1st Round Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first round of the playoffs is in the books and we saw quite a few big performances that stood out across the state. Every Sunday throughout the year, we put a spotlight on some of the top performers from across Oklahoma. Throughout the playoffs, that will remain the same. Be sure to check back with Prep Redzone Oklahoma every Sunday for a new batch of top performers! To submit your pick for top performers each week, be sure to tweet at us&nbsp;<strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/PrepRedzoneOK" target="_blank">@PrepRedzoneOK</a></strong>&nbsp;following the games or email Michael@PrepRedzone.com with your pick and that player's stat line!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["353410"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 304 Rushing Yards | 3 Rushing Touchdowns | 158 Passing Yards | 1 Passing Touchdownu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eWe mentioned in our Class A preview on Friday that Wynnewood sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='353410' first='Caden' last='Knighten'] was not only a player to watch, he was one of the best players in the state. He played like it on Friday night and the Savages needed him to as they avoided an upset, beating Minco 26-20. Knighten would run for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns but it was what he did with his arm that moved the Savages on to the next round. With less than a minute to play, Knighten would throw what would be the game-winning touchdown while many expected him to run. The Savages now move on and will face Hooker in the next round.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["378271"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 28 Carries | 208 Yards | 3 Touchdowns | 7 Tacklesu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eOn a night where a lot of running backs had workhorse performances because of the weather, Verdigris senior standout [player_tooltip player_id='378271' first='Caden' last='Parnell'] was part of that list. The Verdigris senior would run for just over 200 yards on 28 carries and would reach the end zone three times on the night. He also finished with seven tackles on the defensive side of the ball and several pass breakups as the Cardinals would shut out Berryhill in impressive fashion. Parnell and the Cardinals now turn their attention to Perkins-Tryon, a team that was also dominant in the opening round on Friday night. 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The Tigers rolled once again on the offensive side of the ball and it seems like each and every week, we have someone from that explosive offense on the top performer this list. You could have flipped a coin between seniors [player_tooltip player_id='38715' first='Camden' last='Crooks'] and [player_tooltip player_id='54349' first='Blaze' last='Berlowitz']. The coin came up on the receiver over the quarterback for this week. In their blowout win, Crooks finished with just over 175 yards receiving and four touchdowns on the night. 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And the Wildcats would complete the district sweep with all four playoff teams from 5A-2 moving on. In their win, as the snow continued to fall, Piedmont's rushing attack could not be stopped. Leading the way was junior two-way star [player_tooltip player_id='215197' first='Cannon' last='Wood'], who finished with 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns on offense. But it's what Wood did on offense and defense that earned his spot here. On defense, Wood led the Wildcats with 21 tackles on the night. 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This game was close early on and then junior standout [player_tooltip player_id='215196' first='Dax' last='Collins'] would get loose for a few touchdowns and this one was in the books early on. On offense, Collins finished with nearly 150 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries on the night. On defense, he finished with ten tackles. And in special teams, Collins would take a kick back to the house on an 81-yard kick return for his fourth touchdown on the night. Collins has established himself as a true impact player in all three phases of the game. Poteau now will host defending champion Clinton next week.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["57158"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 23 Carries | 304 Yards | 5 Touchdowns | 52 Yard Receiving Touchdownu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eGrove remained unbeaten with a blowout victory over Sapulpa in the first round. And at this point, we shouldn't be surprised that senior running back [player_tooltip player_id='57158' first='Emmanuel' last='Crawford'] could not be stopped and he put up some monster numbers once again. Crawford finished with just over 300 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Sapulpa. But Crawford also caught a 52-yard touchdown in the win, giving him over 350 yards of total offense and six touchdowns in the runaway victory. Crawford and the Ridgerunners are clicking on all cylinders right now and they'll look to continue that momentum when they host Guthrie in the quarterfinals.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["189920"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 8 Carries | 224 Yards | 4 Touchdowns u003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eClass A's top-ranked Gore beat up on Fairland on Friday night as they remained unbeaten on the season. The Pirates scored early and often and senior [player_tooltip player_id='189920' first='Jackson' last='Duke'] put up some pretty ridiculous numbers in the win. Duke would run for well over 200 yards and four touchdowns on the night and he only had eight carries. That's some math that's easy enough for us to do. He averaged a touchdown every other carry and over 25 yards per carry. But the Pirates now turn their attention to Woodland in the second round. This is a team that has eliminated Gore in each of the last two years, including an upset loss last season.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_7_player":["512124"],"_player_evaluations_7_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_7_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_7_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 26 Carries | 299 Yards | 4 Touchdowns u003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eClaremore Sequoyah opened up the playoffs with a dominating win over Sperry on Friday night. Senior running back [player_tooltip player_id='512124' first='Logan' last='Hattaway'] was another example of a running back that could not be stopped in the opening round Friday night. He ran for nearly 300 yards and four touchdowns while toting the rock 26 times on the night. Claremore Sequoyah is definitely one of the dark horses to keep an eye on in the Class 2A playoffs. Their only loss came to Rejoice Christian back in late September and was by single digits. The Eagles will move on to face district champion Eufaula in the next round.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_7_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_8_player":["127357"],"_player_evaluations_8_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_8_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_8_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 17-21 | 358 Yards | 6 Touchdowns u003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eLincoln Christian has been the top team in Class 3A all season and they showed it in their opening round win over Bristow. Once again, the starters were mostly out of the game by halftime, a trend that has been around all season for Lincoln Christian. And leading their offense was junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='127357' first='Luke' last='Milligan'], who has become one of the more efficient quarterbacks in the state. On Friday night, the weather didn't bother Milligan as he threw for over 350 yards and six touchdowns on 17-21 passing. Milligan and the Bulldog offense is clicking on all cylinders and they'll look to continue that in the quarterfinals when they host Kingfisher.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_8_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_9_player":["424595"],"_player_evaluations_9_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_9_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_9_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 9 Carries | 212 Yards | 2 Touchdowns | 1 Receiving Touchdownu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eVian had no problems in their first round victory over Spiro. The Wolverines advanced with a 52-7 victory and similar to a few teams who enjoyed blowouts on Friday, they had their starters out by halftime. One of those offensive playmakers is freshman [player_tooltip player_id='424595' first='Masyn' last='Wright'], who is having a breakout season this year for the Wolverines. On Friday night, Wright would run for over 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns and he only carried the ball nine times. He also caught a touchdown pass as the Wolverines would roll to the first round win. Now, they turn their attention to a Kiefer team that has been one of the surprise teams in Class 2A this year.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_9_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_10_player":["515901"],"_player_evaluations_10_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_10_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_10_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_10_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_10_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_10_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 41 Carries | 237 Yards | 3 Touchdownsu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe Bartlesville sophomore was an absolute workhorse in Bartlesville's first playoff win since 2015. They would go on the road and knock off Lawton 36-30 in overtime. Wallace carried the Bruins with well over 200 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime. Wallace would finish the game with 41 carries on the night. He was listed as one of our players to watch in the 6A-2 playoffs coming in and even this performance exceeded our expectations. Now, Bartlesville turns their attention to a district rematch as they'll hit the road to face off with top-ranked Stillwater. The Pioneers beat the Bruins in week seven.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_10_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_11_player":["110739"],"_player_evaluations_11_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_11_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_11_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_11_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_11_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_11_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 43 Carries | 359 Yards | 4 Touchdowns | 55 Yard Receiving Touchdownu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThere's no doubt what was the upset of the first round and it was Beggs running away from Rejoice Christian, beating the Eagles 48-28. Beggs lost by 54 points to Rejoice back in September and would send the Eagles home in the first round. Talk about a turnaround. And when we said they ran away from Rejoice, we meant that literally as star running back [player_tooltip player_id='110739' first='Red' last='Martel'] could not be contained. He finished with over 350 yards and four touchdowns while carrying the ball 43 times on the night. He also had a 50+ yard receiving touchdown in the win. Martel recently committed to Kansas and showed why he's one of the best backs in Oklahoma.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_11_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_12_player":["57205"],"_player_evaluations_12_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_12_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_12_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_12_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_12_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_12_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 30 Carries | 216 Yards | 2 Touchdowns u003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eLess than a week after committing to Ohio, senior standout [player_tooltip player_id='57205' first='Rickey' last='Hunt Jr'] would go off in Millwood's playoff opener as they would get challenged by Crossings Christian but would come out on top with a 34-29 victory. Hunt would finish with over 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground and he had 30 carries on the night. Hunt would also continue to show his versatility as he took several snaps from quarterback throughout the night. But the Falcons are moving on because of the ground game. Hunt combined with junior [player_tooltip player_id='111959' first='Micho' last='Lavine'] to run for more than 300 yards on the night. Millwood hosts Lindsay this week in the second round.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_12_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_13_player":["150089"],"_player_evaluations_13_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_13_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_13_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_13_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_13_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_13_evaluation":"u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cstrongu003eSTATS: 188 Rushing Yards | 1 Rushing Touchdown | 173 Receiving Yards | 1 Receiving Touchdown | 91 Yard KR Touchdownu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e u003c!u002du002d wp:paragraph u002du002du003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe only player on this week's breakdown from a team that had their season come to an end on Friday night is Lawton senior standout [player_tooltip player_id='150089' first='Tyron' last='Amacker']. In that overtime game with Bartlesville, the Wolverines came up short in the extra period. Amacker absolutely went off and continued to show why he's one of the more versatile offensive weapons in the state. Amacker finished with nearly 200 yards on the ground with a touchdown. He also finished with nearly 175 yards receiving and a touchdown. As if that wasn't enough, he had an impact on the defensive side of the ball and then had a kick return for a touchdown from 91 yards out.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c!u002du002d /wp:paragraph u002du002du003e","_player_evaluations_13_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":14,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","anchor":"acf-block-63761d4186541"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->