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.

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

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

After the jump, capsules on Pawhuska, Lincoln Christian, Millwood and Kingfisher.

Pawhuska Huskies
Record: 11-2
Ranking: No. 8
Coach: Eddy Scott, fourth season at Pawhuska
Previous state titles: None.
Road to 2009 semifinals: Beat Vian 40-13, beat Morris 34-0, beat Heritage Hall 34-20.
2008 record (playoffs): 4-6 (None)
Last week: Pawhuska’s defense forced six turnovers, setting up five Huskies TDs of 26 yards or less as Pawhuska knocked off the defending 2A champions.
Player to watch: Kyle Culver, QB. Culver has around 800 yards passing and more than 800 yards rushing for the Huskies.
Key stat: 141.91. The average yardage given up by the Huskies this season, one of the lowest in Class 2A.
News to know: Hank Powell has around 1,000 yards rushing and 13 TDs. … Justin Garrison is around the 800-yard mark. …Garrison also leads the Huskies with more than 110 tackles. Hank Powell is also over the 100 mark. … Joe Conner is the Huskies’ leading receiver with 283 yards and 3 TDs. 

Lincoln Christian Bulldogs
Record: 12-1
Ranking: No. 1
Coach: Darren Melton, eighth season at Lincoln Christian
Previous state titles: None.
Road to 2009 semifinals: Beat Adair 49-3, beat Beggs 30-0, beat Davis 24-21.
2008 record (playoffs): 12-2 (Beat Keys 63-6, beat Eufaula 58-26, beat Sulphur 40-0, lost to Heritage Hall 27-14)
Last week: Roman Wilson’s 27-yard field goal with one second remaining lifted Lincoln Christian into the semifinals, beating a previously undefeated Davis team. Wilson caught four passes for 56 yards on the game’s final drive.
Player to watch: Roman Wilson, WR. Wilson has well over 750 receiving yards and if the Eagles’ go-to playmaker.
Key stat: 41.5. The Eagles’ average point total this season. Before last week, no OSSAA opponent this season (Lincoln Christian played Arkansas power Shiloh Christian and Tulsa’s Holland Hall this season) had come closer than 24 points to Lincoln Christian.
News to know: The Eagles are in their second season of OSSAA competition after competing for six seasons as an independent. … Matt Lawwill leads the Eagles with more than 1,500 yards rushing. … Cale Grauer has thrown for more than 1,500 yards and 24 TDs.

Millwood Falcons
Record: 12-1
Ranking: No. 3
Coach: Tony Henry, fourth season at Millwood
Previous state titles: 1990 (3A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2006 (2A)
Road to 2009 semifinals: Beat Newkirk 28-7, beat Washington 33-23, beat Verdigris 28-0.
2008 record (playoffs): 10-3 (Beat Perry 39-10, beat Lindsay 53-28, lost to Chandler 40-0.
Last week: Millwood forced three first-half turnovers and Emilio Gatewood ran for 195 yards and three TDs on 22 carries to give the Falcons a shutout win on the road.
Player to watch: Emilio Gatewood, RB. Since coming back healthy from an early season injury, Gatewood has been one of the top runners in the state, rushing for more than 100 yards in every game since his return and eclipsing 200 yards on a few occasions. Gatewood has 1,750 rushing yards and has scored 24 times.
Key stat: 5,686. Millwood’s total offensive yards this season, an average of more than 437 per game.
News to know: QB Kevonte Richardson has thrown for more than 1,900 yards and 22 TDs and ran for 561 yards. … Brandon Swindall is the Falcons leading receivier with 718 yards and 11 TDs. Josh Turner has 577 yards and 5 TDs receiving. … Millwood lost to Jones during the regular season but the game was later forfeited to the Falcons. … The Falcons only loss came to Class 4A McGuinness.

Kingfisher Yellowjackets
Record: 11-2
Ranking: No. 4
Coach: Jeff Myers, sixth season at Kingfisher
Previous state titles: 2003 (3A)
Road to 2009 semifinals: Beat Lexington 24-3, beat Bridge Creek 33-32, beat Sperry 35-14)
2008 record (playoffs): 11-3 (Beat Jones 40-0, beat Washington 39-19, beat Vian 34-14, lost to Chandler 33-12)
Last week: Derek Patterson threw for a career-high 309 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more as Kingfisher beat Sperry comfortably at home.
Player to watch: Derek Patterson, QB. Patterson has more than 2,000 yards through the air (with 20 TDs) and has nearly 500 yards rushing.
Key stat: 21.5. Average margin of victory for the Yellowjackets this season.
News to know: Jacob York has more than 1,100 yards and 13 TDs rushing. … Jordan Woods is the Yellowjackets’ leading receiver with 969 yards and 13 TDs in just 10 games. …Rhett Blundell was 197 tackles to lead the Yellowjackets. Joe Gaither has 112 and Alex Bastida has 97. …Kingfisher’s losses came to Tuttle and Heritage Hall.

One play decided the fate of this game. Heritage coach Andy Bogert knew it, I knew it, it was clear. When that touchdown pass to Barry Sanders was called back, the life was sucked out of the Chargers.

And Pawhuska was rejuvenated. Sparked by a defense that would not be worn down, the Huskies pulled off a minor upset in a 34-20 victory in a 2A quarterfinal Friday.

I say ‘minor’ because it’s the quarterfinals. Obviously, you belonged here if you made it that far, especially with two playoff wins on the road.

Pawhuska 34, Heritage 20 – Final

From the first series on, Bogert knew it was going to be a long night. On the third snap, it went over Sterling Shepard’s head for a big loss, and then the ensuing punt was blocked at the 1-yard line.

A recurring theme on this night as Pawhuska’s scoring drives went 1, 26, 25, 3 and 15 yards, and it wasn’t until late in the game when Pawhuska got over 100 total yards.

At first, I was saying how Heritage was making mistakes. But a couple of those hits on Shepard and the bone-crunching hit on Brent Gaddis would have made anyone drop the ball. So give tons of credit and kudos to the Pawhuska defense that bent and bent a lot but never broke.

You want the most unassuming three-touchdown night I’ve seen? That goes to Pawhuska’s Justin Garrison. I only had him for 36 total rushing yards, but he found a way to get the tough yards at the goal line. And he definitely found a way to make ‘em count in the fourth quarter when it was 20-20. Garrison scored both TDs in the fourth.

A disappointing end for Heritage, and the dream run of Pawhuska continues. Up next is a rematch with Lincoln Christian (who edged out Davis 24-21). LC whipped the Huskies before. I would not expect that to happen again.

Boneman’s Breakdown

- Without seeing the film, the pass interference call on Sanders was questionable at best. From my vantage point, it looked like Sanders had beaten his man that the Pawhuska defender grabbed Sanders’ arm, and Sanders shoved his arm away to bust free. If the play stood, Heritage would have been up 26 (or 27)-20 early in the fourth. But P.I. calls had me scratchin’ my head all night long. On both sides. Strange game with no real flow.

- Sometimes I wonder if Heritage just tried too hard throughout this season to not just rely on Sanders. He was impressive as usual. But the Chargers would go 3-5 plays straight without him touching the ball, and it didn’t compute in my book.

- Major kudos to the Pawhuska defense. Heritage seemed like it was going to wear that group down, but when it mattered most, the Huskies rose to the occasion. Five fumbles, an interception and a blocked punt. Not bad, not bad at all. Talking with senior Dax Perrier after the game, it’s all about seniors not wanting to play their final game yet.

- This is a learning experience for the Heritage sophomore group. Sterling Shepard lost three fumbles, Sanders one and Gaddis the other. Not saying they weren’t ready, but you can’t duplicate being a senior in what could possibly be your final game.

- Speaking of the seniors, the seniors played 56 games in their career. Bogert was astonished when he realized that. Two quarterfinal appearance, one state final appearance and of course, last year’s championship.

- For Heritage, after an 0-3 start, the Chargers found their footing. However, they just didn’t play consistent enough, and it caught up to them. They’ll definitely be back.

- And one more time, the Boneman Curse strikes. Tellin’ ya, it’s for real.

INT by Pawhuska. 34-20 will be your final.

PAWHUSKA 34, HERITAGE 20 – 2:22 4TH

The Huskies defense comes up huge. Back-to-back sacks lead to turnover on downs and Justin Garrison scores his third touchdown of the game.

Pawhuska defense owns this one.

Heritage forced to punt. 5:39 left. Biggest drive of the game coming up.

PAWHUSKA 26, HERITAGE 20 – 4TH

Wow, back-to-back questionable calls. First, Heritage throws a TD that is called back by a pass interference. Then another fumble and Pawhuska takes over at the 15. Then a 3rd down P.I. call goes against the Chargers, and Pawhuska punches it in with Justin Garrison. Heritage coaching staff was furious and picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct. 6:51 left.

PAWHUSKA 20, HERITAGE 20 – END 3RD

Pawhuska will take over inside its own 10 when we start the fourth quarter.

Heritage driving in, but Shepard fumbles at 5-yard line. Pawhuska takes over. 3:40 left, 3rd.

PAWHUSKA 20, HERITAGE 20 – 3RD

Big drive by the Chargers ties it up. Barry Sanders scored on a 1-yard run, and Sterling Shepard with a nifty two-point conversion run to tie it up. 6:08 left.

PAWHUSKA 20, HERITAGE 12 – HALFTIME

The stats say Heritage, the score says Pawhuska. The Huskies have 62 total yards but are up 8 at halftime. Of course, the two fumbles and the blocked punt might have something to do with it, huh?

Barry Sanders has 10 carries for 77 yards and a 37-yard TD reception. The Chargers may have saved the night with that last TD drive. All of it came through the air with Cooper Cloud. Sterling Shepard has been rocked a couple of times by this Pawhuska defense and dropped a couple on the ground.

Pawhuska will get it first to start the second half. Heritage has 209 total yards of offense.

PAWHUSKA 20, HERITAGE 12 – 2ND

The ol’ hook-and-lateral is back. On a 4th down, Cooper Cloud found Cale Courtney on a 13-yard reception who flipped it to Tanner France for the final 12 yards and the touchdown. 1:20 left in a LONG first half.

Heard: Kingfisher 21, Sperry 6 – Half; Lincoln Christian 14, Davis 13 – Half; Millwood 14, Verdigris 0 – Half.

PAWHUSKA 20, HERITAGE 6 – 2ND

Copy and paste. A big hit leads to a Shepard fumble and Pawhuska answers with another touchdown, this time a 7-yard run by Justin Garrison. Shepard looks rattled, Pawhuska is extremely confident. 2:37 left.

PAWHUSKA 14, HERITAGE 6 – 2ND

Once again, another Heritage miscue leads to Huskies points. A big hit made Sterling Shepard fumble and Pawhuska capitalized with a 26-yard TD pass from Kyle Culver to Riley Javellas. Pawhuska is hitting Heritage in the mouth tonight. See how the Chargers respond. 5:15 left.

PAWHUSKA 7, HERITAGE 6 – END 1ST

Heritage is shooting itself in the foot right now. A blocked punt and a fumble have given Pawhuska excellent field position to drive and score again. Neither team can pass, but the Chargers didn’t help their cause with five first-quarter penalties and a dropped screen to Marc Robinson that may have scored a touchdown.

PAWHUSKA 7, HERITAGE 6 – 1ST

A steady dose of Barry Sanders ends on a 37-yd TD pass by Cooper Cloud to Sanders to put the Chargers on the board. The PAT was missed. 6:48 left.

PAWHUSKA 7, HERITAGE 0 – 1st

7:39 – Pawhuska gets on the board on a 1-yd TD by Stephen Bible. A bad snap on third down cost Heritage 20 yards and a blocked punt gave the Huskies the ball at the 1.

7:08 – It’s not the strongest connection ever, but I’ll go with it until it dies on me. However, the school has blocked Twitter so no updates there. Instead, head over here often to see what’s up. I pray this connection is good for the whole night, would make me breathe a sigh of relief.

First off, kudos to Pawhuska and its crowd. Crazy. Got here about 6:15, and the stands were already full. That’s the type of support that makes for a fun environment.

We’re about 20 minutes away from Heritage Hall and Pawhuska. Winner takes on Lincoln Christian/Davis in the semifinals.

Heritage Hall (8-4) vs. Pawhuska (10-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Pawhuska HS (I’ll be there)

Heritage (L, Casady; L, Weatherford; L, Davis; W, Alva; W, Kingfisher; W, Perry; W, Fairview; W, Newkirk; L, John Marshall; W, St. Mary; W, Meeker; W, Lindsay)
Why the Chargers can win: Because I sensed a different team at practice this week. They’re no longer the young pups. There was a different intensity to this group this week. And with Sterling Shepard back to provide just as big an emotional lift as he does a physical one, Heritage feels like a sleeper.

Quote:

We’ve started to challenge each other in practice. It’s been real intense lately, and it’s brought us closer as a team. We feel we’re being overlooked right now.” – senior Logan McGrath

Heritage key stats:
Passing: Sterling Shepard 43-83, 591 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs; Cooper Cloud 37-59, 506 yds, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing: Barry Sanders 1,558 yds, 21 TDs
Receiving: 24 rec., 338 yds; Sanders 18 rec, 274 yds, 4 TDs; Tanner France 16 rec., 204 yds, 2 TDs
Defense: Marc Robinson 130 tackles, 7 sacks; Logan McGrath 122 tkls, 10 sacks; Travis Harrison 83 tkls, 2 sacks; Sanders 6 INTs

Pawhuska (10-2)
Why the Huskies can win: Because their balance on offense is incredible. It doesn’t get talked a lot because of the defensive speed the Huskies have, but to have three runners with more than 700 yards and all with at least 12 touchdowns gives them more threat on offense than people give ‘em credit for.

Pawhuska key stats:
Passing: Kyle Culver 53-114, 798 yds, 11 TDs, 8 INTs
Rushing: Hank Powell 929 yds, 13 TDs; Culver 824, 12 TDs; Justin Garrison 758, 15 TDs
Receiving: Joe Conner 14 rec., 282 yds, 3 TDs; Tino Hall 8 rec. 181 yds, 2 TDs
Defense: Justin Garrison 112 tackles, 2 sacks; Hank Powell 100 tkls, 2 INTs; Riley Javellas 3 INTs

Key matchup: Heritage running game against Pawhuska defense. The Pawhuska defense isn’t very big, but it is extremely quick. Teams that have had success against the Chargers have been able to contain the vaunted running attack. As impressive as Heritage’s defense has been in the playoffs, Pawhuska has only given up 13 points in its two playoff wins and is coming off a dominating 34-0 win against Morris.

Boneman’s pick: Heritage 28, Pawhuska 14. This team is healthy at the right time and really has overcome a lot this season that has tested just how mentally tough they are. Rematch with either Lincoln Christian (last year’s semis) or Davis (loss in Week 3) looms.

Heritage Hall (8-4) vs. Pawhuska (10-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Pawhuska HS (I’ll be there)

Ask Heritage Hall coach Andy Bogert, ask the players, they all have the same answer. What are you concerned about when it comes to Pawhuka?

Quote:

Speed. Their defense is the fastest we’ve seen this season.” – EVERYBODY on Heritage

Coming from a team that has played Casady, Weatherford, Davis, Kingfisher and John Marshall, that is quite the statement about the Huskies.

I admit I kinda stopped following Pawhuska after back-to-back losses to Lincoln Christian and Verdigris. But those two teams are also still around, so the Huskies are definitely for real.

Another thing I found interesting is Pawhuska hasn’t played at home the entire month. In both of its dominant playoff wins, Pawhuska has been on the road. The Huskies are averaging around 35 points and giving up a mere 13.

Justin Garrison leads the team with 112 tackles while Hank Powell also has 100 stops. Riley Javellas paces Pawhuska with three interceptions.

Here’s a short video with myself and Ryan Aber breaking down the battle.

Heritage Hall (8-4) vs. Pawhuska (10-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Pawhuska HS (I’ll be there)

I’ve been accused more than once of short-changing the rest of the Heritage Hall team. With that type of sophomore class, it does happen from time to time.

Not on purpose, but it’s tough to ignore Barry Sanders, Sterling Shepard, Markus Wakefield, Marc Robinson, Quintaz Struble, Brandon Moews, Cale Courtney, and the list goes on and on.

But those sophomores have been quick to point out to me a number of times what the seniors have meant to them and to the team.

Seniors Austin Smith and Tanner France are able to make some plays on offense at the wide receiver position. Smith is also a kicker while France plays in the secondary.

But there are a couple of seniors on defense that sometimes get overlooked: Travis Harrison and Logan McGrath.

That’s why I focused on the two in Wednesday’s story because they don’t get the recognition all the time.

The very first question I asked was do they ever feel underappreciated because of all the talk about the sophomores?

They looked at each other and laughed and said yes. I loved the honesty. It doesn’t mean they don’t love their teammates, but it would get on my nerves if I was out there and nobody ever mentioned the contributions. Especially since they’ve been so productive.

This year’s team is a ‘different close’ than last year. Last year’s team was on a mission, and those seniors were a tight group.

This year is more of a ‘whole team’ thing. Everybody is tight-knit with each other, and it’s been showing here down the stretch.

Taking a look at Pawhuska on Thursday. Also, look for a light-hearted piece about coach Andy Bogert in Thursday’s paper.

Heritage Hall (8-4) vs. Pawhuska (10-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Pawhuska HS

Guess ya gotta be careful with what you say. I was at Heritage Hall to do video with Sterling Shepard and to work on a story that I won’t let the cat out of the bag on just yet (check out Wednesday’s paper).
Anyway, while there, Cooper Cloud said ‘hey, you been doubtin’ me on the blogs, huh?’ So I said ‘yea, and you keep proving me wrong.’

This reminds me a lot of last year. If you remember, Turner Petersen hurt his elbow late in the season and Cale Courtney took over for a game.

When Petersen came back, he became a threat as a wide receiver and a quarterback. Fast forward to this year.

Shepard went down with a concussion and Cloud has stepped in. Now they’re both back and each has the potential to make a big play.

So much so that head coach Andy Bogert is non-committal on who will be the quarterback.

Quote:

It’ll probably be both of them. It worked real well last week having them both there. It definitely gives us a lot of options.” – Bogert

I did have a chance to catch up with Shepard, and you can see on his face how happy he is to be back out there.

Bogert’s phrase du jour (is that how you say it?) has been ‘chompin’ at the bit’ to describe Shepard. It’s clear Shepard understands the severity of the situation, but he also understands he can’t change the way he plays or he won’t be the same player.

Anyway, here is a short video with the sophomore stud.