Good Teams With Bad Records

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 25% Off Your Subscription By Entering Knight25 In The Coupon Code Area. Enjoy!</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week four is here and with that comes the start (for most teams) of district play. Everything that happened up until now is largely irrelevent in the big picture of chasing a playoff spot, a district title and ultimately a state championship. Earlier this week, <strong><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/09/five-teams-we-got-completely-wrong/" data-type="link" data-id="https://prepredzone.com/2026/09/five-teams-we-got-completely-wrong/">we took a look at five teams</a></strong> that are off to hot starts that we got dead wrong in the preseason. In this breakdown, we're taking a look at ten teams that have faced very competitive non-district schedules and because of that, they enter district play with more losses than wins. But for all ten, we expect them to turn things around immediately and all ten expect to be playoff teams, district contenders and ultimately state championship contenders. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>CASHION (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cashion Wildcats knew that they would face a few challenges this season, moving up from Class A-1 to Class 2A-2. It started with a tough non-district schedule but the Wildcats are still a top five team in 2A-2 as they turn the page and head into district play. The two losses for Cashion came in a 20-14 loss to 3A's Kingfisher and a 42-35 loss to Fairview in the final minutes. The Wildcats are the perfect example of a really good team that might have a bad record and it doesn't matter. Dig into the numbers and look at how the team performs and you see a team that will be in the mix for the gold ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>DAVIS (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Staying in Class 2A-2 with the Davis Wolves and this is not an unfamiliar position for the Wolves. Two years ago, Davis started the season 0-3 and would go on to capture the state championship. So this season, Davis lost a tough rivalry game to Washington on the road and lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds to Plainview in week three. There's a chance that Davis goes on a roll from here and doesn't lose again all season. Just like Cashion, the Wolves are a top five team in this class and they expect to be in the mix for the state championship when the calendar flips to November and December. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>HERITAGE HALL (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a class that is absolutely loaded with really good teams, Heritage Hall still stands out as one to watch heading into district play. The Chargers came into this season as a top five team and they remain there, despite starting the season with back to back losses. But quite frankly, we don't care that they lost considering it was Shiloh Christian and Lincoln Christian and they won't see either of those teams in the playoffs. But the Chargers do enter a district that will be new for them as they are in one of the east side districts. But you can make the argument that they won't play their two toughest opponents until the final two weeks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>HOLLAND HALL (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holland Hall is off to a 1-2 start with the two losses coming to Cascia Hall and Metro Christian. Cascia is currently #3 in the 2A-1 rankings while Metro Christian is ranked in Class 3A. And that game against Metro could have gone either way. The Dutch typically play a tough non-district schedule and that should set them up for success now that district play begins this week. And looking at their district, there's a chance that the Dutch go on a run and possibly run away with the district championship. Now, there will be plenty of hurdles along the way but they are the only team from their district that is ranked right now in 2A-1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>HOMINY (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Is it possible that Hominy goes from playing for the state championship a year ago to missing out on the playoffs this year? No. Look, I guess technically it's possible but we think it's very unlikely. We'll remind you that at this very point in the season last year, Hominy was 1-2 with a win over Cleveland and tough losses to Pawhuska and Pawnee. Sound familiar? It's exactly where the Bucks are this season as they head into district play. We're not close to pulling out the panic button on the Bucks but they will be looking to pick up some momentum this week because next week, they have a top five showdown with Ketchum. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>JENKS (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is not a new position for Jenks if you've looked at the Trojans over the last several years. They play incredibly tough non-district schedules and this year was no different. The two losses were to Texas powerhouse Southlake Carroll by a point and Oklahoma powerhouse Bixby by a touchdown. The Trojans have not been blown out of the water by any means so make no mistake, this is still a state championship contender in Class 6A-1. They face rival Union this week before hosting Owasso (more on them in a bit) in what will be a very important game for the district standings. There is zero reason to panic in Jenks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>McALESTER (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is zero reason to panic in McAlester but the schedule is about to be a bit of a gauntlet with the district that they are in. The Buffaloes were actually in a worse position at this time last year. They went 0-3 against a tough non-district schedule and lost their district opener. So they went into the month of October at 0-4 but rattled off six straight wins and would be a quarterfinal team in Class 5A. There is no reason to think that the Buffaloes can't do that again this year. But we're going to find out where they stack up against some of the better teams in this class. District opponents Coweta, Del City and Sapulpa are ranked higher right now in Class 5A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>OWASSO (1-2) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We mentioned Owasso earlier and they are also on this breakdown after starting the season 1-2. Once again, look at where the losses came and what Owasso has done in the past. They started 0-2 with a loss in the opener to top-ranked Bixby and then lost to #2 Broken Arrow in week two. This is still a team that is going to be very good moving forward. Entering district play last year, the Rams were 1-2 with losses to the top two teams in 6A-1 and a win over Sand Springs. That's exactly where they are heading into district play this year. And the Rams have a way of looking completely different by the time November rolls around. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>SAND SPRINGS (1-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On our live show Saturday, we were asked if it was time to hit the panic button on Sand Springs after their 1-3 start. Not even close. The Sandites lost to Deer Creek, Norman North and Owasso. All three are 6A-1 teams, those first two are undefeated and we already spoke our piece on Owasso. The Sandites will be just fine. They also have this week and next week off before opening up district play in week six. The race for the district championship is definitely going to be competitive but Sand Springs will be a healthy participant in that race. This is a defending state champion that has a ton of pride and will take full advantage of these two weeks off.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>VIAN (1-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vian is in a position they haven't been in, in quite some time. They are 1-2 going into district play but those two losses were absolute blowouts. They got shut out by Holdenville in the season opener and then went on the road and lost by 50+ points to Kiefer. But they did bounce back with a shutout victory over Muldrow and like we mentioned with a few other teams, Vian doesn't have to worry about seeing Holdenville or Kiefer again now that they are in Class A-1. A lot of attention (including ours) will be on this week's district opener against Pocola. The Indians are a ranked team in Vian's class and will tell us a lot about where the Wolverines really are. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->