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Vote: Who should be Oklahoma high school Athlete of the Week? (9/3/2024)

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September 3, 2024

Vote: Who should be Oklahoma high school Athlete of the Week? (9/3/2024)

A new school year is upon us in Oklahoma, and with that commences the many achievements athletes will be providing in 2024-25.

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for August 26-Sept. 1. Read through the nominees and cast your vote.

Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

OKLAHOMA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

Tahkari Bethel, Owasso football

A junior wide receiver, Bethel had a big night against defending 6AI champion Bixby. He caught five passes for 146 yards and two TDs and also returned a kickoff 99 yards for another score in the Rams’ dominant 40-21 win against the Spartans.

Jaseir Posey, Pocola football

Posey completed 13-of-16 passes for 278 yards and five TDs while adding 54 yards rushing on seven carries in the Indians’ 54-28 win against Antlers.

Colby Shannon, Comanche football

A quarterback, Shannon passed for 105 yards, but had a much greater night running the ball, carrying it 24 times for 234 yards and scoring five TDs in Comanche’s 31-15 win against S&S Consolidated (Texas).

KD Jones, Jenks football

The junior standout tailback carried the ball 23 times for 187 yards and had three TDs in the Trojans’ 48-3 win against Edmond Santa Fe.

Gavin Salt, Oologah football

A linebacker, Salt was instrumental for a Mustang defense that held Vinita to just 34 yards of total offense in a 27-0 win. He finished with six tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks.

Jackson Harris, Sallisaw football

The Black Diamonds’ quarterback completed 15-of-20 passes for 127 yards and a TD while adding 178 yards rushing on 22 carries with two TDs in their 31-14 win against Pryor.

Brodie Grace, North Rock Creek football

A sophomore linebacker, Grace finished with 10 tackles and also intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and recovered another in his team’s 17-7 win against Marlow.

Nolan Yates, Prague football

Yates rushed for 152 yards on nine carries and scored four TDs in the Red Devils’ 60-7 win against Classen SAS.

Grady Adamson, Edmond Deer Creek football

The Antlers’ star quarterback had an impressive season debut. He was 12-of-19 passing for 220 yards and four TDs and also added 59 yards rushing on seven carries with a TD in Deer Creek’s 53-17 win against Bishop McGuinness.

Josiah Woods, OKC Southeast football

Woods rushed for three touchdowns and passed for three more touchdowns in the Spartans’ 68-18 win against the OKC Patriots.

Wyatt Geissler, Bethany football

Geissler caught eight passes for 140 yards and three TDs in the Bronchos’ 40-21 win against Noble.

Brady McAdoo, Tuttle football

McAdoo caught four passes for 45 yards and two TDs, including the game-winning 27-yard reception with less than a minute left in the Tigers’ 31-24 win against Guthrie. He also had 12 tackles and an interception on defense.

Destry Lujan, Yukon football

A junior running back/linebacker, Lujan was active in the Millers’ 26-16 win against Del City. He rushed for 59 yards and a TD, while on defense, recorded eight tackles, three tackles for loss, forced two fumbles and recovered another fumble.

Caden Knighten, Pauls Valley football

Making his debut with the Panthers after transferring from Wynnewood, Knighten rushed for 221 yards on 21 carries and had three TDs as Pauls Valley downed Lindsay, 28-6.

Wyatt Fitzgerald, Oklahoma Christian School football

Fitzgerald threw three TD passes, including a 37-yard Hail Mary to Elijah Winter as time expired in the Saints’ come-from-behind 19-13 win against Christian Heritage Academy. He also passed for 222 yards – 186 of those coming in the second half.

Malikai Miller, Moore football

The Lions’ quarterback completed 71 percent of his passes for 192 yards and two TDs as Moore won the “Moore War” against rival Westmoore, 35-3. He also broke up three passes at defensive back.

Kaeden Goodman, Metro Christian football

Goodman caught six passes for 54 yards and also registered seven tackles in the Patriots’ 21-12 win against Chisholm.

Cleveland Williamson, McAlester football

Williamson intercepted two passes, running one back for a TD, and also had a receiving TD as the Buffaloes began 2024 with a bang, beating Broken Bow, 37-26.

Alex Nathman, Cascia Hall football

Nathman caught five passes for 110 yards and scored three TDs as the Commandos edged Holland Hall, 29-28.

Jackson Still, Colcord football

The Hornets’ quarterback had 272 yards of total offense and was responsible for six TDs in their 40-7 win against Oklahoma Union.

Jason Powders, Henryetta football

Powders, a senior running back, carried the ball just six times but had 213 yards and four TDs as the Knights downed Kellyville, 58-0.

Tayveon Parry-Speight, Tulsa Union football

Parry-Speight rushed for 144 yards on 17 carries and also caught five passes for 58 yards while scoring two total touchdowns as the Redhawks outlasted Bentonville (Ark.) in overtime, 42-35.

Chase Eaves, Pawhuska football

A senior receiver, Eaves had eight receptions for 128 yards, added 21 more yards rushing and scored two total TDs in his team’s 50-6 win against Nowata.

Landen Griffith, Talihina football

The quarterback passed for 282 yards and five TDs and added 175 yards on 20 carries with three TDs as the Golden Tigers defeated Summit Christian, 62-28.

Jeramiah Ssettimba, Broken Arrow football

Ssettimba completed 21-of-30 passes for 292 yards and three TDs and added 39 yards rushing in the Tigers’ 42-21 win against Springdale (Ark.) Har-Ber.

Whelan Carson, Perry football

A receiver/linebacker, Carson hauled in six passes for 132 yards and four TDs, while on defense, he had 10 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the Maroons’ 52-12 win against Mannford.

– Buck Ringgold | @SBLiveOK

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Oklahoma storms bring widespread damage, tornadoes in Purcell and Shawnee

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4 hours ago

January 9, 2026

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Oklahoma storms bring widespread damage, tornadoes in Purcell and Shawnee

8:45 p.m. Tornado Update from NWS Norman:

EF1 (high end) at Purcell
EF0 near Lake Thunderbird (south of Stella/northwest of Little Axe)
EF1 west and near the Shawnee Twin Lakes
EF1 in north Shawnee.
There are other areas of damage that we will continue to investigate.

Original story:

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Storms moved through parts of Oklahoma on Thursday morning, with at least five tornado warnings issued and two tornadoes that touched down in Purcell and Shawnee, leaving behind damage.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through central and eastern Oklahoma early Thursday that producing tornadoes, damaging winds, and power outages.

Preliminary information from the National Weather Service in Norman shows that at least EF-1 damage was found in Purcell. Survey teams are continuing to assess the damage that was left behind from the morning storms.

Officials also reported that widespread power outages occurred in the city, along with downed trees and powerlines, with nine homes having damaged roofs, and a semi-truck rollover accident on I-35 with one injury.

Shawnee also suffered some damage Thursday morning, which includes downed fences and partial roof loss at the Holiday Inn Express. As of Thursday evening, NWS officials confirm that a tornado did touch down in the northern portion of Shawnee; however, a preliminary rating hasn’t been given at this time.

According to Comanche County Emergency Management, damages related to the storms were reported across the City of Lawton, with roof damage at Sheridan and Lee, along with power pole and power line damage.

Lawton Fire Department responded to a rooftop fire at MacArthur High School on Thursday morning, caused by wind damage to AC units.

Lightning strikes in Edmond were reported to have caused a transformer fire near Covell and Kelly, with another lightning strike having caused a tree to fall on top of a vehicle near Covell and Broadway, resulting in one person being injured.

Straight-line winds were also reported to have destroyed a barn north of Guthrie, while structures were damaged in south Wynona, including a shop building that was devastated and a mobile home that was damaged.

Damage assessments are said to be ongoing at this time. News 4 will provide updates as we learn more.

According to NWS Norman officials, the last time the department issued a tornado warning in January was on January 10, 2020. However, Thursday’s reported tornado was not the earliest for a tornado to occur in Oklahoma. Tornadoes happened in Osage, Mayes, McIntosh, Ottawa, and Sequoyah Counties back on January 2, 2023.

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Neighbors sift debris, help each other after suspected Purcell tornado

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16 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Neighbors sift debris, help each other after suspected Purcell tornado

PURCELL — Jennifer Fox had just fed the pigs behind her house early in the morning Thursday, Jan. 8, and began getting ready for work before she and her two sons heard something hit her bedroom window.

“I said, ‘Is it hailing?” she said. “My oldest looked out the window and he saw our awning across the back. He said, ‘Mom, the awning’s gone.”

Fox looked out the window and saw debris everywhere. She said she didn’t hear tornado sirens, but she and her sons immediately took shelter in a closet. By that time, the suspected tornado had already passed through her neighborhood off of Johnson Avenue in Purcell.

At first, Fox didn’t think there was a tornado and attributed the damage and debris to strong winds.

But just one street over, the roof of one house had been destroyed. When she looked at the house behind hers, Fox said she knew a tornado had hit her neighborhood.

“I was thankful at the time,” she said. “I told my kids, I said, ‘It could’ve been a lot worse.’ We weren’t prepared, obviously. I really felt like it just barely missed us.”

Severe weather passed through central Oklahoma early Thursday morning, bringing reports of damage from a possible tornado in Purcell. The National Weather Service in Norman reported on social media that survey teams have found at least EF1 tornado damage in the Purcell area.

The Purcell Fire Department reported a tornado touched down in the city, causing roof damage to nine homes, a semi truck rollover accident on Interstate 35 with one injury and widespread power outages, downed trees and powerlines.

On Norte Street in Purcell, the suspected tornado wiped out the roof of a newly-built home, throwing debris onto the road, including a Christmas tree and blue ornaments. The houses across the street and next door were untouched.

Community members and local high school students gathered pieces of trash, plywood, insulation and other debris and hauled them off.

Next door to Fox, a man and a woman removed debris from their yard that appeared to have blown over from Fox’s house. Like a puppy, a tall brown horse followed the man as he picked up each piece of trash. Across the street, cattle laid in the middle of a field and watched as one person after another drove into the neighborhood to lend a hand.

About five miles northeast of Fox’s house, the suspected tornado knocked over a few powerlines near Purcell’s football stadium. A tree fell onto a small white house and took the tin roof off a large warehouse.

Ron Musgrave, the warehouse’s owner, lives six miles north of Purcell. He said he learned his property was damaged through a local news broadcast.

“They had the people out front and they had the helicopters, so I could see it,” Musgrave said. “They were flying over here. There’s a football field, and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh. If that’s the football field, that’s my warehouse.”

The retired home builder and property owner said he keeps building supplies in his warehouse and a black and white cat who’s in charge of exterminating any trespassing mice.

The cat was happy to see Musgrave as he surveyed the water damage inside of the warehouse. Though there was some wet spots, the roof took most of the impact.

“It’s a project,” Musgrave said with a smile. “I am down for it.”

Severe weather damage reported in Shawnee, Norman

Tree damage was reported in Cleveland County at 156th Street and East Tecumseh Avenue, according to Alyse Moore, Cleveland County communications director, along with damage to a car port and barn at 800 Moffatt Road north of Lexington.

Storm damage was also reported in Shawnee. Social media posts show damage to the Holiday Inn Express and Walmart Supercenter off of Interstate 40.

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Oklahoma Sooners add transfer portal offensive lineman to the roster

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1 day ago

January 8, 2026

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Oklahoma Sooners add transfer portal offensive lineman to the roster

The Oklahoma Sooners made an under-the-radar transfer portal addition on Wednesday, bringing back a player who spent two seasons in Norman before transferring out last year.

Former Central Oklahoma offensive lineman Kenneth Wermy will be returning to play for OU out of the portal. Wermy played for the Sooners in 2023 and 2024 before spending 2025 at the NCAA Division II level with the Bronchos. He’ll add depth to an offensive line group that is in need of it after recent portal departures.

Wemry is a local product from Cache, Oklahoma, and he stands at 6-foot-5 and weighs 315 pounds. The Sooners have been busy adding big names in the transfer market, but with a week and a half left until the portal closes, the focus may soon turn to retention and building back depth on the roster.

Oklahoma had a busy portal day on Wednesday, adding Wermy and former Michigan linebacker Cole Sullivan. However, Oklahoma also lost three players to the portal, in linebacker Sammy Omosigho, defensive back Jaydan Hardy, and wide receiver Zion Ragins.

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