Choctaw soccer player Caitlin Bond, seated center, signs her letter of intent with the University of Central Oklahoma with her mother, Cynthia White, and father, Ron White at her side. Standing on the back row from left are coach Donnie Hughes, Bond's competitive league coach, and Choctaw High School coach Chris Maggart.

Though she received recruiting attention from a wide range of programs all around the country, Choctaw soccer player Caitlin Bond found the best fit close to home, signing with Central Oklahoma.

Bond, who scored 15 goals for Choctaw as a junior last season, signed with the Bronchos as part of a class heavy on top talent from around the metro area, including Cierra Allen of McGuinness, Tyler Barajas of Mustang, Meghann Combs of Yukon and Ciara Mitchell of Carl Albert.

“Caitlin is very dynamic and exciting to watch and should be able to create in several positions for us right away,” UCO coach Mike Cook said.

“We’re really excited about this class of recruits. Their soccer knowledge is very high and it’s a very athletic group. We feel like we addressed some areas of need and definitely have added depth to a lot of positions. This recruiting class along with our returning group of players should make for an exciting 2012 season when we look forward to making an impact in the MIAA.”

The Bronchos went 15-4 last fall in making it to the national playoffs as an independent and will join the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association next year.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Twitter: @ScottWrightOK

106: Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow) defeated Blake Dauphin (Tuttle)
113: Gunnar Woodburn (Claremore) defeated Ladigo Williams (Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
120: Jake Goodwin (Bishop Lynch, Texas) defeated Gunner Laffoon (Tuttle)
126: Kyle Garcia (Choctaw) defeated Colby Powers (Lawton Mac)
132: Brian Crutchmer (Tulsa Union) defeated Clay Archer (Broken Arrow)
138: Chase Ferman (Broken Arrow) defeated Dakota Head (Tuttle)
145: Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow) defeated Daniel Carrillo (Rio Rancho, NM)
152: Keilan Torres (Altus) defeated Kyle Ash (Tulsa Union)
160: Ricky McCarty (Lawton Mac) defeated Donaven Roberts (Randall, Texas)
170: Zachary Beard (Tuttle) defeated Drake Martel (Altus)
182: Kyle Crutchmer (Tulsa Union) defeated Joel Dixon (Edmond North)
195: Andrew Dixon (Edmond North) defeated Seth Calvert (Broken Arrow)
220: John Finn (Westmoore) defeated Josh McNaughton (Del City)
285: Kyle Factor (Westmoore) defeated Jose Chavez Del Real (Mustang)

District 6A-1 All-District
Awards
Coach of the Year: Steve Huff, Midwest City
Most Valuable Player: James Flanders, Midwest City
Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Corben Jones, Yukon
Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Adrian McDonald, Lawton Eisenhower
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Daniel Burton, Putnam North
Running Back of the Year: Dre Holman, Putnam North
Wide Receiver of the Year: Tae Douglas, Lawton Eisenhower
Defensive Player of the Year: Zeke Lewis, Midwest City
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Tyrone Beverly, Lawton Eisenhower
Linebacker of the Year: Taylor Lewis, Moore
Defensive Back of the Year: Derek Deeds, Yukon

All-District team
Choctaw: Luke Cotton, LB; Marcese Dickson, LB; Zac Reynolds, OL; Jared Nelson, OL; Jay Styers, WR.

Edmond Memorial: Matt Hickman, LB; Gavin Fouts, RB; Jon Scheihing, OL; Ry Huff, QB; Mac Wilsey, OL; Bryce Robinson, DB.

Lawton Eisenhower: Kacey Totte, LB; Kevin McClain, DB; Nick Shegog, DB; Grayden Gatlin, OL; Devante Baker, LB; Dee Simmons, DB; Dajon Reed, DL.

Midwest City: Ricky Reevs, DB; Zeke Lewis, LB; Ronnie Davis, DB; Austin Roberson, LB; James Flanders, RB; C.J. Smith, DL; Dakota Moran, OL; Chris Shannon, DL; Michael Wisby, WR; Devin Crisp, OL; Deonn McKay, LB; Antonio Martin, DB.

Moore: Brandon Eddins, LB; Grant Linstead, WR; Taylor Lewis, LB; Joe Haddox, LB; Jamal Carter, DL; Corey Reeves, QB; Dakota Gilbert, OL.

Norman North: Riley Nolan, C; Joe Toney, OL; Brad Birchfield, WR.

Putnam North: Daniel Burton, OL; Dre Holman, RB; Bray Humphreys, DL; Gaige Webster, WR; Vidale Grant, DB; Leigh Comfort, OL; J’mon Ratliff, OL.

Yukon: Corben Jones, QB; Derek Deeds, DB; Austin Bevill, WR; Tyrell Barker, DL; Lantz Parks, C; Sheldon Kearby, DL; Hunter Meyn, DB; Tyler Bush, OL; Will Paddock, OL; Zach Hazebaker, OL; Jansen Jarrett, LB.

The Yellowjackets defensive lineman smoked the field in the bench press with 31 repetitions at 185 pounds. Westmoore linebacker Joshua Morgan had 29, while Edmond North’s Brock Byford did 27.

In the power ball toss, it was Edmond North’s Cole Parsons who stood out with the top toss of 40 feet, 3 inches. Nobody had a better vertical leap than Yukon’s Darius Owens. The Millers defensive back topped out at 38.6 inches. And Bryce Robinson of Edmond Memorial had the best 20-yard shuttle run time at 4.09 seconds.

Curtis of Putnam City had the fastest time in the 40-yard dash at 4.32 seconds. Another combine of the same format is Saturday at Broken Arrow.

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Give me some time to digest the results, and I’ll come back later in the week with some other nuggets for ya.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

Max McGreevy certainly helped the cause on Monday. He fired a two-round total of 136 at Broadmoore Golf Course in Moore to claim the Metro Conference individual title.

He was two strokes ahead of Edmond North freshmen Nick Heinen at 138 and Sam Humphreys at 139. Edmond North also held the next three spots, with Austen Fuller and Caleb Meyers tied for fourth at 140 and Alec Heinen — Nick’s older brother — in sixth at 142.

Obviously, Edmond North ran away with the team competition at 552, with Choctaw second at 596 and Santa Fe third at 599.

Edmond Memorial’s Taylor Moore won the Mid-State Conference Tournament, firing an 8-under-par 132 (69-63) for the title, just three strokes ahead of Norman North’s Jett Johnson at Belmar Country Club on Monday. Memorial’s team total of 547 was good for a four-shot win over Norman North as well.

It’ll be interesting to follow things in 6A boys golf the next couple of weeks with regionals and state coming up.

All the Edmond schools plus Norman North will go head-to-head in regionals at Oak Tree East, which should make for some thrilling competition. And state is at Cedar Ridge Country Club, which is the home course for a couple of Jenks players, and the Trojans are among a small group of teams that could end Edmond North’s state title run — Memorial and Norman North are probably the only other two who have a real shot.

From the individual perspective, Moore has been strong all year as he tries to repeat, but Colton Staggs at Jenks looks pretty impressive. Johnson, Fuller and Alec Heinen are right there, too, and who knows what some of the young guys like McGreevy, Jenks’ Brendon Jelley and the Edmond North freshmen could do on the big stage.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Wednesday
At Memorial
Choctaw 16, Checotah 2
Norman North 7, Choctaw 4
Edmond Memorial 5, Southmoore 3
Edmond Santa Fe 17, Latta 2
At North
Moore 13, Norman 5
Westmoore 5, Moore 2
Edmond North 8, Westmoore 5

Thursday
At Memorial
Checotah vs. Norman North, 2:30
Southmoore vs. Checotah, 5 p.m.
Edmond Memorial vs. Choctaw, 7:30
At North
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Norman, noon
Norman vs. Edmond North, 2:30
Latta vs. Westmoore, 5 p.m.
Latta vs. Edmond North, 7:30

Friday
At Memorial
Southmoore vs. Norman North, noon
Edmond Memorial vs. Norman North, 2:30
Southmoore vs. Checotah, 5 p.m.
Edmond Memorial vs. Checotah, 7:30
At North
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Moore, noon
Moore vs. Latta, 2:30
Norman vs. Westmoore, 5 p.m.
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Edmond North, 7:30

Saturday
At Memorial
A5 vs. B5, noon
A3 vs. B3, 2:30
A1 vs. B1, 5 p.m.
At North
A4 vs. B4, 2:30
A2 vs. B2, 5 p.m.

Carl Albert's Eric Waggoner, surrounded by family and friends, signs with OCU for wrestling.

Always fun to get out to signing day ceremonies. Wasn’t able to make it out to Western Heights to see Kenneth Hartfield sign with Oklahoma City University but was able to attend Eric Waggoner’s at Carl Albert.

Yep, conference foes and state champions are both heading to the Stars. Both were also named first team All-City wrestlers in Wednesday’s paper (or you can catch it all on NewsOK).

I’ve chronicled Waggoner’s story about overcoming his svt heart condition to qualify for state last year and win it this year. His cousin, Kyle Garcia of Choctaw, was also in attendance. Garcia was named the All-City Wrestler of the Year.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

Wednesday
At Memorial
Choctaw vs. Checotah, noon
Choctaw vs. Norman North, 2:30
Edmond Memorial vs. Southmoore, 5 p.m.
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Latta, 7:30
At North
Norman vs. Moore, 2:30
Moore vs. Westmoore, 5 p.m.
Westmoore vs. Edmond North, 7:30

Thursday
At Memorial
Checotah vs. Norman North, 2:30
Southmoore vs. Checotah, 5 p.m.
Edmond Memorial vs. Choctaw, 7:30
At North
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Norman, noon
Norman vs. Edmond North, 2:30
Latta vs. Westmoore, 5 p.m.
Latta vs. Edmond North, 7:30

Friday
At Memorial
Southmoore vs. Norman North, noon
Edmond Memorial vs. Norman North, 2:30
Southmoore vs. Checotah, 5 p.m.
Edmond Memorial vs. Checotah, 7:30
At North
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Moore, noon
Moore vs. Latta, 2:30
Norman vs. Westmoore, 5 p.m.
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Edmond North, 7:30

Saturday
At Memorial
A5 vs. B5, noon
A3 vs. B3, 2:30
A1 vs. B1, 5 p.m.
At North
A4 vs. B4, 2:30
A2 vs. B2, 5 p.m.

All he was looking for was the right spot. He’s found it. Bays has accepted the athletic director spot at Edmond Memorial after being unanimously approved by the Edmond School Board at the board’s meeting Monday night.

Bays had been the head football coach at Choctaw.

“This has absolutely nothing to do with wanting to leave Choctaw,” Bays said. “It’s a great staff there. I love the players, and I’ve loved what we were building, but this was too good of an opportunity to pass up.”

Bays will be replacing Mike Dela Garza, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Dela Garza is also going to be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame in July.

Edmond athletic director Mike Nunley said more than 40 people applied for the job. Bays wasn’t on his radar, but Nunley said he was impressed with Bays in the interview process.

“He had three going for him during the interviews,” Nunley said. “One, he has a great understanding and knowledge of the Edmond community. He is a man with a tremendous reputation of hard work and is respected by his peers. And lastly, he has a great passion for athletics and other activities.”

Bays has also coached at Moore and Edmond North, among other schools.

Bays will officially take over June 1 and said he will spend the next two months working with Dela Garza and getting more acquainted with the Memorial administration.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

The last two years, the Mayor’s Cup between the three Edmond and three Moore high schools has been a regular event at the ballpark now known as RedHawks Field at Bricktown.

This season the schedule of games at the park expands with 17 high school and one college game scheduled for the park during April.

The 2011 Mayor’s Cup will be played Saturday with Edmond North and Moore at 11 a.m., Edmond Santa Fe and Westmoore at 2:30 and Edmond Memorial and Southmoore at 6 p.m. (Boneman’s note: I will be at The Brick for the Saturday games).

Crowder and Stuart will play at 7 p.m. Friday to start the series.

World Baseball Outreach will hold a baseball equipment drive during the Mayor’s Cup. Fans are asked to bring new or gently used baseball and softball equipment to help the organization provide equipment to at-risk youth in the state.

Other than the Mayor’s Cup, the other games in the series are free to the public.

Schedule (gates open an hour before game time):

Friday: Crowder vs. Stuart, 7 p.m.

Saturday: Edmond North vs. Moore, 11 a.m.; Edmond Santa Fe vs. Westmoore, 2:30 p.m.; Edmond Memorial vs. Southmoore, 6 p.m.

Tuesday: UCO vs. USAO, 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Amber-Pocasset vs. Cashion, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 7: Yukon vs. El Reno, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 8: Sterling vs. Elgin, 4 p.m.; Purcell vs. Sayre, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 9: Kansas vs. Westville, 5 p.m.

April 23: Stroud vs. Wellston, 2 p.m.; Cushing vs. Lone Grove, 5 p.m.

April 26: Carnegie vs. Clinton, 4 p.m.; Holdenville vs. Konawa, 7 p.m.

April 27: Carl Albert vs. Shawnee, 7 p.m.

April 28: Jenks vs. Choctaw, 7 p.m.

April 30: Midwest City vs. Muskogee, 2 p.m.; Comanche vs. Velma-Alma, 5 p.m.

Coach of the Year: Alan Green – Mustang

Most Valuable Player: Josh Richardson – Santa Fe

Offensive Player of the Year: Dominique Raney – Putnam City

Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Berry – Mustang

Newcomer of the Year: Tavionne Pennon – Putnam City West

1^st Team
Dominique Raney – Putnam City
David Glidden – Mustang
Armon Provo – Putnam City North
Kyndall Dudley – Putnam City West
Ben Berry – Mustang
Aaron Anderson – Santa Fe

2^nd Team
RonQuis Lewis – Putnam City
Joe Summers – Putnam City North
Dante Lewis – Putnam City West
Michael Onuoha – Santa Fe
Matt Burton – Yukon

3^rd Team
D’Anthony Perkins – Yukon
Deonta Samilton – Choctaw
Terrell Savala – Santa Fe
Jacob Strassle – Mustang
Kevin House – Putnam City West

Honorable Mention
Trey Thomas – Putnam City, Zac Grismer – Mustang, Keipher Hotella – Choctaw, Ed Baker – Edmond North, Ricco Smith – Putnam City North, JR Simon – Putnam City North, Zac Brown – Choctaw

MVP- Elizabeth Donohoe- Edmond North­­­­­

Offensive- Courtney Walker- Edmond Santa Fe

Defensive- LaShawn Jones- Putnam City

Newcomer- Mallory Brothers- Mustang

Coach of the Year- Paul Bass- Edmond Santa Fe

1^st Team All Conference:
1.  Elizabeth Donohoe- Edmond North­­­­­
2.  Courtney Walker- Edmond Santa Fe
3.  LaShawn Jones- Putnam City
4.  Joh’vonna Mitchell- Putnam City North
5.  Layton Hurley- Choctaw

2^nd Team All Conference:
1.  TaNita Dewberry- Edmond North
2.  Mallory Brothers- Mustang
3.  Jade Hardy- Yukon
4.  Whitney Dunn- Mustang
5.  Anna Kimsey- Edmond North

Honorable Mention:
1.  Alexis Watson- Putnam City North
2.  Daisha Gonzaque- Edmond Santa Fe
3.  Sydney Wyatt- Choctaw
4.  Cameerah Graves- Edmond Santa Fe
5.  MacKenzie York- Yukon
6.  Sarah Magness- Putnam City West
7.  Allison Altman- Putnam City West
8.  Kelsey Abraham- Putnam City North
9.  Jamie Moore- Putnam City
10.  Jasmine Sievert- Choctaw
11.  Kiersten Deckard- Yukon
12.  Jamiece Nelson- Putnam City
13.  Amanda Biorato- Mustang

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

103 First Team: Cooper Finch (Yukon)
103 Honorable Mention: Nick Cosgrove (PC West) 

112 First Team: Lloyd Crownover (Yukon)
112 Honorable Mention: Jordan Armstrong (Ed North) 

119 First Team: Derek White (Ed North)
119 Honorable Mention: Brett Dunning (Santa Fe) 

125 First Team: Kyle Garcia (Choctaw)
125 Honorable Mention: Hunter Bright (Ed. North) 

130 First Team: Tanner Hamilton (Mustang)
130 Honorable Mention: Brandon Coleman (Putnam City) 

135 First Team: Connor Adams (PC North)
135 Honorable Mention: Jacob Armstrong (Ed North) 

140 First Team: Weston Slater (Mustang)
140 Honorable Mention: Bryce Hendricks (Ed North) 

145 First Team: Blake Lawson (Choctaw)
145 Honorable Mention: Chris Nelson (Ed North) 

152 First Team: Marshall Dickson (Choctaw)
152 Honorable Mention: Ted Baker (Putnam City) 

160 First Team: Lance Dixon (Ed North)
160 Honorable Mention: Logan Thomas (Yukon) 

171 First Team: Marcese Dickson (Choctaw)
171 Honorable Mention: Mitch Wilson (Putnam City)

189 First Team: Austin Schafer (Ed North)
189 Honorable Mention: Carson Mathews (Yukon) 

215 First Team: Andrew Dixon (Ed North)
215 Honorable Mention: Elie Rushing (Putnam City)

285 First Team: Hunter Davis (Choctaw)
285 Honorable Mention: Lantz Parks (Yukon)

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

Apologize to some of the wrestlers this weekend. I shot a bunch of different videos, including with Nolan Boyd of Deer Creek and Kyle Garcia of Choctaw. However, I was told the audio was too bad because I did it too close to the public address announcing area.

I’m sorry, guys. However, one that did go off without a hitch was this one from Carl Albert and Eric Waggoner. I got to know Waggoner last year heading into the state tournament.

This year was supposed to be his year, and he made sure of it. Waggoner won the Class 5A 135-pound championship with a 3-1 decision against Harrah’s Austin Goyette.

Waggoner is also cousins with Choctaw’s Garcia, who became a three-time champion in his own right.

For the story on the cousins, go here.

However, one that definitely was going to be good happened at Edmond Memorial between Putnam City and Choctaw. Didn’t matter that Choctaw had defeated the Pirates three times earlier in the year, knew it would be competitive.

Now I had no idea it would be that competitive, though. None. 44 minutes later and you see just how ‘styles make fights’ can apply to basketball, too.

In the end, it was Putnam City’s LaShawn Jones with an incredible performance in leading PC to a 64-56 win in triple overtime. Putnam City is going to play Memorial for the regional championship Saturday.

I don’t keep track of blocks, but I probably should have during this one. I’ve never seen a player block so many shots the way Jones did against the Yellowjackets.

All that being said, it was Choctaw who dictated the game for most of the way. After Putnam City had 13-11 lead, the Pirates never led again until the second overtime. PC would tie it but then Choctaw would take the lead again.

Finally about midway through the fourth, it was 44-37 for Choctaw. However, Jones tied it up with 8 seconds left and we went into overtime.

The first overtime, eh, well, it happened. Both teams made a free throw and we went into double OT at 45-45. Now this was when both teams were doing the necessary things to win the game.

Putnam City took its first lead at 48-47 on a 3-pointer by Jamiece Nelson. After being quiet, Nelson had the energy most players didn’t in the extra sessions. PC led 50-47 when Sydney Wyatt came off a screen and buried a three to knot it at 50-50.

Then Megan Schrock, who only had four points to that juncture, drove hard to the hole to give Choctaw a 52-50 lead with less than a minute left.

It was Jones again. Not sure of the time (I was shooting the video), but she tied it again and to triple overtime we went.

There Jones was simply sensational. She scored early, dominated on the other end and Choctaw ran out of gas in a great pitched battle. Both teams had players come up big. Both teams had stars foul out. It was a lot of fun.

Great effort by Dandy Peeler’s team. Choctaw came out of nowhere to become a player in 2011 but fell just short.

Senior Jasmine Sievert scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half, while Wyatt had 15 points. Nelson had 16 points to help out PC. Jones had a game-high 26.

Not sure if this was better than Enid’s double-overtime upset of Putnam North (remember the name Courtney Chelf) but glad I got to see it.

Video of Jones is on NewsOK now.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

And yes, I hope they do. Here’s my top 7 girls games in the OKC area that need to be made up:

1. Midwest City at Edmond Memorial – Assume this is No. 1 for both the boys and girls. Bombers are still undefeated, while Memorial has shown the ability to play with the big dogs but not yet beat MWC or Edmond Santa Fe.

2. Del City at Norman – Tigers have been lurking. Some early season losses may have had people forgetting about them. Del City was one of those teams to get Matilda Mossman’s girls early. Big statement game for either team.

3. Choctaw at Putnam North – As I’ve written about a lot the last couple of weeks, the Yellowjackets are coming on strong. But so, too, are the Panthers. Both teams are playing their best ball. Hope that delay doesn’t hurt them.

4. Millwood at Star Spencer – One more go-around for the OKCPS rivals. Millwood looks like the early favorite in 2A for the crown, while Sharane Campbell you know wants to lead one last run for the Bobcats.

5. Bethel at Dale – Ye old stompin’ grounds. Back in Shawnee, this was one of the big ones. And you know what? In the state, it’s still one of the big ones. Wildcats have rightfully earned top spot in Class 3A.

6. Shawnee at Carl Albert – Gioya Carter vs. Kelsee Grovey would be a nice matchup/shootout. But really, Tim Price’s club needs this win after losing three of its last four games.

7. Western Heights at Piedmont - Oh, another big Suburban Conference showdown. Dilan Webster is extremely talented, but I think she’s too unselfish for the Jets. Kylie Boggess has been big for the Wildcats.

Will they all get made up? I don’t know. I hope so, but we’ll have to wait and see. If you know of any confirmed makeup dates, please send ‘em this way.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

And if that’s the case, then it’s back to the hardwood with a full slate of games. I’ll admit that on paper, this doesn’t look like the most intriguing night of ball ever, but it should be interesting.

Still waiting on word about Tuesday’s games. That was a loaded schedule on both the boys and girls sides. Like I said before, just gonna be real tough to find a way to schedule these so close to the stretch run.

Back to Friday, there are a couple of big games to keep tabs on, but overall I’ll be looking for that whole rust vs. rest concept.

A lot of coaches felt this delay couldn’t have happened at a better time as a lot of the kids were sick in the last week. Not many teams were at full strength. A week later everybody should be good to go.

But it’s also been a week of no playing at all. Numerous kids on Facebook were expressing that cabin fever. “I need a gym now.”

Here are some of the top girls games Friday:

Millwood at Star Spencer
Ah, always good to see the longtime rivals go at it. Millwood has been every bit as good as anticipated. Great balance in terms of guard play and post presence. Love watching Teanna Reid play. Star is more than Sharane Campbell, but the Oklahoma signee is another player worth the price of admission.

Shawnee at Carl Albert
Don’t know if anybody is paying attention to the Wolves, but all they do is win. In fact, one of those wins was against the Titans in a 25-19 struggle. Micaela Yu came up big in a road win at Harrah last week. CA, led by sophomore Gioya Carter, is on a bit of a slide. Perhaps that week off did the team some good.

Choctaw at Edmond Santa Fe
Can you prove you’re for real in a loss? I thought that’s what Choctaw did in losing a competitive battle against Edmond North last Friday. I’m thinking about checking this one out myself. Santa Fe is still undefeated but doesn’t always look like it’s clicking on all cylinders.

Mt. St. Mary’s at OCS
I’m interested in seeing what makes this MSM team so good. I don’t know if OCS is the right gauge, but I’ve seen the Saints enough and know that with Dani Childress and Jordan Gooch, they’re never an easy out. The Rockets only have two losses but also (according to OKRankings) don’t have a win against a top-20 team.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

11. Davion Pierson, Millwood (TCU) — The other local boy (not on Del City) going to Gary Patterson and the Horned Frogs. Pierson’s dedication to his conditioning was key this year.

12. Daniel Davis, Norman North (Pennsylvana) — Went his separate ways with Stanford and has found a home in the Ivy League. Comfortable with decision.

13. Archie Bradley, Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) — Such a great baseball prospect that I would be shocked to see Bradley on OU’s campus in the fall though he said he really wants to be there.

14. Tyler Lockett, Tulsa Washington (Kansas State) — Played the role of recruiter himself in getting teammate Dante Barnett to join him in Manhattan.

15. Kameron Doolittle, Edmond Memorial (Northeastern Oklahoma) — Coaching changes proved crucial at Colorado and Tulsa. Still has a very upbeat attitude about his future.

16. Cody Miller, Lawton (East Central University) — A steal for the Ada-based program. Miller is about as solid as they come. ACL injury hurt his prospects.

17. Hunter Davis, Choctaw (Kansas State) — A late change from Tulsa to KSU, said he felt really comfortable in Manhattan.

18. Trevon Lewis, Midwest City (Texas State) — Midwest City assistant Jason Sexton said Lewis should be signing with Texas State, he’s another late sleeper if you ask me.

19. David Glidden, Mustang (Oklahoma State) — Proving again size doesn’t matter, Glidden could become a household name in a couple of years for the Cowboys.

20. Jake Love, Tonkawa (Kansas) — A solid senior season removed any doubts about Jayhawks taking a chance on Tonkawa product.

Wednesday: Nos. 10-1.

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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com

Choctaw senior defensive end Hunter Davis admits he committed more to the former Tulsa coaching staff than he did to the school.

And when former coach Todd Graham and company left to go to Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago, the recruiting game was once again open for the Yellowjackets star.

As fast as it was open, it’s been closed as Davis has switched his verbal commitment from Tulsa to Kansas State, Davis confirmed Sunday night after a visit to KSU this weekend.

“It wasn’t an impulse decision at all,” Davis said. “The last two weeks I had been leaning toward Kansas State.”

Davis committed to Tulsa in July but listened to other offers. At 6-foot-3 and 246 pounds, Davis is rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.

In his senior season, Davis had 59 tackles and three sacks and was constantly the one player opposing offenses had to have a game plan for.

Davis originally was going to take another visit next weekend, but he said Sunday night he is calling all interested coaches to let them know he is dead set on being a Wildcat.

“I went there last year and really liked it. This (visit) just kind of confirmed everything,” Davis said. “I really like the town and love what coach (Bill) Snyder has done with the program.”

National Signing Day is Feb. 2.

A rare chance to see such a talented team like the Woodward boys in the OKC area. Not a bad set of teams on either side.

Boys
Thursday
Game 1: Chickasha vs. Del City, 11:30 a.m.
Game 2: Mustang vs. Northeast, 2 p.m.
Game 3: Woodward vs. Ponca City, 5:30
Game 4: Choctaw vs. Harrah, 8:30

Friday
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:30
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 2:30
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5:30
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8:30

Saturday
Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:30
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 2:30
Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 5:30
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8:30

Girls
Thursday
Game 1: Putnam City vs. Northeast, 10 a.m.
Game 2: Carl Albert vs. Choctaw, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Del City vs. Ponca City, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Woodward vs. Harrah, 7 p.m.

Friday
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.

If you have All-District teams, go ahead and send ‘em.

6A – 1 All-District Selections

Coach of the Year:            Steve Huff        Midwest City
Offensive Player of the Year:        Louis Durant        Lawton Ike (RB)
Co-Defensive Player of the Year:    Connor Myers        Edmond Memorial (DT)
Co-Defensive Player of the Year:    Dan Davis        Norman North (LB)
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year:    Justin Durham        Lawton Ike (OG)
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year:    Jesse Venzor        Midwest City (OG)
Defensive Lineman of the Year:    Brad Ross        Putnam City North (DT)

Tanner Hessman        QB                Choctaw
Corey Bennett            RB                Choctaw
Aaron Fournier        DB                Choctaw
Hunter Davis            DE                Choctaw
Brandon Drain            DE                Choctaw
Connor Myers            DT                Edmond Memorial
Jared Chambers        DE                Edmond Memorial
Kameron Doolittle        QB                Edmond Memorial
Jacob Wright            OL                Edmond Memorial
Jeff Balkenbush        DB                Edmond Memorial
Will Conant            Kicker/Punter            Edmond Memorial
Connor McElveen        DB                Edmond Memorial
Grant Bohuslavicky        LB                Edmond Memorial
Cale Olbert            RB                Edmond Memorial
Logan Ezell            OL                Lawton Ike
Nathan Locker            RB                Lawton Ike
Wayne  Tanner            OL                Lawton Ike
Adrain Woodard        WR                Lawton Ike
Dillon Pulliam            LB                Lawton Ike
Marty Northern        DL                Lawton Ike
JR. Hernandez            DL                Lawton Ike
Baccari Jackson        DB                Lawton Ike
Deshon Whartley        DB                Lawton Ike
Taylor Scott            DB                Lawton Ike
David Cowan            LB                Moore
Ryan Crain            DL                Moore
Vova Razryvin        QB                Moore
Kevin Ross            OL                Moore
Trystyn Kirby            OL                Moore
Greg Austin            QB                Midwest City
Trevon Lews            DE                Midwest City
Cameron Hishaw        DE                Midwest City
Carlos Morales        LB                Midwest City
Cortrez Colbert        WR                Midwest City
Jesse Venzor            OL                Midwest City
Landen Carson        OL                Midwest City
Cajun Cox            RB                Midwest City
Cortrael Colbert        WR                Midwest City
Ryan Wright            WR                Midwest City
Claude Donald        WR                Midwest City
Dan Davis            LB                Norman North
Raymond Demby        RB                Norman North
Caleb Cline            OL                Norman North
Daniel Moses            LB                Norman North
Derek Morton            DL                Norman North
Emilio Gatewood        DB                Norman North
Zac Pierce            LB                Norman North
Covin Conrady        WR                Putnam City North
Sam Wolfe            RB                Putnam City North
Brad Ross            DL                Putnam City North
Abe Almatasem        DE                Putnam City North
DeQuantae Colbert        DB                Putnam City North
Jace James            QB                Putnam City North
Billy Prater            DB                Putnam City North
Andy Bates            OL                Putnam City North
Eric Granado            WR                Yukon
Kaiden Horn            WR                Yukon
Kollin Retter            WR                Yukon
Jake Doyle            DE                Yukon
Terry Jones            RB                Yukon
Jordan Edwards        DB                Yukon
Ty Garza            DB                Yukon
Carson Mathews        LB                Yukon
Jake Henderson        LB                Yukon
Andrew Edwards        DE                Yukon

2010 Metro Athletic Conference Freshman Football All Conference Players

Putnam City — Offense: Gerrell Murray, Davion Wisby. Defense: Jamie Flowers, Jeremiah Hall, Kris Dorsey.

Santa Fe — Offense: Charles Wade, Cameron Westbrook, Chris Morgensen, Jon Wynn. Defense: Justice Hansen, Chase Hillmon, Marshawn Mills.

Choctaw — Offense: Derrick Briggs, Dallas Hamlin. Defense: Dalton Fittro, Caleb Shimp.

Mustang — Offense: Franklin Edwards, Colton Hadlock, Jaden Ray, Garreth Ballard, Joey Snodgrass. Defense: Josh Head, Tristin Hill, Logan Reed.

Edmond North — Offense: Josh Garbrecht, Blake Snow, Ezel McIntee, Lindell Tate, Joel Dixon. Defense: Mark Piatt, Noah Johnston, Lance Dixon, Andrew Dixon.

Yukon — Offense: Shawn Anderson, Tyler Bowling, Logan Parks. Defense: Josh Bedell, Andre Dowuona-Hammond, Bradyn Meyer.

Standings: 1. Edmond North; 2. Mustang; 3. Santa Fe; 4. Yukon; 5. Putnam City; 6. Choctaw; 7. PC West. 8. PC North.

Edmond North beat Westmoore in the Bi-Conference championship aka the X Game.

Why the Yellowjackets could win: Until the second half vs. Yukon got out of control, Choctaw had been playing well the last couple weeks. They beat Norman North to keep themselves alive in the playoff race at the time. They were right there with the Millers until shooting htemselves in the foot a couple times. After a rough stretch in the middle of the season, Choctaw has been playing better of late.

Why the Panthers could win: It’s win or go home time for the Panthers, and there’s no better motivation. The run-pass threat is as good as it’s been all season. The defense had a rough week against Moore last Friday, but in general, that’s been a good unit. Bob Wilson is an excellent motivator, and I think that will show through this week.

Key matchup: Tanner Hessman vs. PC North DBs. Hessman is a run-pass threat at QB and the Panther secondary had a rocky performance against Moore last week. They’ll need to bounce back with a better showing Friday and keep the ‘Jackets one-dimensional. But if Hessman can hit some big plays through the air, the Panthers will be in for another shootout.

The pick: PC North 24, Choctaw 21. I think the Panthers will slow it down and pound the run game with Sam Wolfe and Dre Holman to control the clock and grind out the victory they must have — then hope for wins by Yukon and Midwest City to seal up their playoff spot.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Player of the Year – Kady Self, Edmond North
Newcomer of the Year – Kilee Halbert, Yukon
Coach of the Year – Rick Nordyke, Edmond North

First Team
Edmond North: Abby Taliaferro, Madison Nordyke, Jordan Dixon, Sheridan Bond, Braxton Coil
Yukon: Kylie Lang, Madi Ellis, Skylar Leathers, Jade Hardy
Mustang: Courtni Clark, Jamie Rateliff, Kayla Adams
Edmond Santa Fe: Maddie Martin, Karly Nevez, Breezy McComas, Catherine Rodarm
Putnam North: Kayla Kingsley, Taylor Harris, Dani Nissen
Putnam City: Grace Self, Amanda Stevenson, Tiffany Holt
Putnam West: Ashley Tiger, Allyson Hemby
Choctaw: Elizabeth Sandman, Casie Foust

Second Team
EN: Ashton Smith, Brooke Crutchfield. YHS: Amanda Madden, Whitney Ellis, Caitlyn Halbert. MHS: Kyndra Holasek, Kierra Miles, Shelbi Legg. ESF: Kayley Humann, Siara Price, Sydney Brennan, Carly Cowan. PCN: Alli Whittington, Madison Welch, Amy Reynolds. PCO: Kylee Webb, Amber McCullough, Andrea Walling. CHS: Kylie Morgan, Ashley Hopkins, Sadie Marino. PCW: Haley Hemby, Kaleigh Ferrell.

Why the Millers could win: The offense has all the weapons. Run, pass, block. They do it all. RB Derek Deeds has been good filling in for Terry Jones while he’s hurt, and QB Corben Jones continues to be consistent and efficient in the passing game. And the defense has been solid outside of a couple hiccups.

Why the ‘Jackets could win: Suddenly, the playoffs aren’t so much of a long shot. Choctaw has the size and the toughness to match up with Yukon in the trenches, particularly with Tulsa commit Hunter Davis at D-end. And Tanner Hessman is an athletic QB who can make plays. He did nto play when Choctaw faced the Millers last season. 

Key matchup: Yukon run game vs. Choctaw defensive front. Whether Terry Jones is back from his ankle injury, or Derek Deeds filling in again, the Millers have been able to run the ball behind that strong offensive line. Their two-dimensional ability is what makes them so effective. If you’re going to beat them, you have to stop one, and the run game is Choctaw’s best chance.

The pick: Yukon 35, Choctaw 21. Yukon has scored 35 points in three of the last four games and four times this season. Seems like they have a knack for it.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Midwest City (6-0) at Choctaw (2-4)
When: 7:30 p.m Friday
Where: Choctaw

MWC (W – Del City; W – Enid; W – Santa Fe; W – Yukon; W – PC North; W – Moore)
Why the Bombers can win: Because following a couple of comeback wins, the Bombers were back to doing what they do best on defense and dominated the Lions. Trevon Lewis has been every bit as good as advertised for this team.

Choctaw
Why the Yellowjackets can win: Because coach Bill Bays isn’t afraid to go into his bag of tricks as we saw last week against Memorial. Choctaw might need to pull out some more rabbits in a hat to pull off what would be a huge upset.

Key matchup: MWC passing game vs. Choctaw secondary. This is a good game for Greg Austin and his corps of wide receivers to get on track heading into the huge Memorial game next Thursday. Bombers have some of the best balance in the state.

The pick: Midwest City 37, Choctaw 15. Bombers get out to a big early lead and ease off the gas pedal just a tad. Trez Colbert will have a nice receiving game for Steve Huff’s club.

Boneman’s MWC prediction record: 6-0.

For a half, I was a genius. And then the Edmond Memorial defense told me to shut up and took care of business en route to a blowout win against Choctaw.

When the team could have folded, it’s exactly when it rallied around each other. After what could be a season-ending injury to Cale Olbert, Memorial played inspired.

Memorial 47, Choctaw 7

In talking to Jeff Balkenbush after the game, he said the hit on Olbert fired the team up. I’m not looking to spread any rumors, but Balkenbush said Choctaw was talking after putting Olbert on the shelf.

That, more than anything, inspired the Bulldogs in the final 24 minutes. And how quickly a 7-7 game became 47-7 in a big win for Justin Merideth’s boys.

Olbert was tackled on a swing pass and tore his MCL midway through the second quarter. Memorial was already without QB Kameron Doolittle, who was finally getting a chance to rest that ankle.

And in the second half, the defense came to play. Memorial picked off three passes, took one back for a touchdown and picked up a sack in turning this game around. Balkenbush came up huge on this night, scoring a receiving touchdown and returning an interception for a score.

After Choctaw scored first on a nice trick play via 39-yard TD pass to Taylor Gossett from Tyler Rapp, Memorial didn’t budge the rest of the way.

Ry Huff settled down big time in the second half in his first start. He rushed for more than 130 yards and threw three short touchdown passes.

Boneman’s Breakdown

- We know for sure it’s a torn MCL for Olbert. It could be worse, said Merideth. Horrible break for the Bulldogs. Expect to see a lot of Gavin Fouts and David Smith in the future.

- Doolittle could have played if Huff was injured. This was a gut-check win. Like I said before, Memorial was going to have to win a game without Doolittle. It’s the only way it will have its star quarterback coming down the stretch.

- Biggest play of the game (IMO) happened late in the second quarter. Facing a fourth down and trailing, Jake Weatherford made a huge grab to extend the drive. It led to a TD run for Fouts and gave the Bulldogs the momentum heading into the second half.

- What more can you say about that defense? Jared Chambers and Jeremy Langston had huge games. And the team was inspired by the mere thought that some think the Norman defense is better than them.

- Choctaw was in this game for a half, without question. But when it got hit in the mouth in the third, the Yellowjackets didn’t know how to respond.

- Look for a video with Balkenbush on NewsOK on Friday. He was pumped up, playing for his friend, Olbert.

Up next: Memorial (5-1, 2-1) is at Lawton Eisenhower (who plays at Yukon on Friday). Choctaw takes on Midwest City (5-0).

Choctaw (2-3) vs. Edmond Memorial (4-1)
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: UCO’s Wantland Stadium (I’ll be there)

Choctaw
Why the Yellowjackets can win: Because the Bulldogs are wounded. This is the perfect opportunity for Bill Bays’ club to come in and sneak out the upset. Choctaw has had much better offensive success this season.

Memorial (W – Santa Fe, W – Stillwater, W – North, L – Putnam North, W – Moore)
Why the Bulldogs can win: Because even if this team is not at 100 percent on offense, the defense should be able to carry the day. Connor Myers and Jared Chambers have been phenomenal through the first half of the season and have needed to be.

Key matchup: Cale Olbert vs. Choctaw front seven. Well, maybe Memorial run game is more accurate. But it sure feels like the Memorial run game is going to feature a lot of No. 29. He has said he doesn’t mind being the workhorse. Good, because he will be once again here.

The pick: Memorial 15, Choctaw 10. If you’re looking for something pretty, you’ve come to the wrong place. This will be a grinder, but Bulldogs get the job done.

Is Class 3A the land of the running backs? From Devin Campbell (Bethany) to John McCracken (Blanchard) to Blake Riojas (Newcastle) to Barry J. Sanders (Heritage Hall), the list goes on and on.

But you know what? With all those names being mentioned, the best back in the class might reside in Anadarko. Sheldon Wilson has been putting up video game-like numbers through the first four games.

Wilson scored six touchdowns as the Warriors improved to 4-0 this season. And frankly I think I grossly underrated this team initially.

Not anymore. I’m not sleeping on this group any longer. I moved Anadarko up to No. 4 in the class and that sounds about right.

Other contenders

Cole Swayze, Purcell: Not a ‘running back’ in title, but Swayze has been a beast on the ground, too. He scored five touchdowns on the ground in the Dragons’ win against Sulphur.

Corey Bennett, Choctaw: The Choctaw running back notched two touchdowns in helping the Yellowjackets to their second win of the season.

Jerame Littell, Stillwater: Littell was finally able to get things rolling, throwing for 462 yards and five touchdowns in the Pioneers’ first win.

Devonte McCully, Guthrie: Kentrell who? Just kidding, but McCully has become a formidable option for Bryan Dutton, too, scoring three times in a rout of Deer Creek.

Moore Lions (0-3) at Choctaw Yellowjackets (1-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Choctaw

Moore (0-3)
Why the Lions can win: Moore has improved every game despite seemingly losing by worse and worse. The defense has taken its game to another level and coach Scott Myers feels like the team is playing better than it has in more than a year. There’s no substitute for strong momentum and a belief in victory. Right now, Moore has that and this might be its best chance to win a game this season.

Choctaw (1-2)
Why the Yellowjackets can win: The Yellowjackets can score, but defense has been the problem. Choctaw put up 22 points on a still undefeated Putnam City team in Week 3 and opened its season with a 42-point output against Putnam City West. Will the Yellowjackets’ offense be able to bounce back after back-to-back losses in time for the start of the district schedule?

Key matchup: Moore’s offense vs. the Choctaw defense. Moore has struggled offensively and hasn’t kept up with its improving defense. The Lions have scored only 30 points in their first three games. If they can score Friday, it’s likely the Moore defense will be able to hold Choctaw low. But can Moore score enough?

The pick: Choctaw 20, Moore 14. Moore will tie its season-high in points, but the defense won’t be able to slow down a Yellowjackets’ offense that is averaging 25 points per game.

Choctaw breakdown: I don’t understand why this team isn’t better. They’ve got athletes, size, strength, offensive weapons. The defense obviously had a rough night on Thursday, especially in key situations.

PC scored twice on fourth-and-short plays from outside the 20-yard line. The Pirates were in second-and-22 and Caleb Lee looked like he was going to be sacked before breaking free for a 40-yard TD run. And there were other instances when Choctaw gave up a big play to let PC out of a jam. And it was second-and-15 when Casey Curtis broke free for a 64-yard TD run.

Big plays at the worst possible times for Choctaw. The offense got going in the second half, but it was too late by that point. Corey Bennett finished with 197 yards, including a 66-yard score. Tanner Hessman is an impressive athlete and a hard runner.

But something’s obviously missing for the ‘Jackets. It just eludes me what it is.

Putnam City breakdown: Casey Curtis and Desmond Tilly were fantastic, combining for 307 yards on 32 carries, and the offensive line was giving them huge holes to run through all night. They used a tight end at times to help out on Choctaw DE Hunter Davis, which was beneficial.

But the PC defense was the thing that was hidden by the strong offensvie performance. The 22 points and 333 yards were season highs, but that doesn’t tell the story. The Pirates allowed 129 yards and nine points in the first half. And the Pirates were up 35-9 before Choctaw put any more points on the board.

And that performance came with PC losing one of its top defensive linemen, Deondre Gray, to an ankle injury. That led to a few more players rotating in on the defensive line. You kept hearing the names of Cody Minor and Allen Zimmerman on the PC back seven, and the front got good pressure on Hessman when he dropped to throw.

The Pirates have to be viewed as a potential playoff team in a district that looks very uncertain right now. They’ll try to move to 4-0 with a Thursday visit from US Grant. After that comes a crucial stretch of the schedule where the Pirates will probably need to pull out at least one win in consecutive games against Del City, Edmond North and Mustang.

Up Next: Choctaw opens district play against Moore next Friday, while the Pirates host US Grant on Thursday.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Last week: Choctaw held an early lead before falling to Edmond North, 24-13. Putnam City rolled past rival Putnam City West 44-0.

Why Choctaw could win: Choctaw is a big, physical team, and that might give them a little bit of an advantage in the trenches against a PC team that doesn’t have a lot of size or depth up front. Tanner Hessman is a tough, dual-threat QB, and he has a strong RB combo back there with him in Corey Bennett and Aaron Fournier.

Why PC could win: The Pirates are riding high after back-to-back wins over their PC rivals, North and West, to open the season. The defense has been the biggest surprise, giving up just seven points so far, despite having very few returning starters. And the offense has shown the balance it wants, with the efficient pass game of Caleb Lee and the running back duo of Casey Curtis and Desmond Tilley.

Quote: “I like the offense this year. We run it more. Run it down their throat, throw a touchdown pass. (Tilley and I) like playing together. We’re a one-two punch.” – PC junior RB Casey Curtis

Key matchup: PC run game vs. Choctaw defensive front. This is where the size advantage could benefit Choctaw the most. The defensive line is led by end Hunter Davis, a Tulsa commit, who is strong and athletic in a 6-foot-4, 255-pound frame. He’s a linebacker in a D-end’s body, so he can run plays down and shut down one side of the field. So the Pirates will have to work to cover him and keep the running backs freed up.

The pick: Putnam City 24, Choctaw 21. PC won this game 30-27 last year, and it’s hard to go against the momentum they’ve built so far. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Choctaw overpower them and pull this one out, but the gut says Pirates.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Edmond North (0-1) at Choctaw (1-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Choctaw

North (L – Southmoore 40-19)
Why the Huskies can win: Despite the loss to the SaberCats, North racked up a whole bunch of yards on offense. Jarion Tudman proved to be as every bit explosive as previously thought. And if it’s not Tudman, then Troy Davis can step in and use his power.

Quote:

That was a good first step. I’m not worried at all about how we’re going to end up. We’ll be fine going forward.” – coach Jeremy Dombek

Choctaw
Why the Yellowjackets can win: Because this team has some firepower. Most thought Choctaw would beat Putnam West, but it’s a great sign that Choctaw was able to get 42 points. Coach Bill Bays thought the team would have more options, and he’s been right.

Key matchup: North passing game vs. Choctaw secondary. Travis Townsend started out fast for the Huskies but couldn’t find his rhythm in the second half. He’s got plenty of targets to choose from and that should prove to be the difference.

The pick: Edmond North 29, Choctaw 20. I’m thinking Tudman ends up going off in this game. He put the ball on the ground a couple of times, but he should be OK. If he gets into the open field, good chance you’re not going to catch him.

Why PC West could win: Expectations and attitudes are better at PC West than any of John Jensen’s three previous seasons. This senior class doesn’t want to go out winless, and coming off a preseason in which the Patriots had nearly double the participation they had two Augusts ago, the excitement is there. It’s all about putting it together on the field now. And from an offensive perspective, the Pats have the tools to put up some points.

Why Choctaw could win: While PC West’s biggest key is the intangible of motivation, Choctaw’s will be more concrete. The Yellowjackets will have a size and depth advantage in the trenches, led by Tulsa commit Hunter Davis at defensive end. He’ll cause problems for the PC West O-line both with his size and athleticism. He’s disruptive both in pass and run coverage.

Key matchup: Choctaw ground game vs. PC West defensive front. Choctaw runs a balanced offense, but the bread is buttered with the run. Aside from a couple good backs, QB Tanner Hessman is a talented athlete who isn’t afraid to lower his shoulder and get the tough yards. PC West is breaking in a new 4-3 defense with virtually all new linebackers and a few new linemen, so that unit will have to be on top of its game to keep the Choctaw rushers contained.

The pick:  Choctaw 30, PC West 27. I think PC West will break the losing streak this year, and I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m proven wrong on this pick. But I also think Choctaw will be better than people expect. It might not show a lot in the win column, because they’re in 6A’s toughest district, but they’ll cause problems for teams down the road.  

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Well, we looked at the first four teams from the Top of the World Classic scrimmage at Norman’s Harve Collins Field. We were only halfway home.

Here is a recap featuring Deer Creek, McLoud, Noble and Choctaw.

Scrimmage No. 3: Deer Creek 21, McLoud 7

Deer Creek: Where in the world did sophomore Brennan Miyake come from? He caught my eye last week against Putnam West, and he was dynamite again tonight, scoring the team’s first touchdown.

With Miyake and Colten Sander, whew, good stuff in the backfield for Grant Gower’s club.

Will never get used to seen Alex Christensen at quarterback. I’m sorry, guys that weigh nearly 250 pounds just shouldn’t be there. However, he gets the job done. And did what he does best – run over people in the open field.

Quarterback Joel Blumenthal was a little antsy, overthrowing a couple of deep balls. But he finished strong with a final play rushing touchdown that showed though the sophomore is tiny, he’s got a lot of fight in him.

Gower refused to name a starter, simply saying the team has five offensive packages so it depends on the package for who is the QB.

Linebacker Michael Coleman sat out because of a concussion. He should be cleared to play early next week for Friday’s showdown with Piedmont.

McLoud: Redskins did a lot better than I thought and maybe even better than coach Eric Cardin thought. Cardin loves his team of the future as he is extremely high on his sophomore class.

The heart of this team is without question wide receiver Travis Carroll. He does everything for this club, including scoring the team’s only touchdown.

Cardin admits Carroll is the team’s biggest playmaker, but he’s been pleasantly surprised with how the youth of his team is growing up. It was obvious the team just kinda got worn down against a solid 5A team, but the Redskins were in this one, for sure.

Scrimmage No. 4: Choctaw 16, Noble 0

Choctaw: Liked a lot of what I saw from senior running back Aaron Fournier on both sides of the ball really. Made a couple of nice runs and deflected a few passes. Real strong night for him.

Defensive end Hunter Davis commanded a lot of attention from the opposing sides tonight and didn’t get a chance to really do what he can do. Not too worried about that.

Quarterback Tanner Hessman had his moments as did running back Corey Bennett.

Noble: The Bears had some success in the early portions of things, but it’s tough to go up against a 6A team after sitting around for a good two hours like that.

Senior running back Dylan King caught my eye the most. Thought he had a banner night, making plays, making people miss, etc.

Senior Tyler Teague was a busy man all night, too, playing fullback and linebacker and still looking fresh when the clock ran out.

Great stuff from a unique scrimmage with the opportunity to see some teams I normally don’t.

Friday: Mt. St. Mary’s at Christian Heritage.

It’s not quite opening night. OK, it’s not really even close to opening night, but all the scrimmages Thursday are going to bring the intensity.

And while fellow chums Scott Wright will be at the Pigskin Preview at Mustang and Ryan Aber will help us out for one night with Carl Albert and Midwest City, I’ma be livin’ it up at the Top of the World Challenge at Norman.

This not only has a little bit for everybody, but it gives me a chance to see some teams that I’m not really going to get the opportunity to see.

Teams: Norman, Stillwater, Choctaw, Shawnee, Noble, Deer Creek, McAlester and McLoud.

- I cannot wait to watch McAlester’s Tony Kiefer. I’ve heard so much about him and he put up some crazy-good numbers last year.

The Buffs will definitely be in the hunt for the 5A title, very intrigued to see Bryan Pratt’s team and learn just what it is that makes Kifer, only a junior, one of the top all-around talents.

- Stillwater’s Jerame Littell has come a long way since being a starter as a freshman. Now a junior and a three-year starter, interested to see where his confidence level is.

- Pumped to get a chance to see Norman’s Donovan Roberts. Between Roberts and Norman North’s Emilio Gatewood, it’s going to be one heckuva battle for who is the best RB in Norman?

- At Deer Creek, I’m wondering if coach Grant Gower is going to get closer to finalizing things at quarterback with Alex Christensen and Joel Blumenthal. My gut tells me no official decision will be made for at least a couple of games with both getting good play.

- Choctaw and Shawnee both have some top recruits in Tulsa commit Hunter Davis for the Yellowjackets and Brayle Brown for the Wolves. But who else do the teams have? Wanna see what Shawnee’s Jeremy Barrientos can do now that he’s the starter at running back.

- And with the format of the night, definitely be watching to see if anybody from Noble or McLoud stands out. Expect both teams to be much better than what they were last year.

- Teams will take to the field at 4, varsity won’t start until about 6:30 or so. And now I’ll have to cross off Harve Collins Field on my list of places I haven’t been. Amazing that I’ve never been to Norman, but it’s true. Looking forward to what Greg Nation and the boys have worked up.

Choctaw trio highlight tourney team

All this summer has been a reunion for Rose State’s Dalton Bernardi and fellow Choctaw products Tanner Hessman and Josh Halbert in the American Legion baseball events as part of the Midwest City-based Oklahoma Outlaws squad.

The trio capped it off with not only the championship Tuesday night, but all three made the all-tournament team.

Bernardi, who was dominant during the American Legion World Series, was named the MVP of the tournament while Tecumseh’s Kevin Hill had 35 strikeouts in regional and Series play and earned the Strike Out Leader honor.

Bernardi was sensational in the final game, a 10-1 victory over Eden Prairie, Minn., driving in four runs and striking out the side in the ninth for the championship.

Dale’s Turner Coon also made the all-tournament team. The Outlaws finish the year at 66-10.

Halbert has signed with Wichita State while Hessman will be a senior this year.

Tuesday marked the first day of football, but don’t tell that to some of the state’s best baseball players as Oklahoma HS kids are dominating right now on the national scene.

Oklahoma reps win Area Code challenge

Whether it was Broken Arrow’s Dylan Delso at the plate or Deer Creek’s Michael Fulmer on the mound, the Oklahoma representatives fared well in the Area Code challenge this week in Long Beach, Calif.

Eight Oklahomans were on the Chicago White Sox roster that went 4-1 in the six days and earned the challenge championship.

In the team’s final win, a 9-1 whipping of the Texas Rangers, Delso drove in two runs while Fulmer, Edmond Santa Fe’s Kyle Shaw and Broken Arrow’s Mason Hope combined to pitch five scoreless innings and struck out nine.

The White Sox roster had players from 11 different states and Oklahoma had representatives from Deer Creek (Fulmer and Brian Anderson), Santa Fe (Shaw, Ty Hensley and Clayton Blackburn), Norman North (Caleb Simpson) and Broken Arrow (Delso, Hope).

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Outlaws taking next step

The Oklahoma Outlaws baseball team had no problems in advancing to the American Legion World Series.

The Outlaws won 8-0 against League City, Texas, and then 7-2 vs. Pontotoc, Miss., on Monday night to earn the American Legion Mid-South championship.

The Outlaws consist of high school graduates from the Mid-Del area, including Choctaw’s Josh Halbert. The team has won the Seniors Division of the American Legion in Oklahoma two years in a row.

The American Legion World Series begins Friday in Spokane, Wash., where the Outlaws will play the Mid-Atlantic champion.

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end committed to Tulsa on Monday. He also had an offer from Kansas State and was receiving interest from several programs around the region.

Most had recruited him as a defensive end, but some liked him as a linebacker and others saw him as a tight end/H-back on the offensive side.

Davis had 73 tackles and five sacks as a linebacker last season, but has been practicing at defensive end since the spring.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

That was a lot of fun, I will admit it. Had a blast covering the 7-on-7 Oklahoma Showdown at Edmond North this weekend. Midwest City and Atoka were your champions and here are some of my impressions.

Midwest City
No regrouping, simply reloading. This team looked the best the entire weekend. My MVP was WR Claude Donald, but Austin Roberson came up huge in the championship win vs. Edmond North. Bombers responded well to adversity in this one and quarterback Greg Austin is really developing into a top prospect. At this time last year, didn’t even know who he was. Tough to not look at the DBs in this type of setup and Ricky Reeves and Corey Lang had good weekends.

Edmond North
Running back Jared Benway needs to get healthy, suffered another nagging ankle injury. He will, of course, play a major role for this team. QB Travis Townsend is the most improved QB I’ve seen so far from last year. Really good balance in finding different receivers as MWC didn’t let Donquay Hammons make a big play. Townsend was not frazzled at all. I was right on the sideline, and Garrett Molinsky was out of bounds in the final minute of regulation. It was close, but he was out. Defensively, Camden Bohnert had a solid couple of days.

Edmond Santa Fe
The Wolves went from 0-2 to 7-3. Look out for WR Tre Kelley, he was incredible. He’s just going to be a junior, and he made some huge plays this weekend. The future looks incredibly bright (Phillip Sumpter, Shevin Smith) for Santa Fe, but this is a real young team. Good showing by Bruce Gowen’s boys.

Shawnee
Another pleasant surprise as this team is more than just Brayle Brown. Leon Davis had some huge moments though he was hampered by injuries. Coach Billy Brown was pleased as seven different receivers caught touchdowns this weekend. Didn’t bring that many guys but produced with who was there.

Southmoore
SaberCats worked on their craft, which wasn’t really suited for this type of event. Coach Chris Jensen gave the quote of the weekend: “this is basketball on grass.” Kendal Thompson is emerging as a leader to go with his talent while WR Devonte Henry is a name to watch this year.

Edmond Memorial
Bulldogs couldn’t find their offense in the second day, only scoring eight points in three games. Wouldn’t put too much stock in it as of all the teams that participated, this is the squad where ‘all passes’ will certainly not be their game plan. Put Kameron Doolittle and Cale Olbert in the backfield and watch good things happen.

Deer Creek
Opened my eyes with the way they fought back Saturday. Quarterback Joel Blumenthal is going to be something special. Each time I see him, he looks just a little bit better. His chemistry with Hunter Dinkines is really coming along. Alex Christensen had a lot of various little injuries, he needs to get to 100 percent. The 4 second rule killed the Antlers.

Choctaw
Tough to find a positive when you lose your last eight games unless it was the way the Yellowjackets did. A lot of close, competitive battles that just didn’t go their way. Coach Bill Bays said he’s not worried about the physical aspect of things, but his guys need to get mentally tougher.

Special thanks to Santa Fe athletic director Barry Blagowsky for keeping me informed on everything and North athletic director Tom Snider and his crew for a well-run, fun couple of days. Look for Atoka and MWC videos as well as a Tre Kelley video on NewsOK early this week.

All that’s left is the championships with Cashion (Jeremy Seaton) vs. Atoka (L.T. Pfaff) and Midwest City vs. Edmond North. Been a fun and hot couple of days.

Here’s your housekeeping as of 6:15. UPDATE: Atoka 32, Cashion 8. Midwest City 26, North 18 OT.

Oklahoma Showdown
Large Schools
At Edmond North
Pool Play Standings
Team*W*L
Midwest City*8*0
Edmond North*6*2
Edmond Santa Fe*6*2
Edmond Memorial*4*4
Shawnee*4*4
Southmoore Navy*3*5
Southmoore Gold*3*5
Choctaw*1*7
Deer Creek*1*7

Scores
Deer Creek 22, Southmoore Navy 10
Shawnee 36, Choctaw 24
Midwest City 30, Edmond North 20
Edmond Santa Fe 34, Southmoore Gold 12
Edmond Santa Fe 8, Edmond Memorial 0
Southmoore Gold 20, Choctaw 14
Midwest City 42, Southmoore Navy 6
Shawnee 26, Edmond North 24
Midwest City 30, Edmond Memorial 2
Southmoore Gold 32, Deer Creek 6
Edmond Santa Fe 24, Shawnee 22
Edmond North 22, Southmoore Navy 10

Tournament Bracket
Play-in Game
Deer Creek 20, Choctaw 18
Quarterfinals
Midwest City 32, Deer Creek 6
Shawnee 24, Edmond Memorial 6
Edmond North 24, Southmoore Gold 18
Edmond Santa Fe 36, Southmoore Navy 26
Semifinals
Midwest City 24, Shawnee 18
Edmond North 10, Edmond Santa Fe 4
Championship
Midwest City 26, Edmond North 18 OT

Great day of football (if you love passing) today at the 7-on-7 Oklahoma Showdown event. While Scott Wright was immersed in the smaller schools, I was out at Edmond North handling the big boys.

First, some housekeeping.

Standings
Midwest City (5-0); Edmond North (5-0); Edmond Memorial (4-2); Edmond Santa Fe (3-2); Southmoore Navy (3-2); Southmoore Gold (1-4); Choctaw (1-4); Deer Creek 0-6

Scores
Choctaw 14, Deer Creek 0
Edmond North 18, Edmond Memorial 14
Midwest City 18, Edmond Santa Fe 12
Shawnee 18, Southmoore Gold 12
Southmoore Navy 22, Choctaw 14
Edmond Memorial 38, Deer Creek 32 5OT
Midwest City 18, Shawnee 12
Edmond North 26, Edmond Santa Fe 12
Edmond Memorial 22, Choctaw 18
Edmond North 24, Deer Creek 6
Midwest City 28, Southmoore Gold 14
Edmond Santa Fe 26, Southmoore Navy 18
Edmond Santa Fe 14, Deer Creek 0
Edmond North 14, Choctaw 12
Edmond Memorial 12, Shawnee 6
Southmoore Navy 16, Southmoore Gold 14
Midwest City 50, Choctaw 24
Shawnee 34, Deer Creek 12
Edmond North 24, Southmoore Gold 12
Edmond Memorial 18, Southmoore Navy 14
Edmond Santa Fe 20, Choctaw 12
Midwest City 42, Deer Creek 6
Southmoore Gold 26, Edmond Memorial 24
Southmoore Navy 30, Shawnee 18

Thoughts and observations

- Bombers looked awfully good. A sluggish start was wiped away because of how strong the finish was. MWC needed three INTs and a TD with 40 seconds left to beat Santa Fe in its first game. However, wow, the train started rolling. The Bombers put up a 50-spot against Choctaw and closed the day with 42 points against Deer Creek. WR Claude Donald was incredible for QB Greg Austin while DB Corey Lang had a great day in the secondary.

- Joining MWC in going unblemished was Edmond North. QB Travis Townsend was on the money all day and has found his No. 1 option in DonQuay Hammons. The two connected time and time again (no bigger than the one to beat Memorial with 18 seconds left). Davis Owens showed his willingness to go over the middle (and dislocated his pinky in the process in one of the more poignant visuals of the day). Should be fun when the Huskies and Bombers meet up at 10:40 a.m. Saturday.

- The results weren’t there, but Kendal Thompson had a fine day for Southmoore. It’s a different bunch for this crew, and he admitted that it’s been an adjustment to get accustomed to how things will be. He’s taking a more active role when it comes to leadership and this team will be just fine. His squad was only 1-4 while SMNavy was 3-2.

- As the day went on, the throws were more crisp for just about all QBs but none moreso than Memorial’s Kameron Doolittle. His ball got better with each game, and he’s found his go-to guy in Jeff Balkenbush. Balkenbush came up with all the big catches and is clearly going to play a big role for this team in the fall.

- Rough day for Deer Creek. The points were there to be put on the board, but the Antlers had a tough time catching the ball. QB Joel Blumenthal had his moments, but he also negated a lot of plays by taking too long (only have 4 secs to make a throw). That 5 OT battle with Memorial was a fun one, though.

- I could have sworn Ty Hensley would be the QB for Santa Fe, but Paul Bronson had a big day today. Both had their moments, according to coach Bruce Gowen, but Bronson made me take a step back a couple of times. With Patrick Hinton and Conner Bays, Wolves have some talent. Showed good team maturity by winning final three games.

- Shawnee’s style was unique but effective at times. The Wolves didn’t throw many deep balls, opting to dink and dunk their way down the field. That’s OK when you have a QB like Brayle Brown, who can zip that sucker in a tight spot. Hope to spend a little more time with Shawnee and Choctaw on Saturday.

- Nail-biters: Good day for those. North beat Memorial with 18 seconds left. MWC beat Santa Fe with 40 secs left. Memorial and DC went to 5 OTs (one play from the 5 to score). Memorial secured win vs. Choctaw with Doolittle INT with less than a minute left. MWC beat Shawnee at the horn with Donald snagging the game-winner. Good stuff.

- Back either late Saturday or Sunday for thoughts on day 2. Teams will finish playing each other by 1:20, then tournament play will start at 3:15. Championship will be at approximately 8 p.m.

And down the stretch we come. It’s not that the first half of the Super 30 isn’t an impressive list, but we broke on through to the other side this week.

Starting to look at the kids that either have an insane amount of offers of who have committed to some top-tier schools.

Here’s a look back at the week that was in the Super 30…

No. 18 Trevon Lewis, Midwest City: It’s his time to shine now. With Dominque Jones and Emmanuel Maxwell moving on, Lewis will become the unquestioned leader of what should be another stout Bombers defense. For my story on Lewis, go here.

No. 17 Archie Bradley, Broken Arrow: Making adjustments is pretty easy for Bradley. Whether it was transferring from Muskogee to Broken Arrow or playing football and baseball, the man has a plan for everything. For Justin Harper’s story on Bradley, go here.

No. 16 Hunter Davis, Choctaw: A polarizing figure with great size and speed. Problem was he didn’t play his heart out on every play, now it’s playing a role in the recruiting process. He’s determined to show what he’s made of. For Scott Wright’s story on Davis, go here.

No. 15 Cody Miller, Lawton: The Wolverines have one of the most talented pools of kids in the state. But every team needs that one guy it can look to when the times are tough. For Lawton, that is Miller. For my story on Miller, go here.

No. 14 Tyler Lockett, Booker T.: Another Lockett, another Kansas State commit. His father, Kevin, and his uncle, Aaron, had great careers for the Wildcats.  It wasn’t a slam dunk, but Tyler is ready to add to that legacy. For Scott Wright’s story on Lockett, go here.

No. 13 Daniel Davis, Norman North: Ya know, if Davis’ football career ever goes south, he has a backup plan. The Timberwolves star and Stanford commit is obsessed with swimming pool basketball and is poised for another great year. For Justin Harper’s story on Davis, go here.

No. 12 Kameron Doolittle, Edmond Memorial: He’s been having fun this summer playing basketball and other things like that, but yes, he does realize he is a top recruit. With four offers, Doolittle is in no rush to make a decision. For my story on Doolittle, go here.

We’re entering the top 10 this week. For more thoughts on all the Super 30 kids, including stories, bios, blogs and videos, keep it locked on NewsOK.com.

I have a great appreciation for honesty in athletes. Not just the kind of honesty that is the opposite of lying, but honesty to themselves — people who are true to their feelings when they speak to the media.

When a guy says “I’m just happy to help the team,” he’s telling the truth, but it’s generally not the true feeling he has inside. He’s really just channeling Nuke LaLoosh and Crash Davis. When a kid opens up and tells you how he genuinely feels, especially when it’s something not everyone would admit, it’s refreshing.

I’ve found a lot of honesty in the kids of the Super 30, but none yet more open than Choctaw’s Hunter Davis. As you’ll see in my story in Wednesday’s paper, he admits that he hasn’t always played his hardest on every play, and now he’s paying the consequences in recruiting.

He has a long list of big-time colleges recruiting him for a variety of positions, from defensive end to linebacker to a tight end/fullback hybrid. But only two of them — Tulsa and Kansas State — have offered scholarships so far. He knows if his game film showed the athlete that he could be instead of the one who would take a play off from time to time, he’d have a lot more options right now.

And because he was so honest in talking about the past shortcomings, it makes it that much easier to believe him when he says how much harder he’s going to work to disprove any thoughts about him being lazy.

Davis comes in at No. 16 on our Super 30, but probably has top 10 or even top 5 talent after talking to people about him, and I think that will show from him this fall. His coach has already seen it. 

“He can take control of one side of the ball, just take that side of the field away,” coach Bill Bays said. “He can be as good as he wants to be. He can do things other guys only dream of doing.”

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Here ya go:

Class 6A Baseball
At Edmond Memorial
Wednesday
Game 1: Memorial vs. Lawton Eisenhower, 1 p.m.
Game 2: Choctaw vs. Mustang, 4 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7 p.m.
Friday
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 7 p.m. (if necessary)

Pool A: Memorial (3-1), Norman North (2-2), Norman (1-3), Moore (1-3).
Pool B: Santa Fe (4-0),  Choctaw (3-1), Edmond North (2-2), Latta (1-3).

Edmond Wood Bat Tournament
Wednesday
At Memorial
Latta 8, Norman North 0
Memorial 15, Latta 3
Memorial 4, Choctaw 3
At North
Santa Fe 3, Moore 2
Choctaw 9, Norman 4
Norman North 3, Edmond North 0

Thursday
At Memorial
Choctaw 3, Moore 2
Santa Fe 9, Norman North 0
Santa Fe 3, Memorial 1
At North
Norman 12, Latta 0
Edmond North 10, Moore 4

Friday
At Memorial
Choctaw 3, Norman North 2
Moore 6, Latta 3
At North
Santa Fe 8, Norman 1
Edmond North 6, Norman 1.
Memorial 5 Edmond North 1

Saturday Championship
At Memorial
Memorial vs. Santa Fe, 3:30
At North
Choctaw vs. Latta, 1 p.m.
At North
Edmond North vs. Norman, 3:30 p.m.
At Memorial
Norman North vs. Moore, 1 p.m.
(at least if I did my calculations correctly these are the matchups)

Pool A: Memorial (2-1), Norman North (2-1), Norman (1-1), Moore (0-3).
Pool B: Santa Fe (3-0),  Choctaw (2-1), Edmond North (1-1), Latta (1-2).

Edmond Wood Bat Tournament
Wednesday
At Memorial
Latta 8, Norman North 0
Memorial 15, Latta 3
Memorial 4, Choctaw 3
At North
Santa Fe 3, Moore 2
Choctaw 9, Norman 4
Norman North 3, Edmond North 0

Thursday
At Memorial
Choctaw 3, Moore 2
Santa Fe 9, Norman North 0
Santa Fe 3, Memorial 1
At North
Norman 12, Latta 0
Edmond North 10, Moore 4

Friday
At Memorial
Norman North vs. Choctaw, noon
Moore vs. Latta, 3 p.m.
At North
Norman vs. Santa Fe, noon
Norman vs. Edmond North, 3 p.m.
Memorial vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

Saturday
At Memorial
A3 vs. B3, 1 p.m.
A1 vs. B1, 3:30
At North
A4 vs. B4, 1 p.m.
A2 vs. B2, 3:30

I’ll be at North all day Friday and Memorial all day Saturday.

Pool A: Memorial (2-0), Norman North (1-1), Moore (0-1), Norman (0-1).
Pool B: Santa Fe (1-0),  Choctaw (1-1), Latta (1-1), Edmond North (0-1).

Edmond Wood Bat Tournament
Wednesday
At Memorial
Latta 8, Norman North 0
Memorial 15, Latta 3
Memorial 4, Choctaw 3
At North
Santa Fe 3, Moore 2
Choctaw 9, Norman 4
Norman North 3, Edmond North 0

Thursday
At Memorial
Moore vs. Norman, noon
Norman North vs. Santa Fe, 3 p.m.
Memorial vs. Santa Fe, 6 p.m.
At North
Norman vs. Latta, 3 p.m.
Moore vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

Friday
At Memorial
Norman North vs. Choctaw, noon
Moore vs. Latta, 3 p.m.
At North
Norman vs. Santa Fe, noon
Norman vs. Edmond North, 3 p.m.
Memorial vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

Saturday
At Memorial
A3 vs. B3, 1 p.m.
A1 vs. B1, 3:30
At North
A4 vs. B4, 1 p.m.
A2 vs. B2, 3:30

I’ll be at North all day Friday and Memorial all day Saturday.

The tournament starts in an hour or so. Three days of pool play, and then championship Saturday. Originally split up between Santa Fe and Memorial, all games are at North and Memorial. I’ll be out there all day Friday and Saturday.

Pool A: Memorial, Norman North, Moore, Norman.
Pool B: Santa Fe, Edmond North, Choctaw, Latta.

Edmond Wood Bat Tournament
Wednesday
At Memorial
Norman North vs. Latta, noon
Memorial vs. Latta, 3 p.m.
Memorial vs. Choctaw, 6 p.m.
At North
Moore vs. Santa Fe, noon
Norman vs. Choctaw, 3 p.m.
Norman North vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

Thursday
At Memorial
Moore vs. Norman, noon
Norman North vs. Santa Fe, 3 p.m.
Memorial vs. Santa Fe, 6 p.m.
At North
Norman vs. Latta, 3 p.m.
Moore vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

Friday
At Memorial
Norman North vs. Choctaw, noon
Moore vs. Latta, 3 p.m.
At North
Norman vs. Santa Fe, noon
Norman vs. Edmond North, 3 p.m.
Memorial vs. Edmond North, 6 p.m.

Saturday
At Memorial
A3 vs. B3, 1 p.m.
A1 vs. B1, 3:30
At North
A4 vs. B4, 1 p.m.
A2 vs. B2, 3:30

The Yellowjackets’ Josh Halbert, a Wichita State signee, gave up three hits, struck out three and walked just two in the title game, earning his second win of the tournament.

Halbert earned MVP pitching honors while teammate Ty Ash was named the tournament’s overall MVP.

Ash hit four home runs in the tournament.

Carl Albert finished third in the tournament, beating Norman.

Most Valuable Player: Elizabeth Donohoe, Edmond North
Offensive Player of the Year: Courtney Walker, Edmond Santa Fe
Defensive Player of the Year: LaShawn Jones, Putnam City
Newcomer of the Year: Sydney Wyatt, Choctaw
Coach of the Year: Paul Bass, Edmond Santa Fe

First Team
Elizabeth Donohoe, Edmond North
Courtney Walker, Edmond Santa Fe
Michelle Fisher, Mustang
Jimi Blagowsky, Edmond Santa Fe
LaShawn Jones, Putnam City

Second Team
Layton Hurley, Choctaw
Porsche Young, Putnam City
TaNita Dewberry, Edmond North
Laila Sulieman, Yukon
Danielle Bounds, Putnam City West

Third Team
Kendrea Harbert, Putnam City North
Anna Kimsey, Edmond North
Nikki Woodard, Mustang
Arielle Cooper, Edmond Santa Fe
Arianne Hunter, Putnam City North

Toss in Putnam City North and Mustang, two of the hotter teams toward the end of the year, as well as Choctaw, which hovered around the top 15 much of the year, and the conference was pretty stacked. Yukon and Edmond North weren’t exactly slouches, either, but their records reflected the difficulty of playing in the MAC.

Anyway, on to the honors, led by Tyler Neal of Putnam City West as MVP. Here’s the full list:

Metro Athletic Conference Postseason Awards

Most Valuable Player: Tyler Neal, Putnam City West
Offensive Player of the Year: Amric Fields, Putnam City West
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Tre Payne, Putnam City, and Mahlon Jones, Edmond Santa Fe
Newcomer of the Year: Daniel Emesiani, Edmond North
Coach of the Year: Shawn Schenk, Edmond Santa Fe

First Team
Amric Fields, PC West
Josh Richardson, Edmond Sant Fe
Dominique Raney, PC
Kyle Morton, Choctaw
Brian Brown, PC
Daniel Emesiani, Edmond North

Second Team
Armon Provo, PC North
Devin Harris, PC North
Tre Payne, PC
David Glidden, Mustang
Mark Florie, Choctaw

Third Team
Mike Menzel, Edmond North
Mahlon Jones, Edmond Santa Fe
Kyndall Dudley, PC West
Joe Summers, PC North
Drew Hall, Edmond Santa Fe

Honorable Mention
Josiah Campbell, PC West
Matt Burton, Yukon
Jacinto Biorato, Mustang
Jacob Strassle, Mustang
Deonte Samilton, Choctaw
Hunter Gibson, PC

On Friday night, he wasn’t watching MTV. He was watching basketball. And so was MTV.

Capel and an MTV camera crew — not together — were at the Putnam City West gym. Capel was there watching PC West’s Tyler Neal, the yet uncommitted 6-foot-6 swingman, who scored 22 points despite some rust on his usually smooth jumper after missing the last three games with an ankle injury.

The 6-foot-9 Amric Fields flashed some of the astounding athleticism that earned him a scholarship to TCU, where he signed before the season. He had 22 points as well, including a few high-flying, two-handed slams and a couple 3-pointers. PC West rolled into the second round of the playoffs with an  82-56 win over Moore.

More on Neal in a moment, but Capel missed the more entertaining game of the night, Mustang’s 49-43 win over Choctaw. Of course, there wasn’t much reason for him to be there, unless he’s helping Bob Stoops wtih his scouting of recent OSU football commit David Glidden of Mustang.

MTV was on hand for the Broncos and Yellowjackets, though they weren’t shooting much game action. Their crew has been at PC West much of the week for a show detailing the lives of high school students at several locations across the country. The network had to get special permission from the OSSAA shoot during the game, it had to have all the players sign waivers, and it put up a big sign outside the entrance to the gym warning fans that they could end up on camera.

The game itself was a wild one, featuring two of the more athletic point guards around, Glidden and Choctaw’s Mark Florie. It was a fun battle to watch all night.

Mustang seemed to be ready to dominate the game, but saw a 12-point, third-quarter lead slip away as Choctaw went up by five with about three minutes left.

But Jacinto Biorato hit a clutch 3-pointer from the corner, Jacob Strassle and Glidden converted some key free throws and Ben Berry came through with a couple big baskets as Mustang closed the game on a 12-1 run.

Now Mustang will try to pull off the same upset from two weeks ago against PC West. Mustang knows what it needs to do, but the Patriots are extremely motivated because of the 91-88 double-OT loss to the Broncos on Feb. 12.

Back to Neal, he held off from committing or signing anywhere in November for this very reason — to try to improve his stock and land an offer from a big program. There’s no offer yet from OU, but there’s interest.

Before the season, Neal was being recruited by programs like Oral Roberts and TCU. Since then, he says he’s picked up a couple more offers, but declined to name the schools. He told me in November that he wanted to wait until the season ended to really get deep into his recruitment, and that’s why he didn’t want to discuss his offers publicly — it’s the playoffs and he wants to win a state title. He wants to keep the focus on his team and its goals.

Qualities like that would make him a good fit at OU — his team-first attitude, his work ethic and his good behavior. He’s the kind of kid that pulls a team together rather than driving it apart. Besides that, he’s got decent size, he rebounds well and his shooting range is limitless.

At 6-foot-6, Neal might not be the ideal size to play the four in the Big 12, but Capel has made it work with guys like Nate Carter and Taylor Griffin. And Neal has a better outside shot than either of them did, which is a weapon Capel really likes to have in a big guy to stretch defenses.

There’s no doubt Neal has plenty to offer, but wherever he goes, he hopes he’s taking a state championship ring with him. And that’s his only focus right now.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

To the surprise of no one, former Jones quarterback Daxx Garman has left the state and transferred to Texas power Southlake Carroll.

In this blog from the Dallas Morning News’ Rainer Sabin, Southlake coach Hal Wasson talks about Garman’s place in the program. The whole story isn’t there, though, as it was a little more than a paperwork error that led to the now-Arizona commit being declared ineligible and the Longhorns having to forfeit six wins.

Garman, who lived in the Choctaw district before transferring to Carl Albert, left the Titans for Jones before last season. Although the family moved to the Jones district (although there was some question about that) because Garman had transferred once he had to apply for a hardship waiver to be eligible immediately at Jones. And although that hardship wasn’t filed in a timely manner, a waiver was applied for retroactively near the end of the regular season. That waiver was initially denied by the staff and was withdrawn before an appeal was to be made in front of the board of directors. Since leaving Jones almost immediately after that decision, Garman has attended Choctaw High School, though it was very doubtful he’d ever be able to play there.

That said, though, there’s no question Garman has the talent to  be a big-time quarterback. Had he stayed at Carl Albert, he likely would be starting there at quarterback next year. At Jones, Garman threw for 2,107 yards and 23 touchdowns last season. He’s got all the tools to be one of the top quarterbacks around. And despite the baggage that comes along with how last year ended, everyone I’ve talked to about Garman has had nothing but positive things to say about Garman both on and off the field.

The first-round will be played Thursday, Feb. 25

WEST

At Midwest City
Mustang vs. Yukon
Midwest City vs. U.S. Grant

At Putnam City
Norman vs. Moore
Putnam City vs. Lawton Eisenhower

At Edmond Santa Fe
Lawton vs. Southmoore
Edmond Santa Fe vs. Putnam West

At Edmond North
Choctaw vs. Del City
Edmond North vs. Westmoore

EAST

At Norman North
Sand Springs vs. Putnam North
Norman North vs. Bixby

At Jenks
Ponca City vs. Broken Arrow
Jenks vs. Muskogee

At Shawnee
Owasso vs. Enid
Shawnee vs. Stillwater

At Tulsa Union
Edmond Memorial vs. Sapulpa
Tulsa Union vs. Bartlesville

First-round games will be played Friday, Feb. 26

WEST

At Edmond Santa Fe
Del City vs. Lawton
Edmond Santa Fe vs. U.S. Grant

At Midwest City
Southmoore vs. Norman
Midwest City vs. Westmoore

At Putnam City
Lawton Eisenhower vs. Edmond North
Putnam City vs. Yukon

At Putnam West
Choctaw vs. Mustang
Putnam West vs. Moore

EAST

At Broken Arrow
Enid vs. Bixby
Broken Arrow vs. Shawnee

At Norman North
Putnam North vs. Sapulpa
Norman North vs. Sand Springs

At Edmond Memorial
Jenks vs. Stillwater
Edmond Memorial vs. Owasso

At Muskogee
Tulsa Union vs. Ponca City
Bartlesville vs. Muskogee

Millwood wide receiver Josh Turner comes in at No. 38 on the Scout.com 150 list of the nation’s top recruits for next year.

That’s no surprise, as Turner has a healthy list of offers than includes all three state Division I schools, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas Tech.

Oklahoma State commitment QB J.W. Walsh (Guyer HS, Denton, Texas) checks in at No. 97 on the list.

Southmoore  QB Kendal Thompson, who is committed to OU, is No. 128 and is the only other state high school player on the list.

Turner and Thompson are also the only state players rated as four stars in Scout’s preliminary list.

Three star players include: Norman North’s Dan Davis (a Stanford commit), Tulsa Washington’s Isaac Bennett, Duncan’s Dylan Dismuke, Glenpool’s Isaac Maselera (an OSU commit), Sallisaw’s Garrett Gladd, Edmond Memorial’s Kameron Doolittle and Millwood’s Kevonte Richardson and Emilio Gatewood.

A few other players who are certain to jump up to that level after further evaluation include Lawton’s Tyrequek Zimmerman, Guthrie’s Kentrell Brothers, Nowata’s Austin Beck, Choctaw’s Hunter Davis and Duncan’s Dominique Petties.

Click here for the complete Scout 150 list

I wasn’t at either game, but I was caught looking ahead in the schedule for a couple of ‘my teams.’ Saturday was a big make up date for basketball teams, and a not so good one for a pair of tremendously talented girls teams.

First was only loss No. 2 on the season for Paul Bass’ Santa Fe squad, dropping a 44-40 decision at Choctaw. This was a make up game from last month that didn’t occur because there were no referees on hand.

The Wolves have played with fire a lot in some of their wins. Not coming out sharp but having the talent to muscle their way to a win.

Santa Fe has three games this week to get back on track, starting with Tuesday’s battle at Putnam West. After Yukon on Thursday, comes a rematch with Choctaw on Friday.

The other head-scratcher happened in Piedmont. When rivals get together, who knows what will happen. This was just another one of those cases.

Deer Creek had beaten Piedmont by 11 in the first meeting, but Piedmont pulled out a thrilling 48-47 win in double overtime.

Not much time to sulk for Totsy Manning’s club, either, as Deer Creek has El Reno on Monday (I’ll be there) and Western Heights on Tuesday.

Big wins for both Piedmont and Choctaw, so interesting to see how those teams build off of them and how DC and ESF respond after the losses.

Former Muskogee and OU standout Seth Littrell, who played for the Sooners when Arizona coach Mike Stoops was OU’s defensive coordinator, was promoted to co-offensive coordinator with the Wildcats, Stoops told the Arizona Daily Star on Thursday night.

Littrell, 31, served as running backs and tight ends for Arizona last year. Prior to that, he served for four years as running backs coach under another former OU assistant, Mike Leach, at Texas Tech. Before that, he was a graduate assistant under Mark Mangino at Kansas.

“Everywhere Seth has been, they’ve won,” Stoops told the Daily Star. “He brings a winning attitude and a great knowledge and enthusiasm.”

Littrell will serve as co-coordinator with Bill Bedenbaugh. Bedenbaugh came to Arizona in 2007 after serving as an assistant at Texas Tech for five years.

Littrell is a big reason the Wildcats have made a strong recruiting push in the state. He helped Arizona get Owasso’s Trent Spurgeon in this year’s singing class. Midwest City defensive lineman Dominque Jones was committed to the Wildcats for a time as well before signing with Baylor.

Thursday, former Jones quarterback Daxx Garman, who’s now a student at Choctaw, became Arizona’s first commitment for the 2011 class.

Former Jones quarterback Daxx Garman, who found himself in the middle of an eligibility controversy last season that left the Longhorns out of the playoffs, has committed to Arizona.

Garman is currently attending Choctaw but it’s unclear whether he will play for the Yellowjackets next year as a senior or move on elsewhere.

Choctaw coach Bill Bays said he’s received letters for Garman and has given them to the student but there has been no discussion over whether he would play.

“I don’t know about any of that but he’s a really good young man and very polite,” Bays said. “I’m happy to hear that for him.”

Garman also had an offer from North Carolina.

If he decided to play in-state next year, Garman would have to receive a hardship waiver from the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.

Jones was forced to forfeit six wins, five from district play, late last season after Garman was ruled ineligible. Garman had transferred from Choctaw to Carl Albert and then moved into the Jones district and started going to school there. But because of his previous status as a transfer, a hardship waiver was required. Jones never filed for a waiver for Garman and a retroactive waiver application was denied.

Garman threw for 2,107 yards and 23 touchdowns last season.

Choctaw defensive end Hunter Davis received his first Division I offer last week when Kansas State extended an offer.

“He’s a big, strong, athletic young man,” Bays said. “There’s absolutely no doubt he’s got the tools to be a Division I football player.”

Still checking on this and the report that he’s now enrolled at Choctaw High School (which is where the family home is, although he’d still have to receive a hardship waiver from the OSSAA to go to school there), but former Jones QB Daxx Garman has committed to Arizona, according to Rivals.com and The Arizona Daily Star:
Arizona lands 2011 recruit, day after 2010 class signs

Garman, who transferred from Choctaw to Carl Albert and then to Jones, was at the center of a controversy late in the season that led to the Longhorns being forced to forfeit games and being knocked out of the playoffs. The link calls it a “clerical error” although it was a bit more than that as the hardship waiver was eventually denied when it was filed. Garman certainly deserves a second chance at football somewhere but it’ll be interesting to see how this shakes out if he does indeed stay at Choctaw.

FOOTBALL
Henry Alexander, Ardmore (SEOSU)
Jake Alexander, Jenks (Tulsa)
Jamaal Allen, Lawton (SNU)
Joe Alston, Berryhill (NSU)
Daryn Alves, Durant (NSU)
Gerard Anderson, Tulsa Central (NEO)
Matthew Anderson, Sand Springs (Pittsburg State)
Joe Aska, Edmond North (Garden City)
Brad Avery, Madill (SWOSU)
David Balenseifen, Mustang/NEO (SNU)
Tyler Barnes, Enid (SNU)
Calvin Barnett, Tulsa Washington (Arkansas)
Josh Barrett, Wayne (SNU)
Skylar Bartlett, Ringling (SNU)
Jason Bear, Stillwater (SNU)
Eric Bennett, Tulsa Washington (Arkansas)
Que’Shaun Bennett, Enid (NWOSU)
Matt Berrey, Purcell/NEO (ECU)
Ken Berry, John Marshall (ECU)
Ethan Biddy, Tuttle (Air Force)
Michael Billingsley, Southeast/NEO (Nichols State)
Qumain Black, Ada (NEO)
Kenyad Blair, Northeast/NEO (Nichols State)
Kenneth Blake, Davis (ECU)
Mason Blake, Lindsay (NWOSU)
Rhett Blundell, Kingfisher (NWOSU)
Brenton Bogar, Muskogee (Tulsa/NEO)
Hunter Bohannan, Yukon (Southwestern, Kan.)
Zach Boren, Southmoore (NEO)
Austin Brasher, Edmond North (BYU)*
Julian Brockington, Del City (NEO)
D’Juan Brooks, Edmond Memorial (NEO)
Brenden Brown, Norman North (ECU)
LaBron Brown, Southmoore (NEO)
Jon Bullock, Broken Arrow (UCO)
Jeremy Burton, Muskogee (La.-Monroe)
Justin Butterfield, Bartlesville (NSU)
Troy Buffington, Southmoore (SNU)
Tate Byers, Tulsa Kelley (Washington, St. Louis)
Colton Byford, Edmond North (UCO)
Irvin Caldwell, Star Spencer (NEO)
Chris Campbell, Enid (NWOSU)
Nick Canavan, Norman North (Missouri State)
Michael Cane, Okmulgee (ECU)
Chance Carey, McAlester (ECU)
Londre Carson, Muskogee (NEO)
Luke Chalfant, Hinton (SWOSU)
Mark Chestnut, Miami/NEO/OSU (Pittsburg State)
Keldin Choate, Shawnee (ECU)
Chris Clark, Moore (NWOSU)
Arthola Clarke, John Marshall (NWOSU)
Colton Cline, Norman North (Sam Houston State)
Alex Cochran, Broken Arrow (SWOSU)
Demarco Cobbs, Tulsa Central (Texas)
Aaron Colvin, Owasso (OU)
Tuswani Copeland, Lawton MacArthur (Baylor)
Jacoby Crowley, Lawton Eisenhower (SEOSU)
Nathan Crownover, Del City/NEO (SNU)
Dakota Crumbie, Tulsa Washington (ECU)
Clayton Cunningham, Ringwood (NWOSU)
Roper Cunningham, Waynoka (NWOSU)
Steven Daniels, Tulsa East Central (UCO)
Robert Dansby, Tulsa Memorial (McPherson)
Nolan Davenport, Seminole (Southwestern, Kan.)
Dakota Davis, Broken Arrow (SWOSU)
Dalton Davis, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Niko Davis, Millwood (NEO)
Ryan Day, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Johnny Deaton, Sand Springs (OSU)
Gregory DeLozier, Seq. Claremore (Pittsburg State)
Terrance Dixon, Sand Springs (NSU)
Colton Dost, Tulsa Union (Western Kentucky)
Joe Dowdell, Tulsa Kelley (Dartmouth)
Brandon Downing, Edmond North (Washburn)
Alex Dowty, Mustang (Washburn)
Dalton Duckett, Tulsa Union (NSU)
Stephen Eastham, Dewey (NEO)
Bryce Ebbs, Vinita (NEO)
Cole Eddy, Midwest City (UCO)
Jordan Edwards, Washington (NEO)
Brandon Elmore, Blanchard/Coffeyville (SWOSU)
Josh Engert, Nowata (NEO)
B.J. Evans, Tulsa Union (Garden City)
Ryan Feller, Altus (SWOSU)
Darryl Fields, Madill (SMU)
Aaron Fisher, Tulsa Central (Ga. Southern)
Drew Fischer, Timberlake (NWOSU)
Blake Fogle, Caney Valley (NWOSU)
Kevin Forbes, Douglass (Langston)
Adam Ford, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Teontez Fortune, Douglass (Langston)
Donnie Fuston, Enid (NEO)
Ruben Gaines, Muskogee (UCO)
Eric Gardner, Lone Grove (ECU)
Jake Garrett, Tuttle (SNU)
Courtney Gaston, Fort Gibson (Arkansas)
Blake Gatewood, Edmond North (UCO)
Kimes Gilbert, Southmoore (SWOSU)
Jaimon Gilstrap, Tulsa East Central (NSU)
Zakk Gipson, Pryor (NWOSU)
Cord Gothard, Velma-Alma (SWOSU)
Gimo Grace, Tulsa East Central (Emporia State)
Bob Graham, Jenks (Iowa State)
Cale Grauer, Lincoln Christian (Mo. Western)
Delans Griffin, Clinton (Texas Tech)
Logan Grinstead, Sulphur (UCO)
Colby Hager, Sayre (NWOSU)
Justin Harmon-Brewer, Edmond Santa Fe (SNU)
Rowdy Harper, Broken Arrow (Houston)
Demantre Harris, Del City (Garden City)
Devante Harris, Duncan (SEOSU)
Halston Harris, Marlow (SEOSU)
Michael Harris, Edmond Santa Fe (Washburn)
Austin Haywood, Southmoore (OU)
Haden Hedges, Pioneer (SNU)
Alec Henry, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Trayvon Henry, Millwood (Butler County)
Aries Herrion, Tulsa Washington (Pittsburg State)
Rylan Hess, Metro Christian (Colo. School of Mines)
Steven Hopper, Broken Arrow (Vian)
Brett Horn, Waynoka (NWOSU)
J.J. Hugine, Del City (New Mexico)
Caleb Hulva, Enid (SNU)
Chris Hummingbird, Seq. Tahlequah (NEO)
Dalton Hunter, Maysville (ECU)
Derrick Hurst, Millwood (NWOSU)
Taylor Inman, Seq. Claremore (SWOSU)
Bronson Irwin, Mustang (OU)
Royal Isokariari, Tulsa Memorial (McPherson)
Rico Ivy, Douglass (Langston)
Miles Jackson, John Marshall (ECU)
Aaron James, Douglass (UCO)
Ethan James, Gore (NSU)
Franky Jamison, Star Spencer (NEO)
Antonio Jenkins, Putnam North (NEO)
Dewitt Jennings, Bixby (Tulsa)
Kenny Johnson, Weatherford (SWOSU)
Jace Johnson, Bethel/ECU (SWOSU)
Tyler Johnson, Berryhill (NEO)
Willie Johnson, Tulsa Memorial (NEO)
Dominque Jones, Midwest City (Baylor)
Emmitt Jones, Star Spencer (NEO)
Gus Jones, Wagoner/OU (NSU)
Brendon Jordan, John Marshall (NEO)
Jordan Karriman, Grove/NEO (La.-Monroe)
Jacob Keller, Tulsa Union (La.-Monroe)
Jake Kelley, Beggs (Peru State)
Brandon Keplinger, Watonga (NWOSU)
Kyle Keplinger, Watonga (NWOSU)
Johnny Ketterman, Timberlake (NEO)
Drake Keys, Skiatook (SWOSU)
Chris King, Jenks (UCO)
Cecil Kirkendoll, Clinton (SWOSU)
Jarrett Lake, Jenks (Arkansas)
Alex Land, Edmond Santa Fe (Weber State)
Ricky Lawyer, Edmond North (NEO)
Justin Lepley, Seq. Tahlequah (NEO)
Chris Littlehead, Seq. Tahlequah (OSU)
David Lore, Jenks (Air Force)
Matt Luetjen, Hennessey (Army)
Randy Mack, Edmond Santa Fe (Washburn)
Tyler Mackey, Afton (NEO)
Dalton Mahoney, Alva (NWOSU)
Mike Major, Tulsa Kelley (Princeton)
George Mallett, Southmoore (SNU)
Beau Marsaln, Metro Christian (NEO)
Dominique Massengil, Lawton (ECU)
Mason Mathews, Yukon (Mid-America Nazarene)
Ty Matthews, Choctaw (SNU)
Chris McAlister, Del City (Central Arkansas)
Ryan McCaul, Moore/NEO (La.-Monroe)
Shawn McIntosh, Lawton MacArthur (SNU)
Nelson Medeiros, Edmond Memorial (Fort Hays State)
Ryan Merrill, Cordell (NWOSU)
Clifton Miller, Atoka (SEOSU)
Lucas Miller, Capitol Hill (NEO)
Brian Mills, Edmond Santa Fe (Princeton)
Corey Mitchell, Douglass (Weber State)
Deonte Morris, Tulsa Union (Tulsa/NEO)
Cory Mosely, Midwest City (Hutchinson)
Cole Mount, Deer Creek (Washburn)
Mason Myers, Southmoore (Colorado State)
Cody Nall, Ardmore (ECU)
Josh Napper, Lawton Eisenhower (SEOSU)
Carlos Nazario, Lawton (ECU)
Nic Nealy, Douglass (Grambling State)
Marco Nelson, Glenpool (Tulsa)
Chase Neuman, Dewey (SWOSU)
Jordan Newby, Southmoore (SNU)
Tanner Newby, Enid (NEO)
Justin Nole, Washington (SNU)
Alex Oden, Victory Christian (NEO)
Terence Olds, Star Spencer (NEO)
Cade Oller, Billings (NWOSU)
Tyler Ott, Jenks (Harvard)
Johnny Pack, Seminole (Southwestern, Kan.)
Dustin Parks, Waukomis (NWOSU)
Chris Patterson, McAlester (NEO)
Chris Peoples, Vian (SEOSU)
Richard Peoples, Norman North (ECU)
Gordon Perry, Weatherford (SWOSU)
Brandon Piercy, Muskogee (NEO)
Tre Porter, Carl Albert (Texas Tech)
Zac Powell, Garber (NWOSU)
Scott Powers, Sperry/NEO (Emporia State)
Ronnie Price, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Cody Pritchard, Stroud (NWOSU)
Sonny Puletasi, Lawton (Wyoming)
Chris Ramey, Wagoner (Arkansas Tech)
Sean Reed, Shawnee (ECU)
James Renfrow, Broken Arrow (NSU)
Joel Reser, Del City (NEO)
Sean Rigney, Shawnee (ECU)
James Roberson, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Thomas Roberson, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Kevin Roberts, Madill (SWOSU)
Brady Robinson, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Howard Roebuck, Tulsa Washington (Prairie View A&M)
Carl Salazar, Broken Arrow (Air Force)
Ian Sanders, CHA (SNU)
Kale Sawatzky, Weatherford (OU)*
Austin Schultz, Chisholm (SNU)
Taylor Schuyler, Bixby (Central Arkansas)
Tye Scott, Salina (NEO)
Derek Serowski, Southmoore (UCO)
Burgess Shaw, Sand Springs (ECU)
Tyler Shaw, Edmond Santa Fe (ECU)
Lamares Shields, Del City (ECU)
Denton Simek, Prague (Arkansas)
Ethan Simpson, Claremore (Pittsburg State)
D.J. Sims, Edmond Santa Fe (ECU)
Richard Sims, Edmond North (Dordt)
Kyler Skinner, Weatherford (SWOSU)
Ryan Smith, Muskogee (NEO)
Travis Smith, Durant (NEO)
Tyler Smith, Sand Springs (Pittsburg State)
Xavier Smith, Edmond North (Missouri)
Luke Snider, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Anthony Sparks, Stillwater (NEO)
Trent Spurgeon, Owasso (Arizona)
James Stephens, Broken Arrow (UCO)
Matt Stevenson, Edmond Memorial (Baker)
P.J. Stimson, Pryor (NWOSU)
Tyler Stitt, Mustang (NWOSU)
Ray Stovall, Tulsa Washington (La.-Monroe)
Jake Streck, Kremlin-Hillsdale (NWOSU)
Ricky Streck, Kremlin-Hillsdale (NWOSU)
Casey Strate, Dewey (NEO)
Clint Strate, Dewey (NEO)
Ryan Stringer, Clinton (SWOSU)
Caleb Sullivan, Seminole (Deer Creek)
Garrett Sullivan, Deer Creek (UCO)
Jon Swanfeld, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Nyko Symonds, Southmoore (OU)*
Kwame Tate, Elgin (UCO)
Dylan Taylor, Vian (NSU)
Matthew Tingle, Putnam North (NEO)
Robert Thomas, Sulphur/Cowley County (ECU)
Andre Thompson, Douglass (Langston)
Mike Thompson, Bartlesville (Pittsburg State)
Taylor Thurman, Seq. Claremore (Haskell)
Reuben Tiller, Ardmore (ECU)
Corey Todd, Hilldale (NWOSU)
Kobey Trower, Hominy (NEO)
Zach Trujillo, Deer Creek (Kansas State)**
Hayden Vencl, Garber (NWOSU)
Eddie Venters, Muskogee (NEO)
Markell Walker, Carl Albert (ECU)
Dillion Wallace, Tulsa East Central (NEO)
Patrick Wallace, Tulsa Central (NEO)
Nick Walters, Edmond Memorial/NEO (Arkansas)*
Davis Walton, Tulsa Kelley (NEO)
Raphael Watts, Capitol Hill (NEO)
Cole Way, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Clifford Weatherford, Muskogee (NEO)
Dane Weippert, Guymon (Panhandle State)
Stanley West, Westmoore (SNU)
Scott Whitaker, Norman North (Drake)
Norris White, Douglass (Weber State)
Jameel Whitney, McGuinness (ECU)
Ryland Widener, Southmoore (Northern Colorado)
Blair Williams, Beggs (NEO)
Kyle Williams, Broken Bow (SEOSU)
James Williams, John Marshall (NEO)
Terry Williamson, Broken Arrow (UCO)
Julian Wilson, Southmoore (OU)
Roman Wilson, Lincoln Christian (Princeton)
Ray Wolber, Tulsa Kelley (Drake)
Josiah Woodard, Stillwater (SEOSU)
Jordan Woods, Kingfisher (NWOSU)
Jeff Wright, Star Spencer (Langston)
Clayton Yancy, Seminole (Southwestern, Kan.)
Collin Yeary, Norman North (NEO)

BASEBALL
Wade Ambrose, Tulsa Union (Northeast Texas CC)
Tyler Carter, Ada (NOC-Enid)
Caden Cleveland, Christian Heritage (Morehead State)
Braden Cook, Chickasha (Connors State)
Cale Coshow, Deer Creek (OU)
Casey Coyle, Putnam North (OU)
John Davenport, Jay (NOC)
Luis DeJesus, Collinsville (EOSC)
Cale Elam, Oktaha (Wichita State)
Brad Fisher, Jenks (ORU)
Jonathan Furlong, Bixby (Neosho)
Nick Goza, Collinsville (EOSC)
Jonathan Gray, Chandler (OU)
Josh Halbert, Choctaw (Wichita State)
Landon Hallam, Edmond Memorial (Seminole)
J.R. Head, Midwest City (NOC-Enid)
Mason Justice, Holland Hall (Kansas State)
Shane Kinnear, Tulsa Union (Harding)
Jordan Lopez, Edmond Santa Fe (Texas Tech)
Joe McGee, Tulsa Washington (Connors State)
Jose Olizagosti, Collinsville (Seminole)
Mitch Osburn, Broken Arrow (Seminole)
Dillon Overton, Weatherford (OU)
J.T. Realmuto, Carl Albert (OSU)
Jacob Rice, Tulsa Union (Arkansas)
Dillon Robinson, Broken Arrow (Fort Scott)
Brandon Ruiz, Yukon (NOC)
Garrett Schaede, Owasso (Neosho)
Taylor Schneeberger, Broken Arrow (Connors State)
Cayle Shambaugh, Jay (OU)
Andrew Smith, Tulsa NOAH (Coffeyville)
Tyler Smith, Kelleyville (NOC)
Logan Taylor, Jenks (Texas Tech)
Billy Waltrip, Fort Gibson (New Mexico State)
Ryan Wilson, Owasso (Seminole)
Kyle Wood, Owasso (Fort Scott)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Will Baysinger, Owasso (MIT)
Cameron Downing, Tulsa Memorial (Buffalo)
Amric Fields, Putnam West (TCU)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ashlie Baker, Tulsa East Central (Fort Scott)
Jimi Blagowsky, Edmond Santa Fe (Air Force)
Desiree Bradley, Carl Albert (USC)
Brenna Burnett, Dale (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Y’Cedria Devers, Bixby (Pittsburg State)
Lindsey Hammer, Seq. Tahlequah (Mercer)
Meagan Henson, CHA (TCU)
Whitney Hocutt, Claremore (NOC)
Aianne Hunter, Putnam North (Dartmouth)
Ebonie Jackson, Tulsa East Central (Friends)
Richa Jackson, Midwest City (Duke)
Kortni Kendrick, Kansas (John Brown)
Christian Key, Victory Christian (ORU)
Kalie Lucas, Harrah (Missouri Southern)
Sophia Mahmoodjanloo, Edmond Santa Fe (State Fair College)
Mylie Mayes, Carl Albert (UCO)
Jessica McCarville, Sulphur (Southwestern, Kan.)
Ashlee Pitts, Tulsa East Central (SW Baptist)
Cara Pugh, McGuinness (OCU)
Lacy Reinke, Lawton (Cameron)
Hannah Ritter, Jay (Fort Hays State)
Kendra Suttles, Lawton (OSU)
Morgan Toben, Owasso (New Mexico)
Talor Ward, Beggs (Okla. Christian)
Kala White, Claremore (Labette)

EQUESTRIAN
Kelly Bovaird, Tulsa Kelley (Kansas State)

FIELD HOCKEY
Amanda Adwon, Holland Hall (Michigan)
Maggie Brady, Holland Hall (Brown)
Lauren Hauge, Holland Hall (Michigan)
Natalie Hood, Holland Hall (St. Louis)

GOLF
Lindsey Bensch, Broken Arrow home school (UCO)
Tressa Brumley, Chouteau (UCO)
Ian Davis, Deer Creek (OSU)
Macy Douglas, Broken Arrow (SNU)
Talor Gooch, Carl Albert (OSU)
Brad Hager, Bartlesville (NSU)
Matt Helms, Edmond Santa Fe (Wichita State)
Lauren Michael, Jenks (Drury)
Taylor Neidy, Clinton (UCO)
Cody Reed, Edmond Santa Fe (NSU)
Jade Staggs, Westmoore (OSU)
Shelby Stavely, Sallisaw/Harding (NSU)
Zach Tucker, Putnam North (NSU)

GYMNASTICS
Brittany Harris, Tulsa Union (Oregon State)

ROWING
Courtaney Miller, Jenks (SMU)

SOCCER
Jennifer Abernathy, Tulsa Union (ORU)
Ashley Bechtold, Putnam North (Missouri Southern)
Bobby Behrens, Sand Springs (John Brown)
Ashlynn Betts, Jenks (William Penn)
Leah Bickers, Victory Christian (ORU)
Rochelle Bohuslavicky, Edmond Memorial (Troy)
Bailey Boulware, Mustang (OU)
Whitney Brannon, Victory Christian (ORU)
Matt Bray, Putnam North (Missouri State)
Devon Bullard, Sand Springs (Rogers State)
Corbin Campbell, Deer Creek (OBU)
Sara Chalmers, Tulsa Kelley (Abilene Christian)
Sherri Collins, Edmond North (UCO)
Madison Cook, Tulsa Union (SWOSU)
Kyle Craft, Tulsa Kelley (Notre Dame)
Natalie Crosslin, Bixby (SWOSU)
Jessica Dale, Wagoner (Neosho)
Sam Diacon, Tulsa Washington (Missouri S&T)
Sam Duininck, Summit Chr. (Liberty)
Krista Dyess, Broken Arrow (NSU)
Kelsey Godfrey, Tulsa Union (SNU)
Tyler Groh, Putnam North (Missouri State)
Austin Gross, Jenks (Memphis)
Ashley Haines, Jenks (NSU)
Drew Hall, Edmond Santa Fe (OCU)
Mary Kate Halsmer, Jenks (ORU)
Jordan Harris, Claremore (UMKC)
Hayley Harryman, Edmond North (OSU)
Garron Hayes, Tulsa Union (Rogers State)
Hailey Haynes, Seq. Claremore (Central Arkansas)
Madi Hillis, Edmond Memorial (Kansas)
Bradi Hinch, Jenks (Tulsa)
Tyrell Jackson, Tulsa Union (Rogers State)
Morgan Jones, Jenks (Mid. Tenn. St.)
Kristen Kelley, Tulsa Kelley (OSU)
Kelsey Killion, Broken Arrow (Tulsa)
Preston Langholz, Tulsa Washington (Stanford)
Logan Lax, Putnam North (OBU)
Loren LeForce, Coweta (Rogers State)
Lindsey Lofton, Skiatook (NSU)
Omar Mata, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Sally Matthews, Owasso (NSU)
Shelby Martin, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Meghan McMahon, Putnam North (OCU)
Tori Peters, Tulsa Union (Tulsa)
Amy Petrikin, Tulsa Kelley (OU)
Caitlin Phillips, Claremore (UCO)
Jessy Phillips, Bartlesville (NSU)
Kristin Pollard, Broken Arrow (Central Arkansas)
Brandon Reed, Owasso (Drury)
Stephanie Romera, Tulsa Kelley (Lipscomb)
Aubrey Roth, Tulsa Union (SWOSU)
Camille Sanders, Edmond North (OU)
Ryan Sanders, Broken Arrow (OCU)
Brianna Shamblin, Miami (Rogers State)
Jessica Sisney, Broken Arrow (Rogers State)
Dillon Stallings, Putnam North (OBU)
Alex Starrett, Tulsa Kelley (Arkansas)
Andrew Stone, Cascia Hall (St. Edward’s)
Jeremy Swift, Bixby (Rogers State)
Jenna Taylor, Bartlesville (Harding)
Alex Tiem, Broken Arrow (Rogers State)
Addie Tipton, Metro Christian (USAO)
Claire Walker, Tulsa Washington (Penn)
Carley Yates, Edmond North (OU)
Miranda Zoller, Jenks (Tulsa)

SOFTBALL
Kacey Acker, Guthrie (SNU)
Jessica Barnes, Pawhuska (Pittsburg State)
Shelby Blanton, Newcastle (Tulsa)
Kristin Blasingame, Carl Albert (Rogers State)
Page Boling, Hilldale (Connors State)
Sierra Bronkey, Edmond Santa Fe (Arkansas)
LaDarra Brown, Muskogee (Carl Albert)
Tiffany Brown, Catoosa (Pittsburg State)
Julie Brunk, Mustang (SNU)
Bailee Cartwright, Moss (Northwestern St., La.)
Tara Chatkehoodle, Tulsa Rogers (Haskell)
Jordan Clark, Muskogee (Carl Albert)
Kylee Cole, Collinsville (NEO)
Lacie Cook, Collinsville (Labette)
Aimee Creger, Mustang (Tulsa)
Morgan Deerinwater, Savanna (Carl Albert)
Kaiti Dutton, Tulsa Union (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
Hannah Edmiston, Coweta (Independence)
Allison Edwards, Duncan (Oklahoma Wesleyan)
Katie Ellington, Tulsa Kelley (NOC)
Lindy Fluman, Cleveland (NEO)
Shelby Foreman, S. Coffeyville (Coffeyville)
Dani Fox, Yukon (Washburn)
Devon Frazier, Little Axe (St. Gregory’s)
Sydney Garcia, Moore (OCU)
Shaylee Griffin, McAlester (OCU)
Sutton Halferty, Harrah (St. Gregory’s)
Meagan Hardy Fry, Checotah (Haskell)
Ashley Harper, Drumright (Carl Albert)
Haley Henshaw, Catoosa (Tulsa)
Javen Henson, Red Oak (OU)
Paige Hightower, Chickasha (Washburn)
Whitney Hocutt, Claremore (NOC)
Jordan Jones, Skiatook (Connors State)
Hannah Justus, Catoosa (UCO)
Candace Kellar, Coweta (Rogers State)
Jamie King, Tulsa Union (NEO)
Miranda Kiser, Tulsa Union (NEO)
Kayce Long, Moss (Carl Albert)
Beth Manship, Harrah (Southeastern)
Mya Mahsetky, Little Axe (NOC)
Mary Kate McKay, Madill (Angelo State)
Alex Milligan, Moore (Cameron)
Taylor Mills, Fort Gibson (Austin Peay State)
Holly Mock, Drumright (Carl Albert)
Candace Monigold, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Shelby Morose, Seq. Claremore (Concordia)
Ashlee Nation, Tulsa Union (William Jewell)
Jeneva Nelson, Frontier (Lipscomb)
Shylar Nichols, Carl Albert (USAO)
Caitlin O’Hagan, Midwest City (St. Gregory’s)
Sam Oxford, Adair (Fort Scott)
Katie Parsons, Pryor (NWOSU)
Ashley Paxton, Mustang (Okla. Christian)
Sarah Peoples, Piedmont (Okla. Christian)
Allyson Pogue, Claremoer (NEO)
Lauren Poole, Putnam North (Seminole State)
Natalie Powers, Holland Hall (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
Hillary Price, Moss (Carl Albert)
Sarah Raunikar, Coweta/Connors State (Central Baptist)
Shelbi Redfearn, Stillwater (Baylor)
Madison Reed, Muskogee (Missouri Southern)
Megan Robison, Catoosa (NEO)
Morgan Rockwell, Coweta (Rogers State)
Kylee Rounsaville, Mustang (OCU)
Meghan Russell, Bristow (Farleigh Dickinson)
Kenna Self, Madill (OBU)
Carly Skinner, Verden (UCO)
Megan Sullivan, Broken Arrow (NEO)
Cheyenne Thomas, Coweta (Labette)
Jessica Turner, Broken Arrow (Santa Clara)
Lauren Tyndall, Edmond Memorial (Northwestern, Ill.)
Tara Underhill, Henryetta (Central Arkansas)
Shelbie Wagnon, Beggs (NEO)
Brianna Walker, Rogers (Haskell)
Emily Wares, Morris (Connors State)
Hillary Weatherford, Carl Albert (Washburn)
Shelby Wheeler, Westmoore (St. Gregory’s)
Kala White, Claremore (Labette)
Hannah Wilkinson, Coweta (Rogers State)
Briana Williams, Midwest City (Western Illinois)

SWIMMING
Dakota Wheeler, Westmoore (South Dakota)

TENNIS
Brandon Champagne, Jenks (OSU)
Logon Collins, Tulsa Union (Marquette)
Ashley Coleman, Owasso (Seminole State)
Emily Conrad, McGuinness (Abilene Christian)
Casey Distaso, Edmond North (Georgetown)
Cale Hammond, Tulsa Kelley (Duke)
Mia Lancaster, McGuinness (OU)
Evan McElwain, Tulsa Washington (Cornell)
Whitney Ritchie, McGuinness (OU)
John Harry Warden, Tulsa Union (OU)
Danielle Whitehorn, Tahlequah (OU)

TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
Beau Brown, Edmond Santa Fe (Bethany)
Dewayne Golbek, Claremore (Arkansas)
Jenna Griffin, Pawhuska (Southwestern, Kan.)
Rozlyn Hamilton, Idabel (Okla. Christian)
Brock Hime, Woodland (Cowley County)
Hillarie Kessler, Deer Creek (WOSC)
Michelle Marcha, Altus (Okla. Christian)
Ryan Minkley, Ardmore (Tulsa)
Erin Patterson, Tulsa Union (ORU)
Rachel Roberts, Guthrie (Harding)
Darren Ross, Edmond Memorial (Okla. Christian)
Michael Spencer, Edmond Memorial (Okla. Christian)
Emma Steele, Holland Hall (Dartmouth)
Antonio Taylor, Northwest (Okla. Christian)
James Turner, Plainview (Okla. Christian)

VOLLEYBALL
Ashley Acklin, Carl Albert (Radford)
Tyler Cockrell, Tulsa Washington (Gardner-Webb)
Jordan Cook, Broken Arrow (NOC)
Sarah Groesbeck, Jenks (SNU)
Tate Hardaker, Edmond Santa Fe (UCO)
Julie Labarthe, Heritage Hall (Quinnipiac)
Sallie McLaurin, Carl Albert (OU)
Laura Taylor, Tulsa Union (ORU)
Alyssa Wilson, Clinton (Northern Colorado)

WRESTLING
Christian Bailey, Davis (OCU)
Ronnie Balfour, Tulsa Union (OU)
Justin DeAngelis, Jenks (OU)
Greg Delk, Skiatook (OCU)
Quincy Mondaine, Muskogee (OU)
Dax Perrier, Pawhuska (OU)
Jared Porter, Carl Albert (Central Michigan)
Dustin Reed, Choctaw (OU)
*Will walk on
**Graduated last year, currently enrolled at Kansas State

Special thanks to boys ‘expert’ writer Scott Wright for passing this one along.

Teams, no refs for Choctaw-Santa Fe

As Choctaw tried to build on momentum from a four-game winning streak that included winning the East Central Classic in Ada last weekend, the Yellowjackets were looking forward to Tuesday night’s home boys basketball game with new No. 1 Edmond Santa Fe.

But a scheduling mix-up led to the postponement of both the boys and girls games when no officials arrived to call the game. Junior-varsity games were played, but when teams took the court for the girls game, Choctaw administrators realized there were no referees.

Choctaw coach Doug Armstrong said the source of the oversight was unknown.

The teams hope to reschedule on a Saturday later in the season, though no date has been selected.

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This doesn’t really hurt the Santa Fe girls, who are coming off winning the Skiatook Invitational on Monday. Santa Fe has the mega-showdown with Edmond North at home on Friday and isn’t too far off its normal schedule.

But the boys? This hurts a little. Santa Fe hasn’t played since the dramatic win against Putnam West last week. Don’t need that kind of layoff this late into the year.

The Wolves, of course, are the new No. 1 on OKRankings as well. So their first game at the top of the ladder will be against rival North. The Huskies have dropped three in a row since the big win vs. Norman North. A theme throughout this season right now for Jeff Tompkins’ club, North was in the game in the fourth quarter for all three defeats.

Class 6A
1. Midwest City (18)
2. Tulsa Union (1)
3. Norman
4. Edmond North
5. Edmond Memorial
6. Edmond Santa Fe
7. Lawton
8. Del City (2)
9. Norman North
10. Putnam City North
11. Jenks
12. Broken Arrow
13. Sapulpa
14. Owasso
15. Ponca City
16. Yukon
17. Enid
18. Southmoore
19. Bixby
20. Choctaw

Class 5A
1. Carl Albert (10)
2. Tulsa Kelley (1)
3. Claremore
4. Coweta (1)
5.  Tulsa Washington (3)
6. Tulsa Edison (1)
7. Tulsa Memorial (4)
8. Deer Creek
9. Durant
9. McAlester
11. Ada
12. Altus
13. Tulsa East Central
14. Lawton Macarthur
15. El Reno
16. Skiatook
16. Southeast
18. Collinsville
19. Ardmore
20. Western Heights

Class 4A
1. Cache (12)
2. Anadarko (9)
3. Fort Gibson (4)
4. Vinita (4)
5. Harrah (2)
6. Bishop McGuinness (2)
7. Star Spencer (1)
8. Perkins-Tryon
9. Muldrow
10. Weatherford
11. Newcastle
12. Wagoner
13. Clinton
14. Heritage Hall
15. Metro Christian
16. Tuttle
17. Elgin
18. Piedmont
19. Roland
20. Sallisaw

Class 3A
1. Kansas (21)
2. Adair (8)
3. Millwood (5)
4. Sequoyah Tahlequah
5. Beggs (1)
6. Bethel (2)
7. Tishomingo
8. Verdigris
9. Kingfisher
10. Sulphur
11. Morris
12. Marietta
13. Heavener
14. Chelsea
15. Vian
16. Oklahoma Christian School
17. Riverside Indian
18. Stroud
19. Marlow
19. Cascia Hall

Class 2A
1. Pawnee (23)
2. Dale (11)
3. Apache (2)
4. Newkirk
5. Washington
6. Konawa
7. Oktaha
8. Savanna
9. Preston
10. Walters
11. Fairview
12. Healdton
13. Christian Heritage
14. Watonga
15. Cordell
16. Oklahoma Union
17. Crowder
18. Chisholm
19. Wellston
20. Latta

Class A
1. Chattanooga (33)
2. Okarche (2)
3. Calumet (3)
4. Seiling (6)
5. Thomas (1)
6. Cashion
7. Fort Cobb-Broxton
8. Wayne
9. Copan
10. Amber-Pocasset
11. Sasakwa
12. Howe (2)
13. Beaver
14. Merritt
15. Ninnekah
16. Ripley
17. Quinton
18. Afton (1)
19. Mooreland
20. Indianola

Class B
1. Cyril (40)
2. Moss (10)
3. Lomega (4)
4. Hammon
5. Vici (1)
6. Frontier (1)
7. Boynton
8. Forgan
9. Red Oak
10. Caney
11. New Lima
12. Kiowa
13. Binger-Oney
14 Leedey
15 Deer Creek-Lamont
16 Erick
17. McCurtain
18. Arnett
19. Big Pasture
20. Varnum (6)

Class 6A
1. Putnam City (8)
2. Putnam City West (7)
3. Muskogee (4)
4. Southmoore
5. Tulsa Union
6. Jenks
7. Edmond Santa Fe
8. Midwest City
9. Broken Arrow
10. Putnam City North
11. Owasso
12. Edmond Memorial
13. Lawton
14 Enid
15. Choctaw
15. Del City
17. Norman North
18. Edmond North
19. Lawton Eisenhower
20. Norman

Class 5A
1. Tulsa Edison (13)
2. Tulsa Memorial (8)
3. Tulsa Washington
4. Guthrie (1)
5. Carl Albert
6. Ardmore
7. Tulsa East Central
8. Tulsa Kelley
9. Capitol Hill
10. El Reno
11. Southeast
12. Northwest
13. Lawton Macarthur
14. Claremore
15. Tahlequah
16. Coweta
17. Tulsa Central
17. McAlester
19. Chickasha
20. Altus

Class 4A
1. Star Spencer (15)
2. Douglass (8)
3. Bishop McGuinness (2)
4. John Marshall
5. Fort Gibson
6. Vinita
7. Metro Christian (1)
8. Madill
9. Tulsa McLain
10. Bethany
11. Anadarko
12. Newcastle
13. Cache
14. Blanchard
15. Piedmont
15. Roland
17. Tecumseh
18. Weatherford
19. Glenpool
20. Heritage Hall

Class 3A
1. Sequoyah Tahlequah (11)
2. Cascia Hall (9)
3. Bethel (6)
4. Saint Mary
5. Northeast (6)
6. Millwood
7. Hugo (1)
8. Okemah
9. Oklahoma Christian School
10. Plainview
11. Kingfisher
12. Verdigris
13. Heavener
14. Prague
15. Bridge Creek
16. Beggs
17. Victory Christian
18. Sperry
19. Vian
20. Riverside

Class 2A
1. Pawnee (34)
2. Talihina (5)
3. Oktaha
4. Preston
5. Chisholm
6. Haworth
7. Lincoln Christian
8. Watonga
9. Washington
10. Latta
11. Dale
12. Tonkawa (1)
13. Christian Heritage
14. Fairview
15. Cordell
16. Pioneer
16. Oklahoma Bible Academy
18. Healdton
19. Walters
20. Gore

Class A
1. Garber (45)
2. Okarche (4)
3. Stratford (1)
4. Texhoma
5. Ripley
6. Fort Cobb-Broxton (1)
7. Stuart
8. Cheyenne (1)
9. Rock Creek
10. Okeene
11. Thomas
12. Porter
13. Chattanooga
14. Seiling
15. Welch
16. Turpin (1)
17. Fletcher
18. Calumet (1)
19. Howe
20. Caddo

Class B
1. Roff (49)
2. Red Oak (4)
3. Forgan (9)
4. Frontier
5. Coyle
6. Hammon
7. Medford
8. Big Pasture
9. Burlington
10. Lomega
11. Mason
12. Binger-Oney
13. Erick
14. Vici
15. Glencoe
16. Earlsboro
17. Fargo
18. Boynton
19. Stringtown
20. Corn Bible

Here are the ones I have so far:
BASEBALL
Cale Coshow, Deer Creek (OU)
Casey Coyle, Putnam North (OU)
Cale Elam, Oktaha (Wichita State)
Brad Fisher, Jenks (Oral Roberts)
Josh Halbert, Choctaw (Wichita State)
Mason Justice, Holland Hall (Kansas State)
Jordan Lopez, Edmond Santa Fe (Texas Tech)
J.T. Realmuto, Carl Albert (OSU)
Jacob Rice, Tulsa Union (Arkansas)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Cameron Downing, Tulsa Memorial (Buffalo)
Amric Fields, Putnam West (TCU)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jimi Blagowsky, Edmond Santa Fe (Air Force)
Brenna Burnett, Dale (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Meagan Henson, CHA (TCU)
Kalie Lucas, Harrah (Missouri Southern)
Ashlee Pitts, Tulsa East Central (SW Baptist)
Cara Pugh, McGuinness (OCU)

GOLF
Tressa Brumley, Chouteau (UCO)
Ian Davis, Deer Creek (OSU)
Talor Gooch, Carl Albert (OSU)
Matt Helms, Edmond Santa Fe (Wichita State)
Lauren Michael, Jenks (Drury)
Cody Reed, Edmond Santa Fe (NSU)

SOCCER
Corbin Campbell, Deer Creek (OBU)

SOFTBALL
Shelby Blanton, Newcastle (Tulsa)
Sierra Bronkey, Edmond Santa Fe (Arkansas)
Tiffany Brown, Catoosa (Pittsburg State)
Bailee Cartwright, Moss (Northwestern State, La.)
Dani Fox, Yukon (Washburn)
Shaylee Griffin, McAlester (OCU)
Haley Henshaw, Catoosa (Tulsa)
Javen Henson, Red Oak (OU)
Hannah Justice, Catoosa (UCO)
Beth Manship, Harrah (Southeastern)
Mary Kate McKay, Madill (Angelo State)
Lauren Poole, Putnam North (Seminole State)
Natalie Powers, Holland Hall (Tenn.-Chatt.)
Shelbi Redfearn, Stillwater (Baylor)
Kylee Rounsaville, Mustang (OCU)
Kenna Self, Madill (OBU)
Lauren Tyndall, Edmond Memorial (Northwestern, Ill.)
Hillary Weatherford, Carl Albert (Washburn)
Briana Williams, Midwest City (OCU)

TENNIS
Logon Collins, Tulsa Union (Marquette)

VOLLEYBALL
Ashley Acklin, Carl Albert (Radford)
Tate Hardaker, Edmond Santa Fe (UCO)
Julie Labarthe, Heritage Hall (Quinnipiac)
Sallie McLaurin, Carl Albert (OU)
Alyssa Wilson, Clinton (Northern Colorado)

WRESTLING
Ronnie Balfour, Tulsa Union (OU)
Justin DeAngelis, Jenks (OU)
Greg Delk, Skiatook (OCU)
Quincy Mondaine, Muskogee (OU)
Jared Porter, Carl Albert (Central Michigan)
Dustin Reed, Choctaw (OU)

Playoff impact: For Yukon, win and you’re in. For Choctaw, win and you’re probably in, though the Yellowjackets will need some help from Owasso against Stillwater.

Why Choctaw could win: The Yellowjackets have lost three straight by an average margin of 39-5, so they’re desperate for something good to happen. They have talent on offense, led by quarterback Tanner Hessman, a big kid who can run and throw, though he has struggled to avoid the interception at times. He is the team’s leading rusher with 442 yards, just ahead of Corey Bennett with 375.

Why Yukon could win: Aside from the ultimate motivation of making the playoffs for the first time since 1998, Yukon has played just about everyone on their schedule close, and by comparative scores, Yukon should be the better team. The offense finds ways to produce points, and the defense remains reliable. Like Hessman, Yukon QB Corben Jones is also the team’s leading rusher, ahead of brother Terry Jones, so we should see plenty of QB run game tonight.

Key matchup: Choctaw run game vs. Yukon defensive front. The Millers tend to be pretty stout against the run — just ask Enid’s Jonathan Burton, who had nearly 1,000 yards through six games, but had 18 against Yukon. If the Millers control Choctaw’s run game and put the pressure on Hessman to throw a lot, it should work to their benefit.

The pick: Yukon 24, Choctaw 17. Welcome back to the postseason, Millers.

If you could trade places with one college or pro athlete, who would it be?

I would trade places with Tony Gonzalez because he is my all-time favorite tight end.

What’s on your bucket list?

Play football collegiately, scuba dive, become an anesthesiologist, have a family, and go to Alaska.

What’s your most life changing event?

Breaking my ankle was pretty life changing. It made me realize how important sports are in my life.

What was your welcome to the varsity moment?

My welcome to varsity sports moment was my first game as a sophomore when i was asked to share time with the starting tight end. The adrenaline rush was amazing.

What’s your hidden talent?

I can tie a cherry stem with my tongue. And i have webbed toes.

Here’s a few I’ve come up with. Let me know, either through a comment here or an e-mail (raber@opubco.com), if you have any others.

I’m sure there are plenty more I’ve missed but here are a few:

- Morrison and Shattuck’s 90-game winning streaks in football
- Tulsa Union’s and Jenks’ stranglehold on the 6A football title
-Asher and Owasso baseball dominance
-McGuinness girls cross country
-Bethel girls basketball state tournament streak
-Bartlesville boys swimming
-El Reno wrestling
-McGuinness girls tennis
-Cascia Hall boys tennis

When: 7:30 tonight

Where: Jensen Field, Choctaw

Why Putnam City North could win: The Panthers have shown that replacing almost all of their offensive and defensive lines wasn’t a major problem. They might not be as good as last year’s stout group, but they’re good enough. And the spread offense has been handled well by junior quarterback Jace James, who has managed it with consistency.

Why Choctaw could win: For one, the Panthers are battling injuries and will be without two of their top offensive players in running back Sam Wolfe (broken collarbone) and receiver Dillon Schooley (mono). And don’t underestimate Choctaw. The Yellowjackets are tough, and they’ve got some speed to go with it. Bill Bays’ squad is still looking for its first win of the year, but they’ve got a solid offense with a good run-pass combo with quarterback Tanner Hessman and a solid group of running backs.

Quote: “Choctaw’s really big and they run well. It’ll be a challenge for us, because they’re physical. The quarterback’s as good an athlete as there is around.” – PC North coach Bob Wilson

Key matchup: Choctaw run game vs. PC North run stoppers. Hessman needs the run game to be there to open up some room for the pass, particularly to senior tight end Drew Parrish, a 6-foot-4, 266-pounder who is a key in the passing game. If the Panthers can limit the zone-read and Choctaw’s other running plays, they’ll be able to keep the offense in check.

The pick: PC North 28-24. I like the way Jace James has taken control of the PC North offense and if there’s anything missing in the run game with the absence of Sam Wolfe, the receivers will pick up the slack.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com

Halbert has started for the Yellowjackets since he was a freshman and Choctaw coach Mark Craft says Halbert has an above average glove and arm.

Looking at Wichita State’s roster, it seems like half the team is made up of Oklahomans, from former Owasso standout Brian Flynn to Santa Fe’s Josh Rosecrans and Memorial’s Taylor Brown.

District previews: Classes 6A-C

Class 6A
District 6A-1: Lawton’s Sunny Puletasi learns quickly

District 6A-2: D’Juan Brooks stepping up for Edmond Memorial

District 6A-3: Jenks still strong without Jarrett Lake

District 6A-4: Choctaw trying to build tradition

Class 5A
District 5A-1: Coach Tom Cobble says it’s a good time to be in El Reno

District 5A-2: Carl Albert QB J.T. Realmuto could see time on defense

District 5A-3: Tulsa Washington unanimous No. 1

District 5A-4: McAlester poised to rebound; East Central wants more

Class 4A
District 4A-1: McGuinness’ offensive line a concern

District 4A-2: Tecumseh is strong up front

District 4A-3: Home playoff game is Collinsville’s goal

District 4A-4: Broken Bow coach high on Eric Dockins

Class 3A

District 3A-1: Tuttle battling lack of experience

District 3A-2: Madill trio has coach Kerry Roberts looking for big things

District 3A-3: Jody Iams’ Eagles rely on Wing-T

District 3A-4: Metro Christian gains valuable asset in QB Beau Marsaln

Class 2A

District 2A-1: Marc Robinson still growing for Heritage Hall

District 2A-2: Little Axe ready for breakthrough?

District 2A-3: Washington’s Chance Pistole moving to fullback; Bridge Creek rebuilding its line

District 2A-4: Atoka QB commands attention

District 2A-5: Chandler counting on Brandon Cummings

District 2A-6: Toughness key for Valliant

District 2A-7: Verdigris has 15 experienced seniors

District 2A-8: Colcord hoping to build on strong finish

Class A

District A-1: Hennessey avoids logjam at quarterback

District A-1 coaches’ poll

District A-2: OCS’ Jack Warren hasn’t forgotten loss

District A-2 notes: Trio vying for QB job at CHA

District A-3: District loaded with talented teams

District A-4: Bray-Doyle deals with adversity

District A-5: Tough three weeks for Stroud

District A-6: Talihina a cut above the rest

District A-7: Morrison ready to reload

District A-7 notes: Barnsdall seniors looking for wins

District A-8: Commerce looks to preserve streak

Class B

District B-1: Could district dominance repeat?

District B-2: Paoli defense is a strength

District B-3: Weightlifting competition inspires OCA

District B-4: Copan’s secret is out

Class C

Shattuck closing in on record win streak

District C-1: Finding running back key for Forgan

District C-2: Aaron Vondrak to lead Thackerville

District C-3: Seiling to turn QB Zach McDonald loose

District C-4: Maud’s Jarrid Resler works way back

Eerie feeling all day Saturday at the All-State fastpitch softball games at the University of Oklahoma Softball Complex.

The ridiculously humid atmosphere had me fearing for the worst. Fortunately, none of the girls succumbed to the heat. However, a couple of umpires did. Both had to leave the field because of heat-related struggles.

I was told both recovered after a lot of ice and fluids, so that was good news.

As for the games, I dare you to find a better pitching quartet than the Large West squad. Their scheduled pitchers were Kaci Quintero of Westmoore (my Big All-City Player of the Year, going to Seminole State), Katie Lynn of Moore (Southern Nazarene) and Choctaw’s Kalynn Schrock (Tulsa). Then just for fun, coach Steve Schwarz of Westmoore threw in Alex Jones of Enid (Kansas) into the mix.

Yeah, talk about domination. They showed what they were all about in shutting out the East squad.

Most interesting thing to note was East star Ashley Brokeshoulder of Shawnee still has not signed. She missed the game because of injury, but the injury has no impact on her recruiting.

Had a chance to speak with her father, Eddie Brokeshoulder, about everything. He said they are still weighing their options, and it’s definitely not because of a lack of offers. Enjoyed watching Brokeshoulder when I worked in Shawnee and was happy she was able to put it all together and help Shawnee reach the 5A championship last year.

In the middle school’s game, it was a Harrah thing. Ali Manship has long been one of the Boneman’s favorites, and she did it just about every way possible.

She had an RBI single, scored a run on a great slide at the plate and of course, on the mound.

Manship pitched the first three innings and was lights out. Then, former Washington coach Mike Lawless put Manship in to finish the job.

The West entered with an 8-5 lead in the bottom of the ninth. At 8-6 and two runners on, Manship was called to get the final out and did so.

Her teammate, Aaron Adams (headed to Oklahoma State), had a two-run single as well.

The small east was dominant in shutting out the west.

Coaches of the Year: Large Schools: Randall King, Broken Arrow. No shock as led Tigers to yet another state championship.

Middle Schools: Jerry Bates, Tuttle. This was supposed to be the down year for the Tuttle program. Tigers will be loaded next season in quest for three-peat.

Small Schools: Steve Pybas, Ringling. This is cheating, all he did was give the ball to Hope McLemore and let her do the rest (I kid, but Hope is special). Ringling also won a state championship.

I focused on Schrock for my story as I felt she kinda got left in the cold every now and then because of how good some of the other teams were. For my money, Schrock and Quintero’s battle in the state semifinals is still the best high school softball game I’ve seen.

This Saturday is the slowpitch version of everything. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and everything will run smooth.