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Day 1: Chesapeake Challenge... December 31, 2009 | Comment on this article

By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Well, vacation is officially over, huh? Back to the grind I go. First stop is the Chesapeake Challenge at Heritage Hall this weekend. Just got back from a fun triple overtime battle between Kingfisher and Heritage Hall. The Yellowjackets won 62-58. Kingfisher 62,... Read More

All-West Metro football team December 31, 2009 I liked Boneman’s idea of an all-zone team, so here are your All-West Metro selections honoring the players from Mustang, Yukon and the Putnam City schools. Instead of honorable mention, I went with a second team. No particular reason why. Just seemed like a neat idea. Don’t assume that this was easy. There... Read More

Boneman's All-OKC Private FB team... December 30, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com This was a little tougher as not all coaches sent in their forms. Now to officially turn the page to the winter sports season. All-Private Schools Offense QB: Jack Warren, OCS (all-around leader, excited for senior season) RB: Barry Sanders, Heritage Hall (media buzz... Read More

Boneman's All-Edmond FB team... December 29, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com As promised, here ya go: All-Edmond Offense QB: Kameron Doolittle, Memorial (one of the best all-around threats in the state) RB: Joe Aska Jr. Read More

West Metro boys making noise in Ardmore December 29, 2009 The West Metro is guaranteed a spot in the finals on the boys side of the Ardmore Touranment, with the potential for taking both spots. Putnam City West dispensed of Del City and Putnam City North topped Southeast, setting up the first of at least three meetings this year betwen the Patriots and Panthers tonight... Read More

Football team(s) conundrums... December 28, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com The e-mails have been coming in a-plenty since our All-State team was released. Figured they would. I appreciate the passion the readers have shown. You don’t have to agree with all the selections, but I assure you we did the best we could and picked the best players... Read More

Tournament of Champions game blog December 28, 2009 The final day of the 45th Tournament of Champions boys basketball tournament was entertaining, even though the tournament’s biggest blowout came in the finals as Putnam City routed Tulsa Washington Wednesday night at the Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion. Here are the final results. Read More

Legacy lives on for Yukon's Jarred Hayes December 24, 2009 The holiday season can be difficult for families who have lost loved ones. But out of tragedy, something very positive can come. Jarred Hayes’ story is one of those. Like most young boys, Hayes played sports while growing up in Yukon. Basketball was his passion. He played on the basketball team at Yukon... Read More

Have a question about the All-State selection process? December 23, 2009 Every year, we pick our All-State football team around this time and every year, we write something about the selection process. Our All-State team comes out Sunday and in advance of that, I was wondering if anyone had any questions about the process we use to select our team, or anything else regarding the... Read More

West Metro Holiday Speed Reads December 23, 2009 A Speed Read to keep you busy while waiting for Santa. Happy holidays, everyone: Putnam City Boys: The only West Metro team in action right now, the Pirates are getting some great competition at the Cherry Creek Holiday Classic in the Denver area. After defeating Fairview Boulder (No. 9 in the state’s largest... Read More

Player of the week: Norman Zone December 22, 2009 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Norman Zone Patrick Schaefer Boys basketball, Norman North Schaefer led the T-Wolves to a dominating victory over Norman in Friday’s Crosstown Clash with a game-high 15 points. Three days earlier, Scheafer scored a team-high 16 points as the T-Wolves upset Midwest City. ... Read More

Mustang's Irwin to play in all-America game; Farrow graduates December 22, 2009 I swung by Mustang High School yesterday to visit with Bronson Irwin and learned that he’ll be playing in a high school all-American game in South Carolina on Jan. 2. It’s the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl. Here are the rosters, which also include Sequoyah-Tahlequah’s Chris Littlehead, an OSU commit.... Read More

Player of the week: Moore Zone December 22, 2009 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Moore Zone Tara Martini Girls basketball, Moore Martini scored a game-high 15 points, had a team-high tying seven rebounds and notched five steals as the Lions edged rival Westmoore with a terrific fourth-quarter rally. Martini led a 10-2 Moore run in the final period to earn the... Read More

OCA All-Star By Class: 3A December 21, 2009 Here’s the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star by class list for 3A: West Offense QB: Ryan Stringer, Clinton; Chandler Barr, Anadarko; Caleb Livingston, Pauls Valley; Blake Stringer, Blanchard; Eric Gangnagel, Elgin RB: Delans Griffin, Clinton; Kwame Tate, Elgin TE: Jake Garrett, Tuttle WR: Ethan... Read More

OCA All-Star By Class: 2A December 21, 2009 Here’s the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-Star by Class team for Class 2A: WEST Offense QB: Brendon Jordan, John Marshall; Seth Howard, Lexington; Wes Davis, Plainview RB: Blaine Richards, Hobart; Chris Campbell, Davis; Lewis Nighswonger, Alva WR: Jordan Woods, Kingfisher; Justin... Read More

OCA All-Star By Class: 4A December 21, 2009 Here’s the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star by class for 4A: West Offense QB: Jake Barrios, Weatherford RB: Darwin Rideau, Star Spencer; Terence Olds, Star Spencer WR: Zach Mattox, Elk City; Kyler Skinner, Weatherford OL: Nic Nealy, Douglass; Ruben Pando, Woodward Defense DL: Stanley Johnson,... Read More

Edmond POW: Garrett Hermanski, Deer Creek... December 21, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Could there be anyone else? After all I’ve said about Deer Creek’s Garrett Hermanski, is this really that big of a shock? Great shooting, clutch free throws, poise under pressure and leading the team to two big wins is more than enough for Hermanski to win the Edmond... Read More

Happy Holidays from The Boneman... December 21, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com In a few short hours, I’ll be back home in Springboro, Ohio (between Dayton and Cincinnati), for a good 10 days for Christmas and my birthday (27th). Just want to wish all the readers in the Edmond and private school zones a safe and happy holidays. I won’t be... Read More

West Metro POW: LaShawn Jones, Putnam City December 21, 2009 Really, the West Metro Player of the Week honor goes to the entire Putnam City girls basketball team for its big win over No. 2 Edmond North last week. But it was 6-foot-3 junior LaShawn Jones who came alive with 19 points to spark the victory. It was her first big performance of the season, and she showed... Read More

Private schools POW: Joe Edmonds, Bishop McGuinness... December 21, 2009 By Robert Przybylo BPrzybylo@opubco.com Bishop McGuinness coach Tondrell Durham gave little indications before the season that he thought sophomore Joe Edmonds could develop into something special. Well, we haven’t had to wait that long. No sir, not at all as Edmonds has been spectacular in the first eight... 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.