Coach Speak - August 2021 Bixby Spartan Football will be respected as the very best program in Oklahoma at developing student-athletes. Dear Spartans, Football season is here! We hosted Mansfield Timberview for our home opener and Military Appreciation Night on Friday, August 27. The atmosphere at Lee Snider field was electric, and our raucous home crowd got to enjoy an excellent win! Bixby Public Schools were on full display Friday night! Our 2021 Spartans got off to a great start with a 69-14 victory over the Timberwolves. We had many new faces making plays Friday, and eight different players scored touchdowns for the Spartans in the first game of the season. Military Appreciation Night is always a special evening for me and many of our players. For years, my grandfather, a WWII veteran, participated in this great evening. Many of our players got to escort family members onto the field this year. We started Military Appreciation Night back in 2013, and each year, Whitney Allen has organized and led the charge for us. Whitney is a former Bixby Quarterback Club member and a parent of three Bixby Spartan graduates. We would be remiss if we didn’t point out the best band, cheer, dance, and JROTC programs in the state. Each of these programs competes for state championships each year, and helps create the best game-night atmosphere in Oklahoma. We have the largest band ever at Bixby High School this year with 223 members! See August Update Pg. 2
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We would like to thank our new athletic director, Kate Creekmore, and the athletic department staff for their hard work as well. The videoboard, music, new LED lights, and amazing hospitality room for our veterans, were all absolutely amazing. The game night experience at Bixby High School is truly second to none! We are entering our third week of school, and our student athletes are working hard in their classes. Our wonderful staff at Bixby High School goes above and beyond for our kids. In addition to our in school strength and conditioning program for our high school athletes, we have just begun a new program first hour for our middle school athletes. Mr. Vernon, our middle school principal, has allowed us to add middle school sports performance to 1st hour with the head Strength & Conditioning coach, Connor Myers. We believe that this class will not only be a competitive advantage for our athletic programs, but it will further ingrain lifelong health and fitness habits in our students. You may have noticed all the field signs and videoboard advertisements at Spartan Stadium. We have the best Quarterback Club in the state, and their mission is to provide the very best playing experience in Oklahoma for our student athletes. Some of the capital projects executed by the Bixby Quarterback Club this year include: new red uniforms, new weight room dumbells, new trap bars and bands in the powerhouse, and even hiring a videoboard producer for the games on Friday nights to enhance our game night atmosphere. These additions are all on top of feeding players multiple times weekly, outfitting them in excellent gear, and making sure our coaching staff has the best training and equipment. If you haven’t yet joined the Bixby Quarterback Club, please consider doing so here. Finally, thank you so much for supporting your Bixby Spartans. We invite you to come check out our incredible gameday atmosphere, listen to our games on 97.1, catch the coaches’ show, or even livestream our next contest. We look forward to a fun and exciting 2021 season! Respectfully, Coach Montgomery
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