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Tulsa NOAH guard Allonzo Trier's dunk makes No. 3 on SportsCenter's Top Plays December 21, 2012 | Comment on this article

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In case you missed it Thursday night, Tulsa NOAH sophomore guard Allonzo Trier landed on SportsCenter’s Top Plays at No. 3 with the dunk below in a game at Siloam Springs, Ark. Trier, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard, has already been on the national map for a while, with offers from top programs from all over... Read More

Putnam City's A.D. Burtschi wins 700th career game

December 21, 2012 Putnam City boys basketball coach A.D. Burtschi won his 700th career game Friday night in a 52-35 victory over Baldwin County (Ala.) at the Wildcat Holiday Classic in Pensacola, Fla. Burtschi began his career at Mount St. Mary, but is in his 30th season at Putnam City, where the vast majority of his victories... Read More

Deondre Clark highlights Tom Lemming's 2014 top 100 December 19, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com Douglass defensive end Deondre Clark is the top state player on Tom Lemming’s Top 100 list for the Class of 2014. You can view the full list here. Clark, the younger brother of recent Oklahoma State basketball signee Stephen Clark, had 99 tackles and 22 sacks for the... Read More

Broken Arrow's Frankie Davis commits to New Mexico December 19, 2012 BY JACOB UNRUH, junruh@opubco.com Broken Arrow defensive end Frankie Davis verbally committed to New Mexico earlier this week, Davis told The Oklahoman. It’s a bit of a twist for Davis, who was leaning towards Tulsa so he could be closer to his family. Instead, when he attempted to commit earlier this week,... Read More

Edmond North finishes third at Kansas City Stampede Wrestling Tourney December 19, 2012 BY ED GODFREY egodfrey@opubco.com Five Oklahoma prep wrestlers won their weight divisions in the prestigious Kansas City Stampede Wrestling Tournament last weekend. The tournament featured 36 high school wrestling teams from 10 states in a two-day competition. Christian Moody of Collinsville was the champion... Read More

District 3A-3 All-District Team December 18, 2012 Here is the All-District team for District 3A-3, as selected by the coaches: Coach of the Year: Jeff Myers, Kingfisher MVP: Grant Newton, Kingfisher Offensive Back of the Year: Kazhir Cooper, Bethel Offensive Lineman of the Year: Mitch Henderson, Kingfisher Tight End of the Year: Brandon Rakestraw,... Read More

District 4A-2 All-District Team December 18, 2012 Here is the All-District team for District 4A-2, as selected by the coaches: Players of the Year: Wyatt Robson, Ada; Christopher High, Douglass Offensive Player of the Year: Easton Pingleton, Ada Defensive Player of the Year: Terry Harris, Douglass Special Teams Player of the Year: Dakota Jordan, McLoud... Read More

District 4A-4 All-District Team December 18, 2012 Here is the All-District team for District 4A-4, as selected by the coaches: District Coach of the Year: Joe Medina, Cascia Hall Player of the Year: Jake Gandara, Ft. Gibson; Abrm McQuarters, Cascia Hall Offensive Player of the Year: Ben Oberste, Sallisaw; Colton Keith, Muldrow Defensive Player of the Year:... Read More

District 5A-1 All-District Team December 15, 2012 Here is the All-District team for District 5A-1, as selected by the coaches: Coach of the Year: Nick Warehime, Del City Player of the Year: Corey Lawrence, Del City Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Derek McKnight, Duncan; Jacob Lamb, Del City Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Darius Graham, Lawton... Read More

District 5A-2 All-District Team December 15, 2012 Here is the All-District team for District 5A-2, as selected by the coaches: MVP: Bryan Dutton, Guthrie Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Cody Chancellor, McGuinness; Joel Blumenthal, Deer Creek Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Nick Jeffreys, McGuinness; Austin Loomis, Deer Creek Co-Iron Man of the Year:... Read More

District 3A-8 All-District December 15, 2012 We’ll be posting more of these over the next few days. If you have an All-District team, e-mail it to raber@opubco.com and we’ll get it posted shortly. Read More

District 6A-3 All-District Team December 15, 2012 Here is the All-District team from District 6A-3, as selected by the coaches: Coach of the Year: Wade Standley, Norman North MVP: Jordan Evans, Norman North Offensive Player of the Year: Peyton Gavras, Norman North Offensive Lineman of the Year: Carlos Freeman, Midwest City Running Back of the Year: A.J.... Read More

District 6A-4 All-District Team December 15, 2012 Here are the All-District selections for District 6A-4, as made by the coaches: Coach of the Year: Lance Manning, Edmond Santa Fe MVP: Phillip Sumpter, Edmond Santa Fe Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Tre Edwards, Southmoore; Zach Long, Norman Co-Offensive Linemen of the Year: Ryne Yost, Lawton; Zac Uhles,... Read More

North Canadian River All-Conference Softball December 14, 2012 Here’s the All-Conference team for the North Canadian River Conference. The list submitted did not have a school listed for Heather Kulhanek. Read More

Could Oklahoma State pursue Ringling's Jackson Dillon?

December 12, 2012 Oklahoma State’s 2013 recruiting class lost a defensive end on Wednesday, when Ogbonnia Okoronkwo flipped his commitment to Oklahoma, which could be painful for the Cowboys. Defensive end is a position where they were already working hard, hoping to build depth for next season. While the Cowboys are likely to... Read More

Fan poll: Vote for the High School Football Player of the Week December 10, 2012 The last Player of the Week fan poll of the season might be the toughest of all for voters. Three incredible performances that led to state championships are up for consideration on the fan poll, which is live at NewsOK.com/Varsity. Voting ends at 4 p.m. Wednesday and the results of the poll will appear in... Read More

Edmond North takes Tulsa Union tournament

December 09, 2012 BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com It’s about as dramatic as a high school wrestling tournament gets before the state tournament. Entering the final three matches at the Mid-America Nationals tournament over the weekend at Tulsa Union, Edmond North trailed Collinsville by 11 points for the team title. The... Read More

Blane Culp's upset propels Piedmont past Deer Creek December 07, 2012 Piedmont wrestling coach Erik Ford likes where his team is headed early in the season. The Wildcats upset Class 5A No. 4 Deer Creek 31-30 in a dual Thursday night, aided by Blane Culp’s upset of defending state champion Cole Pacheco. “We’ve wanted that matchup all season since he got out of football,”... Read More

Picks: Week 5 Playoffs December 07, 2012 Last week wasn’t the best week for me, as I gave Jacob an opening to come back and get the win this week. It’ll all come down to the Class 2A title game between OCS and Davis. Read More

OCS coach Derek Turner impressed by fan support December 06, 2012 By Ed Godfrey, egodfrey@opubco.com Oklahoma Christian School coach Derek Turner not only was impressed with his club in Friday night’s 55-32 Class 2A semifinal win over Frederick, he also was impressed with the support his team received. Saints fans gave their football team a big sendoff Friday afternoon from... 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.