Sean Moran

It’s no secret that high school football is a continuously evolving product. Especially on offense. From the wishbone to the run-and-shoot to RPO (run-pass option), offenses often change to adapt to new defensive schemes and fresh ideas Nowhere is that more telling than perusing Oklahoma’s high school football career passing records. According to IWasAtTheGame.com, 16...

As the final seconds ticked down in the 2021 Oklahoma Class A high school football state championship game, Cashion football coach Lynn Shackelford tried to soak up the experience of winning his second straight title. “I’ll tell you this, the biggest difference between winning it last year and this year, and I didn’t think about...

As the game clock slowly ticked down to zero, Sand Springs quarterback Ty Pennington tried to savor the final seconds of his high school football career. The Sandites had just come up short against Deer Creek, 20-17, in the 6A-II state semifinals. The realization that he’d played his last high school game hit him pretty...

Cade Stacy was just trying to make a good impression when he took the field as a sophomore for the Jenks Trojans during a preseason scrimmage. A transfer from Owasso, Stacy was pretty much unknown to the Trojan coaching staff. He immediately delivered a big hit on an opposing wide receiver, which earned him the nickname...

Coweta football coach Tim Harper has been searching the rule books and bylaws for any way he can get senior quarterback Gage Hamm an extra year of eligibility. “I’m trying everything I can to figure out a way to hold him back,” joked Harper. Hamm is a huge reason for Coweta’s recent rise in Class 5A. ...

Defense Wins Championships. It’s an old sports adage that oftentimes rings true, regardless if it’s at the high school, college or pro level. Deer Creek is taking that mantra to heart this year as it attempts to win a district championship and make a deep run in the Class 6A-II high school football playoffs. Through their first...

Coming off a 4-6 season and with a new head coach and a tough non-district schedule, many folks were unsure how good Del City football would be in 2021. Through the first six games of the season, the Eagles have been one of the biggest surprises in Class 6A-II. They’re 5-1 on the season (3-0...

As often as Choctaw senior defensive lineman Desean Brown scores touchdowns, you would think Yellowjacket coaches might consider adding a special goal line package for the 6-4, 245-pounder. “I keep trying to tell them that,” said Brown with a laugh. “I need my own package!” Brown found the endzone again last week, stripping the Ponca City...

Putnam City North senior Haydn Thornton may not be the biggest guy on the defensive side of the ball, but there’s no denying he was meant to be a middle linebacker. “I’ve liked hitting people since I was five years old,” said Thornton. That’s my favorite thing.” Hearing that from one of your senior defensive leaders...

It didn’t take Owasso quarterback Austin Havens long to learn about how big high school football is in Oklahoma. “I moved here halfway through my freshman year from North Carolina,” said Havens. “Moving here was way different than living there. One thing I noticed right away is how much this community loves football. The great...