The much-anticipated kick off to the 2020 high school football season in Oklahoma is set for Aug. 28. Even though only six starters return, the Spartans from Bixby begins at No. 1 just as it ended it in 2019 in the MaxPreps computer rankings.
The Spartans piled up 732 points and allowed 173 en route to a second straight Class 6A-II championship in 2019. Bixby, after its sixth state title since 2014, is led by 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior quarterback
Mason Williams, junior running back
Braylin Presley (5-7, 180) and offensive lineman
Cody Paschall (6-2, 240).
Following Bixby in the preseason rankings is Jenks, which finished 8-5 last year while losing a tough 14-6 game to Owasso in the 6A-1 title game.
Jenks was ranked the most dominant team in the state over the last decade in a computer-generated compilation of points earned through championships and state rankings. Jenks returns 13 starters including 6-6, 270-pound offensive lineman
Logan Nobles, along with running back
Grant Lohr (6-0, 185) and tight end-linebacker
Waylon Adams (6-4, 225).
Owasso, which finished 13-0 last season, comes in at No. 4 to start the season, just behind Broken Arrow (9-3). Of the preseason Top 25, only Owasso and Bixby went unbeaten in 2019.
See the complete list below. Click on team links for schedules, rosters and previews.
Oklahoma Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
1.
Bixby, 13-0 record in 2019
2.
Jenks, 8-5
3.
Broken Arrow, 9-3
4.
Owasso, 13-0
5.
Stillwater, 12-1
6.
Carl Albert (Midwest City), 13-1
7.
Union (Tulsa), 6-5
8.
Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City), 11-1
9.
Del City, 9-3
10.
Vian, 12-2
11.
Lincoln Christian (Tulsa), 14-0
12.
Booker T. Washington (Tulsa), 6-5
13.
Muskogee, 8-3
14.
Westmoore (Oklahoma City) 6-4
15.
Mustang, 7-4
16.
Bishop McGuinness (Oklahoma City), 11-3
17.
Tuttle, 11-2
18.
Poteau, 13-1
19.
Midwest City, 4-7
20.
El Reno, 8-3
21.
Noble, 10-2
22.
Piedmont, 10-3
23.
Sperry, 12-1
24.
Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond), 8-3
25.
Wagoner, 10-3
Mustang, which finished 7-4 last season, opens the 2020 campaign at No. 15 in Oklahoma.
Photo by Ron Lane
