Guthrie collects 20th win of the season

The Guthrie baseball team needed every at bat, Thursday afternoon, against Bishop McGuinness on the second day of the Deer Creek East-West Classic.

Jaden Chappell not only had a walk off base hit but added his 6th home run of the season against McGuinness.

And in the last at bat it was senior Jaden Chappell’s walk off base hit to right to conclude a seventh inning rally and a 7-6 win over the Irish.

The win gives Guthrie 20 wins this season and joins the top two ranked teams (Deer Creek and Carl Albert) in Class 5A with at least 20 wins. Collinsville is expected to be the fourth team today as well.

McGuinness had taken both games earlier this season with 6-5 and 18-2 wins in early March and April, respectively.

With McGuinness trailing 5-1 in their last at bat, the Irish put together five runs in the top of the seventh to take their first lead of the day at 6-5.

John Clark started the final inning as a pinch hitter and was hit by a pitch. Dustin Bowman then hit into a fielder’s choice for the first out and Bryan Dutton followed that with a fly out to right center.

Down to their final out, Guthrie’s John Cotton reached by an error to score Clark and tie the game at 6-all.

Senior Jaden Chappell, who homered with a blast to center field in the fourth inning to give his team a then 4-1 lead, gave the Jays the win when he took the pitch the other way to score the game winning run in Cotton. Chappell, the Cowley County Tiger to be next season, collected three hits on the afternoon and now has six homers on the season.

Cotton picked up the win on the mound. Cotton was coming off an impressive pitching outing in his last game against top ranked Deer Creek last week.

Dutton gave the Jays their first lead with a RBI double in the second and later added another RBI in the third.

Guthrie now stands at 2-0 in the Classic with yesterday’s win over Newcastle. Next up for the Jays will be the Durant Lions at noon Friday. Guthrie defeated Durant, 6-5, back on March 18th in the Southeast Shootout Tournament.

Head Coach Jon Chappell’s squad is now 4-3 against 6A schools, 9-1 in 5A games, 6-3 in 4A games, 1-1 in Class 3A, and 0-1 in independent games.

Class 5A Rankings (April 20)

1 Deer Creek 23-4
2 Carl Albert 22-3
3 Collinsville 19-4
4 Claremore 17-5
5 Bishop Kelley 17-9
6 Pryor 18-8
7 Chickasha 16-8
8 Guthrie 19-7
9 Booker T Washington 18-10
10 Duncan 18-8

Iowa State makes its bid for Brothers

Josh Helmholdt
CycloneReport.com
Talk about it in The Crimson Corner

Guthrie (Okla.) linebacker Kentrell Brothers has seen his offer sheet reach double digits, and the momentum does not appear to be slowing.

The 6-foot-0, 207-pound Brothers is currently enjoying the process and letting the whole situation soak in, while at the same time being diligent in his evaluations.

“I’m not trying to think about it too much about where I want to go,” Brothers said.

“My recruiting is starting to pick up a lot lately. More schools have been talking to me and I’ve been researching a lot of them. It’s all starting to unfold now and get pretty heated.”

Kentrell Brothers could play safety or linebacker in Iowa State’s defense.

Programs like Arizona, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and Washington grace Brothers’ offer list. One of most recent additions to that list was Iowa State.

“They offered me like three weeks ago,” Brothers reported. “I was talking to Coach [Luke] Wells. He told me that they were going to offer and I’ve been talking to him since then. Coach Wells, you can tell he has good intentions for me. He wants me to come up there. He seems like a pretty sincere and trustworthy guy.”

Brothers’ current impression of Iowa State reflects his overall approach to the recruiting process right now. He has not visited the school yet, but he is starting to gather more information on the Cyclones.

“So far I have a positive vibe for them. I like what Iowa State is doing right now,” Brothers said. “I don’t know much about them, but I definitely am going to try and learn more about them. If I am in the area I will probably get up there, but I don’t have anything specific set up yet.”

Brothers was a two-way star for Guthrie High as a junior, catching 64 passes for 1,122 yards and 12 touchdowns on offense while racking up 95 tackles and 17 sacks on defense. His size and athleticism suggests he could play safety in college, but his familiarity is with linebacker and Iowa State could potentially consider him for either position.

“They like me for both positions. I think that they will probably end up recruiting me as an athlete,” Brothers said. “If I get a chance to play and they teach me what I’m supposed to do and how I’m supposed to do it, I have no problem playing anywhere, but I feel real comfortable playing outside linebacker. I think I am going to get a chance to play early [at Iowa State], I just have to do my part and work hard if I was to go there.”

One of the biggest factors for Brothers in his eventual college decision will be finding a coach who has a plan for him athletically and academically. He plans to evaluate that aspect when he makes visits to schools over the next several months.

“I want to visit as many schools as I can first before I choose which schools I want to officially visit,” Brothers said. “I’m going to Kansas next weekend because I have a basketball tournament in Kansas so I’m going to stop over there. I know some coaches are coming up to see me during spring practices, but I don’t have any other visits set after Kansas.”

Guthrie gets win; looking for 20 today

As the Guthrie BlueJay baseball team awaits the official word of hosting a Class 5A regional this season, that will be announced on Friday, they are participating in the Deer Creek East-West Classic.

Guthrie tries to join Deer Creek and Carl Albert in the 20 win club in Class 5A when they take on Bishop McGuinness today with an 11am first pitch after run ruling the Newcastle Racers on day one.

For scoring updates between the Jays and Irish visit the GSP Facebook Page.

The Jays collected 11 runs in the first three innings against Newcastle and cruised the rest of the way for an 11-3 final to improve their record to 19-8. With the win, Guthrie has won two games in a row and winners of six of their last 10 games.

Prior to the Newcastle game, the Jays had an unusual five-day break from action with mother nature playing her part.

The blue birds will have their work cut out for them in joining the 20 win club with the Irish. McGuinness has taken both games this season with 6-5 and 18-2 wins in early March and April, respectively.

The Irish picked up two wins on day one of the tournament with convincing wins over Western Heights (15-3) and El Reno (15-6).  In the other game of the tournament, 5A’s top ranked Deer Creek slid past Newcastle 5-3.

Day Two Schedule

11:00 – Guthrie vs McGuinness
1:30 – Western Heights vs Durant
4:00 – El Reno vs Miami
6:30 – Deer Creek vs Miami