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Kingfisher: Healthy and ready... December 01, 2009 | Comment on this article

By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Kingfisher (11-2) vs. Millwood (12-1) When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Yukon HS The record says Kingfisher is 11-2, but the Yellowjackets don’t feel that way. To be honest, coach Jeff Myers and his boys have a hard time accepting the two losses. You see both of the... Read More

Madill's Fields commits to SMU December 01, 2009 By Ryan Aber raber@opubco.com Madill senior running back Darryl Fields has committed to Southern Methodist. Fields picked the Mustangs despite having offers from several Big 12 teams including Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Colorado and both Kansas schools. Fields also has offers from Arkansas, Rice and Tulsa... Read More

How they got here: Star Spencer/Douglass... December 01, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com I picked Star Spencer to win it all when the playoffs started, but I was super impressed with Douglass in the win against Weatherford. Should be a classic showdown. Star Spencer vs. Douglass When: 7:30 p.m. Read More

Southmoore vs. Jenks -- Three performances to remember: Nyko Symonds December 01, 2009 Senior receiver Nyko Symonds had 122 yards on just four catches against Jenks. His 85-yard catch-and-run set up Southmoore’s first score and his 22-yard TD grab as time expired in the first half kept the SaberCats in the game. On the 85-yard grab, he had to wait for Kendal Thompson’s pass to arrive about 30... Read More

Bixby: Underdog role suits 'em fine... December 01, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Class 5A Championship Carl Albert (11-2) vs. Bixby (9-4) When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater (Ryan Aber and myself will be there) TV: FSOklahoma (Cox 37 here in the OKC area) I had to start my conversation with Bixby coach Pat McGrew... Read More

Norman North's Daniel Davis chooses Stanford December 01, 2009 Norman North football standout Daniel Davis will give a verbal commitment to play for Stanford Wednesday. The junior tight end/defensive end had 76 tackles, six sacks and an interception for the T-Wolves this season. On offense he recorded 13 catches for 316 yards and three touchdowns. Davis,... Read More

How they got here: Cascia Hall/Berryhill... December 01, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com They proved to be the two best in 3A-3, and well, that my friends is good enough to reach the state championship. Cascia beat Berryhill earlier in the season and is going for its third title in a row. Cascia Hall vs. Berryhill When: 7:30 p.m. Read More

Southmoore vs. Jenks -- Three performances to remember: Kendal Thompson December 01, 2009 While Austin Haywood and Nyko Symonds were terrific in Southmoore’s season finale, the one thing they had in common was that their success was connected to Kendal Thompson’s. Plus, as well as the junior quarterback played, it was the heart he showed that may have been the most impressive thing about his showing... Read More

Norman's King wastes no time showing why she's one of the state's best December 01, 2009 It only took one game for a pair of Class 6A’s best girls basketball players to go head to head. Kendra Suttles of Lawton visited Norman and Kamra King last week in the season opener for both teams. Suttles and King, both preseason All-State selections by The Oklahoman, didn’t disappoint. Suttles, a senior... Read More

Southmoore vs. Jenks -- Three performances to remember: Austin Haywood December 01, 2009 All season long the big-play big guy has made tremendous efforts look so effortless. If there’s one thing that stands out about Austin Haywood, it’s how under control, smooth and low-key he plays. It’s a rare description, but the guy has elegant power. The brute strength is there, yet it never looks like a... Read More

Southmoore boys basketball team likely will have to wait for Haywood December 01, 2009 On his first chance to go to basketball practice, Austin Haywood showed up, just two days after football season ended in a loss to Jenks in the Class 6A semifinals. However, a sprained ankle suffered in the game will keep him off the court for the time being. The senior, who will play football at Oklahoma, is also... Read More

Player of the week: Moore Zone December 01, 2009 Player of the week: Moore Zone For the third straight week the only options for this honor are Southmoore football players. Alas, basketball season has arrived, as well as swimming and wrestling, which will allow for player from each school and more sports to choose from. In other words, more athletes... Read More

Player of the week: Norman Zone December 01, 2009 Player of the week: Norman Zone Kamra King, Norman High The junior point guard was sensational in leading the Class 6A third-ranked Tigers to a dominating win over No. 8 Lawton in the season opener. King scored a game-high 23 points and had six assists. She also scored more than half of the Tigers’... Read More

How they got here: Carl Albert/Bixby... November 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Give yourself a hand if you had the Titans and Spartans mixing it up for the gold ball. Wait, you mean Tulsa Central didn’t beat Bixby in the first round? Couple of overachievers here. Carl Albert vs. Bixby When: 1:30 p.m. Read More

Edmond POW: Deer Creek wrestler Heath Boyd... November 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com We have officially entered the winter sports season here in the Edmond scene. With no football teams playing, we turn our attention toward swimming, wrestling and basketball. And Deer Creek wrestler Heath Boyd couldn’t have asked for a better start to his senior... Read More

How they got here: Jenks/Tulsa Union... November 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com This will be the start of short posts to show you how the teams in the finals and semifinals got to where they are. Let’s start with the 6A championship between – who else – Jenks and Tulsa Union. Jenks vs. Union When: 7:30 p.m. Read More

Private schools POW: Barry Sanders, Heritage Hall... November 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Not many candidates to choose from, but really, the Heritage Hall sophomore running back could win it every week. He had that type of season. In a 34-20 loss to Pawhuska, Barry Sanders caught a 37-yard touchdown and ran for 136 yards with a score. And Charger fans can... Read More

SMQ: Douglass vs. Weatherford... November 29, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Came in expecting to see another hard-hitting instant classic. Problem was Douglass didn’t want to cooperate. From the second quarter on, never really felt like Weatherford was going to hang with the Trojans. Douglass was too focused, executed too perfectly, wouldn’t... Read More

Private schools: Playoff Week 3 recap... November 29, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Well, we’re shutting down our doors in the private school realm as the last of the teams went down this week in Heritage Hall’s 34-20 loss at Pawhuska. Heritage (8-5) Mistakes and a hard-hitting defense led to a rather surprising result. Heritage had 11 penalties... Read More

State championship and semifinal sites... November 29, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Eight games Saturday, two Friday. Here ya go. Class 6A Championship At Chapman Stadium, Tulsa Jenks vs. Tulsa Union, 7:30 p.m. Friday Class 5A Championship At Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater Carl Albert vs. Bixby, 1:30 p.m. Saturday Class 4A Championship At... 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.