Sean Moran

Most freshmen football players spend their first year of high school on the sidelines, playing on the scout team or junior varsity and being used as tackling dummies for the upperclassmen. Verdigris seniors Austin Woods, Kyle Pickens and Toby Willis bypassed the apprentice stage and were thrown into the fire as freshmen starters, whether they...

The term student-athlete doesn't always apply when talking about high-profile prep athletes, but it's definitely the correct description for Norman senior Ben Sparks. Sparks excels on and off the field and the highly coveted offensive lineman proved it recently when he committed to play for SMU. He chose the Mustangs over offers from several top...