Arguably the best passer this season in Oklahoma was Metro Christian senior quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK and it wasn’t particularly close. The senior would help lead Metro Christian back to the state championship game and they would finish with a 13-1 record and Francis played some of his best football in the semifinal and championship games. In those two games alone, he threw for over 1,000 yards combined. Francis would finish off the season with nearly 4,400 yards and 58 touchdowns. He definitely benefitted from playing in a Metro Christian offense where they threw the ball the majority of the time on offense. But Francis was also one of the more efficient quarterbacks while putting up some absolutely monster numbers. Francis’ senior season will go down as one of the better single seasons from a quarterback in recent memory. Francis has been one of the top quarterback prospects for several years now and he showed why this fall as he ran away with the 3A Player Of The Year award.

Arguably the most productive quarterback in the state’s 2023 class has been Metro Christian signal caller Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK and he has the numbers to back it up. From his first season in 2020, where he helped lead Metro Christian to a state title, Francis has been one of the best quarterbacks in this class. His senior year was truly special as he guided the Patriots back to the state championship game and although Metro lost, he had one of the best performances in the title game that we’ve ever seen. It took a frustratingly long time for Francis to gain traction with his recruitment but he eventually got an opportunity from Tulsa and jumped at it.

Arguably the best passer this season in Oklahoma was Metro Christian senior quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK and it wasn’t particularly close. The senior would help lead Metro Christian back to the state championship game and they would finish with a 13-1 record and Francis played some of his best football in the semifinal and championship games. In those two games alone, he threw for over 1,000 yards combined. Francis would finish off the season with nearly 4,400 yards and 58 touchdowns. He definitely benefitted from playing in a Metro Christian offense where they threw the ball the majority of the time on offense. But Francis was also one of the more efficient quarterbacks while putting up some absolutely monster numbers. Francis’ senior season will go down as one of the better single seasons from a quarterback in recent memory. Francis has been one of the top quarterback prospects for several years now and he showed why this fall as he ran away with the 3A Player Of The Year award.

Metro Christian quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK has been on our radar since his stellar sophomore season and he’s been a 2023 prospect we’ve written about quite a bit over the last two years. It still makes absolutely no sense why more schools aren’t coming after Francis because he has been one of the top quarterbacks in the state since leading Metro Christian to a state championship as a sophomore. Francis is a special talent that has made very difficult things look easy against some of Metro’s best opponents. That’s what puts Francis in a different category for us. Not only is he incredibly productive, but he’s doing it against everyone and seems to always elevate his game to new heights against the toughest opponents.

There’s nothing to say here about Metro Christian quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK that we haven’t been saying for the majority of the last three seasons. He’s one of the best quarterbacks in the state and he showed why again on Thursday night. Despite coming up short, Francis had the Patriots fighting until the final seconds. He rewrote the record book for not only championship games but playoff games in general. His 626 yards in a title game shattered the previous passing record. He finished 37-62 passing with five touchdowns on the night. We’ve written about Francis quite a bit over the last three years and there’s a simple explanation. He’s earned it. Francis showed why he’s been one of the state’s best quarterbacks on the biggest stage on Thursday. He makes the quarterback position look easy and what’s scary is his best football might still be ahead of him.

If you’re a new reader to Prep Redzone Oklahoma, this is new information to you. But Metro Christian quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK has been one of the best quarterbacks in the state since he broke out as a sophomore, leading the Patriots to a state championship in 2020. We’ve said things along the lines of Francis being the best passer of the football in the state. He can make every throw in the book and he makes it look easy. Francis is completing 71 percent of his passes for over 3,700 yards and 53 touchdowns with only 4 interceptions. Metro Christian has produced some really good quarterbacks over the last decade but head coach Jared McCoy believes that Francis is the best of the bunch. We agree. Francis looks to finish off an impressive career by leading Metro Christian to their third title in four years.

We’ve been talking about and writing about Metro Christian quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK since the end of his freshman season. Francis has been one of the best quarterbacks in the state over the last three years and he’s been outstanding once again this year. He’s helped lead the Metro offense to an unbeaten record and has reached new heights within the Metro offense. He gets the ball out so quickly and can make passes down the field that no other quarterbacks in the state can make. Francis is a big reason why Metro is one win away from making a return trip to Edmond. He’s going to need to be quick in his decision making on Friday and continue to be accurate. Because the Lincoln defense will try to put pressure on him. Nobody has been able to yet this season.

We mentioned that Pauls Valley-Metro Christian game and the Patriots with their high-powered passing attack. It’s led by senior quarterback Kirk Francis Kirk Francis 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Metro Christian | 2023 State OK , who is one of the best quarterbacks in Oklahoma and it’s been that way since his sophomore season. When you watch Francis on tape or in person, it’s hard not to be impressed with the efficiency in which he plays the position. And some of the throws that he makes are absolutely next level. Francis and the Patriot offense has been on a roll all season and there’s no reason to think that they’ll slow down anytime soon. The Metro offense goes as Francis goes and he’s been as close to perfect as you can get this season. We expect Francis to have another big month as he tries to help lead the Patriots to their third state title in the last four seasons.