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Enid High- Boys Basketball Jake McCool Baseball
2021-2022 JV/Varsity Basketball DATE OPPONENT
by Billy Tipps, EHS Athletic Director
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11/30 Midwest Home team 3:30, 4:45, The Enid HighCity School Baseball has con 6:00, 7:15 tinued to improve throughout this season. Just 12/3 Ponca City point in the Home 3:30, 4:45,the after the midway 2021 season, 6:00, 7:15McPlainsmen are finding their grove and Jake 12/7 Home 3:30, 4:45, Cool is Choctaw a big part of that success. 6:00,7:15 has Tournament played baseball for theTBA Plainsmen 12/9-11 Jake Norman Norman since middle (Varsity school Girls) and has had his sights set on starting for the Plainsmen the entire time. 12/9-11 Edmond Classic Edmond TBA was then, and still is, to be the His motivation Tournament (Varsity Boys) best he can be every day when he3:30, shows 12/14 Putnam City West PCW 4:45, up to practice or games. That motivation had 6:00, 7:15paid off, as he is currently the 1st baseman and While at first glance, last year’s 5-9 record 12/16-18 Enid Tournament Home TBA plays for the Plainsmen. The starting position is onebeen he has in the outfield (Varsity Boys & Girls) may have disappointing, Enid High had to work hard and be patient for. His advice to upcoming athletes Head Coach Curtis Foster says looks can be 12/ 21 Woodward Woodward 4:00, 5:00, is to “work as hard as you can every6:30,8 day.”:00 deceiving. “Of course we would have liked to have had a better record, but most of our 1/14 Putnam City North Home 3:30, 4:45, This past year has been different for everyone towere say the least, that made the playoffs. 6:00, 7:15 losses to teams and for athletes around the world, including Jake, it is just another That was great experience for us and made 1/18 OKC Storm Home 3:30, 4:45, challenge in their lives. “This year I6:00, have learned that you can’t give 7:15 us a better team. We were in several of the up no matter how bad things seem.” Jake goes on to say that being games until the end, including our payoff 1/20-22 Deer Creek Deer Creek TBA an athlete has helped prepare him for this type of event. “Being an Tournament (Varsity Girls) game against Broken Arrow.” athlete has made me a better person because it has taught me how 1/20-22 Moore John Noble Moore TBA to be self-disciplined in many different situations.” As it stands, Coach Foster is excited about Tourney (Varsity Boys) this year’s team, by Seniors Taye 1/25 Putnam City Original PCO 3:30, 4:45, Jake plans on extending his academic and athletic careerheadlined at and baseball Cam Mathis. “We go as they go. 6:00, 7:15where Sullivan Northwestern Oklahoma State University he will play is good at head all facets of the game and we 1/28 Midwest Midwest 3:30, 4:45,Gore, Taye and pursue a City degree in Business. Coach the Enid High expect him to be City 6:00, 7:15 baseball coach adds that “Jake has had to work very hard to get atoleader this year. He was Honorable Mention All2/1 Ponca City Ponca City 3:30, 4:45, where he is at today.” State last year and Cam 6:00, 7:15 2/4 Choctaw 3:30, 4:45, We look forward toChoctaw seeing Jake continuewas thatHonorable hard workMention and All-Conference. We will 6:00, 7:15 play at the next level. He will continue a long tradition of Plainsmen Cam to bring his 2/8 Putnam Citydoing West great Home 4:45,high need baseball players things3:30, beyond school. energy every game. Both 6:00, 7:15 are good players, but the 2/15 Putnam City North PCN 3:30, 4:45, difference between this 6:00, 7:15 team having a chance to 2/18 Putnam City Original Home 3:30,4:45, be special, and just be 6:00, 7:15
ing average, is if all the
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players buy in to a team mentality. “Team” instead of “me” is what will make a big difference in wins/losses this year.”
As of this writing, Coach Foster is still evaluating some of the new players, or payers coming over from the football team to see if any have the talent to make the team better. “Last year we had a kid become a key contributor we were not expecting – Xavier Altidore. Hopefully some of the kids that are just coming out will make a similar contribution” Coach Foster says. December is a busy month for the Plainsmen, as they have several individual games on the schedule as well as two “Big Boy” tournaments in Moore and Edmond that will give the team the chance to see where they stack up among other good teams. Further, Enid will again be hosting the Holiday Classic, bringing in several teams from across the state to the beautiful new competition gym. Whatever the record, these boys play hard, so come check them out at one of their home games this season!
