Ford Flashback: Sapulpa Legend Johnny Bilby Builds a Life in His Hometown
The Battle for Creek County once was a fierce rivalry between Bristow and Sapulpa. Their 1990 game featured some slick passing by the Sapulpa Chieftains' quarterback Johnny Bilby, who would go on to play at Pittsburg State University in Kansas where he won the 1991 Division II National Championship before returning to his hometown to go into education. Now, Bilby...
Emahdre Hightower Provides Inspiration For Putnam City West
Putnam City West senior Emahdre Hightower knew something was wrong. This past summer, he began having trouble swallowing. For one of the top athletes in school, something as natural as eating and drinking suddenly became very difficult. "I woke up one day and thought it was just a sore throat, so I went and bought a lot of medicine to...
Muskogee Roughers Running Back Making Headlines
When it comes to Oklahoma high school running backs in 2019, the majority of the publicity has gone to Sevion Morrison of Tulsa Edison and Isaiah Jacobs of Owasso. Both are Division I-caliber players, but most high school football fans would be surprised to learn that neither player currently leads Green Country in rushing this season. That distinction belongs to...
Ford Game of the Week: Owasso vs. Mustang Football (Replay)
Watch a full game replay of the Ford Game of the Week: Owasso vs. Mustang (Oklahoma) high school football from October 25, 2019. The undefeated Owasso Rams played the Mustang Broncos Friday night at rain soaked Bronco Stadium in Mustang, Oklahoma. The game had been billed by some as the Blankenship Bowl. Owasso is coached by Oklahoma coaching legend Bill...
Blankenships Square Off for First Time as Head Coaches
When Mustang and Owasso square off this week on YurView, not only will it feature two of the top high school football teams in Class 6A-I, but it will also be the first time Lee Blankenship and first cousin Bill Blankenship square off against each other as head coaches. "Bill and my dad are about the same age," said Lee,...
Ford Game of the Week: Claremore vs. Memorial Football (Replay)
Watch a replay of the Ford Game of the Week: Claremore vs. Memorial (Oklahoma) high school football - Thursday, October 17, 2019. The Claremore Zebras and the Tulsa Memorial Chargers met at Tulsa’s LaFortune Stadium Thursday afternoon. On this Fall Break week they kicked off just after noon. Claremore scored early and often. In the first quarter they had an 18...
Ford Game of the Week: Hale vs. Edison Football (Replay)
Watch the Ford Game of the Week: Hale vs. Edison (Oklahoma) high school football replay from Thursday, October 17th, 2019. The Nathan Hale Rangers played the Edison Eagles Thursday night at Tulsa’s LaFortune Stadium. Edison came into the game 3-0 in District 5A-3 play and 5-1 overall. Hale was 2-4 overall and 0-3 in district. The Eagles built a solid lead...
Injuries Not Slowing Down Claremore Zebras
It started out as a typical August scrimmage for the Claremore Zebra football team, but an unlucky break forced the team to start its season shorthanded. Starting tailback and outside linebacker Jace Hightower suffered an elbow injury and his senior season was suddenly in doubt. "It was a regular run play and I went to put my arm down to...
Morrison Running Edison Eagles into the Record Books
Tulsa Edison senior running back Sevion Morrison was finding holes hard to come by recently in a district showdown against Bishop Kelley. The Comets kept the Nebraska Cornhusker commit bottled up for much of the first half, holding the electrifying tailback to just 17 yards on his first seven carries. Most young backs would get frustrated with such a slow...
Ford Game of the Week: Southmoore vs. Mustang (Replay) 10-11-19
Watch a full game replay of the Ford Game of the Week: Southmoore vs. Mustang (Oklahoma) high school football - Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. The Southmoore Sabercats and the Mustang Broncos met Friday night in Mustang for a 6A Division I District 2 matchup. Southmoore came in 0-5, while Mustang carried a 3-2 overall record. On Mustang’s first play from scrimmage...
