OSSAA Football: 2020-2021 District Assignments released

CPHS Quarterbacks Coach Darrack Harger talks to a player during the 2019 season. (Photo: Jessica Jones).

The Charles Page High School football team will enter a new era in 2020 under the guidance of first-year Head Coach Bobby Klinck, replacing Dustin Kinard who led the Sandites for thirteen years. The new season will also feature some new teams on the schedule, following the release of new District assignments from the state’s governing athletic board.

The OSSAA released its district football assignments Wednesday afternoon, and Sand Springs will see five familiar faces and two newcomers in District 2. Bartlesville, Bixby, Booker T. Washington, Muskogee, Ponca City, and Sand Springs will remain. Shawnee and Sapulpa are dropping to 5A. Choctaw and Putnam City West are moving over from District 1.

Deer Creek, Del City, Lawton, Midwest City, and Stillwater are all returning to District 1. In addition to losing Choctaw and Putnam West to District 2, they’re also losing Putnam City to 6A Division 1. Putnam City North will drop from 6A-1, Northwest Classen will move up from 5A, and U.S. Grant is rejoining OSSAA competition after a six-year hiatus.

District 1

Stillwater went 7-0 to win their second-straight District 1 title, and were 12-1 as State Runners-Up for the second-straight year.

Del City was 6-1 in District 1 last year for second place, and 9-3 overall for their best season since 2012. Their three losses were all to State Finalists.

Midwest City was 4-3 in District 1 last year for fourth place, and was 4-7 overall for their worst season since 2012.

Putnam City North went 3-4 in 6A-1-2 last year for fifth place, and were 6-4 overall for their second-straight winning season.

Deer Creek went 3-4 in District 1 last year for fifth place, tying their previous district record. They were 5-5 overall for their best mark since 2015.

Lawton went 2-5 in District 1 for sixth place, and were 5-5 overall for their worst record since 2008.

Northwest Classen was 1-6 for seventh place in District 5A-2 and 3-7 overall. They were 2-8 on the field for their best mark since 2016, then received a third win when their final loss was overturned by a forfeit.

U.S. Grant got a six-year pardon from OSSAA competition to try and rebuild their program from the ground up. They are rejoining the league after going 6-3 on an independent schedule for their first winning record since 1998.

District 2

Bixby went 7-0 in District 2 for their second-straight district title, and have won 25-straight games for their second-straight State title.

Muskogee was 5-2 for second place in District 2 and were 8-3 overall for their third winning season in the past four years.

Choctaw went 5-2 for third place in District 1 last year and were 8-4 overall for their best mark and first post-season win since at least 2004.

Booker T. Washington went 5-2 for third place in District 2 and were 6-5 overall for their eighth-straight winning season.

Ponca City was 3-4 for fifth place in District 2 and 5-5 overall for their best record since 2005.

Bartlesville was 3-4 for sixth place in District 2 last year and 3-7 overall for their fourth-straight losing season.

Sand Springs was 1-6 for seventh place in District 2 and 2-8 overall for their third-straight losing season and worst record since 2009.

Putnam West was 0-7 in District 1 and 0-10 overall. They were shut out four times. It was their third-straight losing season and second 0-10 mark of the decade.