Unbeatens Owasso, PC North take road trips

District play opens for most teams in week 4 of the football season, and many strong matchups highlight the schedule for Oklahoma City-metro area squads.

Putnam City North at Tulsa Union

The Panthers are one of only three 6A-I schools to get through non-district play without a defeat. But the competition level steps way forward against a No. 1-ranked Redskins’ squad whose only defeat was in double OT at Cowboys Stadium to Southlake Carroll in Week 1.

Edmond Santa Fe vs Edmond Memorial

The final prong of Edlam features the Wolves, who lost to Edmond North, and the Bulldogs, who beat the Huskies. But they had opposite fortunes a week ago, with Santa Fe holding off Southmoore 34-28 while Memorial surrendered more than 700 yards in a 57-37 loss to Mustang.

Owasso at Norman North

The Timberwolves seek to bounce back from losing last week’s 48-41 thriller against Westmoore. Owasso has been as good as anyone in the state so far, knocking off Broken Arrow, shutting out Muskogee and picking up its first win in 21 years against Jenks last Friday, 7-6.

OCS at Millwood

It’s a showdown between two of Class 2A’s top challengers. Both hosted Tulsa schools a week ago, with OCS pounding Lincoln Christian 38-8 but the Falcons falling 21-6 to Cascia Hall. Millwood lost in last year’s 2A title game while OCS reached the quarterfinals.

Several other good contests will feature Guthrie at McGuinness, Mustang at Edmond North, Carl Albert at Western Heights, Enid at Choctaw

Norman North, Westmoore to collide

It’s the final week of non-district play in most Oklahoma football districts, and central Oklahoma has several intriguing matchups.

Norman North at Westmoore

Perhaps the biggest challengers to the Jenks-Union stranglehold on 6A football clash at Moore Schools Stadium. Both bring prolific offenses, North led by QB John Kolar and RB Quan Hogan and the Jaguars with a powerful receiving crew catching passes from veteran QB Bryson Lee.

Cascia Hall at Millwood

The Falcons scored a huge win in the Soul Bowl Saturday against Douglass but continue a tough non-district slate against a 4A power from Tulsa. The Commandos rallied in the second half to take down 6A Bartlesville last week.

Mustang at Edmond Memorial

Nobody has played better defense than the Bulldogs, who have scored shutouts of Southmoore and Edmond North to rise up the ranks of 6A-I. They’ll get a test from a powerful Mustang offense. The Broncos were surprised by Stillwater 35-26 last week.

The area has many other strong contests this week, including Putnam City North at Choctaw, Del City at Midwest City, Southmoore at Edmond Santa Fe and Talihina at Christian Heritage.

 

Westmoore, Edmond Memorial off to 2-0 starts

Westmoore again claimed the city championship in Moore, knocking off Southmoore 20-7 as part of a busy second week  of football in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Also scoring a strong win in Class 6A-I was Edmond Memorial, which knocked off Edmond North 35-0 behind Warren Wand’s running and a stifling defense. The Bulldogs are out to a 2-0 start.

Perhaps the most surprising of several big wins for 6A-II squads came from Stillwater, which traveled to Mustang and scored a 35-26 victory behind a 242-yard rushing performance from Cameron Mayberry.

Also scoring impressive victories were Midwest City, which shut down crosstown rival Carl Albert in an 18-0 victory and Choctaw, which crushed Putnam City 34-3.

Saturday’s annual Soul Bowl saw Millwood take down Douglass for a second straight year, with Andre Clanton’s late sce giving the Falcons a 20-14 victory.

 

Battle of Midwest City set for week two

It’s another week for big rivalry games in central Oklahoma in week two of the high school football season. Here are a few favorites.

Midwest City at Carl Albert

It’s a rare treat for football fans in the east metro as Midwest City’s two schools hook up for the first time in many years. The Bombers are stinging from a 17-12 loss to Booker T. Washington last week, while the Titans rolled against El Reno 48-14.

Southmoore vs Westmoore

The Jaguars looked the part of a 6A Division I challenger by rolling past Moore 49-20 in their opener. Southmoore struggled to get much going offensively and fell 20-0 to Edmond Memorial. But this is quickly growing to be a big rivalry contest and will have both teams’ attention.

Millwood at Douglass

The Trojans look like a big contender in Class 3A and started with a dominating 75-0 victory against Northeast last weekend. Millwood got a measure of revenge on Star-Spencer in a 36-24 victory, avenging a loss to Star in the All-City preview two weeks ago. Douglass’ only regular-season loss last year came at Millwood, 31-12.

Many other good games dot the schedule during week two, including Deer Creek at Norman, OCS at Metro Christian, Yukon at Norman North and Edmond Memorial vs Edmond North.

OKC All-City preview opens Thursday

The annual Oklahoma City All-City High School Football Preview Thursday and Friday highlights the final weekend of preseason scrimmages before the games start to count for real.

But make no mistake about it, there still is pride on the line as Oklahoma City Public Schools squads, joined by neighboring Millwood and Western Heights, begin play at Star-Spencer’s Twidell and Douglass’ Moses F. Miller Stadiums.

The schedule for Thursday at Douglass features Capitol Hill vs. U.S. Grant at 6; Centennial vs. Southeast at 6:45 and Douglass vs. the opening game winner at 7:30.

At Star-Spencer, John Marshall faces Western Heights at 5:30 and Star-Spencer meets Northeast at 6:15. The JM-WH winner takes on Northwest Classen at 7 while the SS-NE winner will face Millwood at 7:45.

Six consolation bracket games will be played Friday at Star-Spencer, with the semifinals, third place game and finals at Douglass at 6, 6:45, 7:30 and 8:15.

Millwood knocked off Douglass in last year’s All-City title game, 7-0.