HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 7

A majority of Week 7 high school football games were played Thursday night across Oklahoma.

The Elk City Elks traveled to Oklahoma City for a non-district matchup with Class 6A U.S. Grant. The Elks got off to a fast start, scoring on their first five possessions to build a 35-0 lead on their way to a 41-16 victory.

Junior running back Riley Smith rushed 17 times for 260 yards and two touchdowns. Julian Denham and Caliber Vidaurri each added two rushing touchdowns.

It was Elk City's first win of the season. The Elks return to district play next week when they travel back to Oklahoma City to face Douglass.

Elsewhere in Class 4A District 1, Weatherford dominated Bethany 31-3 in a battle for the top spot in the district. Clinton edged Cache 27-19, while Woodward defeated Douglass 62-24.

Weatherford leads the district standings at 4-0. Clinton and Bethany are tied for second at 2-1, followed by Woodward and Cache at 2-2. Douglass and Elk City remain tied at 0-3.

MERRITT FALLS TO CRESCENT

The Merritt Oilers hosted the Crescent Tigers Thursday night in Class A Division I District 1 action. Crescent remained unbeaten in district play with a 40-0 victory over the Oilers.

Elsewhere in the district, Sayre defeated Hinton 50-6, Tonkawa shut out Watonga 46-0, and Fairview blanked Hooker 17-0.

Tonkawa, Fairview and Crescent share the district lead at 4-0. Sayre, Hooker, Watonga and Hinton are tied at 1-3, while Merritt sits at 0-4.

The Battle of Beckham County is set for next week when Sayre travels to Merritt.

AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES

• Apache 14, Carnegie 6

• Hobart 46, Empire 8

• Mangum 55, Comanche 0

• Southwest Covenant 37, Mooreland 14

• Laverne 52, Boise City 6

• Hollis 40, Rush Springs 0

• Okeene 56, Mountain View-Gotebo 8

• Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 34, Seiling 28

CLASS 4A STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

The Weatherford Lady Eagles competed in the Class 4A State Volleyball Tournament Thursday at Claremore High School.

Weatherford faced top-ranked Mount St. Mary's in the state quarterfinals, where the Rockets ended the Lady Eagles' season with a three-set sweep, 25-10, 25-15 and 25-13.

Weatherford finished the season with a 25-6 record, reaching the state tournament for the second consecutive year.

MLB PLAYOFFS

Major League Baseball will crown a new champion this season, with the Milwaukee Brewers advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1982.

Milwaukee completed a four-game sweep of the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night at Dodger Stadium, rallying for a 6-4 victory.

Shohei Ohtani opened the scoring with a three-run home run, helping Los Angeles build an early 4-0 lead. Milwaukee answered with two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game before taking the lead in the sixth. The Brewers' bullpen held on to complete the sweep.

It marked the first time in MLB history that a team swept the same opponent that had swept it the previous postseason. It was also the Dodgers' first sweep in a best-of-seven postseason series since the 1966 World Series.

In the American League Championship Series, Cleveland defeated Tampa Bay 3-2 in Game 3. The Guardians took the lead for good with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Game 4 is scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both face ranked opponents this weekend.

Coming off an upset victory over Texas last week, Oklahoma will host No. 15 Kentucky Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, No. 18 Oklahoma State travels to Houston for a matchup with the No. 20 Cougars. A victory would strengthen the Cowboys' position among the Big 12 contenders battling for a spot in the conference championship game in Arlington and a potential College Football Playoff berth.

Kickoff between Oklahoma State and Houston is also scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Several other ranked matchups highlight Saturday's national schedule.

At 11 a.m., No. 4 Ohio State visits No. 5 Indiana, while No. 16 Mississippi State travels to No. 22 LSU.

The 2:30 p.m. slate features No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee and No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Florida.

At 6:30 p.m., No. 2 Notre Dame travels to Provo to face No. 8 BYU.