HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
McGuinness junior running back Michael Taffe and North Rock Creek junior cross country runner Jordan Coody won The Oklahoman's Athlete of the Week polls in their respective sports.
Taffe scored four touchdowns on his first eight touches and finished with 154 all-purpose yards in a 49-6 win against rival Tulsa Kelley. Coody won the East Central University Tiger Chase Invitational, completing the 5-kilometer run in 17 minutes, 41.22 seconds, more than a minute ahead of the second-place finisher.
Here are the results from each poll:
Football
Michael Taffe, McGuinness, 11,470 votes (51.04%) Shyheim Johnson, Westmoore, 6,716 votes (29.89%)
Chance Cobb, Tuttle, 2,660 votes (11.84%) Rickey Hunt, Millwood, 906 votes (4.03%) Gavin Freeman, Heritage Hall, 376 votes (1.67%) Virgil Yates, Del City, 243 votes (1.08%) Carson May, Jones, 100 votes (.45%)
Cross country, softball and volleyball
Jordan Coody, North Rock Creek, 17,892 votes (57.28%)
Livia Ward, Mount St. Mary, 13,028 votes (41.71%)
Katie Bosley, Oklahoma Christian Academy, 243 votes (.75%)
Tallen Edwards, Southmoore, 82 votes (.26%)
Want to nominate someone for Athlete of the Week? Email cjourdan@oklahoman.com, j jackson@oklahoman.com and nsardis@oklahoman.com by noon Saturday each week with the player's name, school, sport, year and why they deserve to be nominated.