Softball now know where regionals will be played

 

The Guthrie Lady Jays Softball team will have a slight advantage when regional play starts in a few weeks, but the challenge has been set as Guthrie must make a two-plus hour trip to Southeastern Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association released the 2010 regional pairings and the 17th ranked Lady Jays have been shipped to the East and will have to travel to McAlester for the double elimination regional. Tulsa Edison rounds out the rare 3-team regional.

Tulsa Central was unable to comprise a team to compete so in turn McAlester receives a first round bye and Guthrie and Edison play for the right to play McAlester in the next round. All other regionals have the common four team format.

Guthrie is currently 12-19 on the season and just ahead of the Lady Jays in the rankings at No. 16 is Edison with a 17-6 record. Guthrie plays in perhaps the toughest conference in 5A as Carl Albert, El Reno, and Deer Creek are hosting a regional.

McAlester is ranked third in the state with a 28-7 record and are one of the perennial programs in the state.

Game times and dates will be posted here as they become available this week.

The following is a list of regional’s starting with the overall No. 1 seed Carl Albert. The host team is listed first.

Carl Albert, Shawnee, Bishop McGuinness, Southeast
MacArthur, Altus, Ardmore, Capitol Hill
El Reno, Duncan, Northwest Classen, Noble
Deer Creek, Coweta, Chickasha, Western Heights
McAlester, Thomas Edison, Guthrie
Tahlequah, Durant, Booker T. Washington, Nathan Hale
Grove, Collinsville, Bishop Kelley, Will Rogers
Pryor, Skiatook, East Central, Memorial (Tulsa)

Cougars offense will challenge Jays defense

 

It has been well-known over the last several years that the Guthrie Football defense is one of the most physical defenses in the state and is always near the top of defensive stats and numbers. That same defense will be challenged by the Ada Cougars, Friday night, on Norris Field in another key district match-up. 

Guthrie (3-1) and Ada (2-2) will both enter the game with 1-0 district records. The Jays are coming off a 41-7 home win over Deer Creek while Ada went on the road and shut-out Southeast 41-0 last week. 

The Guthrie football program has been on the top shelf in Oklahoma high school football since 2002 with two state championships, but Ada has the program that has won more state championships than any other program with 19. To go with those titles, Ada has elite facilities, including an in-door facility for their outdoor programs. 

The Cougars hold the 11-man record with 42 consecutive wins from 1993 to 1996. In the process, the Cougars won four straight state championships with three of those coming in Class 3A and the last title in Class 5A. 

The 2010 Cougars offense averages over 260 yards rushing the football, and still yet average over 100 yards passing the ball. However, Guthrie’s defense ranks as the best in 5A against the run. Not only the best, but a dominating best. The defense allows 73-yards rushing per game with Bishop Kelley coming in at second against the run by holding opponents to 132-yards. 

The Ada ground game is controlled by junior running back Nathan Blakely (6’3, 191) and sophomore quarterback Wyatt Robson (6’1, 175). The Coug’s like to use motion and eventually play action to set up their offense. Blakely and Robson have combined for 10 rushing touchdowns. Blakely has 65-carries for 410 yards as full back and former quarterback Chase Bowker (6’0, 184) provides the lead block. 

Robson, who is a top-notch golfer, has completed 23-of-38 passes for 415 yards. The top receivers for Ada are seniors Nick Anderson (6’3, 185) and Skylar Alexander (5’10, 157). 

The Ada play-makers are complimented by their offensive line. Although, they average 238 pounds across the way, the linemen are quick off the ball and with a mixture of the Jays past opponents will be a stiff challenge for the Jays front seven. In addition, Randy Armstrong (6’4, 226), Ada’s tight-end, compliments the run game. 

Felix Scott (33), John Clark (44), Kentrell Brothers (30), and Vincent Norris (34) surrond the Ponca City quarterback.

 

Ada enters Friday’s game on a 2-game winning streak with wins over U.S. Grant and Southeast. The Coug’s dropped their first two games of the season to familiar opponents. 

Ardmore, who Ada plays every year to begin the season, down Ada 28-7 and dropped their home opener to McAlester 21-20. Ada had McAlester down 20-7 with 4:00 left in the game, but the Buffalo’s rallied in the end to remain the only undefeated team in Class 5A. 

Third year head coach Matt Weber and the Cougars are coming off a 7-4 season. On Weber’s sideline is his dad and Oklahoma coaching legend Joe Weber. Joe Weber, won two state championships, at Davis High School, with a record of 136-31.

Brothers Hopes To Narrow Things Down Soon

By Greg
ShowMeMizzou.com Contributor
Posted Sep 28, 2010

ShowMeMizzou spoke with 2011 LB prospect Kentrell Brothers 6’1″ 215 Guthrie (OK) about how his recruitment’s been going, and where Missouri stands with him.

Brothers has recently taken official visits to Arizona State and Washington, and said that he was impressed with both places. He’s planning to visit Missouri for the Colorado game, and wants to visit some of the other schools on his list, as well.

That list includes Kansas State, Iowa State, Tulsa, and Vanderbilt, among others. Brothers said that he’s been hearing from all of those schools regularly, including Missouri, and that he doesn’t have a current leader.

“All of the schools who have offered me are pretty much even,” said Brothers.

He went on to say that he doesn’t really have a time-table for making a decision, but that he would like to try to narrow things down a little before too long.

Brother’s high school team is 3-1, with their only loss coming at the hands of a school from a higher (6A) classification. Kentrell informed ShowMeMizzou that he has 8 QB sacks so far this season, and that he’s playing WR on offense, as well as OLB.

ShowMeMizzou will continue to follow Kentrell Brother’s recruitment.

Brothers Seeking Focus

 

By Allen Wallace
National Recruiting Editor
Posted Sep 28, 2010

“I don’t have a top five right now and whenever I feel that I know what list of schools it is that I like, and schools that I can see myself going to, that’s when I’ll know what my top five is,” Kentrell Brothers said. “Distance is not really important to me or part of my decision. I know my family will come and see me regardless of wherever I go. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can…”

Kentrell Brothers, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound three-star linebacker/wide receiver from Guthrie, Okla., remains without a top five group of favorites but has already taken two official visits to both Washington and Arizona State.

“I don’t have a top five right now and whenever I feel that I know what list of schools it is that I like, and schools that I can see myself going to, that’s when I’ll know what my top five is,” he said.

“Right now the schools that are recruiting me the hardest are Washington, Iowa State, Missouri, Tulsa and Vanderbilt,” he said. “They all call me every week and are always sending me mail – you know, the basic stuff they all do to show that they’re interested in me.

“Distance is not really important to me or part of my decision,” he added. “I know my family will come and see me regardless of wherever I go.”

However, with two trips in the books for Brothers, he still does not know if either UW or ASU can be included amongst his true favorites.

“I had a great time on both of those visits,” he said. “They were the first two schools that came to mind when it was time to set up trip dates. And I really like coach (Johnny) Nansen (special teams/recruiting/defensive line) from Washington, and coach (Trent) Bray (linebackers) from Arizona State.

“The food was amazing at Washington – that’s for sure,” Brothers said. “I also liked the stadium and how shaky it all got as the crowd got louder. It was also good to hang with the players before and after the game.

“I was also at ASU a little longer than my trip to Washington,” he said. “All the coaches there were cool and I really liked all the linebackers there. The way they all treated me was just great.

“But really, I only took those two visits because of how far away they are,” he said. “If I can drive to a school, then I will probably end up taking an unofficial visit there. And I know I’m going to get out to Missouri when they play Oklahoma – I just don’t know if it’s going to be an official or unofficial visit at this point.”

The Sooners are another team Brothers would like to see offer.

“I haven’t been offered by Oklahoma and if they did offer me, I’d definitely consider them because they’re close to home and a very well-known program.

“But overall, I still don’t have a leader out of any of these schools, and hopefully in the next few weeks I can figure that out.”

Brothers says he has tallied 39 tackles, eight sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 tackles for loss this season. He also reports 16 receptions for 429 yards and five touchdowns while playing at both the wide receiver and tight end positions for his school.

“I really like playing both offense and defense, and I’ve gotten a lot faster over the years so I could be a wide receiver/running back-type. It’s just hard to say what I’d prefer playing in college,” he said.

“Washington is the one school that wants me at offense, but they like me at linebacker as well.”

Guthrie (3-1) will play Ada High on Friday.

Brothers reports a 3.4 GPA and a 20 on the ACT with plans to possibly retake the test on Oct. 23.