Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week?
By Ty Loftis
More state titles were handed out this weekend in Class 5A and 6A state volleyball.
As the high school football season grinds on, there were several impressive individual performances as well, which we highlight below.
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for Oct. 17-23. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter.
Rickey Hunt Jr., OKC Millwood football
Hunt had a big night in the Falcons' important 40-13 win at Oklahoma Christian School with first place in District 2A-1 on the line.
He finished the night with four touchdowns, including a 68-yard run and a 71-yard reception in the first half as Millwood finished with 533 yards of total offense.
Ike Owens, Jenks football
The Trojan offense scored 90 points in a 90-9 win against Southmoore. That is a school record that dates back to 1944.
Owens passed for 241 yards, completing 12-of-15 attempts, and four touchdowns while adding a rushing TD.
Jino Boyd, Tulsa Union football
In the Redhawks' 62-21 win against Edmond Santa Fe on Thursday night, Boyd had two touchdown catches and a 34-yard punt return, which he returned for a touchdown.
Emmanuel Crawford, Grove football
The Ridgerunners met up with Collinsville on Friday night and handed the Cardinals their first regular-season loss since 2019. Crawford assisted Grove in the win, gaining 319 yards of total offense and scoring four touchdowns.
Landon Davis-Barkus, Shawnee football
Despite a tough loss to Piedmont, Davis-Barkus had a great night, accounting for 25 tackles, three tackles for loss and 106 yards on offense. He also scored a touchdown.
Judah Byrams, Victory Christian football
Byrams scored three touchdowns in a 44-14 win against Sperry. He added over 150 yards on the ground on the way to the victory.
The win put the Conquerors in a tie for second in Class 2A-7.
Carter Freeland, Ada football
In an impressive 47-7 win against Fort Gibson, the Ada quarterback threw for 202 yards and tossed six touchdowns.
Cooper Lai, Cascia Hall football
In a big Class 3A-4 matchup against Bristow, Lai came up huge at the quarterback position for the Commandos as they walked away with a 56-22 win.
He was 16-of-20 passing for 255 yards. Lai tossed two touchdowns and ran for three more, and he even returned a fumble on defense for another TD.
Kirk Francis, Metro Christian football
Francis helped Metro Christian defeat Mannford, 55-6. He passed for 264 yards and three touchdowns.
The team also had five rushing touchdowns in the second quarter.
Ashton Wright, Oologah football
In a 22-18 win against Miami, Wright ran for 164 yards and a touchdown.
His effort helped the Mustangs improve to an 18-3 overall record over Miami, including winning eight straight.
Jaxon Woods, Hominy football
Woods was responsible for all four touchdowns in Hominy’s 27-21 win against Tonkawa.
He accounted for more than 260 yards of total offense in the win that put the Bucks in position to win the district title.
Gunner Dozier, Gore football
On just 14 carries, Dozier had 308 yards. He had five touchdowns in a 62-0 win against Panama.
Chase Smith, Chelsea football
Chelsea defeated Pawnee 30-14, which will clinch the Green Dragons their first winning season since 2011 and the win likely clinched a playoff spot as well.
Smith had 306 yards of total offense, scoring three touchdowns in the win.
AJ Lyons-Jerrell, Pocola football
In a 54-14 win against Haskell, Lyons-Jerrell ran the ball for 350 yards and four touchdowns. He also had 111 yards passing and threw for a touchdown.
DeSean Mays, Vian football
In a 51-12 win against Keys, Mays had 301 yards rushing on only 12 carries for Vian.
He added four touchdown runs. Three of those runs came from more than 56 yards out.
Houston Herrin, Apache football
Apache handed Walters its first loss of the year on Friday night. Herrin scored both touchdowns for the Warriors and ran for 172 yards.
The Apache defense held Walters to negative yardage.
Caden Humphries, Pioneer-Pleasant Vale football
In an impressive win against Yale, Humphries had 311 yards rushing and scored six touchdowns.
Weston O’Rourke, Copan football
The Hornets trailed Watts 22-0 in the third quarter before finishing the game on a 54-14 run to win, 54-36. O’Rourke was a major part of the comeback, as he had six touchdowns on the night.
O’Rourke had touchdown runs of 30 , 25 and 23 yards. He also caught a pass from 25 yards out.
Trenden Collins, Muldrow football
Collins rushed for 239 yards on 28 carries for 239 yards with three touchdowns as Muldrow defeated Locust Grove, 36-14. He also had a pair of two-point conversions.
The Bulldogs' win sets up a huge showdown at home next Friday against Lincoln Christian for the District 3A-3 title.
Jake Tucker, Tuttle football
Tucker returned an interception for a TD and a fumble for another score in the Tigers' 40-6 win against Tecumseh. He also finished with 10 total tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss.
Andy Bass, OKC Heritage Hall football
Bass completed 12-of-17 passes and four TDs, all coming in the first half, as the Chargers went on to defeat Planview, 50-14, while staying undefeated in District 3A-2 action.
Dalton Person, Verdigris football
Person caught six passes for 152 yards and two TDs as the Cardinals posted a 56-28 win against Jay.
Brody Becker, Luther football
The Lions' quarterback completed 11-of-12 passes for 300 yards and five TDs, while adding 60 yards rushing and two TDs, in Luther's 81-62 win against Meeker.
Jack Deringer, Quapaw football
Deringer was 21-of-25 passing for 373 yards and three TDs, and also had 41 yards rushing as Quapaw posted a 37-0 win against Ketchum.
Brayden Barber, Kiefer football
Barber was responsible for all four of his team's touchdowns as Kiefer improved to 8-0 with a 28-14 win at Beggs.
He caught three TD passes, part of his five receptions for 83 yards on the night. In addition, Barber intercepted two passes on defense, including an 85-yard pick-six which sealed the win.
Klay Brinkley, Arkoma football
Brinkley passed for 209 yards, completing 10-of-13 attempts, for 209 yards with two touchdowns in the Mustangs' 52-6 win against Gans. He also had nine carries for 50 yards with two touchdowns.
Austin Jones, Elk City football
Jones completed only two passes on Thursday night, but both went for touchdowns totaling 92 yards in the Elks' pivotal 22-12 win at Weatherford to put them in sole possession of the District 4A-1 lead.
Jones also added a rushing TD in the win.
Tristen Russell, Mustang football
Russell completed 11-of-18 passes for 297 yards and five TDs as the Broncos secured a 49-10 win at Norman.
Shane Feeback, Cache football
Feeback provided the game-winning PAT kick as the Bulldogs kept their playoff hopes alive with a 37-36 overtime win against OKC John Marshall. Feeback also kicked a field goal in regulation.
Connor Kirby, Bixby football
The Spartans' QB passed for two TDs and ran for three more as Bixby made it 57 straight wins after a 73-6 home win against Westmoore.
Kayden Jones, Broken Arrow football
Jones rushed for 135 yards on 16 carries and a TD, part of a 321-yard performance on the ground by the Tigers in their 45-24 home win against Enid on Thursday.
Sybil Beadles, Edmond Memorial volleyball
Edmond Memorial faced a 2-1 deficit in the Class 6A state championship game on Saturday before rallying to win the fourth set and force a deciding fifth set against Jenks.
In that final set, it was Beadles who got some clutch kills to help Edmond Memorial get the win.
Senior Chandler Lawrence got the final point of the match for her team.
Gia McGrew, Mount St. Mary volleyball
Mount St. Mary went 41-1 on the season and finished the year with a clean sweep of Bishop McGuinness to win the Class 5A state title, the Lady Rockets second in as many years.
In the title game Saturday, it was a kill by McGrew that set the tone of the match early.
Liesel Kehoe, Edmond North girls cross country
Kehoe was the individual girls champion at the Class 6A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Ponca City. She finished with a time of 17:38.31.
Natalie Duggan, Edmond Santa Fe girls cross country
Duggan was the girls individual champion at the 6A regional meet Oct. 22 in Mustang as she crossed the finish line in a time of 19:38.92.
Audrey McElhaney, Elgin girls cross country
McElhaney was the girls individual winner at the 5A regional meet Oct. 22 in Mustang, finishing with a time of 19:54.62.
Malachi Hisey, Chisholm, 17:58
McKenna Hood, Tahlequah girls cross country
Hood was the girls individual winner at the Class 5A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Ponca City, as she crossed the finish line in a time of 19:20.40.
Kamryn Baggs, Laverne girls cross country
Baggs was the girls individual champion at the 2A regional meet held Oct. 22 at Oklahoma Bible Academy, finishing in a time of 12:17.25.
Karliey Parker, Riverside girls cross country
Parker won the girls individual title at the 2A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Waurika, finishing with a time of 13:03.89 while helping her team claim the girls championship.
Lucy O'Dea, Regent Prep girls cross country
O'Dea was the girls individual champion at the 3A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Checotah, as she recorded a time of 12:54.37 while also helping Regent Prep claim the girls team championship.
Emily Cruz, Stilwell girls cross country
Cruz claimed the girls individual title at the 4A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Stilwell, finishing with a time of 12:50.53.
Brayden Cowan, Watonga boys cross country
Cowan won the boys individual title at the 2A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Waurika, finishing with a time of 17:32.62.
Malachi Hisey, Chisholm boys cross country
Hisey was the boys individual champion at the 3A regional meet held Oct. 22 at Oklahoma Bible Academy, as he crossed the finish line in a time of 17:58.72.
Livan Rosas, Boise City boys cross country
Rosas was the boys individual champion at the 2A regional meet held Oct. 22 at Oklahoma Bible Academy. His winning time was 17:36.69.
Riley Randall, Meeker boys cross country
Randall won the boys individual title at the 2A regional meet held Oct. 22 at Checotah, finishing with a time of 17:06.73 while helping Meeker claim the boys team championship.
Graham Mitchell, Edmond Deer Creek boys cross country
Mitchell was the boys individual champion at the 6A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Mustang. His winning time was 16:38.23.
Dade Humes, Piedmont boys cross country
Humes was the boys individual champion at the 5A regional meet Oct. 22 in Mustang, as he recorded a winning time of 17:07.87 while helping Piedmont capture the boys team title.
Colby Moore, Edmond North boys cross country
Moore was the individual champion in the boys division at the 6A regional meet held Oct. 22 in Ponca City, finishing with a time of 16:22.09. He also helped the Huskies claim the boys team title.
Mason Mayer, Guthrie boys cross country
Mayer was the boys individual champion at the 5A regional meet Oct. 22 in Ponca City, as he recorded a winning time of 16:53.57.
Andrew Smithwick, Lincoln Christian boys cross country
Smithwick was the boys individual champion at the 4A regional meet Oct. 22 in Checotah, finishing with a time of 16:09.15 while helping the Bulldogs claim the team championship.
