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Clarke vs. Page: Match up of the year December 28, 2007 | Comment on this article

By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Oklahoma basketball fans have been longing for this match up for four years now. Pawnee point guard Keiton Page versus Verdigris point guard Rotnei Clarke. Finally, fans are getting their wish. Page and Pawnee tip off against Clarke and Verdigris at 2p.m. Friday at the... Read More

Clarke vs. Page at halftime December 28, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Pawnee leads Verdigris 22-17 at the half. Clarke and Page have 13 points each, but both have been scoreless for the last five minutes. Clarke is 5-10 shooting, but has missed his last three shots. Page is 5-9. Read More

Clarke vs. Page delayed December 28, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com We knew Oklahoma fans would pile in to see Clarke vs. Page Friday in the T o C. As a result, there have already been two delays here at the T o C, due to the number of people waiting outside to get in to see Clarke vs. Page. The Pavilion is already 75 percent full, and... Read More

Big time performances from big time players at the T of C December 27, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com It’s been a wild day here at the Tournament of Champions. Big players have been as advertised. Stringtown center James Watson, a Washington State signee, scored 27 points in a losing effort earlier today. Tulsa East Central, the top ranked team in 5A, had four players... Read More

Santa Fe escapes, stays unbeaten December 22, 2007 By Ray Marin rmartin@oklahoman.com I thought Yukon was going to pull off an upset Friday night. It had undefeated Santa Fe, no. 7 in our preseason poll (likely to be in the top five when our new poll comes out next in a few weeks) down by ten late in the third quarter. Yukon led by five with just under three... Read More

The 43rd Tournament of Champions December 20, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com The 43rd edition of the Tournament of Champions, Oklahoma’s premier boys high school basketball invitational tournament, tips off Thursday at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion. THURSDAY”S SCHEDULE: Game 1 – Stringtown (class B) vs. Tulsa East Central... Read More

Star wins thriller at Capitol Hill December 18, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Star Spencer (4A #2) beat Capitol Hill (5A #3) 52-48 in overtime tonight at Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill led by two with 12 seconds remaining in regulation, but Star Spencer guard Bryce Kemp picked up loose ball and scored a lay up as time... Read More

Undeserving Bixby to play in T of C December 18, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com The tournament of champions tips off next week. And a mediocre Bixby team will undeservingly compete amongst the state’s elite squads (McGuinness, Verdigris, Pawnee, Jenks, Stringtown, Tulsa East Central and Sequoyah-Tahlequah). The Spartans are currently... Read More

Giving out The Stooge... December 16, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Well, this is only one stooge’s opinion. My other two boys, Zach and Jason, had finals this week, so maybe we can excuse them. Plus, Jason got to see his “ultimate boy” Brett Favre at St. Louis break Dan Marino’s record for passing yards. Without further ado, my... Read More

Clarke, Verdigris upset by...who? December 15, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com I assumed the Tournament of Champions is where Verdigris would be dealt its first, and perhaps only loss of the season. I was wrong. The Cardinals fell 71-66 to Class A Clayton Friday night in the Eastern State College tournament, despite a season high 45 points... Read More

All-City Volleyball December 14, 2007 by Brandon Chatmon bchatmon@oklahoman.com With today’s release of the All-City volleyball teams, I just wanted to blog about the tough decisions I had to make on the team… But first, I want to post what would have been the second team all-city selections… Second Team OH Taylor Rowton, Edmond... Read More

Stooges signing off for football… December 11, 2007 By Robert Przybylo, Jason Kersey and Zach West The entire regular season your favorite stooges have wanted a chance to show what we know. We got cocky and challenged Ryan Aber in the playoffs. The result?? Well, we were put in our place. Ryan finished three games better than any of us. Robert wants to give... Read More

Friday notes from Oklahoma's Best Tournament in T-Town December 08, 2007 By Justin Harper, Staff Writer jharper@oklahoman.com Girls basketball notes from Friday’s action at the Oklahoma’s Best Tournament at Tulsa University’s Reynolds Center: Sequoyah-Tahlequah winning streak snapped Tulsa Washington defeated Sequoyah-Tahlequah Friday in the semifinals of the... Read More

Class 3A: These girls are good! December 07, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Class 3A is loaded. It’s the best class in high school girls basketball. The Oklahoma’s Best tournament is a case in point. The prestigious tournament is a preview of what the Big House will look like next March. For the first time... Read More

Poor Patriots... December 07, 2007 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Putnam City West just can’t catch a break. The Patriots are 1-4, but are only five points away from being 4-1. The Patriots have dropped three of their last four games by two points or less. Last Tuesday, Mustang hit a buzzer-beater to down PCW 66-64. Friday, in the... Read More

Guthrie receivers shine in title game December 02, 2007 By Justin Harper, Staff Writer jharper@oklahoman.com Guthrie receiver Kent McDonald went out with a bang Friday night in trhe Bluejays’ 16-3 win over Bixby in the Class 5A state final. With Guthrie’s running game being slowed by Bixby, the senior wideout came through with four catches for 76... Read More

Week 14 State area picks November 30, 2007 By Robert Przybylo, Jason Kersey and Zach West It’s crunch time for your lovable stooges. The games have dwindled from 20 to 10 here in the stretch run. Jason may have sealed his fate with the Plainview pick. Robert’s riding high with Bixby while Zach is playing it cool while trying to protect his lead. Will... Read More

'Charge'-ing ahead November 25, 2007 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com Bad and lame pun aside, I feel pretty good. With those state area picks, I’m the dork that likes to add little side comments about each game. With Heritage Hall and Henryetta, I said it would be the 2A game of the year. After attending the game, I think I’m... Read More

Friday night scores... November 24, 2007 Union 13, Muskogee 6 Guthrie 45, T. Read More

Time to eat some crow November 24, 2007 by Brandon Chatmon bchatmon@oklahoman.com When the playoffs began, I went against Guthrie because I didn’t think they could get by Tulsa East Central in the Class 5A semifinals. Now, I’m eating crow. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Guthrie has dominated opponents all season and that didn’t... Read More

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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.