OCA All-State
The Oklahoma Coaches Association announced its All-State football team Monday. The OCA All-State Football Game will be played at 8 p.m. July 27 at a to-be-dtermined site in the Tulsa area.
EAST
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
Andrew Hearon, Metro Christian
Tony Kiefer, McAlester
Running backs
Dakota Biswell, Stroud
Caleb Muncrief, Madill
Cole Scheulen, Catoosa
Willie Zackery, Woodland
Wide receivers
Levi Copelin, Broken Arrow
Michael Fraley, Adair
Ty Miller, Caddo
Victor Williams, Muskogee
Tight ends
Matt Gallagher, Owasso
Zac Veatch, Broken Arrow
Linemen
John Connor, Tulsa Kelley
Jeremy Iron, Pawhuska
Lance Kloker, Owasso
Talon Miles-Satepauhoodle, Hominy
Montana Poorboy, Catoosa
Sam Sabin, Jenks
Chris Wallace, Sperry
Punter/kicker
Tom Carwile, Tulsa Washington
DEFENSE
Linemen
Hunter Hart, Cascia Hall
Orion Jones, Jenks
Gcory Rahmings, Broken Bow
Travis Sandlin, Vian
Max Simmons, Lincoln Christian
Gary Wilson, Sand Springs
Linebackers
Patrick Bartlett, Woodland
Jevonte Cross, Tulsa East Central
Aaron Dolan, Berryhill
Connor Sherwood, Cascia Hall
Blace Walser, Tulsa Union
Defensive backs
Kent Booze, Spiro
Adam Boyd, McAlester
Kevin Peterson, Wagoner
Dillon Proctor, Caddo
Jermy Reynolds, Wewoka
Jesse Vester, Stillwater
Coaches
Mike Mobra, Catoosa; Eddy Scott, Pawhuska; Kevin Harmon, McAlester; Darren Melton, Lincoln Christian.
WEST
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
Corben Jones, Yukon
Garrett Lorah, Elgin
Running backs
Casey Curtis, Putnam City
James Flanders, Midwest City
Josh Way, Wayne
Sheldon Wilson, Anadarko
Wide receivers
Gage Diffee, Bethany
Javis Flynn, Watonga
Tre Kelley, Edmond Santa Fe
Tylor Seabolt, Jones
Sterling Shepard, Heritage Hall
Linemen
Blake Belcher, Guthrie
Daniel Burton, Putnam North
Brandon Dewitt, Lawton
Devin Dobbins, Millwood
Carrie Farmer, Minco
Adam Kelley, Wynnewood
Cole Parsons, Edmond North
DEFENSE
Linemen
Josh Crouch, Edmond Santa Fe
Patrick Diaz, Lawton
Kyle Factor, Westmoore
Markus Wakefield, Heritage Hall
Braylon Freeman, Lawton MacArthur
Ricky Rodriguez, Clinton
Linebackers
Landry Chappell, Guthrie
Zeke Lewis, Midwest City
Payton Marsh, Thomas
Brandon Nguyen, McGuinness
Wes Satoe, Anadarko
Jas’Sen Stoner, Douglass
Defensive backs
Rashaad Copeland, El Reno
Jared Griffin, Duncan
Rico Hogan, Norman
Aaron Holden, Temple
Aaron McCandless, Shattuck
Ivan Moreno, Hennessey
Michael Thomas, Lawton MacArthur
Coaches
Bob Ward, Thomas; Curtis Lorah, Elgin; Tracy Scott, Blanchard; Jeremy Dombek, Edmond North.
Final Rankings: Class 2A
Class 2A
1. Hennessey (6)#13-2
2. Jones (3)#14-1
3. Millwood (5)#11-3
4. Stroud (2)#12-1
5. Davis (1)#9-2
6. Vian (4)#12-1
7. Lincoln Christian (7)#11-2
8. Lindsay (8)#11-3
9. Frederick (9)#10-2
10. OCS (10)#9-3
Hennessey and Jones are pretty clear 1-2. Stroud and Millwood are virtually interchangeable but Millwood’s wins are a bit more impressive with the Falcons beating former No. 1 Davis and Lincoln Christian in the playoffs. Davis drops to No. 5 with its only losses coming to Heritage Hall and Millwood. Vian, which lost to eventual state champ Hennessey, 18-7, on the road, drops two spots to No. 4 while Lincoln Christian holds at No. 7. Lindsay, a semifinalist, checks in at No. 8. Lindsay was flat blown out by Jones, 63-6, on a neutral field and had a favorable draw to reach the spot with much of the class’ powers concentrated on the top part of the bracket. Frederick and OCS, two teams Lindsay did beat, remain No. 9 and 10.
2A-7 All-District Team
Here’s the District 2A-7 All-District team. Have another district’s awards? E-mail them to raber@opubco.com.
District 2A-7 All-District
Coach of the Year: Eddy Scott, Pawhuska
District MVP: Connor Pulley, Newkirk
Offensive MVP: Cameron Kirk, Pawhuska
Defensive MVP: Max Simmons, Lincoln Christian
Special Teams MVP: Alex Green, Lincoln Christian
QB: Caleb Captain, Chelsea
RB: Zack Simmons, Lincoln Christian
OL: Jeremy Iron, Pawhuska
WR: Curtis Foreman, Chouteau
DL: Hayden Delozier, Chelsea; Steven Robledo, Caney Valley; John Jones, Chouteau
DE: Ty Nelson, Pawnee
ILB: Michael Brakey, Newkirk
OLB: Lonnie Tharp, Chelsea
CB: Taurus Yorkman, Chelsea
Safety: Kyle James, Chelsea
Meritorious: Hudson Baab, Lincoln Christian; Trevor Summitt, Newkirk; Trent Soldier, Chouteau
All-District Per Team:
Caney Valley: Dillon Ward, John David Martin
Chelsea: Austin Gill, Logan Doles
Lincoln Christian: Alex Melton, Brennen Evans, Cole Warren, Ethan Scott
Newkirk: P.J. Butler, Nathan Dowell, Caleb McCammon, Brent Ballagh
Pawhuska: Nate Myers, Alex Valencia, Jermie Tuller, Thatcher Taylor, Gene Bigsoldier, Max Pester, Norris Bighorse, Aaron Dove
Pawnee: Cody Roberts, Russ Toothman, Aaron Burns, Harley Brewer, Trey Kent
Honorable Mention:
Newkirk: Dylan Sprueill, Dalton Hasselbring
Rankings preview: Oct. 1
Class 6A
1. Tulsa Union (1)#5-0
2. Jenks (2)#4-1
3. Midwest City (3)#5-0
4. Broken Arrow (4)#4-1
5. Norman (5)#5-0
6. Edmond North (7)#5-0
7. Putnam City (9)#5-0
8. Edmond Santa Fe (NR)#4-1
9. Owasso (8)#3-2
10. Lawton (6)#3-2
A couple of times a year I throw out my rankings and start fresh, take an overall look at the season and don’t constrain myself with past rankings. This is one of those weeks and while their figures to be other classes that are more drastically affected, there is a bit of that here. The biggest questions in my mind were where to place Edmond Santa Fe (and Lawton) and what to do with Putnam City. I considered dropping Broken Arrow a spot but the Tigers still stand as the only team to really challenge Union this season and I’ll give them their small bump Friday. Edmond Santa Fe goes from just outside to No. 8 after their win at Lawton. The Wolverines drop to No. 10. Owasso stays in at No. 9 but has a tough test this week against Union.
Rankings preview: Sept. 24
Class 6A
1. Tulsa Union (1)#4-0
2. Jenks (2)#3-1
3. Midwest City (3)#4-0
4. Broken Arrow (4)#3-1
5. Norman (5)#4-0
6. Lawton (6)#3-1
7. Edmond North (7)#4-0
8. Owasso (9)#2-2
9. Putnam City (10)#4-0
10. Stillwater (NR)#3-1
With Westmoore falling out from No. 8 after its loss to Edmond Santa Fe, there were two logical candidates to take the spot: Edmond Santa Fe, who was ranked before its loss to Midwest City the week before, and Stillwater. I chose the Pioneers based on their recent performances but just barely. Santa Fe gets a tough test next week at Lawton. A good performance there, win or lose, gives the Wolves a chance to move back in.
Lincoln Christian’s Jordan Masterson is the Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Lincoln Christian's Jordan Masterson won the Lincoln Christian Cross Country Meet on Saturday in Tulsa. PHOTO BY CORY YOUNG, TULSA WORLD
Cross country action was limited across Oklahoma last week, but Lincoln Christian junior Jordan Masterson is The Oklahoman‘s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the week of August 14-20.
Masterson won the two-mile Lincoln Christian Cross Country Meet on Saturday with a time of 10:30.35.
Last season, Masterson finished fifth as an individual in the Class 3A state meet, and the team finished fifth overall.
Action picks up this week, with 10 meets across the state.
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Class 4A state volleyball tournament, Day 1
9:25 p.m.: Last update of the night… Christian Heritage wins 3-1 over Cascia Hall, advancing to the semifinals against Lincoln Christian at 1:45 p.m. Should be a wild Saturday in Chickasha.
7:06: Boneman here. Arrived at Heritage Hall for football between Chargers and Newcastle to learn that the Heritage Hall volleyball team lost to Lincoln Christian in five games. Is it the start of a long night for Charger athletics?
5:51 p.m.: LC takes the third game to pull within 2-1. Fourth game coming up.
5:38 p.m.: Chargers up 2-0, but the third game is much tighter so far. HH leading 15-12.
5:15 p.m.: Heritage Hall is out to a commanding lead against Lincoln Christian. After winning the first game 25-12, the Chargers are on top 16-8 in the second.
4:16 p.m.: After falling behind 5-1 to start the fifth game, Cache rallies for the win. The Bulldogs will face OBA Saturday at noon in the semifinals… The Heritage Hall-Lincoln Christian match, originally scheduled for 3 p.m., will start at about 4:40 p.m.
4 p.m.: Another wild one as Victory Christian rallies to force a fifth game with Cache, which has led in all four games, including an eight-point lead in the second. The Bulldogs have had opportunities to close this one out, but Victory — winners of 27 straight matches coming in — won’t go away.
3 p.m.: Fun with numbers – During the between-games break I took a minute to do some math… Corn Bible Academy has an ADM of 58.0 in the 9th-12th grades, which means more than 25 percent of the high school’s enrollment is on the volleyball team (15 players). To have an equal ratio, Broken Arrow would need 1,192 players to come out for volleyball. That would require 2,384 knee pads.
2:44 p.m.: When I made the reference to Alyssa Wilson and Clinton from last season in my opening post, I did it without having seen Cache play. But the Bulldogs’ Madison Ward fits the mold. Big jumper, hard hitter, and she’s about 6-foot-2. Only a junior, but she’s getting recruited by several major programs around the country. Cache has a 1-0 lead on Victory Christian with the second game about to start.
1:59 p.m.: OBA pulls it out with a 15-7 win in the fifth game. Thriller all the way.
1:45 p.m.: We’re heading to a fifth game in our opening match between Corn Bible and Oklahoma Bible. It’s been tight all the way. The closest game was OBA’s 25-18 win in the second, after trailing 7-2 early.
Noon: We’re under way at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament, wtih Oklahoma Bible and Corn Bible on the court in the first game of the opening match at Chickasha High School.
This is my first visit to the Fightin’ Chicks’ gym since it was built, and it’s a great place for this event. Big enough to accomodate the crowd, but not too big that it feels empty. I’m betting Saturday’s semifinal and final matches will have this place shaking. It’s loud in here now and there isn’t the kind of crowd you’ll have on a Saturday.
And there’s no doubt this tournament is going to get rowdy. It’s an extremely balanced field, and I don’t know that there’s a team playing that would be a surprise if they’re holding the gold ball on Saturday evening.
Of the coaches I spoke with, Heritage Hall, OBA and Christian Heritage are battle-tested. Cascia Hall has been playing its best volleyball the last few weeks. Victory Christian has won 27 straight matches.
Cache and Lincoln Christian have some big hitters — and that plays a huge factor in this tournament… just ask Alyssa Wilson and Clinton last year. Corn Bible is the smallest volleyball-playing school in the state, but they can hang with anyone. And they’ve got a big crowd. For a school with an ADM of 58.00, half the high school must be in attendance here today.
I’ll update the happenings throughout the day. Here’s Friday’s first-round schedule
Game 1: Oklahoma Bible 3, Corn Bible 2 (22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 15-7)
Game 2: Cache 3, Victory Christian 2 (25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 23-25, 15-9)
3 p.m.: Heritage Hall vs. Lincoln Christian
4:30 p.m.: Cascia Hall vs. Christian Heritage
Saturday’s schedule
Noon: Oklahoma Bible vs. Cache
1:45 p.m.: HH/LC winner vs. Cascia/Christian Heritage winner
3:45 p.m.: Semifinal winners
– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com
Baseball state tournament qualifiers
While waiting for the schedule to be released Monday, here are the state tournament qualifers:
6A
Broken Arrow
Edmond Memorial
Edmond Santa Fe
Jenks
Norman North
Owasso
Putnam North
Tulsa Union
5A
Carl Albert
Chickasha
Claremore
Collinsville
Deer Creek
Duncan
Tulsa Kelley
Tulsa Washington
4A
Berryhill
Clinton
Fort Gibson
Hilldale
Lone Grove
Metro Christian
Newcastle
Weatherford
3A
Beggs
Bethel
Chandler
Eufaula
Sperry
Plainview
Purcell
Verdigris
2A
Dale
Latta
Lincoln Christian
Mangum
Oktaha
Pioneer
Silo
Wister
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:
2A Basketball District Pairings
Here are the District playoff pairings for Class 2A
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: Chisholm at Fairview
Dist. 2: Pawnee at Hominy
Dist. 3: Drumright at Luther
Dist. 4: Oklahoma Bible at Tonkawa
Dist. 5: Pioneer at Hennessey
Dist. 6: OKC Dove Science at Crooked Oak
Dist. 7: Harding Arts at Dale
Dist. 8: Crescent at Wellston
AREA II
Dist. 1: Hobart at Mangum
Dist. 2: Wynnewood at Washington
Dist. 3: Ringling at Healdton
Dist. 4: Frederick at Walters
Dist. 5: Cordell at Sayre
Dist. 6: Hinton at Watonga
Dist. 7: Dibble at Apache
Dist. 8: Carnegie at Snyder
AREA III
Dist. 1: Yale at Newkirk
Dist. 2: Foyil at Wyandotte
Dist. 3: Mounds at Preston
Dist. 4: Lincoln Christian at Liberty
Dist. 5: Commerce at Quapaw
Dist. 6: Fairland at Oklahoma Union
Dist. 7: Hulbert at Ketchum
Dist. 8: Warner at Oktaha
AREA IV
Dist. 1: Wewoka at Chr. Heritage
Dist. 2: Konawa at Vanoss
Dist. 3: Tushka at Haworth
Dist. 4: Latta at Davis
Dist. 5: Gore at Central Sallisaw
Dist. 6: Talihina at Crowder
Dist. 7: Colbert at Silo
Dist. 8: Wister at Savanna
