Coweta 

Running back LoLo Bell worked his way open on a nifty reverse motion route and caught the winning two-point conversion in overtime to defeat Del City 18-17. The Tigers clinched the district title in the win.

Coweta has won three straight over Pryor by a combined margin of 126-7.

The Tigers evened the all-time series with Claremore at six, hammering the Zebras 53-14 in the first round of the playoffs.

Sapulpa

Quarterback Colton Howard completed 19 of 22 passes for 308 yards and 7 touchdowns in a 61-19 win over Glenpool.

The Chieftains scored with 1:04 seconds left to defeat McAlester 28-7. It was the first win over the Buffaloes since 1953.

Running back Marco Smith carried the ball 38 times for 227 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner in a 39-35 win over Tahlequah.

East Central

The Cardinals 47-13 win over Nathan Hale on September 2^nd was the 300th for the program since the 1957 season.

Current Muskogee head coach Travis Hill is the all-time winningest coach at East Central. Hill guided the Cardinals to 136 wins from 1998-2011 and the 2005 Class 5A State title.                                                                                                      

East Central won its first OSSAA playoff game in 1996, defeating Central 17-13 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. The Cardinals were eliminated in the second round by Ada 35-6.

Glenpool

All-purpose offensive weapon DeMicah Woods ran for a 19-yard touchdown with under four minutes left to seal a 21-14 win over Skiatook.

Glenpool will look to even the all-time series with Sapulpa at two on October 13^th. The two high schools have met only three times despite being 8 miles apart.                                                   

The Warriors come into 2023 just four wins away from 300 in school history. Glenpool began playing football in 1969 and has moved from Class A in 1985 all the way to Class 5A in 2016.    

Memorial                                                                                                                  

Chargers running back Johnie Caldwell ran 19 times for 247 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-33 win over East Central.

Memorial will open the season against Central for the 14^th consecutive time on September 1st. Central has won the last two with Memorial holding the overall edge 8-5.

The longest running rivalry on the Memorial schedule is Edison. The Chargers and Eagles share LaFortune Stadium and will play for the 60^th straight year on September 8^th. Edison has won the last four.

Bishop Kelley

The Comets have started slow the past two seasons failing to win a non-district game. Last year’s three non-district opponents combined for an overall record of 29-8.                                                                       

Quarterback Stice Smith keyed a 19-point, second half rally to beat Claremore 35-33. Stice threw a 70-yard touchdown pass and scored the game winning touchdown on a two-yard run.

Bishop Kelley is coming off back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1994 and ’95.

Collinsville

Wide receiver Hudson Henslick caught 10 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns in a 63-20 win over Skiatook.

Collinsville and Skiatook are one of the very few rivals that have played 100 games against each other. Collinsville won last year’s 100^th meeting 63-20. The schools are 9 miles apart and both located on Highway 20.

Head coach Kevin Jones enters his 14^th season at Collinsville with a record of 109-42. He’s the all-time leader in wins at the school. Terry Due is 2^nd place with 61 wins from 1986-1994.                 

Edison                                                                                                                                   

Wide receiver Corey Rowland caught 12 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles 37-33 win over Pryor.

The Eagles shutout Catoosa 27-0 to defeat the Indians for the first time since 2001. Dating back to 1990, the Indians own the series lead 4-3.

Thomas Edison has won eight straight against Nathan Hale. The last six are by a combined margin of 319-34. Hale’s last win in the series came in 2006.            

Will Rogers

Running back Isaac Arce rushed 26 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns in a 50-14 loss to Collinsville.

The Ropers finished with a record of 6-4 in 2022. It was the first winning season at the school since 2006.

Will Rogers defeated Thomas Edison 18-13 to garner the first win over the Eagles since a 10-7 victory in the 1991 season opener. The teams have only met five times since 1991.

Nathan Hale

The Rangers enter the season on a 35-game losing streak. Their last victory was a 36-35 conquest of East Central in 2019.

Nathan Hale will face Skiatook for the 16^th consecutive season. Skiatook has won all but two of the meetings against the Rangers.

The Rangers will be looking for their first district win since defeating Skiatook 26-20 in 2012.