The Norman Transcript

NEW: What was at stake made the game great
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Oklahoma and Nebraska should play every season!
That's the idea, isn't it?
Whenever this game comes around, that's the thought. Because the good old days never cease being good and old, it always sounds like a bang up plan.
NEW: Tigers fight back, but still take season ending loss
For a while, it looked like Norman High might just roll over and let Lawton Eisenhower run away with District 6A-2's final playoff spot.
But a funny thing happened at Harve Collins Field Friday night. The Tigers started fighting back.
NEW: Warren gets national accolade
Oklahoma's Willie Warren has big expectations for this coming season. The Sporting News has bigger expectations for Warren.
Friday, the magazine named the Sooner guard its preseason player of the year for 2009-10 season.
NEW: Could CCS go undefeated?
community Christian is one step closer to the first undefeated season in school history.
Friday night the Royals downed Southwest Christian 54-8, a game stopped with over 6 minutes left due to the mercy rule, in the two teams' Oklahoma Christian Schools Athletics Association semifinal.
NEW: Southmoore secures first title
MOORE -- When Southmoore was struggling through a 2-8 season last year, Kendal Thompson knew the SaberCats were ready to play in big games. The junior quarterback said they just had to go out and prove it to everyone else.
Sooner defense anything but basic
A year ago, Oklahoma's defensive philosophy wasn't rocket science. Just keep it simple summed it up the best.
The Sooners didn't blitz much and the coverages were more about getting everyone on the same page instead of confusing opposing quarterbacks.
Jones player ineligible, Little Axe, Lexington move up
Little Axe and Lexington got some good, though unexpected, news from the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Thursday.
According to Little Axe coach Tony Smith, who was alerted of the decision Thursday evening, Jones quarterback Daxx Garman has been ruled ineligible by the OSSAA.
Little Axe finishes strong
Little Axe's run to the playoffs has been one of the better stories in the state this year.
For the first time in school history, the Indians are off to the postseason. And thanks to the ineligibility decision against Jones by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Thursday, they'll even host a playoff game.
In decline since the first week of the '06 playoffs, Tigers can announce their return with a victory
What would a victory over Lawton Eisenhower mean for Norman High tonight?
Well, it would mean the Tigers are a playoff team for the first time since falling in the first round to rival Norman North in 2006.

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