Central Oklahoma Conference basketball awards
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE
GIRLS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
HALEY WEATHERS—LUTHER
1ST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
MORGYNE WEAVER—MOUNT ST. MARY
KELSEY DAWKINS—BRIDGE CREEK
CRISSY JOYNER—LEXINGTON
BAXLEE HORTON—JONES
AIMEE RISCHARD—MOUNT ST. MARY
2ND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
HANNAH HOLASEK—LEXINGTON
SHARON VOSS—LUTHER
NIKKI BRANDT—BRIDGE CREEK
SARAH TROSPER—CROOKED OAK
BRYANA WADE—MOUNT ST. MARY
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONFERNCE
ALL-CONFERENCE
BOYS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
RYAN SPANGLER—BRIDGE CREEK
1ST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
SHAWNEIL SKANES—CROOKED OAK
BLAKE GIFFORD—LEXINGTON
KYLE FOREHAND—LEXINGTON
RYAN GIBSON—LUTHER
JUSTIN WAGNER—MOUNT ST. MARY
TYLOR SEABOLT—JONES
2ND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
BRAD BEAHAN—MOUNT ST. MARY
JAKE PEACE—MOUNT ST. MARY
NATHAN COOPER—JONES
JEREMY WAGNER—MOUNT ST. MARY
JOSH PERSHICA—BRIDGE CREEK
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
COACHES OF THE YEAR
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
GIRLS CHAMPION
BRIDGE CREEK
GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR
SKIP ASHWORTH, BRIDGE CREEK
BOYS CHAMPION
BRIDGE CREEK
BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR
JASON SANDERS, BRIDGE CREEK
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Robert Przybylo, bprzybylo@opubco.com
LOCK: Cole Swayze, Purcell too much for Lexington…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Oh, Lexington fans are hating/laughing at me. In each of the first two weeks, I have picked Sulphur and Little Axe to take out the Bulldogs.
And in each of the first two weeks, I have had egg on my face. Well, why stop now? Lexington welcomes Purcell in a bitter grudge match Friday night.
This game is more than a battle between the Dragons’ star Cole Swayze and Lexington’s Travelle Pelkey, but I am interested to see what these two are able to do.
I won’t be in attendance, but it’s definitely important enough that we’re sending our Norman writer James Corley to Lexington.
For those that don’t know, Lexington is a hop-and-skip away from Purcell. Seriously, look it up on MapQuest. It’s 1.45 miles away and a whole 3 minute-drive between the two towns.
Ultimately, I believe Swayze is going to be the difference. But the Dragons do have a lot of other weapons, namely Damian Shea.
Shea has rushed for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns in the first two games. Swayze has put up some gaudy numbers. He’s rushed for 267 yards and three touchdowns. His accuracy hasn’t been great in the passing game, but Swazyze is averaging more than 20 yards per completion with a couple of touchdowns.
This is also a game where some Win-Win week events will take place. If you haven’t been reading, this week is dedicated to cancer awareness, and we’ve been highlighting events through stories and photos.
Somebody’s ’0′ must go, and I say it’s Lexington’s. Coach Waymon Scott has made me look stupid with how this team has played. And they probably still will, but I’m hoping it won’t be this week.
Boneman’s pick: Purcell 31, Lexington 26
Overall: 2-0 (Heritage over Clinton, Guthrie over Duncan)
Best of the Rest honor: Bryan Dutton, Guthrie…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
When you have a top recruit like Kentrell Brothers of Guthrie, the attention gravitates toward him. And when you score three touchdowns like he did, more attention is given.
But you don’t score three touchdowns without an accurate quarterback, and that’s why the Best of the Rest Player of the Week is Guthrie quarterback Bryan Dutton.
Dutton missed one pass. Check that, had one incompletion. It wasn’t an actual miss as he was throwing it out of bounds. He was 12-of-13 for 203 yards and had two of those scores to Brothers.
A lot of teams made statements in Week 1, but the 25-0 win against the Demons is arguably the biggest one made in the state.
Other contenders
Travelle Pelkey, Lexington: Bulldogs didn’t have much time with new coach Waymon Scott but made it count. He rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns in a win against Sulphur.
John McCracken, Blanchard: McCracken had four touchdowns in a 32-29 win at Bethany. This was easily one of the best games of the opening week.
Lexington: Waymon Scott to lead ‘Dogs…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Though it wasn’t the best of circumstances, Lexington athletic director Rick Thomas said he is very pleased with the hiring of Waymon Scott as the football coach.
The Bulldogs were forced to find a coach last month after former coach Brad Beller took the Washington job when former Warriors coach Dennis McCray stepped down.
“It (the process) was speedy, and we had a lot of applications,” Thomas said. “It went very smooth.”
Scott was an assistant at Lexington from 2003-2005 and was the head coach at Porum the last two seasons.
“He’s been here before and knew some of the athletes when they were younger,” Thomas said. “He knows the system and has relationships with the assistants.”
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What a tough situation this was for all parties involved. Beller loved his time at Lexington, but it just happened that his ‘dream job’ opened up with him being a Washington alum.
So the Warriors were rightfully pumped as Beller has done a great job of making Lexington relevant again, but that put the Bulldogs in a tough spot.
I spoke to Thomas before I left for vacation and nothing had been decided at that point. They were already in the interviewing process, and it did go nice and quick.
Scott has done all the right things since taking over, but he’s in a tough spot. He was 3-17 at Porum, but there seems to be no doubt at all from the Lexington brass that they’ve made the right hire.
Washington: A Warrior (Brad Beller) comes home…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
You expect a lot of movin’ and-a shakin’ in football jobs from January until April. Everybody is looking to finalize things before spring ball.
But what about the middle of June?
That’s exactly what has happened at Washington as former Lexington coach Brad Beller has taken the Warriors job earlier this week.
Oddly enough, Beller was at our offices a few weeks ago with his Lexington boys. This came out of nowhere for everybody involved.
Beller, a graduate of Washington, said this was the only spot he would have left Lexington for under these circumstances.
Former Washington coach Dennis McCray resigned last week and Beller came in for the interview, and it was finalized pretty shortly after that.
This has been crazy (trying to catch up). I’ve been getting up at 6 a.m. and working until midnight. I’m very excited about everything.” – Beller
Beller had really established himself at Lexington the last few years. I remember doing a story on Beller back in 2007 (within the first couple months of being here) about how young he is. And it remains true. He graduated from Washington in 2001, I graduated from high school in Ohio in 2002.
Beller said despite being a Washington boy, the big thing was his family. He has a couple of kids now and most of his family is in the Washington area.
McCray said the passion just wasn’t there anymore. It started in spring practice, and he wanted to make sure he wasn’t making a knee-jerk reaction to everything. He’s excited the direction the program is going in and is pumped to watch his son play for Beller.
What is this, coaches day on the blog? Scott had the update on PC West basketball. There’s more to come as I’ll be back with some info on what is happening at Santa Fe South.
Signing List 2010
It’s still a work in progress. Know a signing we missed? E-mail me at raber@opubco.com and we’ll get it added. We’ll run the signing list several times over the next few weeks:
3A basketball district pairings
Here are the Class 3A district pairings:
Note: Districts 3, 4, 7 and 8 play Friday, Feb. 19. Districts 1, 2, 5 and 6 play Saturday, Feb. 20. Girls play at 6:30 p.m., boys play at 8 p.m.
AREA I
Dist. 1: Kingfisher at Alva
Dist. 2: Jones at St. Mary
Dist. 3: Meeker at Prague
Dist. 4: ASTEC Charter at Northeast
Dist. 5: Purcell at Riverside
Dist. 6: Lindsay at Millwood
Dist. 7: Comanche at Marlow
Dist. 8: Bridge Creek at Sulphur
AREA II
Dist. 1: Chandler at Perry
Dist. 2: SeeWorth Aca. at Bethel
Dist. 3: Centennial at Lexington
Dist. 4: Oklahoma Christian at Stroud
Dist. 5: Henryetta at Okemah
Dist. 6: Plainview at Marietta
Dist. 7: Kingston at Tishomingo
Dist. 8: Holdenville at Coalgate
AREA III
Dist. 1: Caney Valley at Pawhuska
Dist. 2: Nowata at Verdigris
Dist. 3: Victory Christian at Salina
Dist. 4: Chelsea at Adair
Dist. 5: Sperry at Cascia Hall
Dist. 6: Haskell at Beggs
Dist. 7: Kellyville at Chouteau
Dist. 8: Morris at Hartshorne
AREA IV
Dist. 1: Vian at Kansas
Dist. 2: Wilburton at Valliant
Dist. 3: Antlers at Hugo
Dist. 4: Stigler at Eufaula
Dist. 5: Colcord at Seq. Tahlequah
Dist. 6: Pocola at Panama
Dist. 7: Spiro at Heavener
Dist. 8: Westville at Keys (Park Hill)
Semifinal sites set
Here’s the semifinal times/dates:
Class 6A
Jenks vs. Southmoore, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Putnam City Stadium
Tulsa Union vs. Broken Arrow, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, University of Tulsa
Class 5A
El Reno vs. Carl Albert, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Putnam City Stadium
Bixby vs. Guthrie, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Stillwater High School
Class 4A
Weatherford vs. Douglass, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Yukon
Star Spencer vs. Sallisaw, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sapulpa
Class 3A
Seq. Claremore vs. Cascia Hall, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Collinsville
Berryhill vs. Dewey, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Skiatook
Class B
Garber vs. Laverne, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Woodward
Ryan vs. Canton, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Norman
Class C
DC-Lamont vs. Timberlake, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Enid
Seiling vs. Forgan, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Woodward
Know of a player signing?
With signing day coming up Wednesday, The Oklahoman is once again compiling a list of players across the state who have signed to play college athletics at any level.
If you have a signing to report, e-mail it to Ryan Aber at raber@opubco.com ro post it on the comments section here (on the main high school blog at http://blog.newsok.com/highschoolsports )
Jones forfeits affect 2A-2 playoff scenarios
Jones’ six forfeits greatly affect the outcomes in District 2A-2 (and set the four teams to make the playoffs). Barring the forfeits being overturned at next Wednesday’s meeting of the OSSAA board of directors, here’s the scenarios entering Friday’s games:
DISTRICT 2A-2
Key Games: Lexington at Centennial, Meeker at Millwood.
Millwood: First.
Little Axe: Second.
Lexington: Third with win or Millwood win. Fourth with loss and Meeker win.
Meeker: Third with win and Centennial win. Fourth with loss or Lexington win.
