Redmond named district MVP
Midwest City star and Oklahoma commitment Jalen Redmond was dominant this fall and his district foes took notice.
Redmond was named the District 6A-II-1 MVP this week by the district’s coaches.
Redmond, a linebacker and defensive end, helped lead Midwest City to the state semifinals. His teammate, Juwan Walker, was also named Offensive Player of the Year.
Midwest City coach Darrell Hall was named Coach of the Year.
Another OU commitment, Putnam City’s Ron Tatum III, was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Stillwater’s Tyler Disidore.
Here is a look at the team:
MVP: Jalen Redmond, Midwest City
Offensive Player of the Year: Juwan Walker, Midwest City
Defensive Player of the Year: Tyler Disidore, Stillwater; Ron Tatum III, Putnam City Coach of the Year: Darrell Hall, Midwest City Offensive back: Hudson Woods, Choctaw
Offensive receiver: Keaire Wilkins, Putnam City; Jayquan Lincoln, Lawton Offensive line: Stone Mesa, Stillwater; Cooper Smith, Putnam West
Defensive back: Chase Allsup, Putnam City; Jaryn Curry, Choctaw
Defensive secondary: Ace
Vick, Midwest City Defensive line: Matt Hernandez, Lawton
Specialty: Andrew Miles, Putnam West
Kicker: Garrett Leming, Stillwater
Punter: Allen Pangelinan, Midwest City; Preston Seibel, Deer Creek All-District team selections Choctaw: Tae Gibbs, Caulin Poole, Chaden Mielke, Ethan Crews, Collin Armstrong, Ryan Whiteley, Raymond Navarro; Deer Creek: Logan Huslig, Hunter Freese, Ethan Renner, Tyler Hammonds, Griff Stanley, Logan Stanley; Enid: Austin Whiteheed, Jerra Williams, Marlo Hughes, Jacshaun Gardner Sears, Augie Pritchatt; Lawton: Kejuan Neal, Alihas Hopper, Jordun Caradine, Matt Hernandez, Calvin Shannon, Kairi Grant, Jalik Gibson, Dominick Neal; Midwest City: Jordan Jones, Caleb Collins, Jaidon Hayes-Robinson, Morgan Moore, Tyree Young, DeClaudio Irvin, Astin Anderson, Dajon Sealey, Domontrail Hogg Cubit, Israel Cotton Embrey, Tommyon Scott; Putnam City: Jawaun Bell, Jose Arriola, Leon Lockpour, Stephen Burris, Kevonte Lloyd, Eric Butler, Dajon Linen, Marcus Capps; Putnam West: Tate Gooch, Jamiel Finley, Larell Smith, Braylin Tate; Stillwater: Jake Gray, Evan Thomas, Chris Nelson, Karsten Schuessler, Kameron Linsenmeyer, Lane Grant, Ivan Porter, Caden Caffey, Steven Gentry
PC North takes pride in target
Putnam City North basketball coach Ryan Wagner say his team is still learning to play with a bullseye.
As basketball season prepares to tip off next week for Putnam City North, Wagner said he's been excited by how his team has looked in preseason. He also knows they are ready to play some games that count.
"We are definitely off on Thanksgiving from practice," Wagner said. "But they barely even want days off anymore. That's how you know you have a team of competitors. They want to be in the gym."
Led by a senior group of Adokiye Iyaye, Chris Braggs, Blake Owens and junior guard Micah Thomas, the Panthers are looking to improve on a semifinals appearance last year.
This week, they found out they were voted the No. 1 team in the first rankings released by the OSSAA.
Wagner, who's coming into his fourth year at North, said his team takes pride in the early-season ranking and hopes to live up to expectations.
"From where we were when we started three years ago to now, it's a huge difference," Wagner said. "We have the hardest working kids around and they are ready to come out and show what they have."
Roberts off to good start in college
Oklahoma’s all-time 5-on-5 scoring leader is up to her old tricks at the collegiate level.
Former Classen SAS star Taylor Roberts was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday after leading Tennessee State in scoring her first two games.
Roberts, a freshman, had 18 points and nine rebounds against Alabama A&M, scoring 14 points in the second half to erase a 23-point deficit.
Through two games, she’s averaged 15.5 points and seven rebounds. She’s also fifth in the conference for scoring.
Roberts scored a staterecord 3,429 career points for Classen SAS. Last season, she was on The Oklahoman’s Super 5.