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District 2A-6 Season Predictions
The 2018 season will be a ability to pound the ball up the
season of turbulent offenses middle of the field and throw
led by the Antlers Bearcats the deep ball. Hartshorne and
who finished the 2017 season Hugo should battle it out for
with a 8-4 record and a second the fourth playoff spot.
round playoff appearance. The
Bearcats return quarterback 2018 Eufaula Ironheads
Kaden Speer (5’9”, 185 lbs.) Football Predictions
who threw for 2,500 passing 1. Vian 31 Eufaula 21 (L)
yards in his first two seasons 2. Eufaula 28 Holdenville 24 (W)
as the starter. Offensively, 3. Checotah 35 Eufaula 21 (L)
Antlers is loaded with weap- 4. Eufaula 28 Heavener 17 (W)
ons in Reico Colbert (5,10”, 170 5. Eufaula 35 Hartshorne 28 (W)
lbs.) and Kaleb Sheaffer (6’, 180 6. Hugo 42 Eufaula 28 (L)
lbs.), catching over six touch- 7. Eufaula 31 Wi lb.urton 21 (W)
downs last season. 8. Valliant 21 Eufaula 14 (L)
Valliant will be explosive 9. Antlers 28 Eufaula 21 (L)
on offense with 10 returning 10. Eufaula 35 Atoka 31 (W)
starters. Keegan Lininger Predicted record 5-5 overall
The Antler Bearcats are a heavy favorite to win Class
(6’1”, 195 lbs.) returns as quar- Predicted Class 2A District 6 finish
2A District-6. (Photo by AHS)
terback. The Bulldogs return 1. Valliant
the entire offensive line, aver- tougher. Eufaula returns an 295 lbs.), Zach Mills (6’1”, 225 2. Antlers
aging over 250 lbs. per player. abundance of talent at nearly lbs.), Zac Anderson (6’ 210 3. Eufaula
Defensively, they return eight every position and led by 2017 lbs.), Nick Jones (5’10”, 155 4. Hugo
starters with Lane Simpson Co-MVP Logan Krietemey- lbs.), John Bailey Jr. (6’, 185 5. Hartshorne
(5’11”, 295 lbs.) anchoring the er (5’11”, 191 lbs.) as defen- lbs.), Jase Pippenger (5’11”, 6. Wi lb.urton
defensive line. sive back and wide receiver. 165 lbs.) and Kendan Watson 7. Atoka
The Eufaula Ironheads In addition, add last seasons (5’11”, 260 lbs.) just to name a 8. Heavener
will no doubt make this class starters Daniel Atwood (6’1”, few. The Ironheads have the
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2018 Checotah Wildcat Seniors
The 2018 Checotah Wildcat senior football players picture left to right; back row, Cody Honed, Chase Wren,
Todd Lackey, Collin Roberts, Dakota Duger and Brice Thornton. Front row, Troy McNac, Tyler Barlow, Rico
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District 3A-3
that fool you. They return six back Zion Nichols. Checotah
starters on offense including may have gained more speed
quarterback Chase Ricke, who defensively and more experi-
breakdown predictions
threw for 3,056 yards and 25 enced with Jacob Barrett and
touchdowns. Idabel also had a Dakota Copeland. The Wild-
playoff season with a record of cats will be tough to push off
8-5 including an appearance in the football with a monster
the quarterfinals. Defensively, defensive front led by Bobby
the Warriors have great speed Morton.
and size to cover most receiv- 2018 Checotah Wildcats
ers but lacking the size up Football Predictions
front. The Seminole Chieftains 1. Checotah 42 Keys 17 (W)
finished the year 8-3 and made 2. Checotah 35 Hilldale 31 (W)
the second round of the play- 3. Checotah 35 Eufaula 21 (W)
offs. Quarterback Cade Ham- 4. Checotah 28 Webster 24 (W)
mond threw for 1,285 yards and 5. Checotah 35 Okmulgee 23 (W)
13 touchdowns and running 6. Checotah 38 Stigler 28 (W)
back Jamon Dennis rushed 7. Idabel 38 Checotah 28 (L)
for 1,000 yards and co-running 8. Checotah 24 Seminole 21 (W)
back Cameron Gunville ran 9. Checotah 42 Roland 28 (W)
for 900 yards. Defensively, the 10. Lincoln Christian 45 Checotah
Chieftains are inexperienced 31 (L)
and weak up front, but don’t Predicted record 8-2 overall
The Lincoln Christian Bulldogs are the early favor-
count them out of forging to Predicted Class 3A District 3
ites in a district that could be the best in Oklahoma the top of the district as the 1. Lincoln Christian
high school football. (Photo submitted) season goes on. 2. Seminole
By no stretch of the imagi- Idabel, Checotah and Semi- The Checotah Wildcats 3. Checotah
nation does the new alliance of nole to end the season in the have the experience and the 4. Idabel
districts help any team in 3A-3. top four spots with the Stigler numbers alone to be a threat 5. Stigler
This district alone could be Panthers on the edge of mak- to any team. Cade Shropshire 6. Daniel Webster
the toughest district in Okla- ing the playoffs. The Bulldogs returns to form along with 7. Okmulgee
homa high school football. of Lincoln Christian posted a a giant offensive line led by 8. Roland
Look for Lincoln Christian, 5-7 record in 2017 but don’t Todd Lackey and running
The 2018 Checotah Wildcat cheer squad pictured left to right, back row: Shayla Robinson, Bia Fields, Katlyn
Shelton, Morgan Parker, Shiree Jones, Autumn Taylor, Ciena Brinsfield and Charlie Creekbaum. Front row: Kholie
Atkins, Tabetha Brinsfield, Gavin Webb, Bailey Hicks and Meara Johnson. (Staff photo by Rodney Haltom)
PAST
plate appearances
• Had four hits, including a triple, in
Florida State series
• Went 4-for-9 with three runs in Notre
Dame series
• Was 5-for-12 in Virginia Tech series
• Homered twice and drove in four
runs in Pitt series
• Was 5-for-10 with three runs and
three RBI in Duke series
CONNORS STATE
COLLEGE
• Named 2016 Spaulding NJCAA Divi-
sion I Defensive Player of the Year
• Earned 2016 ABCA Rawlings Gold
Glove at catcher
• Member of 2016 All-Region Team
• Hit .404 with 12 homers and 67 RBI
in 2016
• Threw out 17 of 23 baserunners
Knight ends collegiate baseball work ethic of any player I ever coached attempting to steal and had a .997
fielding percentage in 2016
career at University of Virginia,
and he paid his dues and earned his way
to making this dream come true. Checo-
signs with Cubs tah is very proud of him and wish him CHECOTAH HS
• Three-time All-Big 8 Conference hon-
and his family the best,” Checotah head
Former Checotah baseball stand- coach Tom Butler said. oree
out and collegiate baseball player Caleb Knight was the first recipient of the • Named conference’s defensive player
Knight ended his college career at the McIntosh County Sportsman of the Year of the year in 2013 and player of the
University of Virginia and saw his dream award in 2014 after leading the football year in 2014
of playing in the major league come true team to a district championship and the • Four-year letterwinner in football
as the Chicago Cubs signed him. baseball team to post season. (quarterback/linebacker)
The senior catcher graduated with tre- • In his senior year in 2013, he passed
mendous stats and the desire to play at 2017 for 2,100 yards and rushed for 1,000
the next level. • Appeared in 42 games, including 33 yards
The Baseball Draft Report for Knight starts (30 straight to end season) • Was conference player of the year in
read, “may just be the one true king of • Was hit by team-high 11 pitches and football in 2013
getting hit by very fast baseballs after posted .474 on-base percentage (sec- • Named an All-Star by Class at QB by
all. My rough math (as of this writing) ond on team) Oklahoma Coaches Association
has him at a whopping 9.6 percent career • Started 33 games since Duke series • Earned McIntosh Country Athlete of
HBP rate. That is absolutely insane. If you in late March (UVA was 25-8 in his the Year honors in 2014
include his two years at junior college starts) • Was valedictorian of his graduating
(thus increasing the sample to an even • His four home runs came in ACC class
meatier 697 collegiate PA), that figure games (Louisville, Notre Dame, two
drops down to a still wild 6.6 percent. No against Pitt) PERSONAL
matter how you look at it, Knight knows • Was inserted into lineup as defensive • Parents are Tommy and Ginger
how to take a pitch off the body like very replacement in the first game against Knight
few ballplayers before him. It’s worth not- Duke and earned his first start of the • Has a brother, Seth, and sister,
ing that the Virginia catcher’s approach season in Duke series Natalie
at the plate includes more than just “wait
until something gets close and lean it.”
Knight has a career 42 BB/43 K mark over Batting
Season avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att
two seasons as a Cavalier. With a little
2017 .301 42 - 33 113 32 34 5 1 4 20 53 .469 27 13 29 2 .474 3 1 1-2
bit of pop to go with that, there’s enough 2018 .226 42 - 37 133 25 30 7 0 3 18 46 .346 21 13 26 3 .383 0 3 0-1
offensively working for Knight that he TOTAL .260 84 - 70 246 57 64 12 1 7 38 99 .402 48 26 55 5 .427 3 4 1-3
could carve out a long career as a minor
Fielding
league catcher with a shot to one day Season c po a e fld% dp tp sba cs cs% pb ci
reach the big leagues as a backup if you 2017 241 215 23 3 .988 0 0 12 1 .077 6 0
buy into his defense behind the plate.” 2018 202 175 25 2 .990 5 0 5 3 .375 2 0
“This is incredible. Caleb had the best TOTAL 443 390 48 5 .989 5 0 17 4 .190 8 0
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This article was published overran Europe. He was a ser- OU Campus. Although he car- Oklahoma record of 146 made
OU’s Gold Standard
in November 1946 in Sooner geant in the Infantry, won the ried the ball only seven times, against the Oklahoma Aggies
Magazine, published every Silver Star and Purple Heart Golding exploded against the in 1943. Golding’s average of
month by the University of with assorted clusters, the Wildcats and when the detona- 23.4 net yards per each rushing
Oklahoma Association. It is Combat Infantryman’s Badge tions died away, new records play broke Orville Matthews’
reprinted in its entirety and and comported himself so well lay scattered about like a 16.2 set years ago against
with permission by OU. in battle that he won a battle- bright ore. Golding played Marquette. Golding’s 81-yard
The gold Oklahoma’s Soon- field commission to second only 17 minutes in Oklaho- touchdown run the longest
ers found six years ago down lieutenant. He played no ser- ma’s 63-0 shellacking of Iowa scoring rush ever made by
in the smoky hills of McIntosh vice football. State at Ames but scored one a Sooner player in modern
County is buying Coach Jim This fall Golding came back touchdown. In Oklahoma’s times, breaking the former
Tatum’s rugged team a lot of to play in his first football in 14-12 victory over Texas Chris- record of 71 set last year by
Prestige these days- inflation five years and to stamp him- tian in a driving rain storm at Johnny Steward against Kan-
or no inflation. self the finest running back Fort Worth, Golding gained 59 sas. Oklahoma has gone back
It was six years ago that Joe developed at Norman in mod- yards in nine plays, averaging to the gold standard.
Junior” Golding, a Eufaula, ern times. Instead of the single over six yards per carry in the
Oklahoma, high school boy, wing and A formations the mud.
was ardently courted and won Sooners had used when he Golding’s total of
by the Sooners. Tom Stidham, played under Luster in 1941, 164 net yards rushing
brawny Sooner head coach, Oklahoma uses T formation. against Kansas State
not only personally visited the Golding had never played T broke Bob Brum-
fancy-footed Eufaula boy in formation (the Army game ley’s mod-
those days but also sent his was his first at the strange e r n
brother George, a personable style) but he quickly adapted
Checotah, Oklahoma, banker himself to it.
over to win and woo the curly- He was the best back on the
thatched lad who had scored field in the Oklahoma – Army
all 71-points Eufaula made in game. His slashing running
its 71-0 spanking of Haileyville. gained 75 net yards to 83
It was a successful court- for the whole Army team
ship that paid off with six (All-American Glenn Davis
years of happy married life gained 22 yards in 12 car-
(Golding had been to war four ries). Against Homer Norton’s
of the six years), and as far as Texas Aggies Golding picked
the Sooners are concerned, the up 68 to minus eight for the
union can continue indefinite- Aggie team.
ly. Golding was a good provid- Against Dana Bible’s
er the very first year after the mighty Texas, like Army
nuptials. As a sophomore for rated No.1 in the Nation the
Coach Dewey “Snorter” Lus- week Oklahoma met them and
ter in 1941 he became the best which had averaged nearly 300
wingback in Oklahoma’s mod- yards per game rushing while
ern football history, averag- murdering Missouri 42-0, Colo-
ing 5.8 net yards on each rush rado 76-0, and Oklahoma A&M
although running laterally to 54-6, Golding single-handed
the weakside. He snared 21 out-rushed the whole Texas
forward passes for 238 yards, team, gaining 86 net yards to
grabbed off three pass inter- Texas’ 81 while Bobby Layne,
ceptions, ran back two kick- the Texas tai lb.ack, was col-
offs 91 yards and scored eight lecting only 13 net yards in
touchdowns. He could run nine rushes.
either inside or outside. Golding’s fourth game
The he went away to war. was against Kansas State in
Golding was in the thick of Oklahoma’s Big Six Confer-
early fighting, when the Nazis ence opener on Owen Field,
players of the
Goldings Rushing Record 1946 Kansas State 7 164 0 164
Game-Carries-Yards Gained- Iowa State 9 83 29 54
Yards Lost-Net Gain Texas Christian 9 59 0 59
Army 13 78 0 78 Kansas 15 135 5 130
Texas Aggies 20 86 8 78 Total 86 701 52 649
Eufaula graduate Junior “Joe” Golding at the
Texas 13 96 10 86 Average per play 7.9 net yards.
University of Oklahoma. (Photo submitted)
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Area College Players
Clayton Cook Cody Gilroy
No. 81 No.62
6’ 3”, 185 6’5”, 310
Sophmore Junior
Wide Reciever Offensive lineman
Hometown - Checotah, OK Hometown-Checotah, OK
Southeastern State
Sterling College University
9/1 vs. Avila University 6:00 Aug 30 vs Southern Nazarene 6:00
9/8 @ Southwestern College 6:00 Sep 8 @ Oklahoma Baptist
9/15 vs. Kansas Wesleyan Univer- University 6:00
sity 6:00 Sep 15 vs. Quachita Baptist
9/22 vs. Friends University 6:00 University 6:00
9/29 @ University of St. Mary 1:30 Sep 22 @ University of Arkansas
10/6 vs. Ottawa University 1:30 Monticello 6:00
10/13 @ Bethany College 1:30 Sep 29 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma
10/20 @ Tabor College 2:00 State 4:00
11/3 vs. McPherson College 1:30 Oct 6 @ Southwestern Oklahoma
11/10 @ Bethel College 1:30 State University 2:00
Oct 13 vs. S. Arkansas 2:00
Oct 20 @ Henderson State University
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Oct 27 vs. Arkansas Tech University
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Nov 10 @ East Central University
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History defines McIntosh County rivalry
The football rivalry Noah Palmer, Chris Carr,
between the McIntosh Coun- Larry Newton Sr., Demetrius
ty’s biggest schools, Eufaula Crowder, Travis Burkhalter,
and Checotah, has been a vital Avery Shine, Richard Eddy,
instrument and the founda- Tray Bowie, Rusty Martin,
tion of a steamroller that pro- Jim Derrick, Kerry Sharpe,
duced some of the greatest Drew Dan, Caleb Knight, Cody
coaches and players to have Gilroy and Kendrick Shaver.
ever graced the field. The Both schools have seen
rivalry has continued through coaches come and go but now
two world wars, 18 United they each have a coach that
States Presidents, countless cares about their student ath-
conflicts and battles. letes on and off the field and
McIntosh County has pro- are very instrumental in the
duced six legendary Hall of students’ decision-making
Fame coaches in Eufaula’s process when it comes to
Paul Bell, Johnny Bohannon being recruited.
and Perry Anderson and Che- Bell, Grandstaff and Kerry
cotah’s Ray Grandstaff, Leon Roberts (Former Eufaula head
Dixon and Truman Dixon. coach) not only produced won-
That level of coaches is alive derful and exciting athletes
and well in McIntosh County. but fantastic citizens. In 101
Eufaula’s Larry Newton Jr. years, the record is an incred-
and Checotah’s Chad Hen- same Skiatook football for six resent. Like Grandstaff and ible 51-49-1. That stat in itself
dricks are the mirror image of years before coming to McIn- Bell, each has a great working should describe just how com-
the Bell and Grandstaff duo. tosh County. Both not only relationship with area colleg- petitive this football rivalry
Both coaches are best friends coached together, but played es and has produced several is. From the days of Jr. Gold-
except for that one week of the against one another at the col- collegiate players like Bell and ing and Bill Miner to the pres-
year when both face the other legiate level. Grandstaff did with J.C. Watts, ent day of Hunter Hiler and
on opposite sides of the grid- The one main common Lee Roy, Dewey and Lucious Seth Knight, quality athletes
iron. There is little that each denominator that both share Selmon, Rusty Griffis, Bill are still a product of this great
coach does not know about is the love they have for the Osmond, David Shoemaker, rivalry and will be for the
the other after working on the game and the schools they rep- Gregg Dixon, Tracy Scroggins, many decades to come.
Name the only father and son
combo to win the Most Valuable
Player award in their respected
Bowl games?
Bowl and Trey Watts (Tulsa) in the 2012 Liberty Bowl.
Answer: J.C. Watts (Oklahoma) in the 1981 Orange
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At-Home Sports Injury 101
By Dr. K.G. Bradley among the most important as It does not matter which body low to medium setting. We do
it relates to how an injury is part is injured, the physiology not want you to burn yourself.
August is here and with it going to heal. Doing the wrong is the same. You would never I see heating pad blisters at
comes football, band, cheer, thing at home after an inju- soak a fresh sprained ankle in my office all the time where a
fast pitch softball, cross-coun- ry can make the injury more a bucket of hot water (I hope), patient has slept on a heating
try running and a host of other severe and delay the healing why would you use a heating pad or left it on too long at too
outdoor activities for school time. pad on a fresh back injury? I high a temperature.
aged children and young Let’s start with ice vs. heat see it all the time in my office. Next, let’s talk about hydra-
adults. As a specialist in sports for injury. I could write pages In the sub-acute phase of an tion for your student athlete.
injury and physical fitness, I on this one topic, but I’ll con- injury, you can alternate ice Again, this one topic could be
am constantly fielding ques- dense this into a paragraph. and heat, this is called con- pages long. The rule of thumb
tions about sports related inju- There are three phases of trasting therapy. Start with is half your body weight in
ries, concussion, heat related injury, acute (the moment it an ice pack for ten minutes, ounces. So, for a 100 lb.. ath-
issues, hydration issues and a happened up to 72 hours), sub- take it off, rest for ten min- lete, that would be 50 ounces of
plethora of other sports related acute (72 hours post-injury to utes, then, apply heat for ten bottled water per day. A sports
topics. So, I though this might about 14 days post-injury) and minutes. If the injured area drink is ok, but not for the full
be a great platform to very chronic (an injury older than is worsening leading into the amount of fluid. Energy drinks
briefly cover some helpful 14 days). These three phases sub-acute phase, then stick to and/or soft drinks, especial-
at-home suggestions address- are important because they the ice pack only and get the ly those that are artificially
ing some of the most common help us understand when to injury examined by a quali- sweetened (diet soft drinks),
sports injuries we see at the use ice or heat. In the acute fied health professional. In the are a big no-no. Get a bathroom
office. This is great informa- phase of an injury, ice only! chronic phase of an injury, as scale and a poster board and
tion and an excellent at-home Ten minutes at a time, wrap long as the injury is improving, create a chart for your athlete
guide for parents to help deal the ice pack in a thin piece of you can move to heat by itself. to weigh-in and out every day.
with these common issues. cloth (like a t-shirt) to protect More heat for longer periods
First, let me explain that the skin. NEVER use heat in of time is NOT better. Use the Continued on pg 24
the first hours post injury are the acute phase of an injury. heat ten minutes at a time on a
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Area College Players
Eufaula and Checotah All-State Football Play-
Checotah Trey Bowie 2005
Bill Miner 1946 Travis Burkhalter 2006
Richard Eddy 1947 Ethan Sharpe 2009
Zach Henson Tom Miner 1949 Daxton Williams 2015
No. 67 Kenneth Eddy 1958
6’5”, 320 lbs. Jack Blackburn 1959 Other notable players
Sophomore Lylin Cowan 1960
Hometown-Checotah Rusty Martin 1961 Eufaula
Jim Derrick 1972 Robert Newton 1965
Northwestern Oklahoma Richard Eddy 1987 Kendrick Shaver
State University Kerry Sharpe 1989 Daryl Little Axe 1979
Aug. 30 vs. Quachita Baptist University Chris Carr 2009 Norman Shaver 1985
6:00 Drew Dan 2015 Doug Reynolds 1986
Sept. 8 @ Arkansas Monticello 6:00 Brian Metcalf
Sept. 15 vs. Henderson State University Eufaula Devin Seirs 2013
6:00 Marshall Foley 1926 Ezell Ware 1984
Sept. 22 @ Southern Arkansas
Jack Runsom 1926 Jeff Pendley 1984
University 6:00
Sept. 29 @ Southeastern Oklahoma Junior Golding 1940
State 2:00 Larry Newton Sr. 1969 Checotah
Oct. 6 vs. East Central University 4:00 Lucious Selmon 1970 Kyle Coleman
Oct. 13 vs. Arkansas Tech University Noah Palmer 1970 Caleb Knight
2:00 David Fisher 1971 Jake Newell
Oct. 20 @ Harding State 2:00 Dewey Selmon 1972 Mike Easley
Oct. 27 vs. Southern Nazarene University Lee Roy Selmon 1972 Cody Gilroy 2014
2:00
Rusty Griffis 1974 David Shoemaker 1985
Nov. 3 @ Oklahoma Baptist University
J.C. Watts 1975 Gregg Dixon 1985
Demetrius Crowder 1992 Mike Stidham 1965
Jason Newton 1995 Jack Osborn 1940
Avery Shine 2000 Morgan Lemaster 1940
Cody Cox 2004
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University of Tulsa wants
to be explosive in 2018
Explosive is what Tulsa football ing leader, sophomores Shamari
became accustomed to in the first Brooks and Corey Taylor II lead a
two seasons under head coach Phil- running attack that could very well
ip Montgomery, and as the Golden end up among the top-15 nation-
Hurricane enter the 2018 season ally for the third straight season.
looking to get back into Bowl conten-
tion Montgomery wants to see that 2018 Tulsa Football Schedule
explosiveness return on the offen- Sep. 1 vs. Central Arkansas 6:00 ESPN3
sive side of the ball. Tulsa returns Sept. 8 @ Texas 7:00 LHN
52 lettermen and a total of 27 players Sep. 15 vs. Arkansas State 6:00 CBSSN
on offense and defense that have Sep. 20 @ Temple ESPN
had starting experience in their col- Sep. 29 BYE WEEK
legiate careers with the Hurricane. Oct. 4 @ Houston 7:00 ESPN
In 2017, the Hurricane offense still Oct. 12 vs. USF 6:00 ESPN
managed to rank 14th nationally in Oct. 20 @ Arkansas TBA Tulsa Head Coach Philip Montgomery
rushing, while scoring just under 30 Oct. 27 vs. Tulane TBA (Photo by TU)
points per game at 29.3. The passing Nov. 3 UCONN TBA
game is where Tulsa needs to add Nov. 10 @ Memphis TBA
balance this season. Senior Justin Nov. 17 @ Navy 2:30 CBSSN
Hobbs already a 2,000-yard career Nov. 24 vs. SMU TBA
receiver, will lead a group of three Dec. 1 The American Championship Game
returning starters, and although ABC
Tulsa’s loses its all-time rush-
Tulsa looks to be explosive on offesnse in the
2018 season. (Photo by Rodney Haltom)
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Sooners Continue
Championship Tradition
The University of Oklahoma 2018 University of Oklahoma
(OU) is king of the modern era of Football Schedule
college football (1946-2017). Since the
end of World War II, the Sooners are Sept. 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 11:00 FOX
the nation’s No.1 team, with more Sept. 8 vs. UCLA 12:00 FOX
victories (640) than any other school Sep. 15 @ Iowa State 11:00 ABC
and the best winning percentage Sep. 22 vs. Army 6:00 TBA
(.766). OU has seven national cham- Sep. 29 @ Kansas TBA
pionships, 47 conference champion- Oct. 6 vs. Baylor TBA
ships, 29 bowl championships, six Oct. 13 BYE WEEK
Heisman trophy winners, 82 nation- Oct. 20 @ TCU TBA
al award winners and 162 first team Oct. 27 vs. Kansas State TBA
All-Americans. Head coach Lincoln Nov. 3 @ Texas Tech TBA
Riley set a school-record with 12 Nov. 10 vs. Oklahoma State TBA
wins by a first-year head coach. The Nov. 17 vs. Kansas TBA
Sooner has played in 19 straight Nov. 23 @ West Virginia TBA
bowl games. Dec. 1 Big 12 Championship Game TBA
OU Head Coach Lincoln Riley.
(Photo by Rodney Haltom)
Sooner recievers Trey Sermon and Cee Dee Lamb celebrate
Lamb’s touchdown over Tulane. (Photo by Rodney Haltom)
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Oklahoma State
Cowboys shoot
to the Top
Oklahoma State University son, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
(OSU) head coach Mike Gundy Since 2010, OSU has six sea-
is 114-53 in his 14th season. OSU sons with at least 10 wins, an
is one of only five schools to outright Big 12 title (2011) and OSU Head Coach Mike Gundy
appear in every set of college a share of the Big 12 South title
football playoff rankings since (2010). The Cowboys reached Press Poll in 2008, 2009, 2010, OSU has averaged 9.8 wins per
2015, joining Alabama, Clem- the Top 10 of the Associated 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. year since 2010 and rank 10th
nationally with 78 wins this
decade and will attempt to con-
tinue in 2018.
We at the Checotah
Methodist Church pray that
members of both teams play
hard, are good sports and
finish injury-free.
We hope each team
member and every fan
remembers: “It’s not whether
you win or lose, but how you
play the game.”
District Games
9/21 Webster
9/28 *Okmulgee
10/5 Stigler
10/12 Idabel
10/18 Seminole
10/26 **Roland
11/2 Lincoln Christian
*Homecoming
**Senior Night
Wildcats
otball Schedule
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Home TBA
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Away 7:00
Away 7:30
Home 7:30
Away 7:00
Home 7:30
Home 7:00
Away 7:00
Home 7:30
Home 7:00
Away 7:00