Five Cowboys’ seniors El Reno shakes off rust in win in postseason bowls

Five Oklahoma State seniors will participate in three NFL Draft evaluation postseason football bowls this month.

Safety will be on the South Team at the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The game will take place on Jan. 28. Receiver

tight end and offensive tackle

will play in this weekend’s East-West Shrine Game. All three will play for the West Team, and kickoff from St. Petersburg, Fla. is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. Receiver

will also play Saturday in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Carson, Calif. Kickoff is 3:15 p.m., and Seales will play for the American Team.

NFL scouts will be present at each bowl game and will evaluate the participating seniors both at the practices leading up to the game as well as the game itself.

Former Baylor Title IX official files complaint

Another former Title IX official at Baylor University has filed a complaint with federal civil rights officials accusing university officials of discrimination and intimidation while she tried to investigate sexual assault reports.

was an investigator for the school’s former Title IX coordinator,

Lyons brought to light the complaint, filed in April, on an episode of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that aired this week.

She said she resigned in November 2015 “because of Baylor’s noncompliance” with Title IX and failure to investigate sexual assault complaints, especially those involving football players.

In a statement, Baylor officials denied Lyons’ allegation.

Crawford resigned in October 2016. Baylor has received a storm of criticism over claims it mishandled sexual assault cases for several years.

Del Rio to miss spring practice following shoulder surgery

opened the 2016 season as the Florida Gators’ quarterback of the future.

But injuries derailed Del Rio’s season and now raise the question whether he will start another game for the Gators.

Del Rio will miss spring practices following shoulder surgery, the school announced Thursday. Del Rio has not played since he was injured Nov. 5 against Arkansas. Purdue graduate transfer

stepped in for Del Rio and finished out the season. First-year freshman

and were expected to enter spring practices battling Del Rio for the starting job in 2017.

SDSU gives Long contract extension

San Diego State football coach has agreed to a five-year contract extension through 2021.

Long has guided the Aztecs to consecutive Mountain West titles, six straight bowl games and an overall record of 54-26, making him the winningest coach in league history.

The Aztecs were 25th in the final Associated Press poll of the 2016 season.

The extension was announced Thursday, one week after the NFL’s Chargers announced they were moving to Los Angeles after 56 seasons in San Diego.

That leaves the Aztecs as the city’s top football team. Both Long and athletic director say they are up for the challenge of winning over fans angry with the Chargers’ move.

FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Rusty from more than a week without a game, El Reno needed a little time to get going, but found its rhythm in the third quarter of an eventual 72-58 win over Choctaw Thursday at the Shawnee Invitational.

and combined for 22 second-half points to help El Reno pull away.

“The first half, we struggled,” Haydon said. “In the third quarter, we started playing us. We started playing faster. The main thing is, we gotta play defense. We can’t give up offensive boards. The offense will come to us.”

Haydon finished with 20 points, and Plumley had 15. and

added 11 apiece as Class 5A’s third-ranked El Reno improved to 12-0.

El Reno outscored Choctaw 22-11 in the second quarter to take control of the game. Choctaw was led by with 18 points.

El Reno will face host Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. in Friday’s semifinal.

Shawnee holds off Southeast

Behind 26 points from

Shawnee was able to hold off a fourthquarter rally by Southeast for a 61-49 win.

Meier scored 12 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. and added 10 points apiece for the eighth-ranked Wolves (7-3).

led Southeast with 27 points.

Manek scores 45 as Harrah cruises

Class 4A No. 4 Harrah had little trouble in the opening round of Kingfisher’s Buckle of the Wheatbelt Tournament. Oklahoma signee

scored 45 points as the Panthers rolled past Chisholm 104-58.

Purcell rolls in opener

Coach has been wanting to see better defense from his Purcell Dragons, and he saw plenty in the first half of a 71-34 win over Byng in Purcell’s Heart of Oklahoma Tournament.

The Dragons took a 34-10 lead into halftime and the starters headed to the bench before the third quarter ended.

finished with 15 points, all coming courtesy of his five 3-pointers. added 11 points.

Purcell will face Mount St. Mary — which routed Woodward 68-22 — at 7:50 p.m. Friday in the semifinals.

Tip-ins

had 25 of his 38 points by halftime as Norman North cruised to a 99-39 win over Coweta at Shawnee … followed up a 47-point performance on Tuesday with 32 in Midwest City’s 86-47 win over Bixby at the Carl Albert Titan Classic … The Carl Albert duo of

and had 28 and 27, respectively, in a 104-50 win over McAlester … had 25 as Blanchard edged Cache 70-66.