Top 10 high school football games of the week

Published: October 6, 2008

1. Class 3A’s No. 3 Clinton (4-1 overall, 2-0 district) at No. 1 Tuttle (5-0, 2-0)

Clinton running back Delans Griffin has 954 yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 13.6 yards per carry. He faces a Tuttle defense that allows only 55 rushing yards per game.

2. Class 6A’s No. 7 Mustang (5-0, 2-0) at No. 1 Norman North (5-0, 2-0), Thursday

Mustang, the state’s most overlooked 6A squad, has a chance to make a big statement with a win over Norman North.

3. Class 6A’s No. 6 Broken Arrow (4-1, 1-1) at No. 4 Jenks (4-1, 2-0)

Broken Arrow looks to rebound after a home loss to Muskogee.

4. Class A’s No. 6 Stroud (4-1, 4-0) at No. 9 Dewar (5-0, 3-0)

Stroud’s offense has scored over 50 points the past two weeks but will have its hands full with OU commit Ronnell Lewis lining up at LB for Dewar.

5. Class 3A’s No. 9 Bethany (4-1, 2-0) at No. 10 Madill (4-1, 1-1)

Darryl Fields is averaging 9.6 yards per carry to help spark a Madill offense that rushes for over 400 yards per game.

6. Class 2A’s No. 7 Millwood (3-2, 2-0) at Lexington (4-1, 2-0)

Likely a battle for the District 2A-2 title. Steven Howard and John Somers provide a solid 1-2 running punch for Lexington.

7. Cashion (5-0, 3-0) at Christian Heritage (3-2, 2-1)

Cayden Cochran has thrown for over 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cashion.

8. Class 4A’s No. 4 Bishop McGuinness (3-2, 2-0) at Woodward (2-3, 2-0)

RB Alex Valle is back and healthy for McGuinness to provide offensive balance along with QB Ryan Randolph.

9. Class 5A’s No. 7 Shawnee (4-1, 1-1) at Durant (3-2, 1-1)

Features two explosive and versatile players in Durant’s Max White and Shawnee’s Brett Davis.

10. Edmond North (2-3, 2-0) at Putnam City (3-2, 2-0), Thursday

Putnam City’s Keishawn Richardson has rushed 50 times for 346 yards and three TDs.

BY BRANDON CHATMON

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