A Look Back At 2025 In Class 6A-2

Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!   The 2025 football season has come to an end and it was great from start to finish. Over the next month, we'll have a ton of postseason content from a year in review series for each class to All State teams and Player Of The Year. We're continuing our postseason content today with taking a look back at the 2025 season in Class 6A-2, from the top storylines to our 6A-2 Player Of The Year and more! Keep it locked in to Prep Redzone Oklahoma for more postseason content over the next month as the long offseason is upon us. But after traveling over 7,000 miles and covering 53 games in 2025, we're not going anywhere. We'll have new content up as we continue to be your home for Oklahoma high school football, 24/7/365. And be sure to check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PrepRedzoneOklahoma">PRZ-Oklahoma YouTube Channel</a> for exclusive (and free) video content recapping the 2025 football season!   SAND SPRINGS BREAKS THROUGH   The Sand Springs Sandites are one of those teams that has been knocking on the door of championship supremacy over the last few seasons and have routinely come up short. Until now. The Sandites stunned Putnam City in the final minute to punch their ticket to the state title game. And to be the champ, you gotta beat the champ and that's what Sand Springs did in Edmond as they beat defending champion Choctaw to capture their first state championship in nearly six decades. The Sandites finished 11-2 on the season, with their only losses coming in the first two weeks to the two 6A-1 title game participants, Bixby and Owasso.   After losing to those two teams by a combined 77 points, the Sandites didn't lose again. They shut out their next three opponents and four of the next five. They finished off the regular season as one of the more dominant teams in the state, regardless of class from a victory margin standpoint. They beat Piedmont in the quarterfinals and then had to rally to beat Putnam City, including opting for the game-winning two-point conversion with less than a minute to play instead of a PAT that would send the game to overtime. Then, they knocked off defending champion Choctaw 32-27 a week later. And the Sandites were led by a very strong senior group.   That conversation always starts with quarterback and Texas State signee [player_tooltip player_id='449993' first='Easton' last='Webb'] and rightfully so. He was our Most Improved Player in 2024 and he was firmly one of the best quarterbacks in the state in 2025. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1837040' first='Brock' last='O'Dell'] was one of the best linebackers in 6A-2 this season but in their playoff run, he also showed up on offense as a running back, including three touchdowns on the ground in the state title game. [player_tooltip player_id='1304614' first='Alex' last='Dudley'] was near the top of the list of "most important" players for the Sandites over the last several seasons. The offense was scoring at all time highs and the defense was playing lights out throughout the season.   Head coach Bobby Klinck took over this Sandite program in 2020 and he has molded it to what he wants from his football team. In a new era where there is quite a bit of player movement, including the Sandites losing their best offensive lineman to another Tulsa-area power, Klinck and the Sandites take a lot of pride in being a team full of mostly home-grown kids. And on that first Friday night in December, Klinck and the Sandites were golden.   PARITY IN 6A-2 CONTINUES   In 2021, the Bixby Spartans captured their fourth consecutive 6A-2 state championship and the seventh in the eight year span since 6A was split into two divisions in 2014. In 2022, they entered 6A-1 and have continued their domination there. And that has opened the door for absolute parity in Class 6A-2. There aren't many classes that have as much parity as we've seen from 6A-2 since the start of the 2022 season. In the last four seasons, we've seen four different teams raise the gold ball in Class 6A-2. Stillwater (2022) Muskogee (2023) Choctaw (2024) and now Sand Springs have all won state championships during this four-year stretch.   Now, we should note that the combination of those four teams have consistently been the four best teams in Class 6A-2 since the start of the 2022 season. So while we've seen four different state champions in the last four years, the parity really ends with those four teams. Nobody else has been able to crash the party and challenge for the gold ball. Although, Putnam City was a stop on a two point conversion away from punching their ticket to the state title game. We'll dive into this more in a bit but as we start peaking ahead to the 2026 season, an interesting storyline will be whether or not we'll see a fifth different school raise the gold ball.   THE WEST SIDE IS THE BEST SIDE   Sand Springs captured the gold ball but when you look at the final rankings in Class 6A-2, this was a class that was overwhelmingly dominated by the west side of the state. Choctaw, Stillwater, Putnam City, Piedmont and Southmoore all followed Sand Springs in the final 6A-2 rankings. Choctaw made it back to another state championship game. Stillwater looked like the best team in the class at various points in the season. Putnam City was the dark horse coming into the season and as we mentioned, they came up just shy of making it to the title game. Piedmont was the agent of chaos this season, scoring upsets and pushing those top teams in the district. And finally, Southmoore ended their playoff losing streak but more on that in a bit.   When you compare 6A-1 to 6A-2, it's interesting how the power dynamics were completely flipped this season. In 6A-1, all of the power was located in the Tulsa area. In 6A-2, the majority of the power came from the other side of the state. But as we mentioned, Sand Springs still overcame three of those teams we mentioned in three straight weeks to capture that elusive gold ball. So while the west side felt like the best side in 6A-2, the gold ball will remain in Tulsa County for the next eleven months.   OTHER NOTABLE STORYLINES   - MUSKOGEE'S UP AND DOWN YEAR   In our look back at 2025 in Class 6A-1, one of the overwhelming storylines was the coaching carousel from a little over a year ago. It also had an impact on 6A-2. With Travis Hill going from Muskogee to Broken Arrow, that left the Roughers needing a new head coach. Hall Of Famer Dale Condict left Wagoner, where he built a powerhouse to take over at Muskogee. But the Roughers were going to look very different on the field and not just the sideline. With new faces everywhere, the Roughers stumbled to an 0-3 start. They would win four straight after that and went 5-2 in district play. They beat Northwest Classen with ease in the first round before falling in a close one to Putnam City in the quarterfinals. It was definitely an up and down season for the Roughers and Dale Condict teams don't typically go 6-6 so we think a quick turnaround could be on the horizon for Muskogee in 2026.   - SOUTHMOORE ENDS PLAYOFF SKID   In 2009, Southmoore made their first ever playoff appearance. They made it all the way to the 6A semifinals. Ever since then, they hadn't won a playoff game. Until 2025. Under first year head coach Brett Jones, the Sabercats finished 6-6, going on the road and beating Ponca City in the first round. They would fall the next week to district foe Stillwater in the quarterfinals but the win over Ponca City ended an eight game losing streak, dating back to that semifinal loss to Jenks. The Sabercats were one of those teams in that west side district that took a major step up this season. If they can build on that momentum heading into 2026, this could be a team that ends up shocking a few more teams and perhaps they go on a run when the playoffs roll around.   6A-2 PLAYER OF THE YEAR   [player_tooltip player_id='449993' first='Easton' last='Webb'] - Senior Quarterback - Sand Springs   6A-2 was one of the toughest classes to narrow things down to one player. All four semifinalists had at least one player that had a very good argument for why they were the best player in Class 6A-2 this season. But when it came down to it, we gave the edge to Sand Springs senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='449993' first='Easton' last='Webb'] for having a serious role in leading the Sandites to their first state title in nearly six decades. Webb threw for nearly 2,600 yards and 23 touchdowns this season while also being a red zone nightmare to run defenses, finishing with six touchdowns on the ground. Webb has long been considered one of the state's best baseball prospects in the 2026 class. Starting with his major step up in 2024, it became apparent that he was also one of the state's best quarterback prospects in the 2026 class. He's headed to Texas State to play both baseball and football. And like we mentioned earlier, he was one of those Sandite players that was homegrown on this team. We're sure that he probably had a few people reaching out and trying to pull him out of there (it's just the nature of this era unfortunately) but he remained loyal to the Sandites and he capped off his career with the state championship.   WAY WAYYY TOO EARLY LOOK AT 2026   This is the ultimate "way WAY too early look" as we don't even truly know what 6A-2 will look like as we don't have the official district assignments for 2026. We could see a team or two move up or down from 6A-1 or 5A and things could look very different. But as we start peeking ahead to the 2026 football season, we think "things looking different" might be the consensus. Three of the top four teams in the class are getting hit relatively hard by graduation. Choctaw, Putnam City and reigning champion Sand Springs have to find a way to replace some special senior classes. Choctaw will reload and they have the benefit of having outstanding 2027 prospects Israel Hammons and Titus Hawk coming back for another run in 2026. Stillwater might be the early favorite in 2026 considering the firepower they return on the offensive side of the ball. They could have the best collection of skill talent in the state returning next fall. Muskogee, Piedmont and Southmoore are teams that should come into 2026 with high expectations when you look at the returning experience they'll bring back. And for a team like Piedmont or Southmoore, they're hoping that the 6A-2 trend continues and they can become the fifth different team to capture the 6A-2 state title in five years. And like we mentioned earlier, despite the parity, it's been top-heavy parity, where only three to four teams are true contenders. That could end up being the same in 2026 but it's incredibly and unbelievably early.

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