HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Week 5 of the high school football season came and went on Friday night all across the state of Oklahoma. In Class 4A District 1 action, Elk City went north on Highway 34 to face Woodward. The Elks were riding a four game win streak in the series, but it was obvious very early that streak would come to an end. Woodward scored early and often in a 63-14 win over the Elks. The Boomers scored touchdowns on the first 9 possessions to run away and hide from the Brown and White. Elk City fell to 0-5, 0-2 in the district while Woodward improved to 4-2, 1-1 in 4A 1. Elsewhere around the district, Wford held off Clinton in the Custer County Conflict 23-7. Bethany went to Cache and topped the Bulldogs 17-7. Wford and Bethany are out on top of the district at 2-0. Cache and Woodward are next with 1-1 records. Clinton and Douglass are both 0-1. Elk City’s in the cellar at 0-2.

Down in Class A-1 District 1, the Merritt Oilers welcomed the Hinton Comets in a game for both to scratch back into the playoff chase. Hinton got revenge from a 40-0 shellacking last year and returned the favor by shutting out the Oilers 28-0. Meritt falls to 2-3 overall, 0-2 in the district. Hinton won their first game this season with a 1-4 overall record, an even 1-1 in district 1. The other district 1 games shook out like this: Crescent topped Sayre 36-8, Tonkawa handled Hooker 48-21, and Fairview whipped up on Watonga 42-7. Crescent, Fairview, and Tonkawa lead the standings at 2-0. Hinton and Hooker are tied at 1-1. Merritt, Sayre, and Watonga are all tied at 0-2.

In other high school football around the area, El Reno hammered Altus 50-13, Mooreland edged Apache 14-13, Carnegie fell to SW Covenant 50-20, Cordell outscored Snyder 44-26, Seiling took it on the chin from Dewar 58-8, Mangum whallopped Walters 62-0, MVG blanked Shattuck 14-0, Thomas spanked Empire 56-13,  

STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS RELEASED

Fast Pitch and Fall Baseball State Tournament brackets were released this morning by the OSSAA for classes 2A, A, and B. The Fast Pitch State Tournaments will all be held at the Firelake complex in Shawnee. In Class 2A the Merritt Oilerettes will make their first appearance in the fast pitch State Tournament in school history. Merritt will take on Warner on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 in the final game of the day in 2A. They’re in the bottom side of the bracket. The other two school on Merritt’s side of the bracket are Pocola and Wilburton at 2:00. The top side of the bracket features Dale and Crescent at 10. Vanoss takes on Tushka at noon. In Class A Canute will get things started at 10:00 on Thursday against Drummond. They’re on the same side as the defending State Champs, the AB Lady Indians. AB will face PPV in round 1 at noon. C-R’s on the bottom side of the Class A bracket. The Lady Bears draw Wister at 2:00 in the quarterfinals. Okarche and Caddo are the final game of the day at 4:00. Finally in Class B the tournament will start with the 10:00 game on Thursday between L-S and Pittsburgh. Leedey’s up next at noon against Red Oak. The bottom of the bracket has Roff vs Soper at 2 then Caney and Kiowa at 4.

Class A Fall baseball State Tournament will start Thursday. The first two rounds are at Shawnee with the finals at Bricktown. The Canute Trojans are on the top side of the bracket. They’ll face Battiest/Stuart in the first game at 1:30. Rattan and Okarche are on the same side of the bracket and will start things off at 11. The bottom of the bracket features Verden and Navajo at 4:00. Ripley and Wright City are the other game on that side of the bracket at 6:30.

Class B’s Fall Baseball State Tournament will play Thursday and Friday at Seminole State before moving to Bricktown for Saturday’s Finals. FCB will start things at 11 against Vici. Moss gets Dover next at 1:30. The first game of the day Thursday in the bottom side of the bracket is Calumet taking on Leedey at 4. Drummond and Tupelo will finish the day on that side of the bracket at 6:30.

Follow the link to the various State Tournament Brackets