Oklahoma High School Weekly
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Hilldale sophomore Hayden Pickering plays both kinds of football. He's a wider receiver and cornerback on the Hornet football team, and he's a high scoring forward on the soccer team. He's on pace to easily surpass 50 goals in his second year on the varsity. He would love to win a state championship, break the state career scoring record and earn a scholarship to play collegiately.
Junior Midfielder Roman Hemphill is one of the state's best soccer players. Roman and his Edmond Memorial Bulldog teammates share a family atmosphere that has helped put them in position to contend for the 6A Boys Soccer State Championship. Roman plays for his Father, Edmond Memorial Coach Jake Hemphill who has helped build and nurture Roman's soccer skills. Roman's next goal will be a Division I scholarship.
Deion revisits his conversations with Booker T. Washington Athletics historian La'mar Burks and Don King, the voice of the Jenks Trojans. Coach Burks grew up near BTW and fulfilled his childhood dream of playing for the Hornets. He was on the BTW state football championship team in 1973. He's made a vocation of compiling and curating BTW's amazing athletic history. He shares more tales from BTW's historic legacy. Don King has a long history of covering high school sports in Oklahoma. He talks about the current state of athletics in Oklahoma.
Stailee Heard is a Senior Combo Guard for the Sapulpa Lady Chieftains. She scored 41 points, including the game winning basket in the waning seconds of Sapulpa's 75-74 win over Holland Hall in the 5A Girls State Basketball Championship Game. Stailee grew up in a basketball family but has competed in volleyball and track as well. Her parents, Tony and Lila played college basketball at the University of Tulsa. Stailee and her sister Tyla have been teammates at Sapulpa where you might say they've exhibited 'Heard Mentality' in their play. Stailee is headed to Stillwater to play collegiately with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
Brandon Garrison is the 6'9" Center of the 5A Boys Basketball State Champion Del City Eagles. He will be continuing his basketball career at Oklahoma State. Brandon is a McDonald's All-American who loves his Mother's cooking, English class and basketball. You'll want to hear about his interesting connection to Jay-Z.
Elle Papahronis is a Senior on the Edmond North Huskies 2023 6A Girls State Championship Basketball team. Elle credits the success of her basketball career and the success of their team to the rigorous coaching of her father, Head Coach Pete Papahronis.
Under the guidance of Coach Papahronis the Huskies have won their second 6A Girls title in a row. They successfully defended their title in a season where fans expected them to win again. Elle will be going to the University of San Francisco to play college basketball. Elle and Pete share a love of Greek island vacations, Corvettes and championship basketball.
Ford High School Weekly has all the action of the 6A and 5A Girls and Boys State Basketball Championships. Deion Imade reports from the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman as the best teams in the state battle for the right to be called a state champion.
Catch the big plays and hear what the coaches and players have to say about hoisting that Gold Ball.
Choctaw's Peyton Hand became Oklahoma's first 4-time state champion in Girls Wrestling. When she began competing as a young child most of her opponents were boys. Now that Oklahoma girls have their own division, Peyton has taken full advantage with four championships and a commitment to Ottawa University. History is one of her favorite subjects so it's appropriate that Peyton's championship excellence is now a part of Oklahoma High School Wrestling history.
The Prep Redzone Sooner State Shootout drew 65 Seven on Seven football teams from the region surrounding Oklahoma to Broken Arrow's Nienhuis Park for two days of competition. 7 on 7 offers players the opportunity to improve their skills and get seen by college recruiters. Doug Rasmussen is the Program Director for Sooner7, an Oklahoma based group that has several teams in 7 on 7 competition. He joins Deion to talk about the origin and growth of 7 on 7 and Prep Redzone Oklahoma's Michael Knight talks to Deion about the success of the inaugural Prep Redzones Sooner State Shootout.
Sophomore Marcayla Johnson and the BTW Hornets are planning a playoff drive that could lead them to the State Tournament and a State Championship. Basketball is a game that suits her athletic ability. Combine that with lots of hard work and practice and it's no surprise that Marcayla has been under the eyes of recruiters since the seventh grade. Marcayla is committed to Baylor for college but right now her eyes are on the Hornets' State Tournament dream.
La'Mar Burks grew up near Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School dreaming of becoming a Hornet. He was a member of BTW's 1973 state championship football team. Over the years his love for BTW Athletics led him on a multi-year odyssey to curate and document the outstanding athletic history of his alma mater. La'Mar Burks shares his knowledge and love of the legacy of the Booker T. Washington Hornets.
Edmond North star junior T.o. Barrett was instrumental in the Huskies’ state championship last season. Listed as a point guard, T.o. instead considers himself a “basketball player” but hopes to go down as one of the best in Oklahoma history. As this season rolls toward the playoffs, T.o. and the Huskies hope to repeat as champions. Holding scholarship offers from many of the local basketball powerhouses including OU, OSU, Tulsa and ORU, T.o. is looking for the right culture fit for him to continue his career at the next level.
Broken Arrow's senior guard Connor Dow and the Broken Arrow Tigers are off to a 15-0 start. Connor is a leader on a team with good chemistry. He's played organized basketball since grade school. His family's support and a lot of practice have helped him succeed in the game he loves. Connor is committed to the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He'd really like to head to Stillwater knowing that he and his teammates left another Gold Ball in the trophy case at Broken Arrow High School.
Bixby's senior point guard Gentry Baldwin is heading to Oral Roberts University to play basketball. The Spartans were runners up in 6A Girls basketball the las two years in narrow losses. Gentry would like to help lead her team to that one extra victory in March at the state tournament. Gentry says she's competitive by nature. She credits her Father with nurturing her interest in basketball. Find out a few of her favorite things, including how she chose ORU and where her dream of being a world traveler would take her.
We also remember long time OCU soccer coach and YurView high school soccer commentator Brian Harvey.
Dayton Forsythe is a Junior Guard with the defending 2A Champion Dale Pirates Basketball Team. In December Dayton was the Most Valuable Player in the Tournament of Champions. The Pirates beat Union, Crossings Christian and Tulsa Memorial to win the tournament championship. After that performance, Dayton received offers from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Wake Forest. Dayton has been playing organized basketball since the third grade. His success is built on a lot of work and the support of a tight-knit family.
Loren Montgomery became the head coach of the Bixby Spartans in 2010. Over the last 12 years he has steadily built the Spartan football program into one of the Oklahoma's perennial powers. Bixby won 7 Class 6A II championships from 2014 through 2021. This year Bixby moved up to Class 6A I where their success continued as the Spartans won their 8th football championship in the last nine years. Also, Michael Knight joins Deion to talk about the 2A title game and the Colorado Buffaloes making recruiting moves in Oklahoma.
Enjoy highlights of all five championship games from week 1 of OSSAA state championship football. Deion Imade has the highlights and talks with the 6A II State Champion Stillwater Pioneers. Michael Knight joins Deion for more analysis of 2022 state championship games.
JV Haney was a key figure in the growth of televised high school sports in Oklahoma. He passed away recently. His longtime broadcast partner Don King shares some of his favorite memories of their work together. JV was also a hall of fame basketball coach. After retiring from coaching in 1986, he built a career broadcasting high school sports events in Oklahoma. Also in this episode Don King, the Voice of the Jenks Trojans talks about how he got started in sports broadcasting and analyzes the high school football playoffs. Later, Michael Knight weighs in on the prospects for the 5A championship game and talks about Prep Redzone Oklahoma's upcoming 7 on 7 event.
Kayla Fourkiller is the Girls Basketball Head Coach at Southmoore High School. In football season she's a line judge at high school football games. Kayla began as a penalty record keeper with an officiating crew that included her husband Will. Working as a game official now she's found coaches and players have welcomed her as part of the game. She tries to keep her interactions with officials as a basketball coach in mind when she's on the football field. Kayla Fourkiller's one of the trailblazers for women and girls who are interested in getting involved in high school football as officials.
Heritage Hall running back/defensive back River Faulkner is having an excellent senior year. Injuries kept him out of playoff games as a sophomore and a junior. He's hoping to participate in the playoffs his senior year and earn a Gold Ball with his Charger teammates. History is his favorite subject so winning a state championship would be a nice historic way to end his high school football career. River also participates in Esports and he's helped coach a 6th grade football team. Michael Knight joins Deion Imade to break down the Class 3A playoff race.
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