (Langston)
Raphael Watts, Capitol Hill (NEO)
Norris White, Douglass (Weber State)
James Williams, John Marshall (NEO)
Jeff Wright, Star Spencer (Langston)
TRACK AND FIELD
Antonio Taylor, Northwest (Okla. Christian)
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:
OKC schools ready to get back into action
By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com
Earlier tonight, I talked to Star Spencer standout Sharane Campbell and one of the things I asked her about was the layoff that most teams around the city area have gone through over the past week.
“I’m ready to get back to playing,” Campbell said.
Campbell said since her team hasn’t been able to practice this week, she’s spent as much time as possible at a local gym, although not nearly as much as she’d like to.
Oklahoma City schools figure to be back in action Friday. Most of the games canceled last Friday will be made up Saturday with the exception of Star Spencer-Douglass. That game will be played Feb. 13 at Northwest. That’s not unusual for those teams to meet in the Knight’s gym. Last season’s second regularly scheduled game between the two was also played at Northwest.
Friday’s schedule:
Centennial at Northwest
Douglass at Capitol Hill
Northeast at Southeast
Star Spencer at Millwood
U.S. Grant at John Marshall
Day 3: Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
I normally don’t do this, but I’m tired and I know the paper was short on space and most of this didn’t get in. So here are the bare bones (no pun intended) look at the Deer Creek Invitational.
But of course, here are the scores.
Girls
Thursday
Bishop McGuinness 47, Putnam West 30
Star Spencer 53, OCS 39
Putnam North 58, Western Heights 50
Deer Creek 56, Enid 42
Friday
Semifinals: Putnam North 32, McGuinness 25
Semifinals: Deer Creek 54, Star Spencer 52
Enid 50, OCS 36
Western Heights 63, Putnam West 51
Saturday
Finals: Deer Creek 46, Putnam North 45
Third Place: McGuinness 52, Star Spencer 44
Consolation championship: Enid 55, Western Heights 40
Seventh place: Putnam West 48, OCS 38
Boys
Mustang 74, Star Spencer 65
Capitol Hill 64, Enid 47
Putnam North 77, OCS 60
Deer Creek, Western Heights 46, Deer Creek 44
Friday
Semifinals: Putnam North 58, Capitol Hill 53 – OT
Semifinals: Mustang 67, Western Heights 54
Enid 56, OCS 48
Star Spencer 58, Deer Creek 51
Saturday
Finals: Putnam North 76, Mustang 50
Third place: Western Heights 46, Capitol Hill 37
Consolation championship: Star Spencer 74, Enid 65 – OT
Seventh place: Deer Creek 59, OCS 41
Boys
Panthers make it four in a row
The Bruce Gray Invitational may be at Deer Creek, but it’s been dominated by Putnam City North.
For the fourth year in a row, the Panthers are the champions as PC North took out Mustang 76-50 in the championship Saturday night.
“We feel like this is our home away from home,” tournament MVP Armon Provo said. “We knew it would be tough to bounce back after last night, but we play our best on that third day of the tournament.”
Mustang, the No. 8 seed, made the championship because of its great shooting from the perimeter, but the Broncos didn’t make their first three until third quarter.
The Broncos got to within 50-41 early in the fourth before the Panthers put it away.
Joe Summers scored 20 points while Devin Harris had 19 for PC North. Jacinto Biorato led Mustang with 13 points.
Jets take third
Western Heights went on a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter lead the Jets to a 46-37 win against Capitol Hill for third place in the Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek.
D.J. Taylor scored nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for Western Heights, who trailed by seven at halftime.
Capitol Hill’s Trevon Grant had 17 points while Alton Whittaker had a team-high 13 points for Western Heights.
Star downs Enid in shootout
It was a consolation championship game played at a championship level as Star Spencer defeated Enid 74-65 in overtime at the Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek.
Star’s Deontae Thomas and Enid’s Chris Fitzpatrick each hit seven 3-pointers in the game. Fitzpatrick finished with 28 points while Thomas had 26. Kendre’ Talley poured in 24 points for the Bobcats.
Girls
Antlers claim first crown
Despite the proud tradition of Deer Creek girls basketball, the team had never won its own tournament.
That changed Saturday night.
Deer Creek’s Jasey Jackson hit the game-winning free throw with 24.6 seconds left to give the Antlers a 46-45 victory against Putnam City North in the championship of the Bruce Gray Invitational.
“We wanted to break the streak,” coach Totsy Manning said. “We’re excited because the girls have worked so hard for this.”
The Panthers had two shots for the win in the final 4.9 seconds but couldn’t convert.
Alexis Watson led PC North with 13 points while Jalyn Jackson had a game-high 17 points, including 14 in the first half.
Irish bounce back
McGuinness coach Jennifer Frakes challenged her team to stop Star Spencer star Sharane Campbell.
The Irish rose up to the challenge in a 52-44 win against the Bobcats to claim third place in the Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek.
“We mixed it up on her (Campbell). We had guards on her and post players. Kamber McMaster and Mary Beth Canfield were on her almost the whole game and did a great job,” Frakes said.
Campbell finished with nine points after scoring 54 points in the first two games. McGuinness was also able to make some shots after shooting 6-for-53 on Friday night. Alexa Lienhard had a game-high 17 points for the Irish.
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Much more coherent thoughts Sunday. Also shot video with Deer Creek’s Jasey Jackson and Putnam North’s Armon Provo, the tournament’s MVPs.
Day 2: Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
A miracle comeback falls just short, and the last game of the night once again provides fireworks are the highlights of Day 2 of the Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek.
But first, your scores and schedule.
Girls
Thursday
Bishop McGuinness 47, Putnam West 30
Star Spencer 53, OCS 39
Putnam North 58, Western Heights 50
Deer Creek 56, Enid 42
Friday
Semifinals: Putnam North 32, McGuinness 25
Semifinals: Deer Creek 54, Star Spencer 52
Enid 50, OCS 36
Western Heights 63, Putnam West 51
Saturday
Finals: Deer Creek vs. Putnam North, 7 p.m.
Third Place: McGuinness vs. Star Spencer, 4 p.m.
Consolation championship: Enid vs. Western Heights, 1 p.m.
Seventh place: OCS vs. Putnam West, 10 a.m.
Boys
Mustang 74, Star Spencer 65
Capitol Hill 64, Enid 47
Putnam North 77, OCS 60
Deer Creek, Western Heights 46, Deer Creek 44
Friday
Semifinals: Putnam North 58, Capitol Hill 53 – OT
Semifinals: Mustang 67, Western Heights 54
Enid 56, OCS 48
Star Spencer 58, Deer Creek 51
Saturday
Finals: Mustang vs. Putnam North, 8:30 p.m.
Third place: Western Heights vs. Capitol Hill, 5:30 p.m.
Consolation championship: Star Spencer vs. Enid, 2:30 p.m.
Seventh place: Deer Creek vs. OCS, 11:30 a.m.
Deer Creek 54, Star Spencer 52 (Girls)
This is your late comeback that was thwarted. Midway through the fourth quarter it was 51-35 Deer Creek. I, and probably 99 percent of the people in the gym, thought the game was over.
That’s how good Star’s Sharane Campbell is. She put the team on her back and said ‘c’mon, let’s go.’ Campbell was sensational, scoring 28 points.
She scored 21 in the second half and that was 21 of the team’s 27 points in the half. It was incredible. Thought I was witnessing another ‘holy cow’ moment.
Deer Creek’s A.J. Miller ended up scoring the game-winning bucket with around 10 seconds left and Star never got a shot off. There was a lot of contact and Campbell stumbled to the ground as the horn sounded.
Miller had 19 points for Deer Creek while Jasey Jackson came up huge with 14 points.
The Antlers will look to do what they’ve never done before: win their own tournament when they play the Panthers for the championship.
Putnam North 58, Capitol Hill 53 – OT (Boys)
I thought I had another winner in the video department when CH’s Trevon Grant went up for the potential game-winner. It was great out of bounds play that fell just short.
The Redskins seemed a little deflated after that and PC North executed well in the fourth quarter and overtime to walk away with the win.
CH simply didn’t have any legs left in OT as everything was coming up short. The Redskins also missed a lot of crucial free throws.
For the Panthers, a nice balanced effort with Devin Harris, Joe Summers and Armon Provo leading the way.
PC North plays upstart Mustang in the championship. On Tuesday, it was PCN 85 and Mustang 67. What will it be Saturday night?
Other observations
- The Bishop McGuinness girls didn’t improve their play and PC North took advantage. Arianne Hunter was huge on defense and Jhonita Smith was big down the stretch.
- Where did this Mustang team come from? Jacinto Biorato and David Glidden have been amazing in the first two days. Big starts have keyed things, but the Broncos have shown great composure.
- Star and Deer Creek boys had a pretty good one. All drama was taken away by Star’s Kendre’ Talley who was 14-for-16 from the free throw line. But yet another fun one with the Antlers.
- Weird to think it will be DC and OCS for seventh place. Both teams haven’t played poorly, but I guess that’s just the way it goes, huh?
- For those that don’t know, I’ve been tweeting with all final scores and any pertinent updates on Twitter.
- Pumped up for what should be good championships with PC North vs. Deer Creek (girls) and PC North vs. Mustang (boys).
Day 1: Bruce Gray Invitational at Deer Creek…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
All good things come to those who wait, right? Well, I arrived at Deer Creek at just past 9:30 a.m., and I got what I was looking for right around 10 p.m.
A great final game between Western Heights and Deer Creek highlights Day 1 of the Bruce Gray Invitational Tournament.
First, the scores.
Girls
Thursday
Bishop McGuinness 47, Putnam West 30
Star Spencer 53, OCS 39
Putnam North 58, Western Heights 50
Deer Creek 56, Enid 42
Friday
Semifinals: McGuinness vs. Putnam North, 7 p.m.
Semifinals: Star Spencer vs. Deer Creek, 4 p.m.
OCS vs. Enid, 1 p.m.
Western Heights vs. Putnam West, 10 a.m.
Boys
Mustang 74, Star Spencer 65
Capitol Hill 64, Enid 47 (scoreboard said 62, but CH (and myself) think it was 64)
Putnam North 77, OCS 60
Western Heights 46, Deer Creek 44
Friday
Semifinals: Capitol Hill vs. Putnam North, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals: Mustang vs. Western Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Enid vs. OCS, 11:30 a.m.
Deer Creek vs. Star Spencer, 2:30 p.m.
Western Heights 46, Deer Creek 44
If you weren’t there to see D.J. Taylor’s game-winning three with 1 second left, shame on you. I kid, but you can watch it on NewsOK as I was there and videoed the thing.
As soon as he let it go, I thought it was good. However, Deer Creek wasn’t done as Jurrell Calloway’s heave from half court hit off the back of the rim (that, too, is on NewsOK).
Whew, lemme catch my breath for a minute.
Deer Creek obviously isn’t the best team ever, but man, are they fun to watch? This is just another great Antler game I’ve seen this year.
Western Heights came out early and led 21-12, but the Antlers went on a 22-6 run and looked like they were in control.
However, the Jets had tremendous composure in the fourth quarter and rallied for the win. Taylor ended up with 13 points while Hayden Wagner had 15 points for Deer Creek.
Fun game.
Mustang 74, Star Spencer 65 (Boys)
No, don’t adjust your computer screen, the score is correct. It took a miracle 3 by Taylor to bump this from being the headline and newsmaker of the day.
The Broncos just came out firing. Jacinto Biorato put ‘em up 7-0 before you could even blink. When the Bobcats finally contained Biorato, David Glidden stepped up.
He’s just a freak of an athlete, and those types can do special things. He ended up with 24 points and said the win was huge to the team’s confidence because they learned how to finish a game off.
Star got it down to 63-61 and looked like it would pull off a big come-from-behind victory but not to be.
My first time seeing Kendre’ Talley, and yeah, he’s good (23 points). Really enjoyed watching him work and penetrate. Weird to think Star/Deer Creek (my predicted semifinal) is a losers’ bracket game. Dems the breaks, I guess.
Other observations
- The Bishop McGuinness girls will have to play much better if they plan on playing for the championship. Senior Lissy Fuller was enough on this day vs. Putnam West, but the Irish will need to pick it up.
- Who means more to their respective Star Spencer team, Talley or Sharane Campbell? She leads this team in just about every way possible and had 26 points.
- Enid’s Chris Fitzpatrick can shoot from ANYWHERE in the building, but it wasn’t enough as Capitol Hill was so sound and executed. But really, you should try to watch Fitzpatrick shoot.
- Putnam North girls showed heart in turning it around in the second half. I still think the Irish get ‘em, but the Panthers will be ready to fight.
- OCS and Putnam North’s first half was one of the best I’ve seen this year, tied at 33-33. But the Panthers have so many options and can hurt you in so many ways that they overpowered the Saints in this one. Junior Armon Provo (18 pts) is going to be one to watch.
- Freshman Ashley Gibson might not have to wait too much longer before she starts to become the ‘it’ player on the loaded Deer Creek girls squad. That’s a nasty group with Gibson, A.J. Miller and Kelsey Glover leading the way.
- And one more time, what an ending with the Jets and Antlers. How will Western Heights build off of this and can Deer Creek bounce back?
- Good food, good company, ready for Day 2. Thought I would head to Edmond Memorial and North on Friday, but looks like camping out at Deer Creek is what I’ll be doing. I could think of worse things to be doing.
Deer Creek Bruce Gray Invitational matchups…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
While fellow chum Ryan Aber will continue his Tournament Tour all week, yours truly will pretty much be camped out at Deer Creek this weekend.
I’ll take a break Friday night to attend Edmond Memorial and North, but other than that, I’ll be livin’ it up with the Antlers.
Here are your girls and boys pairings.
Thursday
Girls
Bishop McGuinness vs. Putnam West, 10 a.m.
Putnam North vs. Western Heights, 4 p.m.
OCS vs. Star Spencer, 1 p.m.
Deer Creek vs. Enid, 7 p.m.
Boys
Star Spencer vs. Mustang, 11:30 a.m.
Deer Creek vs. Western Heights, 8:30 p.m.
Enid vs. Capitol Hill, 2:30 p.m.
Putnam North vs. OCS, 5:30 p.m.
Not in chronological order because wanted to show that the winners of the pair of games will be the ones that play each other in the semifinals.
Boneman’s Prediction: I’m going to say the Deer Creek girls beat the McGuinness girls in the championship because of that strong home crowd advantage. And then the Star Spencer boys edge out Capitol Hill in the boys final. If you know my track record, I wouldn’t take too much stock in anything I say.
All-City Athletic Conference All-Conference List
All-City Athletic Conference
2009 Football Team
Coach of the Year: Darrell Hall, Star Spencer
Player of the Year: Darwin Rideau, Star Spencer
Defensive Player of the Year: Stanley Johnson, Douglass
Offensive Player of the Year: Quinton Neil, Douglass
Special Teams Player of the Year: Antoine Watson, Star Spencer
Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year: Norris White, Douglass, Joe Christian, Star Spencer
Co-Linebacker of the Year: Corey Mitchell, Douglass, Ken Berry, John Marshall
Co-Defensive Back of the Year: Keon Johnson, Star Spencer, Derrick Hurst, Millwood
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Nicholas Nealy, Douglass, Emmitt Jones, Star Spencer
Co-Offensive Back of the Year: Terrance Olds, Star Spencer, Brendon Jordan, John Marshall
Receiver of the Year: Derrick Allen, John Marshall
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
