Sports Weekly
Oklahoma City FRIDAY, Friday, September 25, 2020, Page 5
FOOTBALL | WEEK 3 ROUNDUP
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
Antlers cruise past Memorial Jumping out to a 3run lead in the first inning, the Deer Creek softball team cruised to a 9-2 victory at Edmond Memorial last Monday. Haley Evans batted 2-for-4 to lead the Antlers (17-6) and belted a 3-run home run in the first inning. Terin Ritz also had a pair of singles and drove in two runs. Rylee Johnson hit the only other extrabase hit on a double and drove in two runs. Ritz struck out 11 batters and allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings for the pitching victory. Deer Creek is scheduled to visit Mustang this Monday at 6:30 p.m. and
Irish down Tulsa Washington
Deer Creek’s Terin Ritz belted two hits and struck out 13 in the circle to help the Antlers to a 9-2 win over Edmond Memorial last Monday.
Choctaw on Tuesday. CHARGERS FALL AT WASHINGTON Heritage Hall plated two runs to open the game but Washington answered with four runs over the next three innings to hand the Chargers at 5-2 loss on Monday. Kyann Woods led the way with an RBI double and scored a
run. Annie Perkins also had a single and scored the other run for the Hall. Woods allowed five runs on eight hits and struck out nine over six innings to take the pitching loss. The Chargers (9-5) host Hennessey this Monday at 5:30 p.m. and Crescent on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Story continued at okcfriday.com.
CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP
Antlers, Antontelli run to Holland Hall title With four runners in the top 10, including the individual champion, the Deer Creek boys cross country team cruised to the Holland Hall Invitational title last Saturday in Tulsa. The Antler girls, however, boasted three athletes in the top 25 to place fourth in the team standings. A.J. Antonelli captured the individual title by 10 seconds, completing the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 3.12 seconds. Teammate Gilbert Velez finished in third place, followed by Luke Weathers in sixth and Hayden Wolfe in ninth place. Two others, Landon Harrod and Colton
Beckner, cracked the top 25 in 21st and 22nd place. Tabitha Fox led the Antler girls with a fourth-place effort, while Mia John placed 21st and Aubrey Byers came in 23rd.
Popchoke also made the top 5 in third place for the Panther girls. Harding’s Kevin Ugarte finished ninth and PC North’s Bobby Cunningham took 11th place.
HCP’S MCLAUGHLIN WINS AT HENNESSEY
CYCLONE GIRLS 6TH AT OK RUNNER
Four Fridaylanders finished in the top 15 at the Turkey Creek Classic in Hennessey last weekend. Harding Charter Prep’s Ryan McLaughlin led the quartet in claiming the individual title by nearly 25 seconds, completing the 5K course at Turkey Creek Golf Club in 17:30. PC North’s Mia
Along with three local athletes placing in the top 5, the Casady girls finished sixth at the OK Runner Classic in Norman on Saturday. Casady’s Larry Mathis boasted the best individual performance with a runner-up effort in the Class 3A-4A division. Story continued at okcfriday.com.
Unable to play at Del City on Friday night, McGuinness found a new game at the last moment in Tulsa’s Booker T. Washington. The Class 5A No. 4 Irish (2-1) built a 21-3 lead by halftime and held off the 6A-II No. 3 Hornets to claim a 28-17 win last Friday at Pribil Stadium. Quarterback Luke Tarman rushed for three touchdowns covering 13, 10 and 42 yards. McGuinness’ defense forced five turnovers in the game, with defensive back Adam Wheeler returning an interception 57 yards for a score. ROCKETS POWER PAST CHA Rushing for nearly 200 yards, Mount St. Mary pulled off a 2321 victory at Christian Heritage last Friday night in Del City.
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McGuinness quarterback Luke Tarman (7) fights off a Tulsa Washington defender during last Friday night’s football game at Pribil Stadium.
Quarterback Luke Wagner accounted for two touchdowns, including a 9-yard pass to Jaxyn Ward and a 5-yard run for the undefeated Rockets (3-0). Jadyn Ward also added a 5-yard scoring run, while kicker Eric Jacquez nailed a 36yard field goal to open the game.
KNIGHTS SHUT OUT CYCLONES In a battle of two Fridayland teams, Crossings Christian overcame the loss of its starting quarterback in rolling to a 200 win over Casady last Friday night. Story continued at okcfriday.com.
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP
5A No. 1 Rockets blank OCS Enjoying a busy week, the Mount St. Mary volleyball team posted three victories over top-10 opponents in Week 5 action. The Class 5A No. 1 Rockets (21-4) cruised to a 3-0 win over 3A No. 7 Oklahoma Christian last Monday. They also posted a pair of 3-2 match victories over Fridyland rival Crossings Christian, ranked No. 13 in 4A, on Thursday and 4A No. 9 Bethany on Tuesday. Mount St. Mary is
scheduled to compete at the Chisholm Trail Conference tournament this weekend. IRISH DOMINATE REGENT PREP McGuinness ran its current winning streak to five straight games after two victories last week. The 6A No. 7 Irish (20-1) cruised to a 3-1 win at 4A No. 6 Regent Prep in Tulsa last Thursday and a 30 sweep over 5A No. 3 Carl Albert on Tuesday night. They compete at the Jenks Invitational this weekend and host the OKC Storm on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
CHARGERS CLIP 4A NO. 2 CHA Heritage Hall inched above the .500 mark for the first time this season with a pair of victories over top-5 opponents last week. The 3A No. 5 Chargers (11-9) posted 3-1 wins over 4A No. 2 Christian Heritage on Thursday and 3A No. 2 Community Christian on Tuesday. They compete at the Chisholm Trail Conference tournament this weekend and host Classen SAS on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Story continued at okcfriday.com.
