Chargers boys run to 5th crown

Buoyed by three individual gold medalists, along with a relay title, the Heritage Hall boys track team captured the Class 3A state championship last weekend in Ardmore.

This marks the fifth title for the Chargers, and the girls team placed third to secure its best finish in program history.

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Andy Bass led the way with a pair of gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters. Bass captured the 100 by just under a tenth-second to set a state record with a winning time of 10.56 seconds and posted 21.74 in the 200 to win by two-tenths second.

6 feet, 8 inches in the high jump and a thirdplace effort in the long jump.

Two other Chargers boys finished inside the top 5, with Zavier Freeman taking third in the discus and Harris grabbing fifth in the 100 meters.

Meanwhile, the Heritage Hall girls boasted three other athletes in the top 5.

The Crossings Christian girls finished third in the 4-by-200 relay just ahead of Heritage Hall and fourth in the 4-by-400 relay.

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Jackson Fowler outlasted Crossings Christian’s Trey Bishop by just under five seconds to grab a gold medal in the 3200 meters. Fowler finished in 10:14.99 compared to 10:19.43 for Bishop. Fowler also placed fifth in the 1600 meters.

Graham Murphy medaled in two events, continuing his strong season with a goldmedal winning leap of

Bass joined Jerrod Williams, Jordyn Harris and River Faulkner as the Chargers set a state record in the 4-by-100 relay, posting a winning time of 41.96 seconds just fractions of a second faster than their old record of 42.08 set in 2022.

Crossings Christian’s Savanna Meek also earned a gold medal at the 3A state championships, as she won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.72 seconds but came up just fifth-hundredths second short of

Mary Rocco-Phillips led the trio with a third-place finish in the 100 meters and Yohonna Bell in fourth in the 400 meters. Addy Washington finished fourth in the long jump and fifth in the 100 hurdles.

Nate Rouse was the other Crossings athlete in the top 5 after fifthplace finish in the 300 hurdles, while Mount St. Mary’s James Hardesty finished ninth in the 3200 meters for the Rockets.

In addition, the Heritage Hall boys earned two silver medals in the 4-by-200 and 4-by800 relays and the Charger girls were second in the 4-by-100 relay.

Soccer Roundup

5 Teams Reach State Semifinals

After two rounds of the posteason, five Fridayland teams are still standing as the soccer playoffs headed into semifinal action last Tuesday.

The Deer Creek boys were scheduled to face Broken Arrow in the Class 6A semifinals for a spot in the championship game against the winner of Jenks-Northwest Classen this weekend.

The Antlers held off Edmond Memorial for a 2-0 win last Friday inthe quarterfinals.

Results weren’t available at press time, so check at okcfriday.com for championship matchups.

Both McGuinness squads also reached the 5A semifinals, after the Irish boys escaped with a 1-0 victory over Piedmont and the girls rolled to a 6-0 triumph against Elgin.

Both squads from McGuinness and Deer Creek, along with several athletes from John Marshall, compete this weekend in the Class 5A and 6A state championships this Friday and Saturday at Yukon.

The Irish captured a 5A regional title at Moore last Saturday, as six boys earned gold medals.

Tyrell Bruner led the way with a pair of wins in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump.

Garrett Williams captured the 300 hurdles.

The Irish also dominated the field events as Andrew Elder won the high jump, Kellen Fraille claimed the discus and Kazeyn Bird took the shot put. Wilson Eseme added a gold in the 400. Story continued at OKCFRIDAY.com.

On Tuesday, the McGuinness boys visited Tulsa-East Central with Santa Fe South and Tulsa Edison meeting in the other semifinal.

The Irish girls traveled to rival Tulsa-Bishop Kelley with the winner to face Piedmont or Coweta in the championship game.

Both Heritage Hall teams also advanced to the 3A semifinals.

The Charger boys cruised to a 5-0 win against Kingfisher in the quarterfinals, with goals by Caysen Argo, Alex Alspaugh, Carter Counts, Cole Corley and Will Porter. Tucker Austin also collected three assists.

They traveled to Summit Christian for the semis could face the Crooked Oak-Rejoice Christian winner for a state title.

The Heritage Hall girls, beat Christian Heritage and hit the road to Locust Grove. The other semifinal features OCS at Sequoyah-Claremore. Brackets are at ossaa.com.

Heritage Hall’s Tokara Henderson, left, blasts a return during last Saturday’s state championship doubles match. Henderson and her partner Jasmine Crain didn’t lose a set to capture the No. 1 doubles title.