Top 10 Games of the Week
All games are on Tuesday Jan 16 and are not in tournaments unless otherwise specified.
- 6A#6 Midwest City vs 6A#4 Putnam City West
Putnam City West has made waves as of late in Class 6A. After knocking off Putnam City North, West will look to continue their good run of fortune. West’s highly rated youth will be on display against a really talented defensive team. Midwest City won the Tournament of Champions playing stellar defense. They will look to rebound after a tough loss last week.
- 6A#10 Sapulpa vs 5A#8 Bishop Kelley
Sapulpa takes on Bishop Kelley in a Top-10 Match-up. Julian Smith has had a huge season for the Chieftains. Behind Smith, Sapulpa will be hard to beat. Bishop Kelley has had some big wins as of late. Coming off a big win against Mount St Mary on Saturday, the Comets will look to keep playing as a team to continue their success.
- 5A#2 NW Classen vs 3A#2 Star Spencer
Northwest Classen have yet to lose to an Oklahoma team this season as their lone loss has come from the historic Wichita Falls team Hirschi. Classen has impressed many this season after playing a tough schedule and coming out with minimal bumps and bruises. Star Spencer will hope to prove that Class does not matter when they take on NW Classen. Star Spencer is undefeated when they have played Class 5A this season but NW Classen will be the best team they will have played from the deep Class.
- 6A#1 Broken Arrow vs 6A#9 Sand Springs
The talented Broken Arrow team takes on Colt Savage and the Sandites. Broken Arrow comes in with some athletic players that can entertain any crowd. Josh Robinson, Braden Boyer and Caleb Huffman have led the Tigers to an impressive start and the number one ranking in Class 6A. Coming in trying to knock off the number one team in the state in the wide-open Class 6A. The Sandites have played some tough games this season and will use this experience to try to knock off the Tigers.
- 3A#7 Hugo vs 3A#12 Idabel *Friday
Hugo plays Idabel in a battle of Southeast Oklahoma. Idabel have been inconsistent on the year. They have won some tough games throughout the season but have also been beat by some teams they had no business losing to. Idabel can win this game if they play more consistently. Hugo has only lost to higher Class teams this season. They are undefeated when they play a Class 3A team and will look to keep that streak alive against Idabel.
- 5A#5 Booker T. Washington vs 5A#11 Nathan Hale
Booker T. Washington has probably the best starting five in the state. They have two sharpshooters with Trey Phipps and Bryce Thompson and one of the best players in the 2018 class from Oklahoma in Jaycson Bereal. Nathan Hale have been on a tear as of late led by RayQuan Elliot. Elliot led the Rangers to victory with impressive performances last week of 52 and 46 points. If Hale wants to knock off Booker T. they will need Elliot to have another big performance.
- 6A#3 Putnam City North vs 5A#14 Del City
The very talented Putnam City North team will take on a Del City who has started playing well together. The Panthers are regarded as one of the best teams in the state. They rebounded after a tough loss to their rivals Putnam City West to wins over ranked opponents. Del City will look to ride their run of good form to knock off the third ranked Panthers in an entertaining game.
- 3A#13 Hartshorne vs B#2 Red Oak
In a battle of the small schools Hartshorne will look to take down a talented Red Oak team. Hartshorne have only lost once this season and already have a victory over Red Oak. Red Oak will look to avenge their loss to Hartshorne early in the season. Grayson Nix will have to have a big game for the Eagle if they want to get the better of a Hartshorne team that is very hard to beat.
- 6A#8 Norman vs 6A#15 Southmoore
Norman’s only losses have come against ranked teams this season. They have blown away their expectations set on them before the beginning of the season. Southmoore has won some big games against some talented teams this season and will look to add another to their resume with a win against Norman.
- 6A#13 Choctaw vs 6A#14 Putnam City
Choctaw have played in a lot of top match-ups this season. They have come away with some impressive wins against good teams. They will us the experience they have gained to take down a good Putnam City team. Putnam City has been in almost every game they played this season. They have some athletes that can entertain the crowd with some crazy dunks. If Putnam City can become more consistent in their play they will be one of the toughest teams to beat.