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Lady Eagles shake up offense in '09
Stephanie Findley had kicked around the idea of switching up the offense for years, but could never pull the trigger. This year she knew the Oklahoma Christian University women were ready for it.
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North posts shutout against Jaguars
The Edmond North Huskies were looking to gain some momentum going into the playoffs next week and they got it in a big way Friday night, crushing the Westmoore Jaguars 43-0 at Wantland stadium on Senior night.
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Mac tops Antlers 48-30
LAWTON — The season ends but the future is bright.
That's what Deer Creek head coach Grant Gower relayed after the Antlers fell on Friday night, 48-30, to the Lawton MacArthur Highlanders in Cameron Stadium.
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OCS defense crushes Luther
LUTHER — Jack Warren passed for five touchdowns while Jeff Smith rushed for three more, as No. 9-ranked Oklahoma Christian School pounded Luther 55-7 to wrap up third place in District A-2 on Friday night.
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Eagles end the season with a win
The Oklahoma Christian Academy football closed out their season in style on Friday night, beating Bowlegs 42-22 for their third win of the season.
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Santa Fe routs Moore in season finale 34-14
Brian Mills would have much rather been trying to figure out who Edmond Santa Fe would be playing next week. But with hopes of the playoffs long gone, Mills and his teammates still went out swinging. The Wolves went out on top, beating Moore 34-14 in their final game of the season Thursday night at Wantland Stadium.
“It’s a great feeling, we just decided to put all the mess aside, put all the past behind us and just play football and play for each other,” Mills said.
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Huskies hope to get back on track against Jaguars
With third place in the district wrapped up the Edmond North football team looks to build some momentum tonight as they face Westmoore, before entering the playoffs next week.
The Huskies (7-2, 4-2) will be trying to rebound from an emotional loss to Memorial last week. And they should receive a big boost with offensive lineman Tyler Goodrich back.
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Bulldogs look to work out kinks in final game
The Edmond Memorial football team already knows where they’ll be when the playoffs get underway next week, but Justin Merideth doesn’t want it to play like it. Last week the No. 9-ranked Bulldogs (6-3, 5-1) locked up second place in District 6A-2 and the right to host a first-round playoff game when they topped rival North 10-0. Tonight they’ll wrap up the regular season with road trip to Putnam City.
“We want our players to focus on winning this week and getting ready for the playoffs,” the first-year head coach said.
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Down but not out
In 26 years of coaching Deer Creek head coach Grant Gower has never seen one team affected by so many injuries. 14 players, including 10 starters are out for tonight’s contest at Lawton MacArthur.
And there’s another thing that will be missing in Lawton tonight, which is excuses. You won’t hear them from Gower, and you won’t hear them from the Antlers, either.
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NEW VIDEO Coach's Corner — Memorial High School
On this week's Coach's Corner, Edmond Memorial coach Justin Merideth talks about the play of the Bulldog defense in last week's win over Edmond North, quarterback Kameron Doolittle and looks ahead to Friday's regular season finale against Putnam City. The Bulldogs and Pirates will get underway 7:30 p.m. at Putnam City Stadium.
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NEW VIDEO Coach's Corner — North High School
On this week's Coach's Corner, Edmond North coach Jeremy Dombek talks about last week's loss to Memorial, the play of the Husky defense, key injuries on offense and previews Friday night's regular season finale against Westmoore. The Huskies and Jaguars will get underway 7:30 p.m. at Wantland Stadium.
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NEW VIDEO Coach's Corner — Santa Fe High School
On this week's Coach's Corner, Edmond Santa Fe coach Bruce Gowen talks about last week's win over Norman North, the play of senior quarterback Will Long and previews tonight's season final against Moore. The Wolves and Lions will get underway 7:30 p.m. at Wantland Stadium.
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OCA ready for final test with Bowlegs
Finishing sixth in district might not seem like much of goal for many high school football teams, but it would be a huge step for Oklahoma Christian Academy. After recording just one victory in their first season of OSSAA football, the Eagles (2-7, 2-5) can take that next step Friday night when they head to Bowlegs for the season finale.
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Wolves hoping to end season on a winning note
While things haven’t gone quite the way the Edmond Santa Fe football would have liked, they’re making the best of it. Last week the Wolves (2-7, 1-5) proved a five-game losing streak wasn’t enough to keep them down, as they knocked Norman North out of playoff contention with a 24-7 win. And they will look to keep that momentum up as they host Moore in their season finale.
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Saints not overlooking Luther
It wasn’t that long ago when teams looked at their schedule and saw the Luther Lions as an easy win. Sure, they always had an incredible athlete — Ben and Josh Birmingham, both currently at Central Oklahoma starred there over the years — but rarely a collection of talent.
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No shortage of talent for Edmond swim teams
Fielding competitive swimming teams shouldn’t be a problem for Steve Riggs this season. The longtime Edmond swim coach has never had so many swimmers to choose from as more than 120 kids have filled the rosters for the upcoming high school season.
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Perfect season ends with gold for Lady Huskies
The Edmond North girls have set the pace for the state all season long and they had no trouble doing it for one more day. After barely missing out a year ago, the Lady Huskies came through with their second state title in the last three years as they edged Westmoore for the Class 6A girls crown Saturday afternoon at Mitch Park.
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Broken Arrow edges North boys for 6A crown
Kent Douglas thought his team had as good of shot as any at the wide open Class 6A boys’ state cross country meet. But the Edmond North boys came up a bit short as Broken Arrow pulled out a stunning state title.
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Antlers grab Buck-to-Buck titles
Taler Buck knows all about the tradition at Deer Creek. He’d heard all about Adam Young leading the Antlers to a state title two years ago, and saw his brother Dakota win it all last fall. This year it was his turn.
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Deer Creek girls take fifth at state
David Riden believed his Deer Creek girls could be a top five team, and they proved it Saturday afternoon. Senior Hillarie Kessler finished 11th overall to lead the Lady Antlers to a fifth-place finish at the Class 5A girls’ state cross country meet at Mitch Park.
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'Dog day in Edmond
The Edmond Memorial defense set up road blocks for North all night, but with just two minutes left they were in need of one more. Nelson Medeiros gave them that and much more. The senior nailed the door shut with a 49-yard interception return helping the Bulldogs grab the city championship with a 10-0 win Friday night at Wantland Stadium.
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OCA blasts the Rockets
The Oklahoma Christian Academy Eagles got their second win of the season Friday night in convincing fashion, plowing through the Prue Blue Rockets 32-14.
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Saints trounce Crescent
The Oklahoma Christian School Saints bounced back admirably from a tough loss last week by pounding the Crescent Tigers 55-14.
The Saints offense dazzled all night long raking in 35 points in the first half. Jeff Smith once again paced the offense for the Saints rolling up 115 yards and three touchdowns on the ground and catching a pass for another TD totaling 24 of the 55 points.
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Altus downs Deer Creek
It was a hard fought battle all night but the Deer Creek football team lost a tough one Friday night to the Altus Bulldogs 21-7 on Senior Night in Deer Creek.
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Wolves end Norman North's playoff dreams with road win
NORMAN — Edmond Santa Fe held off a late charge from Norman North Friday night.
The Wolves capitalized on North mistakes and picked up their first district win of the season 24-7 over the T-Wolves at Harve Collins Field. While 2-8 Santa Fe knew its season would be over after Week 10, the loss just made things official for the T-Wolves.
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Everything is on the line
A late season Edlam battle between North and Memorial has enough electricity in itself. Toss in a city title and possible home playoff date along with the bragging rights, and you have the potential for a blockbuster tonight at Wantland Stadium.
“When you win football games the school gets into it and there’s a bunch of school spirit, but this is for the city championship,” North senior linebacker Virgil Walker said. “Last year we both lost to Santa Fe, so it was just not to get third place in the city, but this year it’s for all the marbles. And like Coach (Jeremy) Dombek said, if we win this game, the sky is the limit.”
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Injury can’t slow Deer Creek’s Kessler
Hillarie Kessler felt right at home last Saturday afternoon in Norman. The Deer Creek senior kept up with Bishop McGuinness’ Mary Kate Roy for much of the race, before eventually taking second in the Class 5A regional cross country meet.
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Wolves ready to play spoiler
Playoff dreams may have ended for the Santa Fe football team, but that doesn’t mean they can’t play the spoiler role.
The Timberwolves (4-3, 2-3) are coming off three straight losses, but still entertain thoughts of reaching the playoffs should they win the remainder of its games.
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Saints looking to rebound after another heartbreaker
Tough losses are nothing new for No. 10-ranked Oklahoma Christian School football team. In two years the Saints have lost four games by a total of six points.
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Lady Huskies gunning for state title
Kent Douglas knows a thing or two about state championship cross country teams. The Edmond North coach, who led the Lady Huskies to a state title and a pair of runner-up finishes each of the past three seasons, hasn’t been shy about their odds this fall.
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OCA looks to make two straight against Prue
Last year Prue proved to be the lucky charm for the Oklahoma Christian Academy football team. After starting the season 0-8, the Eagles (1-7, 1-5) got their first taste of victory with a 54-38 victory against the Rockets (2-6, 0-6). The OCA boys are hoping for the same results Friday night when they head to Prue in search of their second district win.
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NEW VIDEOCoach's Corner — Memorial High School
On this week's Coach's Corner, Edmond Memorial coach Justin Merideth talks about last week's win at Lawton Ike, the Bulldogs strong defense and looks ahead to Friday's Edlam contest with North. The Bulldogs and Huskies will get underway 7:30 p.m. at Wantland Stadium.
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NEW VIDEOCoach's Corner — Santa Fe High School
On this week's Coach's Corner, Edmond Santa Fe coach Bruce Gowen discusses last week’s loss to Lawton, the steady play of senior defensive lineman Tyler Shaw, and looks ahead to final two weeks of the season and Friday night's matchup with Norman North. Santa Fe and Norman North will get under at 7:30 p.m. at Harve Collins Stadium.
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NEW VIDEOCoach's Corner — North High School
On this week's Coach's Corner, Edmond North coach Jeremy Dombek discusses last week’s win over Putnam City West, the Huskies' quarterback situation and looks ahead to Friday’s Edlam battle with Memorial. North and Memorial will get under at 7:30 p.m. at Wantland Stadium.
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Adom leads Bronchos past East Central
Zuela Adom continued her recent surge and Central Oklahoma avenged an earlier loss to East Central with a three-set sweep Tuesday night at Hamilton Field House.
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OCS competes at state cross country meet
Ashlyn Rawls led the way for the Oklahoma Christian School girls at the Class 3A girls’ state cross country meet. Rawls ran the 2-mile course in 13:43, finishing 20th overall for the Lady Saints, who took 14th at the meet.
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Lady Huskies take title, Lewis tops the field at regionals
The Edmond North girls hadn’t lost to an Oklahoma school all season and they didn’t let it start Saturday. The Lady Huskies placed four runners in the top 10 and held off Westmoore for the Class 6A west regional title Saturday in Norman.
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North, Deer Creek lead the way in 5A and 6A regionals
One point was all the Edmond North boys cross country team needed on Saturday and they got it. Adam Godwin finished second overall to lead the Huskies past Norman by just a point and capture the Class 6A west regional title Saturday in Norman.
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Bahreini finds a home with Santa Fe cross country team
Arya Bahreini has always enjoyed running. But for much of his life it involved sprinting up and down the soccer pitch. It wasn’t until three years ago that Bahreini gave cross country a shot, initially taking up the sport as a way to improve his soccer skills.
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Griffin sidelined for six weeks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin is about to add patience to his repertoire of basketball skills while his broken left kneecap heals.
It's a vital quality for somebody trying to turn around the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Santa Fe can't cash in against No. 14 Wolverines
Lawton did their best to keep Edmond Santa Fe in the game Friday night, but the Wolves wouldn’t have it. The No. 14-ranked Wolverines saw a pair of potential scoring drives end with turnovers in the red zone, but Santa Fe couldn’t capitalize on them, as they lost 31-6 on Friday night at Wantland Stadium.
“We finally get a couple breaks but can’t take of advantage of them,” Santa Fe coach Bruce Gowen said. “In this district if you get a break you better be ready to take advantage of it, we just couldn’t quite get it done. Lawton was a very well prepared team tonight.”
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Memorial fends off Eagles, 14-7
It wasn’t pretty but The Edmond Memorial Bulldogs held off a persistent Lawton Eisenhower Friday night in Lawton.
It was Senior Night for the Eagles and they were looking to go out with a win and early on it looked like they might pull off an improbable upset.
Cale Olbert got Memorial on the board in the second quarter when he dove into the end zone for a one yard score, Will Contant’s kick made it 7-0.
Ike would battle back late in the second when Louis Durant raced in for an 18-yard score tying the game at the half, 7-7.
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Antlers pick up win over Chicks
The Deer Creek football team kept their playoff hopes alive Friday night as they held off the Chickasha Chicks 26-16.
Things started off right for the Antlers when Chickasha snapped the ball past quarterback Chase Rodgers and quickly Deer Creek was up 2-0. The Antlers defense would force another Chickasha punt and kicker Cole Mount would make the Chicks pay with a 42-yard field goal that put DC up 5-0.
Chickasha however would fight back and reel off 16 unanswered points. “They have the best quarterback in the state regardless of class, he got some yards on us tonight but we were able to contain him when it mattered,” Antlers head coach Grant Gower said. The Chicks two touchdowns and field goal gave them a 16-5 lead.
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Late drive ends Saints title hopes
Oklahoma Christian School head coach Derek Turner and his staff knew how good No. 5-ranked Cashion’s quarterback Jeremy Seaton was running the ball, unfortunately his biggest plays came through the air.
The junior directed a nine-play 89-yard scoring drive — 67 of which came through the air — as they knocked off the No. 7 Saints using a 1-yard run by Seaton with 45.1 left in the contest to win 12-10.
“Cashion played really well as a team, and in the second half they found some things in the middle of the field against us. He’s a good quarterback,” Turner said. “We’re still learning, we’re going to get there, the only difference is instead of hosting in the first round of the playoffs, we’re going to be on the road.”
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Huskies down PC West
Edmond North was much in need of some momentum, after last week’s deflating loss to Midwest City. While things didn’t go as smoothly as head coach Jeremy Dombek would have liked, the Huskies still picked up some steam with a 36-6 win over Putnam City West Thursday night at Wantland Stadium.
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OCA to take on No. 5-ranked Davenport
If the Oklahoma Christian Academy football team is to pull an upset against No. 5-ranked Davenport, they’ll have to do it shorthanded. Injuries and illness have left the Eagles thin as they host for one of their toughest opponents of the season tonight.
“We’re just kind of down in numbers and hoping to fill in some spots,” OCA head coach Keith Lough said. “It’s that time of year when you have injuries and sickness and kids get tired and their immune systems are down. We’re just going to be kind of banged up and it’s going to be uphill battle this week.”
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Santa Fe anxious to take on Lawton
While the heartbreaking losses continue to pile up for the Edmond Santa Fe football team, Bruce Gowen doesn’t have worry about a lapse tonight when his Wolves (1-6, 0-4) host Lawton.
“Our kids have always liked playing Lawton, I don’t know what it is about it, but it’s always been a challenge,” Gowen. “I guess it feels more like something when you have to get on the bus and go an hour and half, two hours, or they have to come up here. And there’s just a lot of tradition of playing Lawton teams.”
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Antlers will try to stop Chickasha passing attack
With just three weeks remaining in the football season, the Deer Creek Antlers still need two wins to get a playoff spot. And of the three remaining games, tonight’s battle at Chickasha is a good place for the Antlers to snap a two-game skid.
“There’s really little margin for error at this point in the season,” Deer Creek head coach Grant Gower said. “Every game is a big one, and all we know is at the very least we need to win two out of three to get into the playoffs.”
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OCS, Cashion battle for district title
There’s no getting around it, Friday night’s matchup between No. 7 Oklahoma Christian School and No. 5-ranked Cashion is huge. It’s more than just two ranked squads, it will go a long way in deciding the district champion.
Cashion (7-0, 5-0) did what OCS (6-1, 4-1) failed to do, which is beat Watonga. But the Saints can get back in the race with a win on the road.
The Wildcats defeated Watonga 40-33 last week, while OCS beat Minco 37-8 after trailing early on.
“We’re ready to play. We had a great week of practice, we know how good they are, we’re just ready to play some football,” OCS head football coach Derek Turner said.
