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Nov. 24—So much had happened on Friday that head coach Brent Venables said in his postgame press conference that it had completely slipped his mind that the status of his starting quarterback was in question heading into the day.

ARLINGTON — A quarterback who couldn’t get out of his own way against San Francisco, a figure who has an army of critics ready to pounce at a moment’s notice, provided plenty of fodder coming out of that crushing Week Five loss.

Nov. 22—Brennan Presley, by the numbers, is on pace to be one of the most productive receivers in Oklahoma State history.

So, about the Chiefs’ second-half woes, here’s a breakdown. In being held scoreless in the second half of three straight games, the Chiefs have been outscored 38-0 by the Broncos, Dolphins and Eagles, losing twice.

Ponca City’s Sullins Stadium will be the site of a Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association football playoff game Friday night. The game will be a Class 6AII semifinal round contest between Muskogee and Deer Creek of Edmond.

Anthony Davis had the basketball at the corner of the free-throw line, his defender draped over him, but his eyes surveying the court, when he found a cutting Taurean Prince. Prince missed the layup, but Davis gobbled up the offensive rebound and threw down a two-handed dunk.

Nov. 21—The Cardinals sought to begin rebuilding their rotation upon a bedrock of stable innings, and they turned first this offseason to a familiar starter who once provided them with so many.

The Woodland Cougars are the only remaining Ponca City area team still playing in the Oklahoma football playoffs. The Class A Cougars are scheduled to travel to Putnam City for a game against Dibble The Dibble Demons have posted a 10-2 record. They started the season with two losses, 34-14 to Minco and 30-0 to Lindsay. Since then they have been on a roll, winning the next 10 games.

Amid another comedy of errors, including some slapstick stuff in their once-vaunted passing game, the Chiefs again wilted in the second half on Monday night to fall 21-17 to visiting Philadelphia. From a pure results standpoint, there could hardly be any less shame than in losing a narrow game to the Eagles, who at 9-1 have the best record in the NFL and could well be its best team for the long haul, too.