Week One Top Performers – Pt. 1
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Every Sunday, we’ll look at some of the top individual performances from the week that was in high school football. And typically, we will limit it to ten selections but we also make the rules and can therefore bend the rules. So if we see a week where individuals just go off and we need to feature more “stat sheet stuffers” we absolutely will do that. And this week is one of those weeks! This is part one of a two part feature today where we’ll look at a total of 20 standouts from week one. But no matter how many we feature, we will always be right here on Sunday’s, looking at the best performances from the previous week in high school football. As always, you can tweet your picks to us on Twitter @PrepRedzoneOK or email your picks to michael@prepredzone.com. Be sure not to just include the individual but also include the stats!
Blake Jones
Blake
Jones
5'9" | 180 lbs | RB
Sand Springs | 2022
State
OK
– 2022 Running Back – Sand Springs
20 Carries | 224 Yards | 3 Touchdowns
The first of two players that were on this list last week is Sand Springs senior running back Blake Jones Blake Jones 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Sand Springs | 2022 State OK . His performance last week against rival Sapulpa was outstanding but he took his game to another level in a road win over Bishop Kelley. The Sandite senior ran for 224 yards and three touchdowns after running for 181 yards last week. Jones has quickly become one of the breakout stars of the young season. After seeing him this offseason, it isn’t much of a surprise to us.
Camden Crooks
Camden
Crooks
6'0" | 190 lbs | WR
Cushing | 2023
State
OK
– 2023 Athlete – Cushing
12 Catches | 205 Yards | 2 Touchdowns | 12 Tackles
4A’s top ranked Cushing got their season underway with a win over Bristow on Friday night. The Tigers come into this year with high expectations and their standout junior class is a big reason why. Leading the way in that class is two-way star Camden Crooks Camden Crooks 6'0" | 190 lbs | WR Cushing | 2023 State OK at receiver and defensive back. In their season opener, Crooks finished with 12 catches for 205 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also added 12 tackles on the defensive side of the ball. He’ll be one of the bigger stars in 4A football this fall.
Daylan Thompson
Daylan
Thompson
5'9" | RB
Elk City | 2022
State
OK
– 2022 Running Back – Elk City
23 Carries | 387 Yards | 4 Touchdowns
Elk City is a dangerous team to watch this season in Class 4A and senior running back Daylan Thompson Daylan Thompson 5'9" | RB Elk City | 2022 State OK is the biggest reason why. When you first see him, you notice that he’s undersized in the height department but if you see him up close, you see how built he is already and the size becomes a non-factor. Thompson showed that in a road win on Thursday night as he ran for nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns. We have Elk City as a sneaky team in a loaded 4A district strictly because of Thompson at running back.
Gavin Frakes
Gavin
Frakes
6'4" | 210 lbs | QB
Norman North | 2022
State
OK
– 2022 Quarterback – Norman North
13-16 | 302 Yards | 5 Touchdowns | 10 Carries | 89 Yards
Another standout from Thursday’s games was one that we got a chance to see in person. Norman North got the big rivalry win over Norman and it was clear that they’ll be able to air it out a lot this fall. Princeton quarterback commit Gavin Frakes Gavin Frakes 6'4" | 210 lbs | QB Norman North | 2022 State OK was lights out in his season opener, throwing for just over 300 yards and five touchdowns on 13-16 passing. He also added 89 yards on ten carries to help out in the run game. If this is what’s to come for Frakes, Norman North could surprise some teams this fall.
Jaxon Woods – 2024 Quarterback – Hominy
14-24 | 160 Yards | 1 Touchdown | 23 Carries | 206 Yards | 5 Touchdowns
Yet another Thursday night standout was Hominy sophomore quarterback Jaxon Woods. It was one of the bigger rivalries as Hominy took on Cleveland and Hominy was able to get the win behind a big performance from their sophomore quarterback. He did almost all of his scoring damage on the ground, as he finished with over 200 yards and five touchdowns rushing. But he also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown on 14-24 passing. Watch out for Woods and the Bucks in Class A.
Landon Lagasse
Landon
Lagasse
6'3" | 175 lbs | WR
Cashion | 2022
OK
– 2022 Wide Receiver – Cashion
13 Catches | 286 Yards | 5 Touchdowns
It was bounce back time for Cashion after losing to Rejoice Christian in week zero, they took their frustrations out on Perry in week one and got a big win Friday. The passing game was lights out and senior wide receiver Landon Lagasse Landon Lagasse 6'3" | 175 lbs | WR Cashion | 2022 OK benefitted greatly from it. He made 13 catches for 286 yards and five touchdowns. Needless to say, senior quarterback Ben Harman Ben Harman 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB Cashion | 2022 State OK had a terrific night throwing the ball, and it was his favorite target Lagasse that had a career night in the receiving category.
Marcellous Hawkins – 2022 Quarterback – Putnam City
7-15 | 116 Yards | 1 Touchdown | 24 Carries | 145 Yards | 4 Touchdowns
Putnam City got a huge rivalry win over Putnam City North on Friday night and the Pirates leaned on their senior quarterback to lead them to the big victory. Senior QB Marcellous Hawkins was dynamic for the Pirates in the double overtime victory on Friday. Hawkins was at his best when he was running the ball. He carried it 24 times for 145 yards and four touchdowns, including two TD’s in the two overtime periods. He also threw for just over 100 yards and a touchdown on 7-15 passing.
Max Brown
Max
Brown
6'2" | 200 lbs | QB
Lincoln Christian | 2022
State
OK
– 2022 Quarterback – Lincoln Christian
17-27 | 200 Yards | 2 Touchdowns | 18 Carries | 187 Yards | 2 Touchdowns
The other player that is making his second appearance as a top performer is Lincoln Christian quarterback Max Brown Max Brown 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Lincoln Christian | 2022 State OK . For the second straight week, Lincoln Christian took down a top five team from Class 2A. This week, it was on the road against Jones and included a battle between two of the best senior quarterbacks in the state and plenty of drama. Brown threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran for nearly 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns. But down 29-28 with 40 seconds left, he led the game-winning drive that ended in a game-winning field goal as time expired.
Rovaughn Banks
Rovaughn
Banks
5'10" | 200 lbs | ATH
Union | 2022
State
OK
– 2022 Athlete – Union
32 Carries | 210 Yards | 3 Touchdowns
We’ve written plenty about Union’s rushing attack and how it’s arguably the best in Oklahoma. Well, it was on full display on Friday night in their rivalry win over Broken Arrow. Senior running back Rovaughn Banks Rovaughn Banks 5'10" | 200 lbs | ATH Union | 2022 State OK had a career night running the football as they leaned on him in the win. He finished with 32 carries for 210 yards and three touchdowns. Banks continues to be a unique weapon in the Union offense and can be so dangerous in the passing game as well. But on Friday, it was all about him toting the rock.
Tristen Russell – 2023 Quarterback – Mustang
16-22 | 332 Yards | 4 Touchdowns
Mustang absolutely dominated Yukon in their annual rivalry meeting and they made no secret about how they wanted to do their damage on offense and that was airing it out. Benefitting from that was Mustang’s junior quarterback Tristen Russell, who had a huge night with 332 yards and four touchdowns on 16-22 passing. Russell certainly has weapons at receiver like Jacobe Johnson Jacobe Johnson 6'4" | DB Mustang | 2023 State OK , Keegan Bass Keegan Bass 5'9" | 175 lbs | WR Mustang | 2023 State OK and even tight end Andre Dollar Andre Dollar 6'4" | TE Mustang | 2022 State OK . But Russell was incredibly efficient leading the passing attack.