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Three Points and a Pick: Putnam City vs. Putnam City North August 31, 2012 | Comment on this article

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The Battle for the Expressway is an OK rivalry name. The Battle for Chick-fil-a on Expressway would be better. Waffle fries and Icedream cones to the winner! Why hasn’t this caught on yet? Big game at PC Stadium between Putnam City and Putnam City North tonight,... Read More

Three Points and a Pick: Douglass at Tulsa Washington August 31, 2012 In case you missed it, here’s my story from Friday’s paper about the renewing of the Douglass-Tulsa Washington football rivalry. It’s been awhile since I had that much fun doing interviews for a story. Talking to guys like Stanford White, C.T. Wells and others was a blast. Now to the game. Three Points... Read More

Three Points and a Pick: Mustang at Yukon August 31, 2012 Game week officially arrived Thursday night and it was a wild one. But now, it’s time to focus on the first BIG night of high school football on Friday — big, in terms of the number of games. “Three Points and a Pick” will be my version of game preview blogs here on Varsity — three points of... Read More

Questions and answers on the D.J. Ward situation August 30, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com As I’m sure many of you have heard, former Lawton standout D.J. Ward enrolled at Southmoore today after being at Douglass for the last month. You can read that story here. Here’s a couple of points on the situation: 1. Is his playing in last week’s scrimmage important?... Read More

Week 1 picks August 30, 2012 It’s that time again. Scott and I are back for another year of picks, Jason Kersey decided to stick around after making the move to cover OU and we’ve added Ed Godfrey and Jacob Unruh to the picks bunch. Here’s the way we see it breaking down: RYAN ABER Tulsa Union 34, Jenks 28 Tulsa Washington 20,... Read More

Allonzo Trier's transfer to Tulsa NOAH denied by homeschool association

August 27, 2012 Former Oklahoma City Storm basketball star Allonzo Trier learned Monday that his transfer request to Tulsa NOAH has been denied, leaving his immediate basketball future in uncertainty. According to HSLive365.com, a website dedicated to covering homeschool sports, the request and subsequent appeal were denied... Read More

Who coached Lone Wolf? Now we know August 26, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Yesterday I asked the question: Who coached Lone Wolf to the 1944 Class C title? Our archives had provided plenty of answers as I researched football coaches since what is now known as the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association started sanctioning football playoffs in... Read More

Who coached Lone Wolf to the 1944 Class C title? August 25, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoman archives and the historical material we have are fantastic resources. There are, though, some holes. I stumbled across one earlier this year when compiling a list of coaches who have guided teams to state football titles. I found everything from Howard Welborn’s... Read More

Little Axe pitcher Andee Frazier strikes out 35 in two games

August 24, 2012 Little Axe pitcher Andee Frazier was on point Friday. She threw a perfect game and had a combined 35 strikeouts in victories over Lone Grove and Drumright at the ASA Hall of Fame Fesitval for Class 3A’s No. 1 team. She struck out 20 of the 21 batters faced in the perfect game, a 4-0 win over Lone Grove. The... Read More

Millwood adds football game against Deion Sanders' Prime Prep on Sept. 14

August 24, 2012 Millwood’s football schedule had an open spot in Week 3, and Prime Prep Academy of the Dallas area has suddenly found itself in need of opponents. So it was a perfect pairing for the two teams, which have agreed to meet at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 at Millwood, according to Falcons coach Tony Henry. Prime Prep, a... Read More

Boys HS sports participation up, girls down in Oklahoma August 23, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com While participation in high school sports among girls grew nationally, girls participation in Oklahoma took a dip during the 2011-12 school year, according to an annual participation study released Thursday. The High School Athletics Participation Survey is conducted annually by... Read More

LIVE at 5 p.m.: Edmond Memorial's Jordan Woodard to announce college choice on NewsOK.com

August 23, 2012 Oklahoma, Stanford, Memphis and San Francisco are among the college basketball programs Edmond Memorial point guard Jordan Woodard will choose between when he appears live on NewsOK.com at 5 p.m. Thursday to announce his college decision. The announcement will be available to view live at www.newsok.com/varsity... Read More

OK Preps/Varsity Power Lunch Chat with Ryan Aber

August 22, 2012 OK Preps and Recruiting Chat with Ryan Aber 3 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Ryan Aber on Aug 25, 2012 @ 8:45 pm Read More

Oklahoma City All-City Preview scrimmage schedule August 22, 2012 Here’s the schedule for the All-City Previews, which will be held Thursday and Friday at Douglass’ Moses F. Miller Stadium and Northwest Classen’s Taft Stadium. Thursday’s games At Douglass Game 1: Centennial vs. US Grant, 6 p.m. Game 2: Southeast vs. Capitol Hill, 6:45 p.m. Game 3: Douglass vs.... Read More

Southmoore's Drew Nickell out for the season August 20, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Southmoore senior lineman Drew Nickell will miss the season after suffering fractures in his left leg and ankle in Friday’s scrimmage against Edmond North. The injury will require surgery. SaberCats coach Jeff Brickman said the team would wear helmet stickers in Nickell’s... Read More

Bethany turning to senior John Page for leadership August 16, 2012 Bethany senior John Page has been starting on both sides of the ball since he was a freshman, and though he’s one of the smallest guys on the field, he’ll play a huge role for a Broncho team that lacks experience. “He’s one of the best players we’ve had come through here,” coach Reagan Roof said of... Read More

Edmond Memorial having more fun on the football field August 16, 2012 Edmond Memorial coach Justin Merideth didn’t know what to expect from his team when they showed up for spring practice in May, just a few months removed from a frustrating 3-7 season. But he was pleased to see his team arrive with a positive attitude for what was ahead, and the mood has only gotten better... Read More

Norman North kickers named to watch list August 16, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Norman North punter Preston Couch and kicker Redford Jones were named the the Prokicker.com watch list for preseason All-Americans. Couch is the only state punter on the list. Jones is joined by Copan’s Andrew Rodgers, Hinton’s Gabriel Rui and Broken Arrow’s Parker Stevens. Read More

Varsity Power Lunch Chat with Scott Wright August 14, 2012 Varsity Power Lunch Chat with high schools writer Scott Wright Read More

Edmond North's Sam Humphreys, Deer Creek's Emily Folsom earn OJGT wins August 13, 2012 Edmond North junior Sam Humphreys made a strong impression in his first Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour event of the season, opening with a round of 63 on his way to winning the Trosper Challenge on Sunday. Humphreys’ second-round 72 was good for a 5-under-par 135 total and just enough to hold off a fierce rally from... 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.