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Playing almost the entire game without leading rusher Michael Farmer and forced to rely on quarterback Luke Hoskins for most of its offense, Edmond North managed to push No. 1-ranked Jenks to the limit before succumbing to a 280-yard, three-TD performance by Trojan running back Trey’Vonne Barr’e Friday night in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs, 34-12.
Farmer suffered a leg injury on his second carry of the game and spent the rest of the night on crutches. Without him, the Huskies were held to just 104 yards on 33 carries on the night. Hoskins gained 40 of those yards, and added 126 yards passing.
But North, which finished the season 10-2, had to settle for four field goals by Trevor Moore, never getting the ball into the Jenks end zone at Hunter-Dwelley Field. With Tulsa Union blitzing Edmond Santa Fe at Wantland Stadium, the only team from the west remaining in the title hunt is Norman North, which defeated Broken Arrow. Owasso took care of Norman and will meet Norman North next weekend, while Jenks and Union have a rematch of their 2011 semis.
Barr’e broke open a tight contest when he hit off the left side and found daylight around the corner for an 80-yard TD run with 6:07 left in the game. That score came seconds after Moore’s 23-yard field goal had pulled the visitors within 20-12.
Barr’e added an 11-yard TD run with 2:23 remaining after his 42-yard burst set it up.
Jenks had taken a 20-9 lead on a 19-yard pass from Kyle Alexander to tight end Garrett Patterson with 10:38 left in the game — a drive which covered 72 yards in 13 plays and overcame a fourth-and-2 on the final play of the third period. The Trojans had second and 23 when a pass interference call gave them new life at the 21.
Ezell McIntee kept Edmond North close with five touchdown-saving tackles, but it was the inability of the Huskies to get the big play in the red zone which eventually led to their downfall.
Barr’e carried 20 times for 126 yards in the first half, scoring the lone TD of the opening two periods. But it was after the break that he really put on a show, carrying 11 times for 158 yards and two other scores. The Huskies loaded the box all night long in an effort to stop the Trojan super star, and the strategy appeared to be working heading into the final six minutes. Moore’s third field goal, a 43-yarder with 4:08 left in the third, cut a 13-3 halftime deficit to 13-9.
Barr’e had bulled in from a yard out with 8:30 left in the half, and Daniel Donley kicked a pair of field goals for the Trojans for that lead at the break. But North ran 14 plays to just three for the hosts in the first eight minutes of the third period.
They reached the 5-yard line before being thrown back for a yard on third-and-1 on their first drive of the final period.
Jenks needed something good to happen, and Barr’e had just the right answer. Big plays on the next series by Brandon Waggoner and Luke Thompson forced a three-and-out, and a 42-yard run by Barr’e set up his own 11-yard scoot around the left side for the final TD of the game and the final spread of 34-12 with 2:23 to play.
The Trojans recovered the ensuing kickoff at the Huskies 27 and nearly scored again before Brett Tye was forced out at the two by McIntee, who was hurt on the play. Jenks took a knee with 0:35 left, electing not to try for another TD.
Jenks rushed for 313 yards in the game, and added 105 passing. Marquee Depp, who took over for Farmer after he was hurt, led North with 41 yards on 12 tries, one more yard than Hoskins — who was thrown for 17 yards in losses on his final two plays.
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Blake Shelton brings relief concert to Oklahoma City
Blake Shelton has organized and will headline the telethon “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert” on May 29, to take place at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Grammy Award-winning artists Miranda Lambert, Reba and Vince Gill also will perform. Additional guests for the concert will be announced shortly.
The concert will be televised live at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. It also will air on cable networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT on either a live or delayed basis. -
OCU’s Wright playing for Moore
Drew Wright’s heart will be with her hometown of Moore when her Oklahoma City University softball team competes in the NAIA Championships this week. Edmond Santa Fe graduate Kayley Humann, an OCU outfielder, is one of Wright’s teammates.
Wright and the fourth-ranked Stars (50-13) opened national-tournament play against fifth-ranked Cal State San Marcos Friday at South Commons Softball Complex.
The senior third baseman said it was difficult to leave Oklahoma City on Tuesday after a destructive tornado leveled several city blocks of Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday.
Fortunately, Wright’s family is safe from the tornado that has been hailed as the most severe to hit the area. -
Bronchos win 2 straight at NCAA Division II World Series
Kaylee Brunson and Kacie Edwards keyed an 11-hit attack that carried Central Oklahoma to a 7-1 romp over Molloy in the second round of the NCAA Division II Championship Finals in Salem, VA. Friday afternoon at the Moyer Sports Complex.
Brunson and Edwards had three hits apiece and both drove in runs during a big five-run, sixth-inning outburst that turned a precarious 2-0 lead into a comfortable 7-0 cushion as UCO coasted into Sunday’s winner’s bracket finals. -
Area camps start May 28
Girls hoop camp kicks off Tuesday
The three head varsity girls basketball coaches (Dandy Peeler, Edmond Memorial; Karlie Free, Edmond North; Paul Bass, Edmond Santa Fe) of Edmond Schools will be hosting a youth basketball camp for girls entering kindergarten-ninth grades at Edmond Memorial High School May 28-31.
The younger kids, entering grades kindergarten-4th, will run from 9 a.m.-noon. The camp will focus on basic fundamentals of the game including shooting, passing, ball handling as well as defensive and offensive skills.
Girls entering grades 5-9 will be in the afternoon camp from 1-4 p.m. The camp will focus on offensive and defensive fundamental skills along with sharpening individual skills through station work and competitive contests.
Cost is $115. Contact Dandy Peeler at 250-4377 for more information. -
Still time to register for UCO's Endeavor Games
Registration is open online for athletes and volunteers for the 2013 University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, June 6-9, the nation’s largest multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities.
Athletes of all ages or sporting experience are invited to register for the event. Community members are also encouraged to register to volunteer with more than 300 volunteer opportunities available.
Similar to the summer Paralympic Games, athletes may register for multiple adaptive sports, which include cycling, indoor archery, outdoor archery, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, shooting, table tennis, track and field, wheelchair basketball, and, for the first time at the UCO Endeavor Games, paratriathlon. The paratriathlon will be limited to athletes over the age of 16 with previous paratriathlon experience. -
UCO opens World Series with a victory
Kalynn Schrock dominated in the pitching circle and Kaylee Brunson came through with a tie-breaking triple to lift Central Oklahoma past fourth-ranked Armstrong Atlantic 5-2 in Salem, Va. Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Division II Championship Finals.
It was the sixth straight postseason win for the No. 19-ranked Bronchos, who improved to 48-11 and moved into today’s 3 p.m. semifinal game against either defending national champion Valdosta State or Malloy.
Schrock gave up just two hits and no walks while striking out 15 — including 10 of the final 12 batters she faced — in improving to 31-6 on the season and 6-0 in the postseason. -
Edmond Santa Fe's Taylor heading to Central Florida
Danielle Taylor, fresh off a Central District Youth Rowing Championship victory on the Oklahoma River at the start of the month, followed up the success by signing a letter of intent in rowing with Central Florida at Edmond Santa Fe High School.
Though Santa Fe does not offer rowing as a team sport, Taylor competes for OKC Riversport on the Junior Crew which competes on the Oklahoma River.
Taylor missed her junior season due to an injury, but Coach Brian Ebke knew the Santa Fe athlete would be raring to go her senior season.
“She’s an extremely hard worker,” Ebke lauded. “Her work ethic is impeccable.” -
Bronchos hit final match play spot in first round
Dillon Rust got off to a blazing start and ended up shooting a one-under-par 70 to lead Central Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships in Hershey, Pa. Tuesday.
Rust birdied four of his first five holes en route to his under-par round and the Bronchos ended up with a 300 on the day, giving them a 36-hole total of 597. The 300 leaves UCO eighth in the 20-team field heading into final round of stroke play, with the top eight teams advancing to match play that will determine the national champion. -
Area players earn All-State honors on the diamond
Three area baseball players were selected to the All-State Team this week.
Right-handed pitcher Holden Lyons from Edmond North, made the team after posting a perfect 7-0 mark with an ultra-low 1.29 earned run average.
Deer Creek’s Cole Lindley made it as an outfielder and Oklahoma Christian’s Austin Brooks landed on the list in the designated hitter’s spot.
The threesome will compete on the Large West squad on July 30 at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. -
Tennis camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Raquet Club is offering a pair of tennis camps beginning May 28.
For ages 5-8, a camp is offered from 8:45-9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and for ages 7-15 a tennis camp is available from 6-6:55 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both camps run from May 28-June 13 and cost is $99 per camp.
A camp session for ages 8-16 will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:25 a.m. May 29-June 12 for the identical cost.
For more information concerning these camps and others, call 341-4241. - More Sports Headlines
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