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6A Stranglehold: How the West Can Be Won

Edmond North Claims Softball Title

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Pregame 10 | FATE: Life of an Athlete Fighting addiction through education.

FATE is designed to inform athletes of the dangers in addiction. Athletes do their part in fighting back.

12 | Media Day Over 50 teams converged on the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and had a wonderful time. Teams took photos, got interviews, and mingled in a celebration of great seasons and seasons to come.

16 | Softball Recap Edmond North claims the 6A state championship and we salute the Lady Wolves. 5A all the way down to 2A showed us massive talent.

18 | How the West Can Be Won

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VYPE Publisher Austin Chadwick relies on his experiences, research and relationships to assess a clear cut analysis of the level of great programs in Class 6A. What does the west and other 6A programs need to do to compete.

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A letter from Mark Rodgers

Breast Cancer Awareness Attack of the "pink". Don't let it scare you, we are just showing our massive support for breast cancer awareness month.

Many of us have stories that directly affect us in a manner that any cancer would. So we salute the survivors, victims, and those who are working their tails off in finding a cure for cancer.

What an exciting time in the football season.

Through the Pigskin Preview to the competition of all fall sports, we continue to get it all covered for you. We have some great pieces of editorial this month and it will not disappoint.

The fall sports start to wrap up and we salute the champions of softball and volleyball. Needless to say we are gearing up for the playoffs and district play is shaking out to give us a clear picture.

Sit back and enjoy and give us your feedback on our magazine and its content.

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Let us know what we’re doing right or what we need to do better.

We love to hear from readers. Or if you have an event, a team or an athlete we need to cover, give us the heads-up. Send your comments to Oklahoma@vype.com.

—Brad Heath, Editor has always been big supporters. Thanks and keep up the good work.

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Gunnar Nixon Still on Top The article on Gunnar Nixon was great.

It’s good to see kids moving on and doing great things.

Just My Take I’ve read VYPE magazine before it was VYPE magazine and I’ve got nearly every issue you’ve made. I’ve noticed some differences in recent issues like the sections for Norman, Edmond, Mid-Del and Moore. I’d like to suggest one for OKC Public Schools. Locally we get overlooked a lot and I know VYPE 8

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My son’s picture was in the September issue of VYPE, I was wondering how I can get a copy of it.

Mike D. Moore, OK

Editor’s Note: Thanks for the email

Mike. Log on to www.vypeok.com and check on the Central Oklahoma page for the photos. You can purchase from there. If you can’t find it send me another email at oklahoma@vype.com and we’ll get you taken care of.

Not a Complainer Normally I would never complain about your magazine, but I can’t stay quiet on this one. So many of our kids are faced with serious issues at school like drugs, teen pregnancy and bullying.

Why doesn’t VYPE devote a page every month to educating people on these issues? I think it would mean a lot to the parents.

Jane C. Oklahoma City, OK

Editor’s Note: Thanks Jane. No we don’t think you’re complaining, it's a great suggestion. We’ve done things on the past including educational articles about steroids, suicide prevention, health and fitness, hazing and injury prevention. We’ve also teamed up with FATE (Fighting Addiction Through Education) to help educate and prevent students from falling in the trap of alcohol abuse. We’re always looking for ways to help our youth.

Life of an oklahoma athlete. What's your Fate?

By Jeff Hargrave

Football is king in Oklahoma. I began playing in the 3rd grade and continued until my high school graduation. Player safety is one aspect that has changed since I played. Football is a brutal sport that takes a toll on all who put on the pads.

Fortunately, safety has become a priority and is the driving force behind new rule changes at every level of competition.

Helmets are being redesigned to help prevent concussions. Referees call more penalties for unnecessary roughness. But one risk, the most dangerous of all, gets ignored until now: alcohol and drug use.

Fighting Addiction Through Education’s (F.A.T.E.) new program, Oklahoma Life of an Athlete (OKLOA), aims to educate Oklahoma’s middle school and high school administrators, coaches, student athletes and parents about the dangers of drug and alcohol use and specifically their effects on

athletic training.

Did you know one night of getting wasted can result in you losing up to 14 days of training?

F.A.T.E. was formed by the Whitten Newman Foundation after the death of Brandon Whitten, a star football player at Westmoore High School and Southwest Oklahoma State University. Like many Oklahoma athletes, Brandon began using drugs and alcohol to cope with the pounding his body was taking on the football field. Shockingly, Brandon was introduced to valium and alcohol in the locker room. Unfortunately, Brandon became addicted and it ultimately cost him his life.

As a friend and teammate of Brandon’s, I’ll never forget when he made the statement, “No one ever warned me I could become an addict.” That’s why we’re compelled to introduce Oklahoma to F.A.T.E and its

free OKLOA program. OKLOA includes dynamic, interactive online training and live presentations often with professional Oklahoma athletes.

Did you know, athletes who drink regularly are twice as likely to be injured (54% injury rate) as non-drinkers (24%).

Brandon’s statement illustrates our No. 1 problem in Oklahoma, not only in locker rooms, but also in every school, business and home. Alcohol and drugs contribute to 85% of homicides, 80% of people imprisoned, 75% of divorces, 65% of suicides, 65% of child abuse cases and 55% of domestic assaults. As a state, we need to decide right now, what’s our FATE?

To learn more and request an OKLOA presentation, visit FATE.org, OKLOA.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

You can also contact us at (405) 600-1926.

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Bethany Football

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Christian Heritage Girls Basketball

Harrah Cheer

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Heritage Hall Football

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Media Day Best Nicknames

Mount St. Mary Basketball

Big D – Dylan Murray – Mount St. Mary Basketball Mouse – Kristin Hager – Piedmont Basketball Big Stew – Jarred Stewart – Heritage Hall Football Grob – Gregory Roberts – Bishop McGuinness Basketball Little Bear – Tyler Wilson – Bethany Football Mae Mae – Maeisha Adams – Centennial Cross Country/Basketball Biscuit – Sam Martin – Wayne Football Sunshine – Brett Adams – Piedmont Football Bambi – Madison Jones – Newcastle Cheer Hollzballz – Holly Hoehner – Oklahoma Christian School Cheer Lizzard – Elizabeth McCarn – Blanchard Softball Frosty – Lance Frost – Mustang Cross Country Sexi Lexi – Alexia Vargas – Mustang Softball Cocoa Butter – Colton Lindsey – Christian Heritage Football Banana – Anna Crawford – Mustang Cross Country

Best Superstitions Mount St. Mary Cheer

Mount St. Mary Girls Basketball

Mustang Boys Cross Country

“Have to fishtail our hair” – Breanna Branch – Putnam City Softball “Write Bible quotes on my feet every competition” – Charlee Tompkins – Newcastle Cheer “Cant shave” – David Davenport – Wayne Football “I’d rather not say” – Keely Kingsley – Putnam City North Softball “Left sock always goes on first” – Drake Johnson – Bethany Football “Pre-game prayer” – Will Lienhard – Bishop McGuinness Basketball “I have a lucky pig keychain” – Gabby Brubb – Bishop McGuinness Basketball “Can’t split poles” – Taylor Horn – Harrah Cheer “Can’t pick up pennies on tails” – Katie Wycoff – Mustang Cross Country “Don’t ever tweet about a game I’m about to play” – Jillian Teddy – Mustang Softball “Dance before kickoff” – Jacob Blair – Christian Heritage Football “Sit on the right side of the bus” – Rachel House – Mustang Softball “Mess up 3rd base chalk line” – Elizabeth McCarn – Blanchard Softball “Black cats” – Kolbey Duclos – Mount St. Mary Cheer

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Congratulations T'Quan Wallace.

Oklahoman Player of the Week

T’Quan Wallace, Casady: Threw for 428 yards on 31-of-41 passing with four touchdowns, three in the second half as Casady rallied from 20 points down for a 42-34 win over Dallas Cistercian.

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Queens of the Diamond Fastpitch Softball Wraps Up at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

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QUARTERFINALS Edm. North 2 vs. Owasso 0 Yukon 2 vs. Sand Springs 0 BA 5 vs. Mustang 0 Moore 5 vs. Jenks 0

SEMIFINALS Edmond North 9 vs. Yukon 4 Moore 3 vs. Broken Arrow 0

FINALS Edmond North 11 vs. Moore 2

In a season that played out like no one expected, Class 6A gave the fans some great games and the coaches more grey hair. After battling some weather and cooler than normal conditions, the teams took the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium fields and got after it.

Edmond North and Yukon looked solid in their efforts while the scoring machines of Broken Arrow and Moore did not disappoint.

The semifinals would have more offensive fireworks than the opening round, but Broken Arrow and Yukon couldn’t get past the pitching of Edmond North and Moore. That set up a final featuring two teams playing at the top of their game.

The Lady Huskies came out swinging putting runners on base and getting to Jordan Dixon Moore pitcher Jenna Lynn. Moore would jump out in the first inning scoring a run, but Edmond North had a quick answer Carl Albert took care of Collinsville in scoring two runs in the same inning. the opening rounds beating them, 10-2.

Edmond North pitching would take Grove blanked Duncan, 10-0 and Deer All four first round games ended with a center stage as Jordan Dixon set out Creek played Pryor to a 7-6 game that shut out. Owasso, Sand Springs, Mustang to shut down the Lady Lions. Edmond was the closest contest of the opening and Jenks all failed to get on the board.

North scored another four runs in the round. Chickasha had no trouble with second. Abby Taliaferro would extend Tahlequah winning, 6-2 over the Lady the lead after scoring on a Bridget White Tigers. single. The game was never really in That set up a huge game with Carl Albert question for Edmond North as they cruised to a state title winning, 11-2 over and Grove meeting in what many felt should be the finals. Grove got it done Moore. The win gives Edmond North at the plate and from the circle winning fastpitch their first title since 2004.

7-4 over the Lady Titans. Chickasha was ready to prove they belonged in that conversation as one of the best teams in Class 5A and they did by defeating Deer Creek, 7-5.

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QUARTERFINALS 5A Carl Albert 10 vs. Collinsville 2 Grove 10 vs. Duncan 0 Deer Creek 7 vs. Pryor 6 Chickasha 6 vs. Tahlequah 2

Abby Taliaferro

SEMIFINALS Grove 7 vs. Carl Albert 4 Chickasha 7 vs. Deer Creek 5 FINALS Grove 3 vs. Chickasha 2

Defending champ, Carl Albert may have been the favorite heading into the tournament in some publications, but Grove seemed poised to do something special.

In the finals Grove pitcher Jessica Walker did exactly what she needed to do to get the win, while the Grove offense kept the run production going. But Walker is also known for her hitting. In the fourth inning she blasted her third home run of the season. Morgan Knox and Taylor Dodson were also big contributors at the plate. Ashleigh Tramel and Knox collected two hits each to lead the Lady Ridgerunners to a 7-5 win and their first title since 2000 when they won it in Class 4A.

Walker finished the season with a record of 26-2. Kelsi Gore was the starting pitcher for Chickasha.

4A

QUARTERFINALS Cache 11 vs. Hilldale 10 Piedmont 17 vs. Newcastle 12 Tuttle 3 vs. Purcell 1 Oologah 7 vs. Bethel 0 SEMIFINALS Piedmont 12 vs. Cache 0 Oologah 2 vs. Tuttle 1

FINALS Oologah 10 vs. Piedmont 0

The offensive juggernaut that is Piedmont High School would roll through the competition on their way to the finals, while Oologah would only allow one run heading into the title game. Cache and Hilldale gave the fans a game to remember in the opening round and Tuttle would push the envelope nearly earning a trip to the finals.

The opening round is always an interesting day and Class 4A did not disappoint the fans. Cache and Hilldale gave people in attendance one of the best games of the tournament with Cache coming out on top, 11-10.

Piedmont rolled up 17 points, but gave up 12 to Newcastle. Tuttle got it done with defense beating Purcell, 3-1. Oologah and their pitching was dominate against Bethel as they recorded the only shut out of the opening round, 7-0 over Bethel.

Piedmont proved they are not onedimensional by shutting out Cache in the semifinals, 12-0. They did however continue to produce a crazy amount of runs. Oologah once again did it with pitching, but allowed their first and only run of the tournament.

Pitcher Hunter Jeffs for Oologah was lights out in the finals as she pitched a shut out to beat Piedmont, 10-0. An amazing game by Oologah gave them their first title since 1999 and their seventh overall. Alex Edinger and Taylor McElhaney had great games at the plate for the Lady Mustangs.

Despite facing a major rain delay that forced the game being moved to Monday, Oologah took the delay and stride and brought home a state title.

3A

QUARTERFINALS Little Axe 2 vs. Chelsea 1 Washington 8 vs. Sulphur 6 Sequoyah Tahlequah 5 vs. Kellyville 1 Valliant 1 vs. Perry 0 SEMIFINALS Little Axe 1 vs. Washington 0 Sequoyah Tahlequah 13 vs. Valliant 2

FINALS Little Axe 1 vs. Sequoyah Tahlequah 0

only three hits as Sequoyah earned its first trip to the fast-pitch finals with a 13-2 win. Little Axe continued their pitching dominance as they defeated Washington, 1-0.

The championship would be a defensive battle and pitching duel between Bluebird and Little Axe ace Andee Frazier, who struck out 15 batters in the finals. A scoreless battle until the bottom of the seventh inning, Little Axe scored the winning run on the heels of an infield error by Sequoyah to claim the victory 1-0. For Little Axe it was the school’s third consecutive year to win the fast-pitch state championship.

2A

QUARTERFINALS Wayne 5 vs. Dale 4 Cyril-Cement 7 vs. Panama 2 Drumright 3 vs. Stroud 2 Savanna 8 vs. Tushka 4 SEMIFINALS= Wayne 1 Cyril-Cement 0 Savanna 8 Drumright 1 FINALS Wayne 6 vs. Savanna 0

In Class 2A, the Panama Razorbacks, the defending 2A champions, entered The Class 3A tournament field included the tournament after winning a pair the Lady Indians of Sequoyah Tahlequah of must-win contests in the regional and Little Axe, both teams capable of tournament finals. Ranked No. 8 in the winning it all. In making their sixth state, coach Grant Ralls squad would consecutive trip to the tournament, draw a first round matchup against coach Jeff Turtle’s Lady Indians squad Cyril-Cement in first round action. The approached the competition with a Lady ‘Backs season would end short of mission of aggressiveness. In the opener, a repeat title as Panama lost its opening Jessica Bluebird dominated from the round game 7-2. Drumright was able to pitching circle allowing just one hit get past Stroud, 3-2, while Wayne beat to give Sequoyah the 5-1 victory over Dale, 5-4.

Kellyville. Valliant defeated Perry, 1-0 and Washington knocked out Sulphur, Wayne pitching and defense was the 8-6. difference in the semifinals in their game against Cyril-Cement. They would go on In round two, the Lady Indians would to win, 1-0 in a close one. brave cold dreary weather conditions behind the red-hot bat of Meagan The 2A title would go to the Wayne Lady Towie’s 4-for-4 performance at the Bulldogs who beat Savanna, 6-0. The plate while Bluebird teamed with Katie win marked the school’s first softball Phillips in the circle to limit Valliant to championship.

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How the West How the West Can Be Won Can Be Won

There is no better explanation in defining the secret of success in Oklahoma’s 6A.

By Austin Chadwick @AustinChadwick Austin.Chadwick@VYPE.com

Let me start by saying that this is a very sensitive subject for some. VYPE has been built on a 100% positive publication and we will always continue to write the positives exclusively. Before laying out a comprehensive piece to help inform readers with the detailed analysis of the differences between the top tier 6A football programs and those programs who are working hard to compete, allow us to reveal a bit of our credibility. It is very common that those in journalism give opinions on this combustible topic without the proper experience in actually living through the processes.

Please let me preface with a few things.

First off, the goal of this article is to give insight on the ever-growing debate of

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the perceived monopoly on the largest football class in the OSSAA. I have been covering high school sports in Oklahoma with our brand for a long time and understand that there would be nothing more pleasant than for VYPE to see some parity in 6A. Personally, I have seen the initial sacrifice and hardwork that has been present in the great schools who are outside looking in and I commend those who continue to strive. So the bias is completely absent.

I had the opportunity of growing up in the Union school district and was part of a generation of Union football players who did not see the pinnacle of success, but helped develop a foundation that propelled the Union program to win seven of the last 10 Class 6A state titles. I grew up in the Union program that was essentially started in 1992 with the arrival of Bill Blankenship as head coach (Bill moved from Edmond to take over Union). This is very important as I have the experience of being a part of a program that started from the ground up, went through many growing pains, and has now reached a massive level of success. After high school I got a chance to play at the highest

level in D-1 football and played alongside and against the best football players Oklahoma had to offer. With the experience of playing football at Tulsa University, I played with, lived with, and became very close with players who were part of high school programs from all over the state. I was fortunate enough to learn immensely.

Since, I have had the opportunity to cover high school and college sports for TV, radio, and our publication. This naturally allows me to be close with high school coaches, especially on the level of conversing with them as a player (Many times as one of their own former players). I’ve talked to more coaches about this topic than I can count. I’ve talked with them privately, publicly, on the record, and off the record.

Listen, this isn’t a “look at me” list of credentials, but rather a list of credible reasons to perhaps take what I write with a bit of credibility.

What is the Difference?

Throughout this article you will see topics that will help enlighten the circumstances in the differences between football programs. Topics include: 1. A Football Program’s Mindset. 2. Administrative, Community and Parental Support. 3.

Youth Feeder Systems. 4. Enrollment. 5.

Hardwork.

A couple of things need to be laid out before we start. First, there is a massive difference between a great program, and

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Teams come and go and a handful of great players can help turn a team into a great one, but the long-lasting efforts of developing a great program have little to do with the acute circumstance of a high school having a great team for a year or two.

There is ultimately no sustainable substance in having a great team without a great program.

Sure a great team might compete for a state title in a particular year, but if the program is not at the level of the elite in 6A, then it is short-lived (i.e. Edmond Santa Fe 2004, Enid 2006, Southmoore 2009). To make abundantly clear, I am not saying Edmond Santa Fe, Enid or Southmoore have mediocre programs by any means, but if you take the fact that the sample of the sustainability of those programs over the course of the last 10 years, it is not comparable to the likes of Union and Jenks (and even recently, Owasso and Broken Arrow).

A Football Program’s Mindset: No Excuses

This is first and foremost the most important aspect of a football program.

The overall “resilient mindset”. It starts with a school’s administration, filters to the athletic department, then down to the football coaches, then to the players, then to the parents, and finally to the youth of the program. It is imperative that everyone is on the same page and pulling the same rope. Now this takes a serious amount of detail, knowledge, resources, and shear will.

It is very simple, if one of the levels of this chain of command (administration, athletic department, coaches, players, parents, youth) is not fully vested and

willing to do what it takes, there is little chance to compete in developing a great program. A school can decide if it is going to allow its football program to compete by fully investing and immersing themselves.

Listen, I know it isn’t just that easy. There are budgets to be made, and there are things that make it nearly impossible for some schools.

There are a handful of football programs in Class 6A who find competing in the largest class just simply impossible, but I will reemphasize that the majority of Class 6A schools have the opportunity.

The resilient mindset of the program is not just “what you do” as an administrator, athletic director, coach, player or parent, it is “how you live.” To make it simple, those who make up a football program have to look at it as not something that they do, but something they live. This can be a bit of a slippery slope as there are many other focuses in the lives of those in a football program, but the mindset of success and the mindset of everyday dedication has to be close to an obsession. Those in the top tier programs live with the resilient mindset of success and dedication every day. It is almost an obsession to them, so if any school is going to compete, you have to match that level of resilient mindset. This level of success is not just something programs “want really bad”, but a mindset that is so far ingrained that there is nothing that anyone can say or do that will keep a school from attaining the goal of developing a great program.

This “resilient mindset” also translates into hurdles and obstacles on the field.

I was a part of a Union program that literally took 10 years to develop into a champion and the 2002 title came three years after I graduated. So I never got an opportunity to win a state championship, but I take a lot of pride in helping develop a program from the ground up with massive amounts of work, heartache and resilience.

This resilient mindset has to be instilled, has to persevere, and has to maintain for a very long time to give a football program a chance to grow. The simple fact is that the likes of Union and Jenks went through all of this for many years, so why should it be different for anyone else? Those programs paid their dues, endured massive heartache, persevered through challenges, and because of the mindset that was ingrained, they overcame and continue to be successful because that mindset has never waivered.

Administrative, community and parental support

This aspect of a football program is pretty broad. I will try to keep as detailed as possible. It is imperative that a football program has an abundance of support from the school’s administration, the community and the parents of players. This is extremely difficult as many schools find themselves in very tough situations in helping their football programs exclusively. With this, what schools have to do is find ways to not only enhance the football program, but the entire athletic department. This allows for a bit of parity with the other sports in the athletic department, which also allows for more opportunity to be successful in other sports. The challenges are great, but there are ways administrations can effectively find ways to give abundant OCTOBER 2012

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school, support the high school program immensely (this is done through giving up their time, making donations, etc.).

The youth parents in the football program start to develop the “resilient mindset” necessary at a very early stage.

support, especially if they have the mindset needed.

The community is also a great asset to a successful football program. Everyone in the program has to be involved in getting the community on board. Administrators, coaches, parents and even the athletes have to be willing to put in the time and effort to raise funds through the community. This can be done in ways of fundraisers, sponsorships and the ever-important bond issues. When the resilient mindset is instilled in the program, then it starts to trickle through the community. This is ideal as a school district will not only have the benefit of the football program with the correct mindset, but when the community starts to adopt the mindset, then it becomes a massive force of support.

Parents are probably the most important in immediate support. Obviously the dedicated mothers and fathers of the program’s athletes have always gone above and beyond, but it doesn’t stop

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Youth Feeder Systems

there. Here is a bit of priceless knowledge for parents who have current players and parents who have players developing in the youth of the program. If you are serious about giving everything you have to support a program, then it starts when your athlete is developing in the youth system of the program. It goes much further than having the thought of “I’ll wait to support the high school program when my kids reach high school.”

Something very common with schools like Jenks and Union is that parents of young kids who are years from high

For anyone who lives in the Tulsa area, one aspect of youth is the INFC football league. This is a massive comprehension of youth organizations dedicated to each and every high school. I had the opportunity to play in the INFC and can speak on it, but I will defer the next portion to our editor, Brad Heath. There is no one more qualified to speak on the importance of youth programs than Brad. He has coached four generations of football teams in the Jenks JTA Youth Football system. Brad is the ideal parent who supports a program because Brad’s kids do not even play football at the high school level. However, Brad is dedicated to helping the Jenks football program with his service in the youth ranks.

Youth Football and Why It Matters

By Brad Heath Youth football in America has gone through some changes over the years.

At least since I played, rules are created to make the game safer for kids, to equal the playing field for teams and to educate youth coaches to hopefully create an atmosphere that allows the kids to play and develop a love for the game of football.

Lets take a look at the leagues all over the state and what they mean to the programs they feed.

Now you’re asking yourself, “Why is he qualified to have this conversation?”

I’ve been involved in youth football for 13 years, most as a head coach and a board member of the Jenks JTA youth football club. I’ve coached four generations of players and for three of those I did not have a kid on the team. I say that because I believe it’s important

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to understand the motivation of a person who gets into coaching. It has to be for the right reasons.

Back to the question of youth football programs in Oklahoma. The Indian Nations Football Conference includes teams from Tulsa, Stillwater, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Union, Owasso, Muskogee, Fort Gibson, Grove, Bixby, Collinsville, Sand Springs, Haskell, Claremore, Coweta, Berryhill and many others.

By my count there are 34 clubs in the conference. Each club could have multiple teams in a grade. For example the Union 5th grade may have four teams consisting of 20-25 players per team. Each team is identified by color not a fabricated mascot. Union Red and Jenks Maroon play the Backyard Bowl at every grade level. Travel can be something of a concern, but games are played on Saturday making travel issues easier.

Make no mistake about it, the east side youth football clubs take football very

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Thursday, Aug. 30 Heritage Hall @ Casady Friday, Aug. 31 Union @ Jenks

Friday, Oct. 5

WEEK 2

Thursday, Oct. 11 Edmond North @ Norman North Friday, Oct. 12 Westmoore @ Jenks

Friday, Sept. 7, Bixby @ Sand Springs Saturday, Sept. 8 Douglass @ Millwood WEEK 3

Thursday, Sept. 13 Deer Creek @ Edmond Memorial Friday, Sept. 14 Broken Arrow @ Union

Carl Albert @ Guthrie

WEEK 7

WEEK 8

Thursday, Oct. 18 Norman North @ Choctaw No Game - Fall Break WEEK 9

Friday, Sept. 21 Norman North @ Midwest City

Thursday, Oct. 25 Midwest City @ Edmond North Friday, Oct. 26 TBD

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Thursday, Sept. 27 Moore @ Putnam City North Friday, Sept. 28 Edmond Santa Fe @ Mustang

Friday, Nov. 2 Friday, Nov. 2

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serious. One of the biggest falsehoods circulated about youth football in eastern Oklahoma is that the high schools require the youth teams to use their plays and run their schemes.

This is simply not true. Do high school coaches give tips and instruction?

Absolutely, when asked. Nearly all of the high schools in eastern Oklahoma are involved with their youth programs through camps they host before the season starts. It just makes sense. Why not develop some pride in your youth players before they get to middle school or junior high? Why not let that fifth grader shake hands with the head coach or get a little instruction from one of the starting offensive lineman?

All while wearing the same colors.

Oklahoma City and the surrounding area take a little different approach to their youth football. The Greater Oklahoma City Youth Football Championships consists of board members from the Oklahoma Elite, Moore Youth Football and the Central Oklahoma Football League. The GOYFA was created to develop and govern a citywide playoff system. Each league plays their own games (usually during the week).

With several different governing bodies involved I can see how difficult it

would be to get each club on the same page. Scheduling, fields, which teams a player would play for, etc…would be a nightmare. The GOYFA is attempting to alleviate some of that confusion.

I’m sure the coaches, parents and clubs are after the same result for their youth players in Oklahoma City as they are in Tulsa, which is developing a love for the game and giving the kids a great experience. But is it helping the schools they feed? Or is that simply not something parents are interested in who have kids in these programs?

Are the coaches at the high schools interested in helping these youth programs develop and teach kids what it takes to be a Lion, a Bronco or a Tiger from Norman? I can’t answer for the high school coaches from Oklahoma City and the surrounding area, but I can tell you the eastern Oklahoma coaches are…very interested.

Jenks kids wear their Jenks Trojan jersey to school every Friday during football season. Their jersey looks like the high school jerseys. From the 1st grade to the 7th grade, these kids grow up wanting to be a part of that program and it’s the same way at Union, Owasso, Broken Arrow and even smaller schools like Metro Christian and Haskell. They climb the fence behind the home bench during the games waiting for high-fives from the players.

It’s a completely different environment for these kids.

Are the leagues in OKC growing?

Are they competing at a high level?

We’re okay with youth baseball, basketball and softball players participating in competitive sports leagues, why not football?

The INFC is

as competitive as it gets. They are nationally recognized as one of the best youth league organizations, if not the top in the country. Why wouldn’t you want your kids competing in that league? Just ask teams and clubs that do. Better yet, ask the coaches of the high schools and junior highs if they think the INFC does a good job of preparing youth players for school ball.

So who’s better? Who feeds the high schools with players who have grown up waiting for their chance to play under the lights on the high school field? The answer is easy…but is it something everyone wants to admit?

No it’s not. The INFC is conitinuing to try and develop their concept to the OKC area and one of the biggest roadblocks is the INFC’s philosophy of playing on Saturdays. Really? I thought youth football in OKC was only 10 years behind, now I think it may be 20.

-Brad Heath

To sum up Brad’s thoughts, I had to reiterate his final sentences. I have been told numerous times by OKC area youth parents that “Saturday’s are for college football.” Everything the INFC does in Tulsa is based on Saturday’s. And parents who are OU, OSU or TU alum, make the sacrifice to miss home games for their kids at times. That’s how it has worked for twenty years. Even former All-American players at OU and OSU who are expected at every home game will absolutely miss it if their kids INFC game falls at the same time. That is a massive difference.

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Enrollment This is an aspect of a football program that absolutely has to be addressed. I am not naïve and understand completely that enrollment plays a big factor in the talent pool of athletes. But if enrollment is the only factor (or even looked as the main factor), then a school like Broken Arrow should have been winning the state championship in Oklahoma’s largest class over the past twenty years. Before 1988, Moore had the highest enrollment for a handful of years before splitting to Westmoore. Moore did not win a state championship during those years.

Jenks went on a run from 1996 to 2001 where it won six straight state titles, and this was done with the Jenks enrollment consistently ranked outside the top 5.

The key to Jenks was that because of their program and everything that went into it, they developed what is commonly referred to as “program players.” This is a very important facet as the program kids of any great football program are the real reasons why a program can sustain an elite level year-in and year-out. Program kids are developed over time. These are kids who are more than likely not going to play beyond high school, but are more effective as a unit within the team (and program) than kids with the same talent level at other programs. They live with the “resilient mindset” ever since they are very young. During the years when you

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have a few great athletes (D-1 caliber) coupled with your program kids, then you go from a great, title-contending team to a historically great team.

Once again, enrollment plays a factor, but what is produced out of the talent pool is far more important than the size of the talent pool.

Hard Work/Sacrifice

Before I explain some of this, let me pose a question to any school who desires to achieve prominence in Class 6A. This would come with a guarantee that in the span of eight years, your school would be competing regularly for a state title, and within 10 years, it will achieve the goal of winning the championship. Would programs be willing to go through eight years of growing pains, heartaches, time, resources and investment to achieve this goal? This also comes with the unprecedented level of hardwork, mindset and sacrifice year-in and year-out with nothing but complete immersion in staying the course, developing the program and building it from the ground up. If the answer is yes, then I believe we are on the right track in identifying what it will take.

Now that we are in agreement that the sacrifice will be made, one of the first things we need to do is identify the prominent personnel within a program

who would be willing to lead for at least eight years. This is very important as the longest tenured coach in 6A outside of Alan Trimble and Bob Wilson is Ty Prestidge from Mustang (8 years) and Todd Wilson from Yukon(8 years). It takes sustainability and it coaching that is dedicated to building for years to come. Even in Union's case, Kirk Fridrich took over a program that he was a part of building with Bill Blankenship as an assistant in the 90's.

Sometimes the words “hard work” seem to be thrown around very casually. But the type of work that goes into building a program can only be maximized with the utter and total resilient mindset. This mindset allows those to work harder, strive for more, and never give up. Again, it starts from the ground up. Youth, youth parents, high school parents, players, coaches, and administration.

COnclusion

In conclusion, please understand that informative pieces like this do not come around very often. I do not expect everyone to agree or disagree (which is why it makes for great debate), but hopefully it has been a little enlightening in what it takes to be part of the best Oklahoma has to offer. The bar has been raised over the last 15 years, and that bar is achievable if the “resilient mindset” is there.

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Joel Blumenthal Deer Creek High School

Blumenthal has been aces for the Antlers this year.

IN his senior year, the gunslinger has racked up over 1,800 yards and 20 TDs. The Antlers have as much of a chance in Class 5A as any team. It will take Blumenthal's ability and teammates to try and upend the powers of Guthrie, Tula East Central, and Lawton Mac this fall.

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Bringin' It Home Edmond North Dominates the softball world The Edmond North Lady Huskies defeated the Moore Lady Lions to win their second fastpitch softball title in school history.

A weather delay pushed the championship game to Monday, but both teams were ready for action despite the setback. Moore had yet to give up a run in the tournament after blanking Jenks, 5-0 and Broken Arrow, 3-0. Edmond North’s path to the title game featured wins against Owasso, 2-0 and Yukon, 9-4.

Pitching and defense was the obvious formula for the Lady Lions. Pitcher Jenna Lynn for Moore would take the circle, while Jordan Dixon would throw for Edmond North.

Edmond North would come out swing early in the game slapping eight hits in just two innings. The offensive output wasn’t new for the Lady Huskies. Moore would get things started with a run in the first inning, but it was followed up by two run for Edmond North.

In the third inning Moore started getting some offense going against Dixon as Tianna Gutierrez recorded a single teammate Caitlin Hall smacked a double scoring Gutierrez cutting the Edmond North lead to four.

The fourth inning was all Edmond North as Abby Taliaferro was able to bring home Madison Nordyke and Bridget White drove in Taliaferro making the lead, 8-2.

Moore tried to get something going late in the game as Gutierrez and Hall walked to get on base and Brianna McArthur was hit by a Dixon pitch to load the bases. Dixon would pitch her way out of the fifth.

The sixth inning featured more defense from Edmond North and three more runs giving them an, 11-2 lead and insuring their second fastpitch softball title.

Edmond North Roster # Name Class 00 Sheridan Bond 11 2 Hannah Danielson 10 3 Jordan Keimig 9 5 Bridget White 10 6 Abby Taliaferro 12 7 Paige Bond 11 10 Mariah Martin 11 11 Jordan Dixon 12 12 Katelyn Gamble 10 14 Kourtney Tanner 11 21 Madison Nordyke 11 22 Kaylon Dunn 10 23 Julia Minter 9 24 Ashtyn Crouch 9 Head Coach: Rick Nordyke Asst. Coach: Jon Hunter Asst. Coach: Lily LaVelle

# Name Class 00 Sheridan Bond 11 2 Hannah Danielson 10 3 Jordan Keimig 9 5 Bridget White 10 6 Abby Taliaferro 12.

7 Paige Bond 11 10 Mariah Martin 11 11 Jordan Dixon 12 12 Katelyn Gamble 10 14 Kourtney Tanner 11 21 Madison Nordyke 11 22 Kaylon Dunn 10 23 Julia Minter 9 24 Ashtyn Crouch 9

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Ready for a war Deer Creek is on the map. The Antlers have shown they will be a force in 5A and they will be attempting to dethrone the traditional powers.

There are a lot of exciting things happening at Edmond Deer Creek this fall, not the least of which is the success on the field.

The Antlers opened the season 7-1 but quarterback Joel Blumenthal says it isn’t how you start but how you finish that will set the Deer Creek apart.

After taking Guthrie to the wire in a week 8 showdown, the Antlers proved they are ready for a war.

“If you ask us we think we are one of, if not, the best team in the state,” Blumenthal said. “We want to prove that every week. So far, we’ve been doing so.”

The team certainly seems to be living up to their motto – ‘All in, Sell out.’

“You buy all in to whatever you are doing and you sell out on the field,” explains defensive lineman Brandon Wackerly. “We go play ourselves and the scoreboard will take care of itself.”

That comfort level comes naturally. Most of the seniors have grown up together. “All my offensive linemen, running back and wide receivers are the same since eighth grade,” says Blumenthal. “We’re getting it done together in our last year.”

Starting quick is nothing new to the Antlers. The team’s focus now is to finish strong.

“Last year we started out 6-1 or 7-1, then we lost three straight,” Blumenthal said. “We just want to finish this year. Finish out strong and go get the gold ball.”

The chemistry factor is paying dividends, Wackerly says.

“We just have a tremendous amount of team chemistry,” Wackerly states. “We fight like siblings, but it never makes it on the field. We mess with each other, we pick at little things but at the end of the day, we are all brothers. We’re playing for the same thing.”

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Brooks is a leader and a great example for student athletes on and off the field.

Austin’s father Gary Brooks is a Commercial Real Estate Developer for Cornerstone Development. Gary graduated from Ponca City High School in 1980 and loves spending time at the families lake house.

Head coach Derek Turner was born and raised in Deer Creek (’81) where he became an All-State football player and would later go on to play college ball at Baylor. Who has what it takes to be declared champ? Find out in this edition of Triple Play!

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Gary Brooks Austin's Dad

Favorite subject in school?

Math

Hough’s Bible Course

Math

Favorite post or pre-game meal?

Peanut butter & jelly

Chicken, not Mexican!

Phone & music

Trapped on an island, one thing you would have with you?

My Playstation

Glove & ball

Food

Class clown or Class President?

Class clown

Class clown

Class clown

Your bedroom: Work of art, Disaster area, Area 51?

Disaster area

Disaster area

Disaster area

If I couldn’t play my sport I would?

Move to the lake

Play Basketball

Sing

Homework: Last minute, Every night, Always late?

Last Minute

Last Minute

Last Minute

Reality TV show you could win?

Dancing with the Stars

Survivor

Wipeout

When I’m with my best friends it’s: Superbad, South Park, Big Bang Theory?

South Park

Superbad

South Park

Sports movie or TV show I should be in?

Duck Dyansty

Pitch from Bull Durham

The Rookie

3 Correct!

Not bad.

5 Correct!

Great Job!

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OCS Cheerleaders Take home the gold

The Class 4A Champions are the OCS Saints and we congratulate them on a job well done. Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work.

Lauren Heim Brady Skinner Jessi Standard Ali Standard Jordan Clark

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The Norman North Cheer Squad shines in the state championships in Stillwater The Timberwolves of Norman North went to Stillwater with a mission and came back champions. After winning regionals the week prior, the squad beat 15 teams to claim the Class 6A title. "It was such a great experience for our

girls," said coach Alex Miller. "We couldn't be more proud of the team."

Alex and assistant coach Sundi Martin worked with a resilient team who persevered.

Grace Bowles Heather Andexler Kailee McMullen Veronica Rowe Alanna Ciardi Anna Bishop Kathya Salazar Leeann Rowe Michelle Penrod Reid Roberts Becca Johnson Jessie Barrett

Aubrey Custer Winter Fryar Marlo Perry Cali Massad Kaytie Menz Rylin Cacciatore Dominique Norman Jasmyne Bigaouette Coaches: Alex Miller Sundi Martin

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Norman Area Notables The Timberwolves and Tigers have been on a successful path to the playoffs in 2012. Look for both Norman schools to make some noise in November.

Norman Tigers The Norman Tigers control their own destiny. If they can win out after their season opening loss to Norman North, they will be looking at winning 6A-4 and would win their first district title in over 20 years.

Imond Robinson

Norman North Timberwolves

Zach Long

Norman North Timberwolves Behind the leadership of Peyton Gavras, the T-Wolves are looking to win out this season and sit alone on top of 6A-3.

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Tri-City Athletes of the Month

Tuttle High School

LADY TIGERS SOFTBALL 2012

The Tuttle fastpitch softball team had a great season and made it all the way to the semifinals of the Class 4A fastpitch softball tournament. Tuttle defeated Purcell in the opening round, 3-1, but lost to Oologah in the semifinals, 2-1. For their great season and dedication to Tuttle High School, the Lady Tigers are the October Tri-City Athletes of the Month.

Karina Lueck Carly Koons Emily McAdoo Salem Anthony Shelbi Robinett Lexi Rumbaugh Lauren Kelley Molly Crosswhite Annie Combs Macy Fisher Devynn Base Katie Carollo Shelby Carel Riki Luce Mackenzie Aspen Loard Alex Luce Morgan Gillispie McMurtry Sarah Altemier Mindy Winters Bailey Saye Katie Gracey Cambrye Moore Peyton Garrett Hallie Ward Kylee Robinett Shelbie Black Shea Coats Macy Spear Sadi Coats Brianna Glass

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Moore Area Update Southmoore Sabrecats Southmoore’s high-powered offense is averaging 500 yards a game. The Sabrecats are currently 6-2 behind the leadership of Tre Edwards and Karltrell Henderson and with the play-offs in their sight, look for the Cats to make a good run in the stretch and make some noise in the post season.

Westmoore Jaguars The Jaguars have fallen behind in the 6A-2 race, needing to win out and have a little help and luck to make the play-offs. Things looked positive in the first half of the Jenks games, controlling things with a strong ground game, locked up at 14 with the Trojans at half.

Moore Lions Coach Waters has seen improvement in the Lions play, but is looking for more consistency week in and week out. Working on keeping turnovers to a minimum, gaining confidence and momentum as the season wraps up will be high on the Lions to do list.

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Del City is Rolling

Carl Albert Titans Carl Albert finds itself in unfamiliar territory in regards to the playoff picture, from the outside looking in.

Caleb Toney has had a strong season so far defensively and the team is working hard to finish off the season strong.

Midwest City Bombers Even at 2-5, the Bombers should make the play-offs with key district wins. The team is young, but has grown and developed as the season goes on, placing hope that they can peak and make some post season noise.

Del City Eagles Coach Warhime has the Eagles flying high this season and they are looking to do some damage in the playoffs. Micah Hunter, Tavon Cramer and Zachary Guess have been leading the way offensively as they sit atop 5A-1 late in the season.

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