12:30 signing list update
Signing list
In-state players signed to play college athletics
Football
Jeremiah Ablorh, Victory Christian (Lindenwood)
Kevan Anderson, Muskogee (East Central)
Aaron Applegate, Wagoner (UCO)
Nathan Badger, Norman North (Air Force)
Alvin Bailey,
Sean Berry, Midwest City (Langston)
Beau Blankenship, Norman North (Iowa State)
Malachi Blankenship, NOAH (NEO)
Josh Booker, Putnam North (Weber State)
Michael Bowie, Sand Springs (Oklahoma State)
Antonio Brown,
Greg Brown, Bixby (Tulsa)
Jordan Brown, Muskogee (East Central)
Jahmal Bryant,
Daeshone Bufford,
Stetson Burnett,
Clint Chelf,
Gavyn Clare,
Cayden Cochran, Cashion (Coffeyville)
John Conaway, Ringwood (NEO)
Kevin Coulter, Douglass (NEO)
D’Niccko Cubit, Muskogee (East Central)
Brett Davis,
Cory Davis, Mustang (Sam Houston State)
Antuanya DeBose, Millwood (Southwestern)
Brian DeShane,
Nathan Dewberry, El Reno (NSU)
Robbie Diamond, Putnam City (Weber
Dax Dilbeck, Deer Creek (Oregon State)
Tevin Dixon, Midwest City (NEO)
Michael Doctor,
Matt Dumond, Victory Christian (Wheaton)
Trent Dupy,
Casey Edgeman, Deer Creek (MidAmerica Nazarene)
Greg Everidge, Lawton Eisenhower (UCO)
Timothy Flanders,
Anthony Foster,
Micah Franklin, Duncan (Southwestern)
Hunter Frantz, Putnam North (Army)
Garrett Fuggett,
Cale Fulps, Broken Arrow (NSU)
Kevin Gaddis, Midwest City (Rice)
Shamiel Gary,
Grant Goodwin, Jenks (Colorado School of Mines)
David Gordon,
Richard Gorniak, Midwest City (Baker)
Pearlie Graves,
Jantz Haan, Deer Creek (UCO)
Javon Harris,
B.J. Herring, Glenpool (Pittsburg State)
Gavin Howard, Owasso (Kansas)
Erik Howell, Muskogee (East Central)
Cody Hughes, Norman North (UCO)
Gabe Ikard, Bishop McGuinness (Oklahoma)
Chris Jackson, Putnam North (Air Force)
Jack Jewell,
Cash Johnson, Kingfisher (Southwestern)
Brian Johnston, Jenks (Air Force)
Rayvon Johnson, Douglass (NEO)
Gus Jones, Wagoner (Oklahoma)
Julian Jones,
Marcus Kennard,
Ian Labbe,
Zach Ladner, Norman (Drake)
David Lamb, Putnam North (UCO)
Jack Lewis, Muskogee (East Central)
Ronnell Lewis, Dewar (Oklahoma)
Ozell Littleton, Carl Albert (UCO)
Daytawion Lowe, Carl Albert (Oklahoma State)
D.J. Lyles, Jenks (Colorado School of Mines)
Gabe Lynn, Jenks (Oklahoma)
Andre McDonald, Choctaw (Kansas State)
Gabe McGee,
Matt Messer, Muskogee (East Central)
Clint Miller, Duncan (NEO)
Brian Mincher, Jenks (Tulsa)
Jordan Mitchell,
O’Paul Mitchell, Douglass (NEO)
Tracy Moore,
Anthony Morales,
Willie Okwuonu,
Creadell Pennon, Altus (UCO)
Turner Petersen, Heritage Hall (Rice)
Trevor Pletcher,
Jake Reed, Ardmore (???)
Cameron Sanders, Millwood (Utah State)
Howard Scarborough,
Angelo Shipp, Muskogee (East Central)
Shaun Simon,
Justin Skillens,
Christian Smith, Carl Albert (Toledo)
Jeremy Smith,
Terry Smith Jr.,
Randy Stanley,
Sean Stapleton, Sperry (Benedict)
Destin Stewart, Douglass (Hawaii)
Kameron Stewart,
Corey Swartz, Grove (Air Force)
Keenan Taylor,
Tyler Tettleton, Norman North (Ohio)
Robert Thomas,
Tramaine Thompson, Jenks (Kansas State)
Carl Tisdale, Kingfisher (Northwestern)
Stephen Trevino, Putnam West (Langston)
Zach Trujillo, Deer Creek (Kansas State)
Tim Vanorsdol, Glenpool (Arkansas Tech)
Kerry Wallace, Midwest City (UCO)
Jacques Washington, Owasso (Iowa State)
Brandon Webb, Owasso (Oklahoma State)
Kyle Webster, Mustang (Sam Houston
Brad Wilcox, Edmond North (BYU)
Terrell Williams,
Cody Wilson, Lincoln Christian (Tulsa)
Timmy Winans, Kingfisher (Southwestern)
Jared Wise,
Josh Zimmer,
Baseball
Ryan Hasbini,
Mark Robinette,
Boys Basketball
Levi Giese,
Girls Basketball
Shyrone Jefferson,
Cross country/Track and Field
Jacqueline Alnes,
Constance Ezugha,
Julian Frazier, Holland Hall (Tulsa)
Hannah Hensel,
Cody Johnson, Sallisaw (OBU)
Jack Whitt, Norman North (ORU)
Boys Golf
Greg O’Connor,
Girls Golf
Danielle Wright,
Boys Soccer
Nathan Doll, Tulsa
Parker Goforth,
Ryan Hunter,
Andrew Johns,
Bryan Jones,
Denny Mask, Holland Hall (UNC-Greensboro)
Cody Mumma, Jenks (Tulsa)
Joel Santiago, Tulsa
Joe Stahl, Holland Hall (Brown)
Sid Stewart, Holland Hall (Tulsa)
Zach Techanchuk, Jenks (ORU)
Josh Wren, Jenks (Denver)
Jon Wright, Holland Hall (Memphis)
Girls Soccer
Stephanie Aitken,
Ali Amayo,
Andrea Carlson, Jenks (Oklahoma
Courtney Cleveland, Owasso (Centenary)
Calli Cooper, Norman North (SMU)
Jenna Fuller, Owasso (Coffeyville)
Amy Grow, Deer Creek (Kansas)
Cristina Grow, Casady (SMU)
Jordan Hutchison, Edmond North (UCO)
Lacy Key, Noble (Ole Miss)
Brittany King,
Megan Marchesano, Bixby (Oklahoma
Stephanie Mathieson,
Kelsey McGuirk,
Melissa McLaws, Deer Creek (Army)
Caitlin Mooney,
Courtney Morris,
Catherine Parish, Jenks (Northwestern, Ill.)
Lauren Parks, Home school (ORU)
Sami Pesek, Owasso (Arkansas)
Taylor Robinson, Heritage Hall (SMU)
Allison Rusinski,
Addie Ryan,
Christin St. Gemme, Owasso (ORU)
Jasmine Simmons,
Brenna Skillern, Mustang (OCU)
Ali Sparkman, Metro Christian (Stephen F. Austin)
Taylor Vick, Owasso (Southern Baptist)
Callie White,
Meaghan Young, Catoosa (Rogers
Softball
Faythe Brandy, Bridge Creek (Seminole)
Katelyn Garrett, Bridge Creek (Seminole)
Chelsea Zuchnik, Bridge Creek (Seminole)
Swimming
Nelson Head,
Wrestling
Joey Sheridan,
Know someone we left off? Let us know by e-mailing Ryan Aber at raber@opubco.com.
Barry Sanders Jr. becoming sensation
Barry Sanders Jr.’s touchdown run against Lincoln Christian last Saturday has been sweeping the internet. It even made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays. Here’s a few links with mentions/embedded video (thanks to Van Shea Iven). All you need to do is click on the top link to watch the You Tube video, which as of now has more than 115,000 views, but here’s a sampling of who is talking about it. It’s going to be fun to watch this kid the next few years. The Yahoo blog link is the main link on Yahoo Sports right now.
National 8-man scoring record set in Nevada
A link worth checking out, especially if you’re a fan of eight-man football:
Nevada team sets national scoring record in playoff win
Some playoff matchups set
The brackets are starting to fill-in and a couple more teams sealed their spots after last night’s results. Here’s a look at the first-round games that are set before tonight’s action:
Class 6A: Enid at Jenks. Mustang, Muskogee, Midwest City and Tulsa Union are also locked into spots. A Muskogee at Midwest City second-round matchup looks likely.
Class 5A: Tulsa East Central, Guthrie, Carl Albert, Coweta and Shawnee are locked into spots, no first-round matchups set. Shawnee could play at Coweta in the second round.
Class 4A: Sallisaw, Grove, Woodward, Wagoner and Broken Bow are locked in.
Class 3A: Roland will play at Cascia Hall. Tuttle, Perkins, Purcell, Seq. Claremore and Clinton are already on the bracket. Seq. Claremore will likely play at Purcell.
Class 2A: No matchups set but Heritage Hall, Hartshorne, Lexington, Valliant, Millwood, Stigler and Kingfisher already penciled in. None of those teams would even meet until the third round.
Class A: Gore, by virtue of its win last night, will open the playoffs at Dewar. Savanna, after losing to Gore last night, will play at Stroud. Stratford will also travel to Central Sallisaw. Okeene, Hinton, Talihina, Salina, Ringling, OCS, CHA, Commerce and Snyder are locked in.
Class B: Garber is the only team which is locked in.
Class C: After beating Braman last night, Seiling will travel to Maud to open the playoffs. Tipton, Corn Bible, Thackerville and Temple are locked into position.
The scenario got a lot clearer in 6A-1 after Edmond Santa Fe’s big win last night over Moore. Here’s the revised one:
DISTRICT 6A-1
Key games:
Mustang: First.
Norman North: Second with win. Third with loss and Putnam City North win. Fourth with loss and Putnam City North loss.
What’s the scenario?
If you’ve been reading our high school coverage in the paper or on NewsOk.com this week, you’ve probably seen the district scenarios, outlining where teams will finish in every combination of wins and losses possible. So how do we come up with those big blocks of explanations?
It’s not computerized, automated or easy. What I do is start with the district standings and our database of scores and schedules. I figure out who is locked into positions (For Example, Enid in 6A-4 will finsih fourth because it has lost to the two teamsa game up and is two games up on the fifth-place team) and who can’t make the playoffs. Then I get out a legal pad and write the games that will affect playoff position. I take those games and write out every combination of wins and losses possibl. After than I take each scenario by itself and figure out what would happen with that combination of wins and losses before typing those in. Some scenarios can be consolidated since one variable might nothave an effect. Othes are extensive (like 5A-1).
It can be a tedious process, to be sure, but it’s something that is generally well received.
Edmond Santa Fe-Norman North series history
Norman North leads 3-2
1998:Santa Fe 17, Norman North 0
1999: Norman North 18, Santa Fe 15
2002: Santa Fe 25, Norman North 0 (playoffs)
2005: Norman North 20, Santa Fe 7
2006: Norman North 30, Santa Fe 14
A win Thursday would give Norman North seven wins for just the second time in school history (The Timberwolves went 9-3 last season).
Edmond Memorial-Edmond North series history
North leads 8-4
1996: Memorial 25, North 8
1997: Memorial 25, North 22
1998: Memorial 25, North 24
1999: North 21, Memorial 0
2000: North 17, Memorial 12
2001: North 17, Memorial 14
2002: North 31, Memorial 0
2003: North 21, Memorial 12
2004: North 38, Memorial 21
2005: North 39, Memorial 14
2006: Memorial 18, North 13
2007: North 9, Memorial 6
Memorial’s 32-3 win over Lawton Eisenhower last week clinched the Bulldogs first winning season since 1993, when the Bulldogs (then know as just Edmond) went 8-6, losing to Jenks 21-14 in the Class 6A championship game after an improbably playoff run.
Weekend high school links
Victory Christian tight end/linebacker Sterling Willis remains hospitalized after suffering an injury in the Conquerors’ loss to Inola on Friday, writes the Tulsa World’s Barry Lewis.
Lawton MacArthur got back on track thanks to QB Ryan John and WR Brad Hardmon, writes the Altus Times’ Mark Glenn. You knew the Highlanders wouldn’t struggle for long. Like Norman North in 6A, Lawton MacArthur will be dangerous come playoff time.
Nowata bounced back from an unexpected loss to Verdigris with a big win over Sperry, writes the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise’s Mike Tupa. Nowata still has a chance at a district title but that prospect seems unlikely with Lincoln Christian awaiting in Week 10.
Coweta got off to a quick start against Stilwell, Neighbor Newspapers’ Clay Allen wrote. Coweta is a win away from an unexpected 5A-4 district title. The Tigers need a win over Tulsa Central this week, or winless Tulsa Edison the next, to claim the title.
Glenpool just keeps rolling along, writes Neighbor Newspapers’ Ty Harrell. The Warriors have four consecutive shutouts and seven on the season. Seminole is the only team to score on Glenpool this season, with a single touchdown on Sept. 26. This week, Glenpool faces Tecumseh, which has been shut out twice this year, and then ends the season against Star Spencer in a game that will likely be for the district title.
Duncan beat Northwest witha dominating performance up front, writes the Duncan Banner’s Michael Pineda. The battle for that fourth playoff spot in 5A-1 looks like it’ll be a tough one with Lawton Mac and Duncan each at 3-2. Duncan should move to 4-2 this week against Western Heights but they close the season with El Reno. Lawton Mac should beat Chickasha on Friday but they finish at Deer Creek.
There’s a familiar name doing damage for Wagoner this season, the Muskogee Phoenix’s Kenton Brooks writes. When I worked in Muskogee, I remember hearing about how good Prince McJunkins was. If his son is anything near the talent he is, Wagoner is going to be in good shape.
Midwest City-Putnam City prediction
Today in the paper, I predicted Midwest City to beat Putnam City 41-14.
I understand the “It’s a rivalry, throw out the records” argument but this Midwest City team is as powerful (and balanced) as they’ve been in a long time and this Putnam City team is, well, isn’t. The Pirates have struggled with injuries and just aren’t as good as they’ve been the past few years.
Putnam City’s last win in the series came in 2005, whne the Pirates beat the Bombers 20-14 to close out the season. The last blowout in the series came in 2000, when Midwest City beat PC 40-0 (although MWC did win 19-0 the following season.
Midwest City has everything an elite team needs — a solid running game (Timothy Flanders, 1,243 yards rushing), a strong passing game (Jace Chilcoat, 1,117 yards passing; Kevin Gaddis, 337 yards receiving) and a stellar defense (Giving up just an average of 160 yards per game; Emanuel Maxwell 75 tackles).
“Anytime you play someone as solid and sound as they (Putnam City) are, it’s kind of like a chess match,” Midwest City coach Steve Huff said. “They’re going to take something away. We’ve just got to figure out what it’s going to be and how to combat it.”
Chilcoat ready, but respectful, of PC defenders
“They’ve got the same base defense as they’ve always had — that 4-3,” Chilcoat said. “I paid a lot of attention to their D-line. They’re a little smaller than they usually are but they’ve got guys that will fly upfield and hit you in the mouth.
“They’ve also got two great junior corners. They lack a little bit of height, so I think our receivers can make plays over them, but they’re still good.”
And even if this year’s edition of the Pirates isn’t as powerful as last year’s P.C. team, the rivalry between the schools is as strong as ever.
And Chilcoat definitely is aware of that.
“There’s definitely some kind of history there,” Chilcoat said. “PCO has always been that team for us. PCO’s always been a huge game for me personally and it being senior night and just them being PCO — we’re always pumped up to play them.”
