Class 5A semifinals capsules

After the jump, the capsules for the Class 5A semifinalists.

Class 5A
Carl Albert vs. El Reno, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Putnam City
Bixby vs. Guthrie, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stillwater High

El Reno Indians
Record: 12-0
Ranking: No. 2.
Coach: Tom Cobble, second season at El Reno.
Previous state titles: None.
Road to 2009 semifinal: Beat Ardmore 34-14, beat McAlester 21-14.
2008 record (playoffs): 10-3 (beat Durant 27-18, beat Miami 14-7, lost to Booker T. Washington 28-7)
Last week: The Indians defense stopped McAlester QB Tony Kiefer insider the 1-yard line on fourth down with 44 seconds to go to keep them undefeated and advance to the semifinals.
Player to watch: Jakeil Everheart, QB. Everheart is a dual threat, running for more than 850 yards and throwing for nearly 1,500.
Key stat: 108.5. The average number of rushing yards given up by El Reno’s defense this season. The Indians have held six opponents to seven points or less.
News to know: Tyler Palmer leads El Reno in tackles with more than 100. … Cody Dauphin and Matt Yarbrough each had eight sacks during the regular season. … Matt Pruitt has six interceptions. … Jovia Franklin leads the Indians in receiving with more than 600 yards. 

Carl Albert Titans
Record: 10-2
Ranking: No. 4
Coach: Gary Rose, 14th season at Carl Albert
Previous state titles: 1989 (4A), 1993 (5A), 1997 (5A), 1998 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2000 (5A), 2001 (5A), 2004 (5A), 2006 (5A).
Road to 2009 semifinal: Beat Lawton MacArthur 51-19, beat Bishop Kelley 34-31 in double overtime.
2008 record (playoffs): 12-2 (Beat Altus 48-0, beat Boxby 44-6, beat Lawton MacArthur 47-14, lost to Booker T. Washington 28-17.
Last week: J.T. Realmuto scored four times — twice in overtime — as the Titans knocked off previously unbeaten Kelley. Realmuto had 40 carries for 180 yards.
Player to watch: Tre Porter, RB/WR/FS. Porter, a Texas Tech commit, has more than 600 yards rushing on limited carried, around 600 yards receiving and has around 90 tackles.
Key stat: 39.2. Carl Albert’s scoring average this season, even with a 27-6 loss to Booker T. Washington to start the season. Since, the Titans have scored 28 or more points in every game and been held under 30 just once.
News to know: Kenton Whittington and Jeremiah Reed each have more than 100 tackles. … Porter is second in Class 5A in scoring with 21 touchdowns. … J.T. Realmuto went well past the 1,000 yard rushing mark with last week’s performance. He has scored 19 times. … Before last week’s win, Carl Albert had scored 40 or more points in six consecutive games.