Vote: Who should be SBLive's Oklahoma High School Athlete of the Week (10/17/2023)?
As the fall sports season continues to wind down, there were some great finishes across the state and even more impressive individual performances. Here, we take a look at some of those individual standouts.
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 9-15. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter.
Carson Kirby, Bixby football
On only 12 pass attempts, Kirby passed for 299 yards and six touchdowns in a 51-7 win at Broken Arrow.
Trystan Haynes, Midwest City Carl Albert
In a blowout win over Bishop McGuinness, Haynes had 182 receiving yards, catching three touchdowns and getting an interception.
Braxton Etheridge, Claremore football
The senior quarterback was 24-of-29 through the air, passing for more than 400 yards and three touchdowns. He also added one on the ground in a 35-13 win over Tulsa Edison.
John Hilligoss, Cushing football
The senior star passed for nearly 300 yards and accounted for five touchdowns in a 41-6 win at Tulsa McLain.
Grady Adamson, Edmond Deer Creek football
Adamson passed for nearly 200 yards, but passed for four touchdowns and ran for another in a 49-7 homecoming win. Deer Creek remains perfect in district play.
Sawyer Brooks, Lincoln Christian football
Brooks was a two-way star in a 49-6 win at Seminole. He had 15 rushes for 155 yards and scored four touchdowns. Brooks also had 10 tackles on defense.
Davis Knocke, Holland Hall football
Knocke was a star on defense, as he had 10 tackles for the Dutch and two interceptions.
One of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown in a 28-6 win over Tulsa Central.
Darien Dansby, Bristow football
As a junior, Dansby has had a breakout season. In a 38-8 win over Jay, he rushed for 191 yards, scoring four touchdowns and grabbing two interceptions.
Carson Clagg, Chandler football
Clagg was a workhorse on Thursday, as he carried the ball 29 times and finished with 250 yards rushing in a shutout win over Crossings Christian.
Ryan Grayson, Beggs football
The junior wideout had 358 all-purpose yards, scoring three touchdowns and grabbing a receiving touchdown as well. Grayson also had an interception that he returned 100 yards for a touchdown in a 54-22 win over Okmulgee.
Canyon Hindman, Pawhuska football
In the first year that Pawhuska is without a Drummond leading the Pawhuska offense at quarterback, Hindman has done a great job in taking over the reins. In a 44-12 win over Salina, the junior accounted for all 44 points and was 32-of-45 passing, creating 346 yards of total offense.
Braylon Lassiter, Star Spencer football
As a sophomore, Lassiter led his team to a big 34-28 district win over Bethel. In the victory, the sophomore threw for three touchdown passes and ran for two more.
JohnMark Roller, Regent Prep football
Roller rolled for nearly 400 yards of total offense in a 61-14 win over Barnsdall on Thursday night. He scored six touchdowns, doing it with both his legs and feet. Roller threw for 225 yards and ran for 173 more.
Coltin Speers, Caddo football
Speers passed for 565 yards and threw for nine touchdowns on Thursday night. He accounted for 716 yards of total offense and 11 touchdowns in an 82-point offensive explosion. He also had six tackles and recorded a sack on defense.
Karissa Reddout, Southmoore fast pitch softball
Reddout got the game-winning RBI for the Sabercats, leading them to the Class 6A state softball championship.
Peyton Gray, Piedmont fast pitch softball
Piedmont has now won three straight fast pitch softball state titles, as Gray had a walk-off two-RBI single to win it for her team in the 5A championship game.
Aubree Ferguson, Newcastle fast pitch softball
Ferguson tossed a four-hit shutout and struck out two in leading Newcastle past Purcell, 4-0, to win the Class 4A fast pitch championship.
Skylar Brady, Bethany volleyball
In a three-set win over Oklahoma Christian School, Brady had an impressive 21 kills to move on to the Class 4A state volleyball championship.
Landry Braziel/Victoria Gray, Community Christian School volleyball
The duo led the way throughout the season for their team and did much the same over the weekend en route to a Class 4A volleyball state championship.
Hannah Joy Nuthman, Christian Heritage Academy volleyball
The junior outside hitter had a team-high 15 kills and added 16 digs in helping CHA claim the Class 3A state championship with a three-set sweep against Southwest Covenant.
Zach Patterson, Keys boys cross country
As a cross country runner, Patterson competed at the Five Lakes Conference Meet at Sequoyah-Claremore and won the boys division with a time of 18:03.
Taylor Petree, Keys girls cross country
Petree also won the Five Lakes Conference Meet at Sequoyah-Claremore, winning the girls division with a time of 13:19.
