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Mount St. Mary still has a shot for a playoff berth October 29, 2011 | Comment on this article

Mount St. Mary lost 54-21 Friday to Comanche, but is clinging to a slim chance of making the playoffs out of District 2A-3. If St. Mary can beat winless Walters on Friday and Hobart beats Washington, it throws the district into a three-way tie and goes to district points. First-year coach Chris Stiles is... Read More

Edmond Santa Fe wins district title, proves me wrong again

October 29, 2011 EDMOND — Admitting that I was wrong after an Edlam game that Edmond Santa Fe won. This seems familiar. The craziest part is that, unknowingly, I predicted Santa Fe to lose both games by the same score (21-17). In any case, the Wolves beat Edmond North 31-21 on Friday at Wantland Stadium to clinch the District... Read More

Fan poll: Week 9 OKC-Area Football Player of the Week October 29, 2011 NOTE: This week’s Player of the Week feature story and poll results will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Oklahoman, rather than Tuesday’s paper. However, voting in the poll will still end at 5 p.m. on Monday. Football fans, it’s time to let us know who you thought was the Player of the Week in Week 9... Read More

Picks: Week 9 October 27, 2011 Ryan picked up another game on Jason and Scott last week on the strenght of his pick of Lawton over Edmond North and Sallisaw over Hilldale. Only Scott missed his lock last week, missing on Wagoner-Catoosa. Last week: Ryan: 7-3, 1-0 Jason: 6-4, 1-0 Scott: 6-4, 0-1 Overall: Ryan: 59-22, 7-1 Jason: 55-26,... Read More

Oklahoma City-area football stadium rankings: No. 2, Millwood

October 25, 2011 If you’re looking for old-school feel, and powerhouse football, you’re going to love No. 2 on our Oklahoma City-area football stadium rankings. Millwood’s L.W. Good Stadium and Leodies Robinson Field is full of tradition, from the hills surrounding the field, to the winning football being played on it.... Read More

Putnam City to hold memorial service for Anthony Germany Tuesday night

October 24, 2011 A memorial service for Anthony Germany will be held at Putnam City High School at 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Germany died last week at age 25 after suffering a pulmonary embolism. The service will take place gym, located on the school campus at 5300 NW 50th St. Germany was a football and basketball player at Putnam... Read More

Q&A with St. Louis Rams LB, former Bethany star Chris Chamberlain

October 24, 2011 ARLINGTON, Texas — Chris Chamberlain led Bethany to the Class 2A state championship as a senior quarterback in 2003, went on to play linebacker at Tulsa and is now starting for the 0-6 St. Louis Rams. He is in his fourth NFL season and started his second game at outside linebacker in Sunday’s 34-7 loss to the... Read More

Rankings breakdown: Class 6A October 23, 2011 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Going to do it a little different this week, breaking out at least Class 6A into a separate blog. Tell me why I’m right. Tell me why I’m wrong. 1. Midwest City (3)#8-0 If you don’t look at my rankings every week, this might be a little surprising. But it’s consistent... Read More

Blanchard's Brock Lamle cleared to return Monday

October 22, 2011 Blanchard quarterback Brock Lamle was taken off the field in a stretcher during Thursday’s 45-8 loss to Anadarko, but is cleared to return to practice on Monday, he said. “Whenever I got to the hospital, they said I had some strained muscles in my neck and back,” Lamle said. “I also had some spasms down... Read More

Scott's Thoughts: My vote for the state's No. 1 team October 22, 2011 I get asked on a regular basis through emails, Twitter, and last week, while filling my car up with gas at 7-11, who is the No. 1 team in Class 6A. I don’t have a good answer. I can offer plenty, but none of them are incredibly convincing. So last week, I started looking for another way to determine who is... Read More

Fan poll: Week 8 OKC-Area High School Football Player of the Week October 22, 2011 Football fans, here’s your chance to let us know who you thought was the Player of the Week in Week 8 of the high school football season around the Oklahoma City area. This was probably the toughest week so far to pick the entries for the poll. So pick one of the five selections below, or write in your own... Read More

Correction regarding memorial funds for Matt Grace and Jonathan Adams October 20, 2011 The information regarding memorial funds for Matt Grace and Jonathan Adams of Harrah was incorrect in Wednesday’s editions of The Oklahoman. Donations to Grace’s memorial fund can be made at BancFirst locations, and donations to Adams’ fund can be made at Arvest Bank locations. Here is the story about the... Read More

Picks: Week 8 October 20, 2011 Ryan had a big week last week, picking up three games on Jason and four on Scott after picking Kingfisher, Hennessey, Lawton Eisenhower and Weatherford correctly. All three of us missed out on Stillwater’s win over Owasso and Tulsa Kelley’s over Tulsa Washington. Read More

Oklahoma City-area high school football stadium rankings: No. 3, Newcastle

October 19, 2011 Newcastle's new fieldhouse at Racer Stadium. NEWCASTLE — We are up to No. 3 in our rankings of Oklahoma City-area high school football stadiums, and this is a stadium I’m quite familiar with. I’ve seen lots of games in Racer Stadium, and it is certainly a unique place to watch a high school football... Read More

Ryan Smith's funeral will be Tuesday in Edmond October 17, 2011 Funeral services for Ryan Smith, a 16-year old Edmond North football player who died last week, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Life Church at 2001 NW 178th in Edmond. Smith broke his leg in practice last Tuesday and then died Wednesday night. The cause of death is still unknown. Read More

Jimmy Wood has big game in Noble win October 15, 2011 Noble picked up its second win of the season Friday over Southeast, and junior running back Jimmy Wood had a huge individual performance for the Bears. Wood ran the ball 26 times for 286 yards and four touchdowns in Noble’s 66-27 win. For the season, Wood has 863 yards and six scores. The Bears (2-5) face... Read More

Fan Poll: Vote for the Week 7 Oklahoma City-Area Football Player of the Week October 15, 2011 Football fans, here’s your chance to let us know who you thought was the Player of the Week in Week 7 of the high school football season around the Oklahoma City area. Pick one of the five selections from the poll below, or write in your own candidate in the comments section, where you can tell us why your... Read More

Oklahoma City-area high school football stadium rankings: No. 4, Douglass

October 15, 2011 The Oklahoma City-area high school football stadium rankings reaches No. 4 with a stadium that has plenty to offer, no matter what you’re looking for. This week, we take a look at Douglass High School’s Moses F. Miller Stadium. We based our rankings on facilities, uniqueness and home-field advantage.... Read More

Ryan Smith remembered by friends, teammates

October 15, 2011 MOORE — The overall goodness of people never ceases to amaze me, especially in the wake of a tragedy. Friday, Edmond North beat Westmoore 27-13 at Moore Stadium. The Huskies were playing with heavy hearts, as Ryan Smith, their sophomore defensive lineman, died late Wednesday night. The Westmoore football... Read More

Donations can be made to Ryan Smith's family at tonight's Westmoore-Edmond North game October 14, 2011 MOORE — The Westmoore football booster club is working in coordination with the Edmond North booster club to raise funds at tonight’s game for the family of Ryan Smith, the 16-year old Edmond North player who died Wednesday. There will be collections taken at the Moore Stadium gate and at concession stands... 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.