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Seiling, OK 73663

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    Record: 13-1 | Rank: 4
    vs CyrilW46-0
    9/2
    @ LaverneW38-40
    9/9
    vs Oklahoma BibleL34-58
    9/16
    @ CherokeeW34-64
    9/23
    vs Pond Creek - HunterW46-12
    9/30
    vs CantonW64-0
    10/7
    @ WaukomisW14-62
    10/13
    @ OkeeneW6-52
    10/21
    vs Covington DouglasW56-8
    10/28
    @ Southwest CovenantW8-54
    11/3
    @ Southwest Covenant Missing Score
    vs Wilson
    OSSAA State First Round at Seiling
    W70-6
    11/11
    vs Hollis
    OSSAA State Second Round at Seiling
    W32-14
    11/18
    vs Wetumka
    OSSAA State Quarter-Finals at Newcastle
    W46-0
    11/25
    vs Oklahoma Bible
    OSSAA State Semi-Finals at NW OSU
    46-0
    GAME LIVE NOW!
     
    vs Laverne
    OSSAA State Championship at NWOSU
    L36-28
    12/9

    PODCAST: Crunch time for wrestling & basketball

    2/27/2020 |  Ben Johnson

    State tournament wrestling is this weekend, and small school basketball teams will be punching their tickets to the state tournament in area tournament play.
    Listen in as we break it all down for you.


    WEEK 6 Rankings

    10/7/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    (__) - previous rank

    Class 6AI
    1. Owasso (1) - 5-0
    2. Broken Arrow (2) - 4-1
    3. Jenks (4) - 2-3
    4. PC North (5) - 5-0
    5. Union (3) - 1-4
    6. Norman (6) - 4-1
    7. Westmoore (7) - 5-0
    8. Moore (8) - 3-2
    9. Mustang (10) - 3-2
    10. Edmond Santa Fe (9) - 3-2

    Class 6AII
    1. Bixby (1) - 5-0
    2. Stillwater (2) - 5-0
    3. Del City (4) - 4-1
    4. Muskogee (6) - 5-0
    5. Sapulpa (5) - 4-1
    6. Choctaw (7) - 3-2
    7. Booker T. Washington (3) - 2-3
    8. Ponca City (10) - 3-2
    9. Midwest City (8) - 2-3
    10. Deer Creek (NR) - 3-2

    Class 5A
    1. Bishop McGuinness (2) - 4-1
    2. Carl Albert (2) - 4-1
    3. Edison (3) - 4-1
    4. Tahlequah (5) - 5-0
    5. Collinsville (6) - 4-1
    6. Piedmont (10) - 4-1
    7. Noble (NR) - 4-1
    8. El Reno (7) - 4-1
    9. Duncan (8) - 3-1
    10. Pryor (9) - 4-1

    Class 4A
    1. Bethany (1) - 5-0
    2. Tuttle (2) - 5-0
    3. Wagoner (3) - 4-1
    4. Poteau (5) - 4-1
    5. Bristow (6) - 4-1
    6. Clinton (3-2
    7. Broken Bow (7) - 4-1
    8. Weatherford (4) - 3-2
    9. Central (9) - 5-0
    10. Cache (10) - 3-2

    Class 3A
    1. Heritage Hall (1) - 4-0
    2. Lincoln Christian (2) - 5-0
    3. Plainview (3) - 3-1
    4. Berryhill (5) - 5-0
    5. Sulphur (6) - 5-0
    6. John Marshall (4) - 4-1
    7. Perkins-Tryon (7) - 5-0
    8. Lone Grove (8) - 5-0
    9. Stigler (10) - 4-1
    10. Checotah (NR) - 4-1

    Class 2A
    1. Metro Christian (1) - 5-0
    2. Sperry (2) - 5-0
    3. Vian (3) - 4-1
    4. Millwood (4) - 4-1
    5. Holland Hall (5) - 4-1
    6. Washington (6) - 5-0
    7. Jones (7) - 4-1
    8. Beggs (8) - 4-1
    9. Kingston (9) - 4-1
    10. Adair (10) - 4-1

    Class A
    1. Cashion (1) - 5-0
    2. Stroud (2) - 5-0
    3. Pawhuska (3) - 6-0
    4. Rejoice Christian (4) - 5-0
    5. Thomas (5) - 5-1
    6. Pawnee (6) - 5-0
    7. Minco (7) - 6-0
    8. Christian Heritage (8) - 4-1
    9. Mangum (NR) - 5-0
    10. Dibble (NR) - 5-1

    Class B
    1. Shattuck (1) - 5-0
    2. Regent Prep (2) - 5-0
    3. Dewar (5) - 5-0
    4. Burns Flat-Dill City (6) - 4-1
    5. Laverne (7) - 4-1
    6. Weleetka (8) - 3-2
    7. Cherokee (3) - 4-1
    8. Davenport (4) - 4-1
    9. Canadian (9) - 5-0
    10. Seiling (NR) - 5-1

    Class C
    1. Southwest Covenant (1) - 4-0
    2. Pond Creek-Hunter (2) - 5-0
    3. Covington-Douglas (4) - 4-2
    4. Maysville (5) - 4-0
    5. Coyle (6) - 4-1
    6. Midway (7) - 6-0
    7. Tyrone (3) - 4-1
    8. Graham-Dustin (9) - 3-1
    9. Boise City (8) - 4-1
    10. Sharon-Mutual (NR) - 3-2


    *Photo by Trey Hunter/Piedmont Gazette

    WEEK 4 PICKS

    9/27/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    Swisher is still in the lead, and blah blah blah. Whitt and I need to step it up

    Week 3 picks

    Michael Swisher - 9-6
    Whitt Carter - 12-3
    Ben Johnson - 13-2

    Overall standings

    Michael Swisher - 46-13
    Whitt Carter - 41-18
    Ben Johnson - 43-16


    Broken Arrow at Jenks

    Swisher: Broken Arrow
    Whitt: Broken Arrow
    Ben: Broken Arrow

    Union at Owasso

    Swisher: Owasso
    Whitt: Owasso
    Ben: Owasso

    Del City at Choctaw

    Swisher: Del City
    Whitt: Del City
    Ben: Del City

    Sapulpa at Bixby

    Swisher: Bixby
    Whitt: Bixby
    Ben: Bixby

    Claremore at Collinsville

    Swisher: Claremore
    Whitt: Collinsville
    Ben: Claremore

    Elgin at Weatherford

    Swisher: Elgin
    Whitt: Elgin
    Ben: Weatherford

    Bethel at Sulphur

    Swisher: Sulphur
    Whitt: Sulphur
    Ben: Sulphur

    Cascia Hall at Verdigris

    Swisher: Verdigris
    Whitt: Cascia Hall
    Ben: Verdigris

    Lincoln Christian at Stigler

    Swisher: Lincoln Christian
    Whitt: Lincoln Christian
    Ben: Lincoln Christian

    Metro Christian at Adair

    Swisher: Metro Christian
    Whitt: Metro Christian
    Ben: Metro Christian

    Morris at Beggs

    Swisher: Beggs
    Whitt: Beggs
    Ben: Beggs

    Vian at Spiro

    Swisher: Vian
    Whitt: Vian
    Ben: Vian

    Barnsdall at Pawhuska

    Swisher: Pawhuska
    Whitt: Pawhuska
    Ben: Pawhuska

    Christian Heritage at Cashion

    Swisher: Cashion
    Whitt: Cashion
    Ben: Cashion

    Hooker at Thomas

    Swisher: Thomas
    Whitt: Thomas
    Ben: Hooker

    Tonkawa at Pawnee

    Swisher: Tonkawa
    Whitt: Tonkawa
    Ben: Pawnee

    Weleetka at Dewar

    Swisher: Dewar
    Whitt: Weleetka
    Ben: Dewar

    Buffalo at Boise City

    Swisher: Boise City
    Whitt: Buffalo
    Ben: Boise City

    Graham Dustin at Midway

    Swisher: Midway
    Whitt: Graham-Dustin
    Ben: Midway

    Seiling at Cherokee

    Swisher: Cherokee
    Whitt: Cherokee
    Ben: Cherokee


    **Photo by David Stacy

    WEEK 4 RANKINGS

    9/22/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    (____) - previous rank

    Week 3 scoreboard
    6AI

    6AII

    5A

    4A

    3A

    2A

    A

    B

    C

    Class 6AI

    1. Owasso (1) - 3-0
    2. Broken Arrow (2) - 2-1
    3. Union (3) - 1-2
    4. Jenks (4) - 1-2
    5. PC North (5) - 3-0
    6. Norman (6) - 3-0
    7. Westmoore (7) - 3-0
    8. Mustang (8) - 2-1
    9. Moore (9) - 1-2
    10. Edmond Santa Fe (10) - 2-1

    Class 6AII

    1. Bixby (1) - 3-0
    2. Stillwater (2) - 3-0
    3. Sapulpa (3) - 3-0
    4. Booker T. Washington (4) - 1-2
    5. Del City (6) - 2-1
    6. Choctaw (5) - 2-1
    7. Muskogee (7) - 3-0
    8. Lawton (9) - 3-0
    9. Midwest City (8) - 1-2
    10. Ponca City (10) - 2-1

    Class 5A

    1. Carl Albert (1) - 3-0
    2. Bishop McGuinness (2) - 2-1
    3. Duncan (3) - 2-0
    4. Edison (4) - 2-1
    5. Bishop Kelley (5) - 1-2
    6. Tahlequah (6) - 3-0
    7. Collinsville (7) - 2-1
    8. El Reno (NR) - 3-0
    9. Pryor (NR) - 2-1
    10. Claremore (8) - 1-2

    Class 4A

    1. Bethany (1) - 3-0
    2. Tuttle (2) - 3-0
    3. Wagoner (3) - 2-1
    4. Clinton (4) - 2-1
    5. Weatherford (5) - 2-1
    6. Poteau (7) - 2-1
    7. Bristow (8) - 2-1
    8. Broken Bow (9) - 2-1
    9. Elgin (10) - 1-1
    10. Hilldale (NR) - 2-1

    Class 3A

    1. Heritage Hall (1) - 2-0
    2. Lincoln Christian (2) - 3-0
    3. Plainview (3) - 1-1
    4. John Marshall (4) - 3-0
    5. Berryhill (5) - 3-0
    6. Sulphur (6) - 3-0
    7. Perkins-Tryon (7) - 3-0
    8. Lone Grove (9) - 3-0
    9. Stigler (10) - 3-0
    10. Kingfisher (8) - 1-2

    Class 2A

    1. Metro Christian (1) - 3-0
    2. Sperry (2) - 3-0
    3. Vian (4) - 2-1
    4. Millwood (5) - 2-1
    5. Holland Hall (3) - 2-1
    6. Washington (7) - 3-0
    7. Jones (9) - 2-1
    8. Adair (10) - 3-0
    9. Beggs (6) - 2-1
    10. Kingston (8) - 2-1

    Class A

    1. Cashion (1) - 3-0
    2. Stroud (2) - 3-0
    3. Pawhuska (3) - 4-0
    4. Rejoice Christian (4) - 3-0
    5. Tonkawa (5) - 4-0
    6. Thomas (6) - 3-1
    7. Christian Heritage (7) - 4-0
    8. Pawnee (8) - 3-0
    9. Minco (9) - 4-0
    10. Colcord (NR) - 3-0

    Class B

    1. Shattuck (1) - 3-0
    2. Regent Prep (2) - 3-0
    3. Cherokee (3) - 3-0
    4. Davenport (4) - 2-1
    5. Dewar (7) - 3-0
    6. Weleetka (8) - 2-1
    7. Burns Flat-Dill City (NR) - 3-1
    8. Laverne (5) - 2-1
    9. Canadian (NR) - 3-0
    10. Seiling (NR) - 4-0

    Class C

    1. Southwest Covenant (1) - 2-0
    2. Pond Creek-Hunter (2) - 3-0
    3. Buffalo (3) - 3-0
    4. Tyrone (4) - 3-0
    5. Covington-Douglas (5) - 2-2
    6. Maysville (7) - 3-0
    7. Coyle (8) - 2-1
    8. Midway (9) - 4-0
    9. Boise City (10) - 3-0
    10. Graham-Dustin (NR) - 3-0


    **Photo credit: Von Castor / Von Castor Photography


    WEEK 3 Rankings

    9/16/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    (___) - previous rank

    Week 2 scoreboard
    6AI

    6AII

    5A

    4A

    3A

    2A

    A

    B

    C


    Class 6AI

    1. Owasso (2)
    2. Broken Arrow (1)
    3. Union (3)
    4. Jenks (4)
    5. PC North (5)
    6. Norman (6)
    7. Westmoore (8)
    8. Mustang (9)
    9. Moore (10)
    10. Edmond Santa Fe (7)

    Class 6AII

    1. Bixby (1)
    2. Stillwater (2)
    3. Sapulpa (3)
    4. Booker T. Washington (3)
    5. Choctaw (6)
    6. Del City (4)
    7. Muskogee (8)
    8. Midwest City (7)
    9. Lawton (9)
    10. Ponca City (NR)

    Class 5A

    1. Carl Albert (1)
    2. Bishop McGuinness (2)
    3. Duncan (4)
    4. Edison (5)
    5. Bishop Kelley (3)
    6. Tahlequah (7)
    7. Collinsville (6)
    8. Claremore (8)
    9. Noble (10)
    10. Lawton MacArthur (NR)

    Class 4A

    1. Bethany (1)
    2. Tuttle (5)
    3. Wagoner (2)
    4. Clinton (3)
    5. Weatherford (4)
    6. Blanchard (6)
    7. Poteau (8)
    8. Bristow (7)
    9. Broken Bow (9)
    10. Elgin (NR)

    Class 3A

    1. Heritage Hall (1)
    2. Lincoln Christian (2)
    3. Plainview (3)
    4. John Marshall (5)
    5. Berryhill (4)
    6. Sulphur (6)
    7. Perkins-Tryon (8)
    8. Kingfisher (9)
    9. Lone Grove (NR)
    10. Stigler (NR)

    Class 2A

    1. Metro Christian (1)
    2. Sperry (2)
    3. Holland Hall (4)
    4. Vian (3)
    5. Millwood (5)
    6. Beggs (6)
    7. Washington (7)
    8. Kingston (8)
    9. Jones (9)
    10. Adair (10)

    Class A

    1. Cashion (1)
    2. Stroud (2)
    3. Pawhuska (4)
    4. Rejoice Christian (5)
    5. Tonkawa (6)
    6. Thomas (3)
    7. Christian Heritage (7)
    8. Pawnee (9)
    9. Minco (10)
    10. Morrison (8)

    Class B

    1. Shattuck (1)
    2. Regent Prep (2)
    3. Cherokee (3)
    4. Davenport (4)
    5. Laverne (5)
    6. Keota (6)
    7. Dewar (7)
    8. Weleetka (8)
    9. Snyder (9)
    10. Seiling (NR)

    Class C

    1. Southwest Covenant (1)
    2. Pond Creek-Hunter (2)
    3. Buffalo (3)
    4. Tyrone (5)
    5. Covington-Douglas (4)
    6. Tipton (6)
    7. Maysville (7)
    8. Coyle (8)
    9. Midway (9)
    10. Boise City (10)


    Photo cred: Byron Beers/Tahlequah Daily Press


    Week 2 rankings

    9/8/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    (__) - previous rank - Week 1 result



    Class 6AI

    1. Broken Arrow (1) - Beat Union, 14-0
    2. Owasso (3) - Beat Fayetteville (Ark.), 51-19
    3. Union (2) - Lost to Broken Arrow, 14-0
    4. Jenks (4) - Lost to Bixby, 57-7
    5. PC North (5) - Beat Putnam City, 50-0
    6. Norman (6) - Beat Norman North, 31-24
    7. Edmond Santa Fe (7) - Beat Edmond North, 41-14
    8. Westmoore (9) - Beat Moore, 44-35
    9. Mustang (10) - Beat Yukon, 38-0
    10. Moore (8) - Lost to Westmoore, 44-35

    Class 6AII

    1. Bixby (1) - Beat Jenks, 57-7
    2. Stillwater (2) - Beat Edmond Memorial, 42-7
    3. Booker T. Washington (3) - Beat Bishop Kelley, 33-14
    4. Del City (4) - Beat Bishop McGuinness, 20-17
    5. Sapulpa (5) - Beat Edison, 21-13
    6. Choctaw (7) - idle
    7. Midwest City (6) - Lost to Carl Albert, 31-0
    8. Muskogee (8) - Beat McAlester, 43-7
    9. Lawton (9) - Beat Burkburnett (Texas), 56-21
    10. Deer Creek (NR) - Beat Southmoore, 45-14

    Class 5A

    1. Carl Albert (1) - Beat Midwest City, 31-0
    2. Bishop McGuinness (4) - Lost to Del City, 20-17
    3. Bishop Kelley (2) - Lost to Booker T. Washington, 33-14
    4. Duncan (7) - Beat Putnam West, 59-35
    5. Edison (5) - Lost to Sapulpa, 21-13
    6. Collinsville (3) - Lost to Oologah, 13-12
    7. Tahlequah (8) - Beat Fort Gibson, 42-21
    8. Claremore (10) - Beat Bartlesville, 40-28
    9. Guthrie (6) - Lost to Shawnee, 33-23
    10. Noble (NR) - Beat Newcastle, 41-12

    Class 4A

    1. Bethany (1) - Beat Elk City, 41-20
    2. Wagoner (3) - Beat Coweta, 36-27
    3. Clinton (4) - Beat Woodward, 49-14
    4. Weatherford (5) - idle
    5. Tuttle (6) - Beat Kingfisher, 41-18
    6. Blanchard (2) - Lost to Elgin, 35-20
    7. Bristow (7) - Beat Cushing, 19-16
    8. Poteau (8) - Beat Durant, 40-13
    9. Broken Bow (9) - Beat Idabel, 41-0
    10. Cache (NR) - idle

    Class 3A

    1. Heritage Hall (1) - Beat Millwood, 34-0
    2. Lincoln Christian (2) - Beat Jones, 49-14
    3. Plainview (3) - bye
    4. Berryhill (4) - Beat Mannford, 35-7
    5. John Marshall (5) - Beat Classen SAS, 48-0
    6. Sulphur (6) - Beat Madill, 49-21
    7. Seminole (8) - Beat Harrah, 40-8
    8. Perkins-Tryon (10) - Beat Hennessey, 35-0
    9. Kingfisher (7) - Lost to Tuttle, 41-18
    10. Cascia Hall (9) - Lost to Holland Hall, 28-7

    Class 2A

    1. Metro Christian (2) - idle
    2. Sperry (3) - Beat Verdigris, 49-13
    3. Vian (4) - Beat Eufaula, 14-2
    4. Holland Hall (5) - Beat Cascia Hall, 28-7
    5. Millwood (1) - Lost to Heritage Hall, 34-0
    6. Beggs (7) - Beat Okmulgee, 39-0
    7. Washington (8) - Beat Hobart, 42-7
    8. Kingston (9) - Beat Hugo, 44-22
    9. Jones (6) - Lost to Lincoln Christian, 49-14
    10. Adair (NR) - Beat Commerce, 46-16

    Class A

    1. Cashion (1) - Beat Prague, 28-0
    2. Stroud (2) - Beat Okemah, 40-38
    3. Thomas (3) - Beat Newkirk, 41-0
    4. Pawhuska (4) - Beat Okla. Union, 60-18
    5. Rejoice Christian (5) - Beat Crossings Christian, 48-6
    6. Tonkawa (6) - Beat Newkirk, 41-0
    7. Christian Heritage (7) - Beat Mount Saint Mary, 30-7
    8. Morrison (9) - Beat Crescent, 24-10
    9. Pawnee (10) - idle
    10. Minco (NR) - Beat Dibble, 14-6

    Class B

    1. Shattuck (1) - Beat Destiny Christian, 44-8
    2. Regent Prep (2) - Beat Prue, 53-6
    3. Cherokee (4) - Beat South Barber (Kan.), 44-8
    4. Davenport (3) - Lost to Weleetka, 32-28
    5. Laverne (5) - Beat Alex, 28-22
    6. Keota (6) - idle
    7. Dewar (7) - Beat Strother, 46-0
    8. Weleetka (8) - Beat Davenport, 32-28
    9. Snyder (9) - Beat Waukomis, 44-6
    10. Wetumka (10) - Beat Depew, 40-6

    Class C

    1. SW Covenant (1) - Beat Central Marlow, 52-28
    2. Pond Creek-Hunter (3) - Beat Kremlin-Hillsdale, 54-0
    3. Buffalo (4) - Beat Medford, 40-12
    4. Covington-Douglas (6) - Beat Garber, 64-62 (4OT)
    5. Tyrone (8) - Beat Turpin, 56-22
    6. Tipton (2) - Lost to Burns Flat-Dill City, 54-6
    7. Maysville (NR) - Beat Paoli, 52-6
    8. Coyle (5) - Lost to Pioneer, 48-20
    9. Midway (NR) - Beat Gans, 64-48
    10. Boise City (NR) - Beat Beaver, 48-0



    Photo credit - David Stacy


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    PODCAST TIME! Wall to wall basketball and wrestling

    2/28/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    Medals and trophies have been handed out to wrestlers across the state. Now it’s time for basketball teams to start claiming hardware.

    Ben and Michael dive into Class A & B state basketball tournaments on tap this week, and they guys also make their predictions in each class.



    Ben breaks down what happened at the state wrestling tournament and some of the various highlights along the way. 

    Also added a new segment where the guys named their MVPs of the week. Listen in and find out who they dubbed as last week’s MVPs.

    All that leading up to Michael's interview with Okarche coach Ray West. You don't want to miss what West had to say.

    Thanks for listening & enjoy!

    Have any feedback? Email the show at ben@skordle.com

    SKORDLE NOTEBOOK: Vannoy piling up victories for Jenks; Watch out for Clinton boys

    1/25/2019 |  Ben Johnson

    Drake Vannoy was pressed for time with wrestling season around the corner. Jenks’ football season didn’t end until Nov. 30, and the Trojans were slated to open their wrestling campaign less than a week later.
    Good thing Vannoy had a championship pedigree to rely on.
    The junior wasted little time reacquainting himself with the mat, starting the 2018-2019 wrestling season with a first place finish at the Chuck West Invitational in Bristow.
    “My performances are starting to improve as I’m getting back into wrestling shape after football,” Vannoy said. “I’m starting to like the pace and intensity that I’m going at.”
    And it would be hard to find any detractors right now, especially after coasting through the 152-pound field at the Jay Hancock Invitational in Yukon last weekend. Vannoy advanced to the finals with four wins by fall, and he capped the tournament off with a 19-2 technical fall triumph over Edmond North’s Jayden Villalobos.
    “Drake has been dominating this year,” Jenks coach Ray Weis said. “He has had some learning matches, but he really imposes his will in most matches.”
    And he’s been doing it since bursting onto the scene as a sophomore last season. Vannoy settled for a third place showing at last season’s Class 6A regional tournament, but he avenged his regional loss to Broken Arrow’s Brady Mattioda with a convincing victory between the two in the state tournament. Vannoy would eventually claim a state championship at 152 pounds, and this year he’s out to defend it.
    “Drake is learning what it is like to be a defending state champion,” Weis said. “He has learned that everyone is going to wrestle him differently and he has to be intense every match. That has made him a better competitor and wrestler.”
    With a fourth place finish at the Las Vegas Classic and a second-place showing at the Larry Wilkey Invitational, Vannoy said his main focus is to constantly put his opponents on the defensive.
    “The biggest key to my success is my conditioning and ability to push the pace,” he said.
    Jenks has two regular season duals left against Union and Owasso, and the Trojans will wrestle in the Glenpool tournament before venturing into postseason play, which includes dual state, regionals and the state tournament at the end of February.


    Hoop notes…


    **The last major tournament week of the basketball season means more than championship trophies and bragging rights.
    It’s also the last chance for teams to make a major push before Monday’s rankings are submitted.
    Those rankings are the last ones before the OSSAA releases playoff assignments for Classes 2A, 3A and 4A.
    So, for a team like Bethany, which currently sits at No. 11 in 4A, could a win against No. 1 Kingfisher in the finals of the Buckle of the Wheatbelt (IF both make it there) be enough to vault the Bronchos into the highly-valued top-eight?
    That’s what teams on the edge of the top-eight, whether in or out this week, will be looking to achieve in the biggest tournament week of the year.


    **When Oklahoma City Public School Superintendent Sean McDaniel revealed three possible plans as part of its “Pathway to Greatness” initiative to the district school board Tuesday night, there was one glaring fact that would affect the state’s basketball landscape.
    Each plan listed a number of potential school closings within the district. A few schools were listed in all three of them. One of them was Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High.
    Barely a decade old, Centennial is already considered a basketball power.
    It won back-to-back 3A championships in 2011 and 2012 and has contended for a title nearly every year since.
    The Bison aren’t necessarily a power player this year. They’re currently 4-9 with two of those wins against home-school program OKC Storm North.
    However, much of the rest of their schedule has been a brutally-tough one and the Bison will be a team nobody wants to see come playoff time.
    But with the future of the school basically decided, what will become of the program?
    Where will the current and future roster be going to school in the future?
    What about head coach Kendal Cudjoe, part of one of the most respected basketball families in OKC?
    All of that has yet to be decided, but when it happens, there will be a void in 3A and a boost to other programs who benefit from the school’s closing.


    **A team to watch? How about the Clinton boys.
    Not necessarily known for their basketball prowess, the Red Tornadoes are 12-3.
    They staked their claim to be ranked Tuesday by knocking off No. 4 Anadarko, 61-48.
    They’re the No. 1 seed in this week’s Tishomingo Invitational. A win there - or at least a strong showing - and the Reds just might be ranked come Monday afternoon.
    It likely won’t affect their playoff draw much, but it will be a big boost to a program no doubt overshadowed by football.


    **If you tuned into our Publics & Privates OKPreps Podcast this week, you heard me say Class B is as far down as I can remember.
    That goes for boys and girls.
    Doesn’t mean there aren’t quality teams on either side, but the depth and level of quality just isn’t there like it was three, four, five and more years ago.
    On the podcast, I was specifically talking about Class B girls.
    And - literally - as we were recording that last Friday night, Seiling was hammering home that point.
    Class A’s top-ranked Ladycats took Hammon out to the ol’ proverbial woodshed with a 70-32 beating.
    Now, there’s no shame in losing to Seiling. It is a team, after all, with two Division I signees in Macy and Karly Gore,
    They embarrass lots of foes.
    And I don’t think the margin of victory would be quite so much should the teams play again.
    But, still, there’s a large gap between the best teams in A and the best teams in B.
    That hasn’t always been the case.


    *****Michael Swisher contributed to this report

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