Mark Kirk
Congratulations to Class 5A Dual State qualifiers, Lawton Mac, Elgin, Carl Albert, Chickasha, Guthrie, Claremore, Coweta and Grove! We are doing a recap of the district champions and taking a look at the history of the teams competing at Dual State.
The Class 5A Dual State Tournament will take place with Class 3A on Saturday, February 10 at the Stride Bank Center in Enid (Class 4A and 6A go on Friday). Quarterfinals start at 12:00 for Class 5A (Class 3A goes at 10:00) with the Semifinals for both classes starting at 2:00 and the Finals for both classes starting at 6:30.
CLASS 5A DUAL STATE QUALIFIERSÂ
| District | Team | Coach | Record | Significant Wins (W) or Losses (L) |
| 1 | Lawton Mac | Michael Miller | 9-1 | W Duncan 40-22, W Del City 33-25, L Moore 36-38 |
| 2 | Elgin | Cody Rowell | 9-0 | W 3A #1 Marlow 34-30, W 3A #8 Comanche 60-15 |
| 3 | Carl Albert | Curt Hodges | 4-7 | W El Reno 37-27, L Del City 12-72, L 6A #3 Stillwater 12-59, |
| 4 | Chickasha | Chad Randle | 5-2 | L El Reno 34-36, L 3A #1 Marlow 20-49 |
| 5 | Guthrie | Jadon Davenport | 7-4 | W Pryor 41-27, W Sapulpa 37-22, L 6A Mustang 18-44, L 6A Choctaw 31-40, L 4A #1 Tuttle 21-54, L 3A #2 Blackwell 13-55 |
| 6 | Claremore | Chad Willard | 19-4 | W Grove 42-30, W Del City 44-34, L Coweta 15-47, L 4A #2 Catoosa 30-47, L 4A #9 Ft. Gibson 36-39, L 6A #5 Sand Springs 24-40, |
| 7 | Coweta | Gabe Ellis | 19-0 | W Claremore 47-15, W Pryor 49-21, W Del City 67-16, |
| 8 | Grove | John Ward II | 17-2 | W 4A #2 Catoosa 39-31, W 4A #6 Jay 45-35, L Claremore 30-42, L 3A #3 Salina 30-34 |
The seeding and brackets have not been released yet, but listed below are the most current rankings from the OSSAA Rankings Page. The rankings are a cumulative vote from the Class 5A coaches over the past five weeks.
OSSAA DUAL RANKINGS
- Coweta
- Elgin
- Chickasha
- Claremore
- Grove
- Lawton Mac
- Duncan – defeated by Lawton Mac 40-22 in District Duals
- Pryor – defeated by Guthrie 41-27 and Sapulpa 43-25 in District Duals
- El Reno – defeated by Carl Albert 37-27 in District Duals
- Carl Albert
- Del City – defeated by Claremore 34-44 in District Duals
- Guthrie
2023 DUAL STATE REVIEW
FINALS
Elgin defeated Coweta 40-27
SEMIFINALS
Elgin defeated Collinsville 48-21
Coweta defeated Lawton Mac 36-34
QUARTERFINALS
Elgin defeated Pryor 48-18
Coweta defeated Piedmont 32-28
Lawton Mac defeated Glenpool 63-15
Collinsville defeated Duncan 39-33
DUAL STATE HISTORY
Dual State started in 1989 with Carl Albert, Coweta, and Lawton Mac all qualifying in what is now Class 5A and Grove qualifying in what is now Class 4A for that first event. Led by Lawton Mac, those four schools lead the way in the number of appearances by this year’s district champions.
Lawton Mac is making their 24th Dual State appearance, which leads all current Class 5A schools for most tournament appearances. Coweta is close behind as this is their 23rd appearance at Dual State. Carl Albert is making their 13th appearance, while Grove, which last qualified in 2019, is making their 11th appearance.
Chickasha, Claremore, and Elgin are making their 7th appearance at Dual State. Elgin first qualified in 2017 and they are on a streak of qualifying the past five years. Chickasha was a 4A Dual State qualifier last year while Claremore is making their first appearance since 2011. Guthrie is making their 5th appearance, including three trips in the past four years
Lawton Mac has made an impressive 12 trips to the Dual State finals, winning titles in 1990, 2017 and 2018. Claremore has been in the finals three times, winning back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Carl Albert also had back-to-back titles, winning in 1991 and 1992.
Coweta has been in the finals four times, winning the 2016 Dual State title. Elgin is the defending champion, with a win over Coweta in last year’s finals. In 2022, Guthrie earned a Dual State runner-up finish, falling to 6X Dual State champion, Collinsville in the finals.
Listed below is a summary of the Dual State appearances by this year’s Dual State Qualifiers. I have compiled a Dual State Record Book and happy to share it with anyone who would like a copy. Please email me at [email protected] if you would like a copy.
| School | Qualified | 1st | 2nd | Semis | Won | Lost | 1st Year to Qualify | Last Year to Qualify | Last Title | Qualified Streak | Streak Years |
| Carl Albert | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1989 | 2022 | 1992 | 5 | 1997-2001 |
| Chickasha | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1999 | 2023 | N.A. | 2 | 2006-2007 |
| Claremore | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1998 | 2011 | 2010 | 3 | 2009-2011 |
| Coweta | 23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1989 | 2023 | 2016 | 6 | 1991-1996 |
| Elgin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| Grove | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1989 | 2019 | N.A. | 2 | 2012-2013 |
| Guthrie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1992 | 2022 | N.A. | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| Lawton Mac | 24 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 1989 | 2023 | 2018 | 8 | 2012-2019 |
