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“They’ve got a new coach, and they always have some good athletes over at Grandfield, but we put in some good work,” White said.
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Bronchos to watch this year include the squad of seniors, including Coltin Ladd, Kolten Bethune, Levi Young, Cooper Walters, payton Spencer, Sean Klein, and Jonathan Mejia.
“Sean Klein is dual-purpose for us,” White said. “He’s playing on the offensive line for us but he’s had to move around a lot for us his whole career.
White also credits the overall culture at Central High for the excitement surrounding the team this season. The team’s past struggles in Class B had the potential to be detrimental to the team and the school’s morale, but White said this year’s Bronchos had the potential to change that. “I think they’re realizing every day that they have the chance to change the culture and generate the excitement around being a Broncho,” White said. “That might not necessarily mean winning ten games. It might be winning four or five games. But it’s all about how you go about preparing and working hard.
“I hope we win more than four or five games, sure,” White said. “But I think they’re realizing that it’s about the little things that you do, whether it’s in practice or the weight room or at school. That’s as big a part of building a football program as going out on Friday nights and hav ing fun Whiteplaying.”isalso happy about the little league team that started back up at Central High last season, which he said will help the program at the junior high and high school levels.
Payton Spencer has played quarterback for us before and he’s going to play more fullback for us this “Cooperyear.Walters is stepping in to a new role at quarterback for us this year and adjusting to that pretty well; Levi Young is really fast and dy namic to make plays at the secondary,” White said.“Jonathan Mejia is a really big force in the middle to give us some strength up front, and Kolten Bethune is about 6’3”, 6’4”, he’s a big tar get,” White said. “These are all guys who’ve had experience for the past three or four years and we’re pretty excited.”
“We got good reps; all of the younger kids got to go in,” White said. “That was good for them because some of them are going to be playing a lot of minutes in junior high and some of them will be getting a lot of reps with special teams and some of those guys will get to see some time and get some confidence.” Going into the zero-week game against Grandfield last Thursday, White wasn’t sure what to expect. The Bronchos ultimately persevered against the Bearcats, 34-6.
“It brings a lot more support and excitement,” White said. “It gives those little kids an opportunity to look up to the bigger kids and that’s something they haven’t had for a few years. It brings more parents in as well and gets more people“Ultimately,involved.that’s who it’s going to impact: the parents and the kids. As coaches, we’re just trying to help the kids as best we can,” White said. “It’s their program. As much as they want to put into it, that’s what they’re going to put out.”
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Central High head football coach Gerald White, now in his third year at CHS, is pretty excited about the coming season for the Bronchos. “We’ve got more guys out than we have in pre vious years,” White said. “We have about 21 and that’s a big improvement. It’s something we’ve struggled with in the past, whether keeping guys healthy or making sure they want to stay on the team, and we feel like that’s a success.” White said that in prior years, low numbers have posed a challenge for the program. Practice for eight-man ball is difficult when there aren’t enough players on the roster to adequately work out.“It’s tough when numbers aren’t up because you’re pretty much going against air in practice,” White said. “And it’s hard to field a team when you don’t have a good bench and there are injuries.”White and his assistant coach, Jarrett Sparks, have worked to build the team to bigger num bers and to encourage participation in summer workouts. The team met to work out four days per week during the allowed summer practice time beginning June 1. “We had a week or two off here and there, but most of those guys were busy all summer either up here working out, at basketball camp…FFA camp or church camp. We got all the time we could with them and I think it worked in our favor,” White said. “They stay at it pretty hard, and we ask them to be here when they can.” Looking at this season’s roster made White optimistic about the seniority on the team. “We have a bunch of seniors,” White said. “This year we have seven, and last year we didn’t have any. These guys got to experience it last sea son. Some of it was bad, some of it was good. But they’re all pretty excited right now.” Early scrimmages proved a good workout for the Bronchos, including one against Fox.
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•GirlsThe most popular sport for girls continues to be outdoor track and field. The No. 2 position belongs to volleyball.•Basketball, soccer, fast-pitch softball, cross country, tennis, swimming/diving, competitive spirit, and lacrosse are the other prime girls’ sports activities.
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•BoysFootball remains the No. 1 participatory sport for boys, with outdoor track and field coming in second.
• Basketball, baseball, soccer, cross country, wres tling, tennis, golf, and swimming/diving round out the remaining top sports for boys.
Each year, the High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations lists trends in high school sports participation across the United States. Recent findings indicate that participation in sports continues to grow on school campuses, and the number of participants in the 2017-2018 school year reached an all-time high of 7,980,886. A steady increase in several boys and girls sports extended the overall growth streak to a record-breaking 29th year. For those interested in know ing which school sports garner the most participation, here is a spotlight of the biggest contenders.
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Marlow Review • www.marlowreview.com • Page 72022 Bray-Doyle/Central Fall Sports Preview CENTRAL HIGH BRONCHOS FOOTBALL 2022 “Football is like life. It self-denial,perseverance,requireshardwork,sacrifice,dedication,andrespectforauthority.” Vince Lombardi ARMENDARISAIDANJULIANFINDLEY DAYTONCARTER KLEINSEANHOFFMANAUSTINSPENCERPAYTON ROBERTSVAN MEJIAJONATHAN#99 JOHNSONBROCK#55#45#80 #34 #40#72#32 #60 YOUNGLEVI#24 COACHINGSTAFF HEAD COACH Gerald White ASSISTANTCOACH Jarrett Sparks MANAGERS Kathryn Taylor Beau Klein
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Page 10 • Marlow Review • www.marlowreview.com 2022 Bray-Doyle/Central Fall Sports Preview Thursday, August 25, 2022EST. 1892 • Marlow, Oklahoma • Volume 178 • Issue 34 • 1 Section, 8 Pages • $1.00marlowreview. com Th eMarlow Review A Bright Future.SINCE1892A Proud Heritage. See page 8See page 6 AthleticsMHS Express is Back See EDWARDS on page 2 Local weather information provided by weather.com 86 67° 91 68° 92 69° 90 71° 91 73° 87 69° 92 71° United Way of Stephens County announced this week that Dr. Nate Edwards will be the campaign chairperson for this year’s fundraising ef forts.“Iam so happy to announce that Dr. Nate Edwards of Edwards Family Vision will be our campaign chairman this year,” said Chris Genn, Chairman of the United Way board. “I have worked alongside of him as President of the Duncan Chisholm Trail Kiwanis, he is a swim instruc tor in our summer swim program, spends a few of his nights operating rides at Kiddieland during the sum mer and is currently the chairman for our Christmas Tree fundraiser. He is a great guy and will be a true blessing.”Dr.Edwards journey to becoming an Optometrist began in his early teenage years, where he would go to work at Duncan Opticians with his father Dan for a few hours before and after school when needed. It was then that he realized the desire to help people see better. Upon graduating from Duncan High School in 1999, he enlisted in the US Navy and during this time he was fortunate to serve two tours on the USNS Mercy where he was given the opportunity not only to assist ophthalmologists in a variety of different procedures but also participate in other humanitarian relief efforts. After 8 years he returned to Edwards to Head United Way Campaign
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The Marlow City Council on Tuesday voted to close the 200 Block and a portion of the 100 Block of Main Street on Octo ber 8 from 10am until 10pm as requested by the organizers of the annual Second on Second festival.Ryan Bell, one of the festival organizers, was present at the meeting and explained that due to the previous success of the event, an expanded area was necessary.“We’re expanding the num ber of vendors that we’re allowing, the number of food trucks
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an ordinance amending Section 4-3-1 of the Marlow Code to pro hibit growing crops and baling inside the city limits.
Brookelynn Taylor WriterSenior Whitney Wade has been a member of the Marlow High School Student Council (StuCo) since the ninth grade. As StuCo member Wade volunteers at the food bank for the Marlow Samaritans, partici pates in Random Acts of Kind ness (RAK) and goes to district/ stateTheyconventions.havea main service project titled MOROTO week, where an organization is picked to donate money. The week is full of fun games and competitions for students to partake in to help raise money. StuCo advisor and sophomore English teacher Ann Field has known Wade for the past four years and has seen her improve as a person throughout the years. “I have seen Whitney grow into a confident leader,” Field said. “I know she will always give me an honest answer.” Being in StuCo for four years, Wade has acquired skills she did not have “StuCobefore.has given me the knowledge and resources to be a better leader,” Wade stated. “What will take from StuCo is being a leader who works with others well and listens to some one’s opinions/ideas in a positive way.” Wade’s leadership qualities learned in StuCo also follow her in other aspects of her life in cluding her love of sports. “Through sports have failed and have faced many obstacles that I have had to overcome, which is the reason why am the athlete and person am today.” Senior Kendall Kizarr has known Wade for as long as she could remember, and she has played sports with her for just as long.“I have known her since the fourth grade so her character de velopment has improved every single year,” Kizarr said. “She is a leader, and if she is leading want to follow.” Not only is Wade a leader but also a positive character accord ing to senior Erin Doughty. “Even in the face of difficulty she always has a positive atti tude. She is always pushing me to be the best version of myself,” Doughty said. “She is always so caring, so know can count on her.” Wade plans to take her uplift ing aura to college, and continue her athletic career in basketball while majoring in education or criminal justice. WHITNEY WADE Wade leads with positivity
Pictured above is the welcoming sign created by StuCo to celebrate students returning to the 2022-2023 school year.
Kaylee Davis WriterAfter a four month applica tion period, Senior Tyler Hertz ler represented southwest Okla homa at the Youth Power energy trip in Washington D.C. Hertzler was one of 50 attend ees from Oklahoma and one of two chosen through the Cotton Electric winter essay contest. Junior English teacher Bev erly Cramton has been in charge of informing Marlow students about the essay contest for 14 years.“I present them with the theme and topic and show them videos of the trip they could win,” Cramton stated. “As they are writing, if they want pointers on how to get started or a cre ative hook, bring out samples from the years gone by or we brainstorm.” After completing essays, stu dents that submit their essays will go through three judged rounds: the essay, an interview and a Afterwards,speech. Cotton Electric chooses the top two entries to at tend the Whiletrip.Oklahoma sends high percentage of the students in at tendance, electric companies from 41 states across the United States send students to the capi tal. Overall 1800 high school ju niors get sent to the capital every year.The attending students par ticipated in various activities throughout the week, such as visiting memorials and the Smithsonian museum. “Going to Arlington National cemetery was my favorite part of the trip,” Hertzler said. “Getting to see the tomb of the unknown soldier was something that was way up on my bucket list, and it was gorgeous.” The Washington trip is intend ed as both a reward for the essay winner’s achievements and to serve as an educational experi ence, teaching students life skills as well as United States history. “This trip has taught me how to work well with a group,’’ Hertzler explained. “It was defi nitely something that I needed for this trip because went half way across the country with complete strangers.” Hertzler will use the skills and experience learned from the trip during his studies at the University of Oklahoma and his career of computer engineering.
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Emma Throckmorton had the Champion Duroc gilt that later came out to be the Grand Cham pionSheGilt.also exhibited the Re serve Grand Champion Barrow with her Champion Hampshire. Avery Throckmorton con cluded the girls’ success on the day winning the Champion Se nior Swine Showman title. Although these exhibitors did go home with banners and rib bons, that is not what livestock shows are all about. “Not all success comes in winning,” said Kennan. “Just going out and showing your ani mals, hanging out with friends and having a good time. I hope the kids can enjoy that aspect of it.” This county show starts to wrap up the summer show sea Exhibitors will have the chance to show their animals for the final time at the Tulsa State Fair starting Sept. 27, 2022. Hertzler
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The University of Central Oklahoma athletic department announced Monday that Shawn Bateman is among the seven pro posed inductees to the UCO Ath letics Hall of Fame Class for 2022. A formal induction ceremony will be held Friday, September 23 at the Nigh University Center preceding the Hall of Fame game on Saturday, September 24 at Chad Richison Stadium. “This is a big honor, and it’s a great opportunity to thank those who helped me,” Bate man said. “I give all the credit to them, from coaches to family to friends.”Bateman said that his time wrestling at Marlow was essen tial to his career success. “I wrestled for Ray McCarter at Central High, and when he transferred to Marlow I went with him,” Bateman said. “We always joked that he signed my transfer out of Central on his last day as Superintendent there, and signed my transfer in to Marlow the next day, his first day at the school.”Bateman also acknowledged the relationships he built while at Marlow and that they have carried on throughout adult hood.“Keith Kizarr invited me to lunch my first day at Marlow and we’ve been friends ever since,” Bateman said. “We looked up to Andy Howington and Ray Miller, and now we are all still involved in the wrestling program. That says a lot about the culture at Marlow and the teamwork the coachesBateman,develop.”a1992 graduate of Marlow High School, was a State Champion his junior year at MHS and placed third at 123lbs at the State tournament his se Bateman to be Inducted to UCO Hall of Fame
McPherson characterized bal ing in the city as a “growing issue” and recommended approv ing the ordinance.
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The Stephens County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted not to renew the burn ban resolu tion that has been imposed for the past several weeks. The vote came on the rec ommendation by Stephens County Emergency Manag er Gary Curtis, who polled area fire chiefs. The Stephens County area received several inches of rain on Sunday and Mon day, drenching the parched ground and reducing the risk of fires in the area. “We can look at it again if it turns hot and dry again,” District 3 Commissioner Russell Morgan said. The Commissioners also approved an agreement with the City of Duncan to provide housing in the Ste phens County Jail for indi viduals arrested by Duncan Police Department for mu nicipal or state criminal vio lations, as well as voted to approve utilizing $2.7mil lion of American Rescue Plan Act funds to offset revenue loss in the county. The funds will be divided evenly among the three districts at $900,000 each. Also on the agenda were several County Deed Prop erties acquired at resale, all of which were approved. In his report regarding the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center, Morgan said that the Stephens County Free Fair had been a success and that fairgrounds staff was working this week to clean up and prepare for the next events. He added that he believed the deci sion to house and show animals in the large arena was a good one. “It really helped showing in the air conditioning,”
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Prior to the 2022-2023 school year, an alternate parking lot was constructed for the students of Marlow High School due to the construction restricting some of the old parking spaces. This new parking location is located on Sixth St. and Seminole, the entrance being on Sixth St. and the exit on Seminole. Desig nated parking may change throughout the school year as the construction continues to progress.
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The Marlow Review celebrated Keith Kizarr and Shawn Bateman’s success wrestling for the Outlaws in 1992. Bateman’s col lege career at UCO included a 77-25 record and a National Championship. Bateman will be inducted into the UCO Athletics Hall of Fame in September.
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“The Code of Ordinance kind of spells it out but we needed to work on specifically going after agriculture use in residential zones,” McPherson said. “There are residential areas now, and going into the future, that are negatively affected by this.”
MPS rises with the new academic year
Maci Miller WriterFour Marlow FFA students exhibited their livestock at the Stephens County Free Fair on Saturday, Aug. 20. This school year will be Quaid Kennan’s second year as the Marlow FFA advisor. Kennan has been involved in agriculture since high school, making him a great asset to his students.“These kids put in tons of hard work into these animals,” said Kennan. “I hope they can see that their hard work really can lead to success.” Sophomore Clayton Robin son competed in the county’s goatRobinsonshow. started his run for the day by bringing home the Reserve Grand Champion Doe. That victory was followed by his Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Does, and he wrapped up his day being named the Champion Senior GoatFreshmanShowman.Carson Lovett also showed her goats at the fair. Livestock shows are a family tradition for Lovett. “My sisters and show our goats together, so I really enjoy getting experiences like this with them,” explained Lovett. “Both my dad and grandpa grew up showing cattle, so it kinda just runs in the family.” Lovett and her sisters went home with a couple blue ribbons themselves Saturday. A similar storyline goes for sisters Emma and Avery Throck morton.They have been showing pigs together for eight years and have had much success with the coun ty fair being no exception. “Being at shows and spend ing time with my pigs has to be my favorite part of showing,” declared Emma Throckmorton. The Throckmorton sisters had an excellent fair performance.
Aidan Duke and Kallie WritersWallerAsschool years come and go, each year proves to be unique, and this year at Marlow is no ex ception.With construction soon to be underway at Marlow Public Schools, the 2022-2023 aca demic year will prove to be very exciting, especially for the new teachers at Marlow High School (MHS).Although these teachers are considered new hires, many of them have already been a part of the school district and Marlow community.Thereare a total of six new educators who have joined the team at MHS, including the new superintendent Corey Holland. The beginning of the year comes with not only new teach ers but a new theme for the dis trict: RISE: Relationships Inten tionally Seeking Excellence. MHS Principal Bryan Brant ley is excited to welcome in new teachers and the district’s new theme. “I feel we have hired some really good candidates,” stated Brant ley. “We want every student to rise in school.” These new additions to the MHS faculty will play a big role in the lives of each student as they seek to RISE. New staff members include Holland, Dr. Matt Ivory, Gloria Con ner, Brock Harris, Mathew Pitts, Rebekah Corser, and Bryan Pierce. Many of the new hires have already been part of Marlow’s great history in their own way and have decided to give back to the Marlow community by mentoring the students at MHS, including Superinten dentHollandHolland.graduated from Marlow and has served in many different academic positions for Marlow and other districts as well including coach, principal and assistant superintendent. He also served as a member of the state legislature. “I feel that I’ll bring knowledge of the community that will help me and the school,” stated Holland. “The whole intention for the new theme RISE is for the benefit of the students.” Another returning graduate of MHS is Dr. Matt Ivory. Dr. Ivory has stayed actively involved with MHS as a track and cross country coach for several years. Now, Dr. Ivory will add to his coaching duties by teaching biol ogy.He will continue his medical career in the morning and then teach biology, track and cross country at MHS in the afternoon. Conner is another teacher returning to the MHS team. She has taught Spanish and ASL for 23 years, and she has taught at Cameron University, Murphy State, Ardmore, Marlow and Elmore HighHavingSchool.four years of prior experience at MHS, Conner has re turned to motivate her students through teaching Spanish along with American Sign Language (ASL). “I always challenge my students in class because know they have more than they think,” stated Conner. “I am excited to teach them two different languages so they will learn about the different cultures.” The other biology teacher helping the students at MHS RISE is new University of Central Okla homa graduate Harris. Harris, a MHS graduate, will not only have the opportunity to help students RISE as a teacher of biology but also as a football and basketball coach. “I feel like the theme, RISE, is very relevant because all teachers have an opportunity to impact students’ lives every single day,” stated Harris. “As a recent student, understand the importance of teachers being intentional with their students’ lives and time by establishing trust.” While not having the sub stantial history at MHS, new hires Pitts and Corser are just as eager and dedicated to bring ing Marlow students exceptional educational opportunities. Pitts is the main director for the high school and middle school band with the help of Corser, who is the assistant di rector of the band. Pitts attended college at the University Of Science and Arts where he was an Euphonium section leader and also Bass sec tion leader in choir. “I feel I will bring to Marlow not only a positive attitude but also an expertise that the Marlow Band Program has not had in some time,” stated Mr. Pitts. Corser, who also attended USAO, received her instrumental de gree.Participating in percussion during her high school years, Corser will be of great benefit to the MHS percussion. “Being able to focus on our percussionists is something I believe is invaluable and should be done,” stated Corser. “I am very excited to be able to help our drumline students reach new heights this year.” Another brand new face to MHS is Pierce, the new Special Educa tion director for not only MHS, but all schools at Marlow. “We as teachers are here to teach but should also build relation ships with others,” stated Pierce. “I think can bring a good outside perspective that will benefit Marlow Schools in a positive way.” Marlow has many changes in store this year, but with that will come many great opportunities.
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Knight said that he hopes his battle inspires others even outside of the Bray-Doyle community.“It’s just something you’ve got to go through in life,” Knight said. “You can either sit and give up and die, or you can fight for it. That’s the way I was brought up, to fight this fight and give praise to God. I’ve been blessed to be out here through this trial and this is where I’m supposed to be. The community, the administration, it’s like a family here and I couldn’t get through this without them.”
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Bray-Doyle Program Learns to “Fight Like Knight”
“It’s actually been a relief to be able to come here and coach,” Knight said. “I’ve been coaching for 30 years and when they tell you that you can’t be here, you miss it so much. I’m thankful that I get to be here and be around the kids, and the stress has completely left me right now. “When you go through this, you put things into priority and you realize that you’re missing and that you’re missed. I’ve missed these kids and missed being around them.”
Knight said he believes that the students and athletes at Bray-Doyle are learning from him outside of the classroom and locker room; his ex perience battling cancer has taught them some thing“Memore.being here and coming every day shows the kids that I’m not going to quit,” Knight said. “It shows them I’m going to keep fighting no matter what. “It has helped this program tremendously for the kids to see how hard I’m fighting, and I believe I’m supposed to be here and I’m going to keep coming every day and show them that, hey, sometimes things are going to be tough and you’re going to have to fight. Don’t quit, don’t give up, and show them that you can win.”
The Bray-Doyle Donkeys come by their tenac ity due in part to the team leadership, exemplified by head coach Marcus Knight’s recent and ongoing battle with cancer, beginning in December 2021. Knight’s treatment has continued throughout the summer and had to delay sur gery due to complications. Nevertheless, Knight returned to school when the fall semester began.
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“It’s been a whirlwind,” Knight said. “I went through radiation and chemotherapy, and two weeks ago my esophagus started bleeding and I had to be medi-flighted to Oklahoma City. They had to put bands around my throat and cut off theKnight’sbleeding.”next surgery is scheduled for Wednesday.“They’re going to put a stent in my liver, and hopefully I’ll be back on the sideline by Friday,” KnightKnightsaid.added that the stress of treatment will not affect his coaching at practice or on the side lines, because being back at work is a priorty.
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“Last year, we expected big things from him but he got hurt in Week Three and was out for the rest of the year,” Knight said. “He’s put on weight and has gotten a lot bigger this year; he throws the ball extremely well so we’re looking for big things from him.”
The Donkeys also did some summer camp training in Thackerville, alongside Ryan, Caddo, and a team from Arkansas.
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“It’s like we know what each other is thinking,” Knight said. “There’s been a revolving door here and before I got here, I was the tenth coach in nine years. Now that Coach Coles and I have been working together for a while we can start the players younger and be consistent. The kids know what to expect, they know what to do.
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Knight added that junior Caleb Carson will be important at fullback while Phillips is at tail back.“Our backfield may be the strongest it’s ever been,” Knight said.
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Knight said that the first four games on the Donkeys’ schedule would be tough, particularly the zero-week game against Maysville on August 26.“They’ve got eight or nine seniors on the roster, and we have one,” Knight said. “We’re going to do some things that will help us, but our first four games are going to be pretty tough.”
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September 23 vs Tipton
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Consistency Key for Donkey Season
It’s no secret that Bray-Doyle football has faced some challenges in recent years, including injuries that whittled away at the roster until forcing an early end to the 2020 and 2021 sea sons. Despite that, head coach Marcus Knight is optimistic about the team’s prospects in 2022.
The first four games on Bray-Doyle’s schedule are Maysville, Central High, Paoli, and Tipton. “After that, it gets a little bit easier but the first four games are the top-tier games in the state,” Knight said. Knight emphasized that everyone on the team is healthy thus far and he anticipates that everyone will remain so until the schedule eases later in the season.
October 13 at Mountain View-Gotebo
Knight said that this fall, the Donkeys will rely heavily on the sole senior, Jayden Phillips, who spent the summer at US Army boot camp at Fort Benning, Georgia.
“You just don’t know where our numbers are going to head,” Knight said. “Our junior high numbers are up; we had 23 kids out for junior high football. Our fourth, fifth, and sixth grade has about 15 out. So our numbers are getting better, but we’ve had to build this thing from the groundKnightup.”also pointed out that the Donkeys will benefit from the consistency in coaching that results from he and assistant coach Coles working together for the past five years.
August 26 vs Maysville 7pm
Also essential to the Donkey’s season is soph omore quarterback Brody Whitney.
The Donkeys will host their rival Central High Bronchos this week; the teams will battle for the Stephens County Cup. The game is scheduled early in the season due to class changes. Cen tral High remains in Class B while Bray-Doyle dropped to Class C this year, forcing the game to be scheduled prior to district play.
September 9 at Paoli
September 2 vs Central High 7pm
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“He really came back in shape, he’s lost about 28 pounds and he’s looking really, really good,” Knight said.
“We’re headed in the right direction; it just takes a while to get there,” Knight said.
October 7 vs (Homecoming)Grandfield
“We thought we did a real good job down there,” Knight said. “We competed well and it was good for us to go there.”
“What we’ve got to do is stay away from the ‘injury bug’ that’s gotten us the past two years,” Knight said. “We don’t have a lot of kids out so we can’t afford to get anybody hurt.”
Knight also said that the possibility of starting six-man football is being discussed in Oklahoma, which would allow for a deeper Donkey bench.
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