OK Conference Player of The Year Watchlist

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're more than halfway through the regular season and entering the home stretch leading up to the state playoffs. With five weeks of games in the rearview, let's take a look at who the top athletes have been from the OK Conference. With two weeks to go in the regular season, I'll cut this list down to 10, and following the conclusion of week nine, I'll release my finalists for the OK Conference Player of The Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='407081' first='Mason' last='Mckenzie'], QB, Caledonia 2023”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats: 30-of-54 passes for 768 yards, 12 touchdowns, and one interception. 49 rushes, 691 yards, 10 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_63349f77677b6","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12946393/6333af05d45e87076cd3b117' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b94217c"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brock Townsend, RB, Caledonia 24”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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{"id":"block_6334a4ac677b9","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13588656/631ce19619b00e09f04a8b88' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b9421d6"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='409663' first='Jaylen' last='Vinton'], WR, Mona Shores</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a4f7677ba","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12935532/632114cb5ca9bb0d9094c055' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b9421ee"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='300689' first='Tim' last='Kloska'], RB, West Catholic 23”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a551677bb","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13276912/631e7804f55fbe09a4248430' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b942205"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='253244' first='Stellan' last='Bowman'], RB/LB, East Kentwood 24”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a593677bc","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15131516/631fc53ed2254e070c789adc' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b94221e"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paschal Jolman, RB, Fruitport 23”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats: 75 rushes, 950 yards, 13 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a611677be","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13219602/6333a3ddc11b420e4493e090' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b94223a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jake DeHaan, QB, South Christian 23”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a6b6677bf","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13202283/6311955d478d770444764fd3' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b942255"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1290463' first='Carson' last='Vis'], WR, South Christian 25”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a701677c0","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16386618/63098a9af5610109c043186f' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b94226f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='188030' first='Connor' last='Wolf'], QB, Catholic Central 23”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a799677c2","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14688240/631d17d25eec880b8ca0d22a' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b94228a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kellen Russell-Dixon, RB, Catholic Central 24”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"id":"block_6334a7d8677c3","name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14434569/631f47175eec880b8ca50045' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-665a03b9422a3"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Parker Holman, RB, Zeeland West 24"</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyson Mann, RB, Grandville 23”</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->