Another steal for UCO is Berryhill linebacker Ethan Stites Ethan Stites 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Berryhill | 2023 State OK as he chose UCO over several other options. Stites is a perfect example of a prospect that just needed one season to prove he’s among the state’s best at his position. At this time last year, we didn’t know anything about the hard-hitting senior from Berryhill. But he immediately caught our attention while Berryhill competed in a team camp. Stites was a standout as a running back and a linebacker. But there’s no doubt that his future is on the defensive side of the ball as one of the hardest-hitting players at the position.

Berryhill linebacker Ethan Stites Ethan Stites 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Berryhill | 2023 State OK was without a doubt one of the biggest stock risers in the state’s 2023 class in the last six months. He went from being somewhat of an unknown to one of the absolute top prospects at his position in a matter of six months. We first saw him back in late May when he was one of the more dominant linebackers we saw at the various team camps that we attended. He would then have an outstanding summer going to various college camps. He followed that up by having a strong senior season as a linebacker and also a physical running back on offense. Stites would have his senior season end early because of an injury. But Stites is still a big prospect to watch as one of the strongest linebackers in the class.

Berryhill is not your typical four seed heading into the playoffs and senior Ethan Stites Ethan Stites 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Berryhill | 2023 State OK isn’t your typical running back. The big and physical linebacker who also doubles as Berryhill’s starting running back has been one of the more productive backs in Class 3A this season. Now, we are curious as to what Stites’ availability will be as we don’t believe that he played in the week ten game against Seminole. If Stites is able to go, we expect Berryhill to give district champion Verdigris everything they want on Friday night. If he’s not, that’s a big hit to Berryhill’s offense as Stites has been an absolute touchdown machine this season. As a prospect, he’s also turned into one of the top linebacker prospects in the state’s 2023 class. If healthy, Berryhill could very well pull off an upset in round one.

Berryhill is hosting Cascia Hall in a match-up of top ten teams in Class 3A. Cascia Hall is coming off a tough loss to Rejoice Christian while Berryhill looked very impressive in their season opener. We expect to see an incredibly physical football game as both teams are almost mirror images of one another. One player that we’re very excited to see is Berryhill senior linebacker Ethan Stites Ethan Stites 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Berryhill | 2023 State OK . Like several players on Cascia Hall, Stites also doubles as a running back on offense and he plays like a linebacker as well. Stites was one of the hardest hitters that we saw during the spring at various team camps and we’re looking forward to seeing how he attacks a Cascia Hall offense that does not shy away from contact. One thing is certain when these two face off and that is that we’ll see some hitting on Friday.