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By Matt Patterson mpatterson@oklahoman.com High School wrestlers are preparing to hit the mats. This year should be an interesting season. Read More

And Community Christian v. Destiny Christian October 31, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com #2 Community Christian vs. #3 Destiny Christian (Th @ 7:30 at CCS) Three weeks ago, Community Christian put a 55-34 beating on its brothers to the North. For Destiny Christian, is it revenge or repeat?? Community Christian led by Brooks Mosier is sparked by... Read More

Christian Schools Playoffs Preview October 31, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Why should all the big boys have all the fun?? With OSSAA squads fighting for their playoff lives, four Christian schools are ready for their semifinals, starting Thursday at Community Christian. #1 Southwest Covenant vs. #4 Wesleyan Christian SW enters as the top... Read More

Final Week October 28, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com First off, props to username GHS who successfully predicted Guthrie’s 24-21 win over Carl Albert. Everyone had a 50/50 chance with the teams, but GHS picked the exact score. Nice job. The Bluejays win gives Guthrie the district but so many districts are still up in... Read More

Sure it's cross country, but clutch showings by Vaughn, Harper would impress any fan of sports October 28, 2007 By Justin Harper, Staff Writer jharper@oklahoman.com Granted, it’s week 10 of the high school football season, so few folks are paying much attention to cross country. But even football fans should appreciate what a pair of cross country runners did this season. Tulsa Union’s Sara Vaughn and Plainview’s... Read More

Kersey's Week 9 Top 10 game picks October 26, 2007 I watched Guthrie scrimmage McGuinness prior to the start of this season, and ever since then I’ve said that I think Guthrie is the best team in Class 5A. Besides the obvious greatness on the team (Kye Staley), they are enormous in size. The one thing that makes me slightly question that now is the schedule the... Read More

Week 9 State Area Picks... October 26, 2007 By Robert Przybylo, Jason Kersey and Zach West It’s showdown week. No, no, not for the games but for The Stooges. With this many good games, someone has to fall, right?? The LOCK picks defined last week as Jason was the sole person to believe in OCS (win), Robert was looking shaky with Ardmore losing 28-6 at... Read More

Guthrie Offense vs. Carl Albert Defense October 25, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com We are now a day away from the battle of the titans. Hmm, considering who is playing, maybe titans is a bad term. Bad humor aside, the showdown at Carl Albert is quickly approaching. Wednesday, we looked at special teams and the Titans offense against the Bluejays... Read More

And now the pick... October 25, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Or as I’ve learned to call it: the kiss of death. I haven’t been right in ages. I mean seriously, how bad can you be?? Shawnee, who has been my arch-nemesis all season got me again by upping McAlester. Oh well, here goes: Guthrie 38, Carl Albert 30. I’ve been... Read More

Get well soon October 25, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com A Rush Springs High School freshman was severely injured and hospitalized during a junior high game Tuesday at Washington. All thoughts and prayers are with Justin Barney, a 14-year-old kid just doing what he loves. A television report said after making a routine... Read More

Carl Albert Offense vs. Guthrie Defense October 24, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Here we are with Part II of our statistical breakdown of the Game of the Year. This is where I think the game will be won. The Bluejays’ defensive stats are out of this world. It’s better than Xbox numbers. In eight games, 17 points allowed?? That’s it.... Read More

Setting the stage: Guthrie at Carl Albert October 24, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com The first of a three-part look at Friday night’s monstrous district battle between the Bluejays and Titans. First a look the scores from both teams 8-0 start. Carl Albert (8-0, 5-0): W Tulsa Washington (34-14), W Ada (27-12), W Duncan (35-21), W John Marshall... Read More

Let Showdown week commence... October 23, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com As Ryan said in Monday’s paper, do the football gods know something? This week is absolutely loaded. Let’s take a look at a pivotal pairing that may determine District 4A-4: Stilwell at Broken Bow. Stilwell comes in at 6-2, 4-1, with the two defeats coming to... Read More

The most underrated player I've seen this year October 21, 2007 by Brandon Chatmon bchatmon@oklahoman.com Looking back at the first eight weeks of the season, I decided to try to figure out who I felt was the most underrated player I’ve seen in person this season. It took a while but it’s become pretty clear to me: Western Heights running back Will McCullough. I... Read More

A pair of Thursday night classics October 21, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Going into last Thursday, I had my eye on a couple of games, namely Weatherford at Anadarko and Chickasha at Ardmore. Boy oh boy, did those games live up to expectations. Let’s start in Ardmore where Mike Loyd compared his team’s improbable 34-28 OT win as one... Read More

Bridge Creek has revenge on its mind October 20, 2007 By Jason Kersey jkersey@oklahoman.com Last season after Bridge Creek’s 36-21 win over Lexington, a Lexington player put a needle between two of his fingers before the traditional lined-up handshakes. 12 Bobcats were hit by the needle, and all had to be tested. While senior receiver/cornerback Craig... Read More

Plainview quietly emerging as a contender October 20, 2007 By Jason Kersey jkersey@oklahoman.com While the Clintons, Tuttles and Kingfishers of the world get all the attention in Class 3A, this little school down in Ardmore is flying under the radar. No one seems to talk about Plainview, but that is just fine by Indians coach Corey Cole. Plainview has won only... Read More

Healthy Hornets sting Muskogee October 19, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Class 6A’s third-ranked Muskogee fell 28-13 at the hands of Tulsa Washington Thursday night. The loss came as a surprise, given that BTW has had a mediocre season at best. But Muskogee coach Matt Hennesy said the Hornets are better than people think. “They are... Read More

Buffaloes bouncing back October 18, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Here we go again. Now I’ve been wrong about Shawnee numerous times this year, and I’ve been wrong about McAlester. So what happens when two teams get together that I’ve misjudged time and time again? Man, I have no idea…none. The Wolves have been a different... Read More

Kersey's Top 10 picks for Week 8 October 18, 2007 By Jason Kersey jkersey@oklahoman.com Midwest City over Westmoore Tuttle over Kingfisher McAlester over Shawnee Putnam North over Norman North Grove over Miami Metro Christian over Berryhill Seq. Read More

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The Varsity High School Bloggers

Ryan Aber

Reporter

Ryan Aber has worked for The Oklahoman since 2006, covering high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks, the Oklahoma City Barons and OU football recruiting. An Oklahoma City native, Aber graduated from Northeastern State. Before joining The Oklahoman, Aber worked for the Muskogee Phoenix, Southwest Times-Record in Fort Smith, Ark., and the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas.

Jason Kersey

OU Sports Reporter

Jason Kersey became The Oklahoman's OU football beat writer in May 2012 after a year covering high school sports and OSU recruiting. Before joining the newspaper in November 2006 as a part-time results clerk, he covered high school football for the Newcastle Pacer. During his time with The Oklahoman, he has also coordinated Thunder coverage, worked on the copy desk and covered several NFL games, including Super Bowl XLV. A Noble High School and OU graduate, he lives in Norman.

Jacob Unruh

Copy Editor

Jacob Unruh is a graduate of Northeastern State University. He was born in Cherokee and raised near Vera where he attended Caney Valley High School.During his tenure at NSU, Unruh wrote for The Northeastern (NSU's student newspaper), the Tahlequah Daily Press and the Tulsa World. From there, Unruh spent three years at the Lawton Constitution covering prep sports and Oklahoma football before joining The Oklahoman sports staff.

Scott Wright

Reporter

A lifelong resident of the Oklahoma City metro area, Scott Wright has been on The Oklahoman staff since 2005, covering a little bit of everything on the state's sports scene.

He has been a beat writer for football and basketball at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, writing about athletes like Blake Griffin, Sam Bradford, Adrian Peterson, Dez Bryant and Brandon Pettigrew before they moved on to outstanding professional careers.

He also has covered small college athletics, minor league sports and NASCAR. Currently, he specializes in high school sports, football and basketball recruiting, and coverage of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.