Matt Hennesy taking over at Pawhuska

Pawhuska Public Schools approved Matt Hennesy as head coach at Monday night's special board of education meeting. Hennesy leaves Locust Grove after going 52-18 during a six-year run. "I'm super excited to become the head coach at Pawhuska," Hennesey said. "It was hard to leave Locust Grove since we have a very talented team coming …

Jody Weber steps down at Davis

Davis' triple-option attack will be under the guidance of a new head coach in 2018. Jody Weber, at the helm for the Wolves since taking over for his dad, Joe, in 2001, stepped down on Friday. "It's just time for me to move on," Weber said. "I have been unbelievably blessed in my career. Davis …

Shupe stepping down at Cushing

Cushing is in the market for a new head coach. Barrett Shupe, Cushing’s coach for the past seven seasons, is stepping down to begin a career outside of high school football. "I can't put into words how exciting it's been," Shupe said on Tuesday night. "More than anything, the relationships we've built has been the …

Scouting the Golden Eagles – Fort Wayne edition

R.J. Fuqua made sure to get into the spirit of the holidays recently. Instead of boasting about the Christmas gifts he unwrapped, Fuqua gushed about what he was able to give to his parents on Dec. 25. “I got my dad a new pair of shoes, and I got my mom an iPad,” Fuqua said …

Lee Blankenship headed to Bartlesville

Bartlesville wasted little time in finding its permanent head coach this offseason. On Monday a source revealed that Beggs' Lee Blankenship will be named the Bruins' head coach. The move won't be official until Bartlesville's next school board meeting, which is scheduled for Jan. 15. Blankenship recently concluded his fifth season as the Demons' head …

Golden Eagles Evaluation – Oakland edition

Much like his predecessor, ORU coach Paul Mills is good about telling it how it is — whether it’s good or bad. “Our two-point defense, to be frank, hasn’t been very good all year,” Mills said after ORU’s 93-86 overtime loss to Oakland on Monday. He even mixed in a “we can’t guard right now” …

Oakland at ORU – Scouting report

ORU at a glance Things have not been going well. That’s putting it mildly. The Golden Eagles rank poorly in nearly statistical category, one of the worst being scoring margin (minus-15.8), where ORU ranks 332nd out of 351 Division I teams. Turnover margin, turnovers forced, scoring offense, scoring defense, free three percentage, field goal percentage …

Playoff picks – Nov. 24-25

5A Bishop McGuinness 23, Noble 12 Carl Albert 27, Skiatook 14 4A Heritage Hall 31, Blanchard 16 Ada 20, Bethany 17 3A Beggs 30, OCS 14 Sulphur 14, Sperry 10 Jones 42, Tahlequah Sequoyah 23 John Marshall 24, Idabel 13 2A Commerce 24, Washington 22 Holland Hall 26, Davis 19 Millwood 29, Vian 14 Adair …

Golden Eagles Evaluation – Legends Classic

It was all there for ORU to collect its first win* of the season. The Golden Eagles shot 50 percent (28 of 56) from the field, and they only turned the ball over 14 times, which isn’t great but horribly crippling. *Against a Division I opponent But somehow Pepperdine erased a 15-point deficit in the …

Playoff picks – Nov. 17-18

6AI Owasso 41, Jenks 32 Union 28, Broken Arrow 17 6AII Midwest City 27, Bixby 24 Booker T. Washington 31, Lawton 20 5A Ardmore 33, Noble 16 Bishop McGuinness 19, Tahlequah 16 Carl Albert 37, Claremore 13 Skiatook 21, Altus 20 4A Heritage Hall 24, Broken Bow 12 Wagoner 32, Blanchard 21 Oologah 28, Ada …