A Dive into Jenks’ and Bixby’s Latest Titles with Keith Riggs and Loren Montgomery
On December 5, 2020 at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, the Jenks Trojans defeated the Edmond Santa Fe Wolves 41-14 for their 17th championship and the Bixby Spartans held on to beat Choctaw 17-14 for their 6th gold ball, respectively. Watch highlights of the games, analysis, and hear from Jenks head coach Keith Riggs and Bixby head coach Loren Montgomery as...
Montgomery Coaches Bixby To Third Straight State Title
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 a tough Choctaw team, 17-14,...
Union Recovers From Slow Start To Reach Semifinals
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 south Tulsa program. Union, playing its...
Stephen Kittleman Looks to End the Trojans’ Championship Drought
Senior Stephen Kittleman has been going to Jenks since Pre-K and playing alongside some of the same players for 13 years. In this episode, Kittleman sheds light on some of the Trojans' most popular traditions such as the players bleaching their hair for the playoffs and why the Jenks quarterback always wears number 9. Also, find out about Stephen...
Ada Hoops Star Graduates Early To Start College Career
Ada junior Jaxson Robinson It's become commonplace for aspiring college basketball players to hold off going to college for a year and enroll at a prep school. There they get another year of hoops experience without using any college eligibility. They also get an additional 12 months of personal growth and recruiting attention. Ada junior Jaxson Robinson recently did the...
Putnam City North WR Jeff Nwankwo Finds Success Quickly as a Senior
Lifelong hoopster Jeff Nwankwo decided during the pandemic that his size and athleticism would help him pickup football easily and give him a better opportunity at a college scholarship. As a 6'6 wide receiver, schools such as Tulsa, Tulane and Cornell have already come calling. Heading into the playoffs, he's hoping that the unselfish attitude of the Panthers can...
Hawkins Emerges As Playmaker For Putnam City Pirates
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 finally got to meet his...
The Presley Legacy at Bixby Continues as Braylin Dominates
Braylin Presley has been doing special things for the Bixby Spartans the last few seasons. Torching defenses and scoring touchdowns are the two things he does best on Friday nights. Get to know a little more about the Spartan's phenom and future division 1 athlete. Also, check out our game recap from the Verdigris-Holland Hall game last week and...
Jayden Patrick Enjoying Stellar Senior Season For Jenks
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 interesting, because I never thought...
Bixby QB Mason Williams Hopes for a Big-time Scholarship Offer
Having led Bixby to a 32-1 record and two state championships, it would be expected that every college would be drooling over Bixby QB Mason Williams, who also hold the school record for touchdown passes. Holding scholarship offers from Arkansas Tech and Drake, Williams is holding out hope that a bigger school such as Tulsa or North Texas will snatch...
