What we learned from Week 1 high school football action across Oklahoma
Choctaw impresses in win vs. Edmond Santa Fe
La’Trell Ray took the pitch from quarterback Steele Wasel at the Choctaw goal line.
The Choctaw defense had just made a fourth-down stop, and it was the offense's turn to make a big play.
Ray, a speedy running back for the Yellowjackets, saw the corner open up and quickly turned up field. He made one man miss and was off to the races, scoring on a 97-yard run to break the game open.
Ray’s run helped Class 6A-II third-ranked Choctaw take down Class 6A-I No. 7 Edmond Santa Fe 37-20 at Choctaw Stadium on Friday night.
“It’s probably one of the better runs I’ve seen in a long time,” Choctaw coach Jake Corbin said. “He was able to show off his wheels."
Even with the run, Corbin was most pleased with his defense and how they held up against Edmond Santa Fe (0-2).
“They were able to slow a very physical Edmond Santa Fe team,” Corbin said, “and were able to make stops when needed to seal the game. I was really proud of how those guys just kept battling.”
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Putnam West 29, Putnam North 21
First-year Putnam West coach Willis Alexander knew it would be a tough matchup with a city rival.
And toughness is what helped Putnam West prevail.
Class 6A-II Putnam West took down No. 7 Putnam North 29-21 in overtime to win its second straight game. Putnam West had been winless since 2018 but now has its best start since 2016. The Putnam West defense forced Putnam North (0-2) to turn the ball over five times.
“We didn’t dominate,” Alexander said. “But I just think overall we made plays when we needed to make plays and made stops when we needed to make stops. More than anything else, I’m really proud with how our kids fought through adversity.”
Putnam West never trailed by more than seven points in the game. Each time Putnam North scored, Putnam West responded.
“In the end,” Alexander said, “we made one more play than they did.”
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Moore 49, Edmond North 23
The Greg Bryant era is off to a good start at Moore.
The Class 6A-I ninth-ranked Lions won 49-23 at Edmond North on Friday night, improving to 2-0 on the season.
Quarterback Denver Wolfe had a stellar performance in the win, completing 15 of 28 passes for 221 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran for 76 yards and a score on nine carries.
Three of his touchdown throws were to his cousin Brayden Clark, who had four catches for 113 yards. CJ Simon had the other two touchdown receptions. He finished with six catches for 80 yards.
Keandre Pittman led Moore’s rushing attack and had 15 carries for 150 yards and one touchdown.
“Most of all, our offensive line did a great job,” Bryant said.
Moore, which beat Edmond Memorial 55-35 in Week Zero, will is set to host Norman on Friday.
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Other highlights
▶ Class 5A No. 3 Del City beat its second Class 6A-II team of the season as it won 27-6 at No. 2 Tulsa Booker T. Washington. Del City topped Choctaw 38-34 in Week Zero.
▶ Community Christian defensive end and Michigan State commit Bai Jobe had 12 tackles, including two for loss, and three sacks in the Class 2A Royals’ 32-17 home win against Oklahoma Christian School.
▶ McGuinness quarterback River Warren completed 17 of 25 passes for 236 yards and six touchdowns, leading the Class 5A fourth-ranked Irish to a 46-14 home win against Class 4A No. 5 Clinton. McGuinness receiver Tyrrell Bruner had three touchdowns. Clinton is the defending champion in Class 4A.
▶ Class 5A No. 2 McAlester notched a 35-20 home win against Scotlandville (Louisiana) in a Saturday matchup. McAlester posted a shutout in the second half. Caden Lesnau tossed three touchdowns, including two to Carter Lance, and OU commit Erik McCarty ran for two scores as the Buffaloes improved to 2-0.
James D. Jackson and Nick Sardis, Staff writers
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