Sean Moran

When you score as many points as McAlester point guard Adante’ Holiman does, it’s hard to keep track sometimes. In a recent game against Claremore, Holiman and the Buffs started off red-hot, jumping out to a 19-9 lead after one quarter. He didn’t realize it at the time, but the 5-9 sharpshooter had scored every...

The just-completed 2020 high school football season was one that won’t soon be forgotten. From great games and individual performances to games being cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus, the season provided a lot of memorable moments. Coaches, players, administrators and the OSSAA should all be commended for completing the season despite having to navigate...

Oklahoma high school football has been blessed with amazing players and teams during its long and storied history. Future Heisman Trophy winners, NFL All-Pros and Super Bowl champions have all been a part of some magical Friday nights. Until recently, one accomplishment had never taken place in the Sooner State's storied prep football history. No...

When Holland Hall left the Southwest Preparatory Conference five years ago to join the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, the opportunity to compete for state championships was one of the top factors in making the jump. That goal was reached last week as the second-ranked Dutch capped off an impressive unbeaten season by beating #1...

A few days after Bixby head coach Loren Montgomery won his third straight 6A-II state football title and his sixth in the past seven years, he took a few moments to reflect on what was truly a challenging and rewarding season for the Spartans. "It was a different year," admitted Montgomery, whose Spartan squad outlasted...

It may not be the official team slogan or printed on a team t-shirt, but it's safe to say the key word for the McAlester football team this season is "Finish." The Buffs, the sixth-ranked team in Class 5A, lost only two games in the regular season and they led both of those games going...

Union High School was not used to losing football games. Before 2020, the Oklahoma Class 6A powerhouse had won eight state titles in the last 20 years. Head Coach Kirk Fridrich had compiled an impressive 142-26 record the past 13 seasons. But a crazy year off the field carried over to the gridiron for the...

When college football recruiters ask Midwest City coach Darrell Hall how fast MaKale Smith is, he tells them the truth. "I say, 'I don't know. He's just faster than the other guy,'" says Hall with a chuckle. Smith, a decorated basketball player as well, is often playing AAU hoops when the football team does its testing...

When Carter Whitson took over the reins at Putnam City High School earlier this year, he inherited a football team that had won just one game in the previous two seasons. After missing out on spring practice and summer drills due to COVID-19, not much was expected from the Pirates his first season. When Whitson...

It wasn't that long ago that Jenks senior Jayden Patrick was one of the young kids playing football under the bleachers on Friday nights during Trojan varsity games. Flash forward a few years and Patrick is only a month away from his high school football career being over. "It's unbelievable," said the 5-11, 168-pound receiver/cornerback. "It's...