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First team Player, school Pos. Cl. Avg. HR RBI Jonathan Denney, Yukon C Sr. .459 11 46 Gavin LaValley, Carl Albert 1B Jr. .477 20 76 Tre Edwards, Southmoore 2B Sr. .370 0 33 Joel Davis, Midwest City SS Sr. .451 5 36 Bryan Dutton, Guthrie 3B Sr. .447 4 40 Landon Eason, Yukon OF Sr. .378 4 51 Cole Lindley, Deer Creek OF Sr. .458 0 33 Chevin Noone, Carl Albert OF Sr. .400 8 43 Daniel Herron, Norman

All-State First Team Player, school Pos. Cl. Avg. HR RBI Jonathan Denney, Yukon C Sr. .459 11 46 Austin O'Brien, Owasso 1B Sr. .411 10 35 Trey Michalczewski, Jenks 2B Sr. .449 9 46 Drew Ward, Leedey SS Sr. .507 9 39 Gavin LaValley, Carl Albert 3B Jr. .477 20 76 Dylan Adams, Newcastle OF Jr. .565 9 72 Evan Anderson, Dale OF Sr. .442 12 38 Chevin Noone, Carl Albert OF Sr. .400 8 43 Trae Bobo,

Norman North's David Cornwell didn't get his eligibility case settled on Tuesday in his appeal in front of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association's Board of Directors. But the highly recruited quarterback prospect remains confident he will be eligible to play next season. After hearing new information in the case presented by Cornwell's family and its attorneys, the board voted to send the new information to the staff for re-evaluation. OSSAA staff are likely to make a decision in the next week. If Cornwell is denied, he will appeal at a special board meeting at 1:30 p.m. June 12. After Cornwell's family presented its case to the board, the group quickly voted to send the case back to the staff.

Douglass offensive lineman Mildren Montgomery didn’t waste much time making his college decision, verbally committing to Texas Tech just two weeks after the Red Raiders extended their scholrship offer to the 6-foot-5, 260-pound tackle.

Find out who was named to the All-City girls golf first team, second ream and honorable mention.

Truth be told The Oklahoman asked high school athletes: Name someone you want to trade places with for a day and why: Audrianna Morgan, track, Centennial: “My mother to see what she goes through everyday with us.” Tyler Kelpine, golf, Carl Albert: “Tiger Woods just to see how nice it is to be that good.” Sam Wert, tennis, Casady: “I would not like to trade places with anyone. I like who I am and what I do.

Last year, he led the state in interceptions, and now his work is beginning to produce scholarship offers.

Coming off a 5-5 season and playoff loss, young squad now knows what it takes to improve.

A farewell to people with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience: *Charles Inglish was a World War II veteran who piloted glider aircraft in the European theater. Years before flying the 12th glider into Normandy on D-Day in June 1944, Inglish starred in golf and basketball. The Sapulpa High School grad won several tournaments, including the 1932 prep state championship and city titles for Sapulpa and Okmulgee. He played basketball at Phillips University in Enid; the Haymakers played in the first All-College Basketball Tournament in 1936, and Inglish scored the first bucket in its history. After the war, Inglish served as Dewar High football coach over the 1946-48 seasons. He entered school administration and worked

OSSAA executive director Ed Sheakley said that while he hoped for a quick resolution to the case, scheduling the rest of the Class A state baseball tournament could be an issue over the next two weeks as schools have graduations and other end-of-year activities set.

BY RYAN ABER raber@opubco.com The Oklahoma City Area Baseball Coaches Association will play its annual all-star game at 6 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Field at Dolese Park. An all-star team made up from these two rosters will play a Tulsa-area all-star team in a doubleheader at noon Saturday at Bishop McGuinness. OCS’ Ken McQueen and Tecumseh’s Chad Trahan will coach the Oklahoma City team.

All season, Douglass runner Anthonio Humphrey had his sights set on breaking 1 minute, 56 seconds in the 800 meters. He broke that mark, and then some, in the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Meet of Champions Tuesday night at Yukon High School. Humphrey pulled within two seconds of the state record for the 800, winning in a time of 1:53.64. The state record of 1:51.70 is shared by Quintell Wilson of Edmond North (2007) and Justin Nobles of Elgin (2001). “This just pushes me closer to that state record and will keep me working even harder over the summer, so I can try to drop those last two seconds,” said Humphrey, a junior. “Maybe this got the attention of some college coaches, I hope. Now I'm looking at the

A farewell to people with Oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience: *Roy Lotspeich earned a degree in agriculture from Oklahoma A&M; while doing so, he rode bulls for the Aggies' rodeo team. He later co-owned Laverne Downs Racetrack from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Lotspeich also bred and raised race horses. A farmer and rancher by trade, Lotspeich was a Rosston resident at the time of death at age 81. *Michael Stoltz, 26, was an infielder for the Midwest City High School baseball team. The 2005 Oklahoman All-City honorable mention selection played for American Legion teams, the Outlaws and Bandits. He also played junior college ball at Rose State. The certified nursing assistant had just been accepted to

Millwood superintendent Dr. Gloria Griffin didn’t have to look far for references on her school’s new football coach. Darwin Franklin, the son of Millwood’s Hall of Fame boys basketball coach Varryl Franklin, was hired to lead the football team, a move that became official Monday night. “As a former student at Millwood, we welcome him and think he will be a great addition to our staff,” Griffin said. “It will be a joy to have him and his father working together.” Darwin Franklin is currently on staff at Centennial High School, where he served as a football assistant in the fall. Varryl Franklin has been Millwood’s basketball coach since 1978, leading the team to 12 of its state-record

The Cudjoe family has a strong tradition at Douglass High School, and now Kendal Cudjoe has the opportunity to build on it. On Thursday, he was named the new boys basketball coach for the Trojans, winners of the last four Class 4A state championships. Kendal’s father, Lawrence Cudjoe, built the basketball program into a state power during his 18-year tenure that ended in 1974. He died in 1994 and the court at Douglass now bears his name. Here’s a story about Lawrence Cudjoe, a former Harlem Globetrotter and all-around fascinating man in his own right. Kendal Cudjoe was a standout on the basketball court at Douglass in the mid-1970s, and quarterbacked the Trojans to the 1976 state football title.

Former Western Heights football coach Rick Roop was killed in an accident at a fertilizer plant in Frederick on Thursday, the Altus Times reports. Roop was the current assistant principal at Altus Intermediate School and previously served as the athletic director. He also played football at Central State and later served as principal at Hoover Middle School in Oklahoma City. According to Frederick police, Roop fell from a grain car at Tillman Producers Co-Op Fertilizer Plant and was unresponsive. Roop was transported to Memorial Hospital in Frederick, where he later died. An eyewitness report said Roop was standing on a rail car taking grain samples using a 10-foot brass pole, but at one point hit

Millwood junior receiver Cameron Batson’s recruitment is gaining momentum, with his second scholarship offer coming Monday. First-year Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury extended an offer to the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Batson, who was No. 24 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list ranking the 2014 class of football recruits. The offer came less than two weeks after one of Kingsbury’s mentors — former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, now at Washington State — offered Batson a scholarship as well. Batson is also gaining interest from Texas A&M, which has invited him to campus this weekend. Oklahoma State, California and Ohio are among the other programs actively recruiting Batson. – Scott Wright,

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association released the pairings for the CLass 6A and 5A area tournaments on Sunday: Class 6A BOYS EAST At Tulsa Rogers Friday Winner’s Bracket Owasso vs. Broken Arrow, 6:30 p.m. Loser’s Bracket Stillwater vs. Bixby, 8 p.m. At Catoosa Winner’s Bracket Tulsa Union vs. Jenks, 6:30 p.m. Loser’s Bracket Tulsa Washington vs. Bartlesville, 8 p.m. Saturday At Catoosa Stillwater/Bixby winner vs. Owasso/Broken Arrow loser, 8 p.m. Tulsa Washington/Bartlesville winner vs. Tulsa Union/Jenks loser, 6:30 p.m. WEST At Choctaw Friday Winner’s Bracket

Former Oklahoma State football star Rashaun Woods will be introduced as the new football coach at John Marshall High School on Tuesday afternoon in a press conference at the school. Woods, who has worked as an assistant at Star Spencer and Millwood over the last five seasons, is replacing Bruce Troxell, who stepped down after six years. Woods, a former Millwood player, had a standout career at Oklahoma State. He was picked in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft and spent parts of four seasons in the NFL and CFL before ending his professional career in 2008. – Scott Wright, swright@opubco.

Rated No. 24 on The Oklahoman’s recently released Super 30 list ranking the state’s top football recruits in the 2014 class, Millwood’s Cameron Batson has picked up his first scholarship offer. Washington State extended an offer on Wednesday, which was initially reported by Rivals.com. Washington State’s only interaction with Batson, 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, was viewing his game tape, which Millwood coaches sent to Cougars coach Mike Leach. “They like me as a receiver,” Batson said. “A lot of the schools I’m hearing from see me as a receiver, but some are looking at me as an athlete.” Batson did a little bit of everything for the Falcons last season.