Mark Kirk
Congratulations to Class 6A Dual State qualifiers, Edmond North, Yukon, Deer Creek, Piedmont, Stillwater, Bixby Broken Arrow and Sand Springs! With District Duals now completed, 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 6A Dual State Tournament will take place along with Class 4A on Friday, February 9 at the Stride Bank Center in Enid (Class 3A and 5A go on Saturday). Quarterfinals start at 12:00 for Class 6A (Class 4A go at 10:00) with the Semifinals for both classes starting at 2:00 and the Finals for both classes starting at 6:30.
CLASS 6A DUAL STATE QUALIFIERSÂ
| District | Team | Coach | Record | Significant Wins (W) or Losses (L) |
| 1 | Edmond North | Andy Schneider | 12-1 | W Yukon 54-14, W Deer Creek 76-0, W Tuttle 59-6, W Buchanan, CA 35-19, W Poway, CA 25-24 (criteria), L Wyoming Seminary, PA 31-32 (criteria) |
| 2 | Yukon | Joe Schneider | 6-2 | W Piedmont 36-34, W Deer Creek 35-34, W Mustang 34-28, L Edmond North 15-54, L Norman North 24-45 |
| 3 | Deer Creek | Russell Caldwell | 11-6 | W Westmoore 34-28, W Carl Albert 54-20, W 3A #3 Salina 44-30, W 3A #7 Perry 64-10, L Edmond North 0-76, L Choctaw 34-35, L Yukon 34-35, L Stillwater 27-50 and 10-57, L Piedmont 26-39 |
| 4 | Piedmont | Erik Ford | 9-1 | W Mustang 49-21, W Deer Creek 39-26, W Choctaw 39-25, W 5A #8 El Reno 46-30, L Yukon 34-36 |
| 5 | Stillwater | Ethan Kyle | 12-2 | W 5A Carl Albert 59-12 W 3A #3 Salina 52-21, W 3A #7, Perry 57-12, L Broken Arrow 35-43, L Bixby 21-45 |
| 6 | Bixby | Ray Blake | 8-0 | W Broken Arrow 40-24, W Stillwater 45-21, W Mustang 60-12, W 3A #2 Blackwell 51-23 |
| 7 | Broken Arrow | Rodney Jones | 9-2 | W Stillwater 43-35, W Sand Springs 45-11, W Tuttle 35-21, L Bixby 24-40, L Allen, TX 30-31 (criteria) |
| 8 | Sand Springs | Tyson Bowling | 10-1 | W Westmoore 48-19, W 5A #3 Claremore 40-24, L Broken Arrow 11-45 |
District Two had a three-way tie, with Yukon winning by criteria (Total Matches Won: Yukon – 15, Mustang – 14, Norman North – 13) with the dual results listed below.
Yukon – 34 Mustang – 28
Norman North – 45 Yukon – 24
Mustang – 48 Norman North – 19
The seeding and brackets have not been released yet, but listed below are the January 22 rankings from the OSSAA Rankings Page. The rankings are based on a vote of the Class 6A coaches.
JANUARY 22 OSSAA DUAL RANKINGS
- Edmond North
- Bixby
- Broken Arrow
- Stillwater
- Sand Springs
- Piedmont
- Westmoore – defeated by Deer Creek 32-28 in District Duals
- Yukon
- Norman North – defeated by Mustang 48-19 in District Duals
- Mustang – defeated by Yukon 34-28 in District Duals
- Choctaw – defeated by Piedmont 39-25 in District Duals
- Deer Creek
2023 DUAL STATE REVIEW
FINALS
Stillwater defeated Edmond North 38-22
SEMIFINALS
Stillwater defeated Bixby 44-15
Edmond North defeated Broken Arrow 51-12
QUARTERFINALS
Stillwater defeated Choctaw 75-6
Edmond North defeated Mustang 59-6
Bixby defeated Sand Springs 59-12
Broken Arrow defeated Yukon 41-24
DUAL STATE HISTORY
Dual State started in 1989, and all of the Class 6A qualifiers have made numerous trips to the Dual State Tournament. Broken Arrow leads the way as this is their 32nd trip and 17th straight year to qualify for Dual State. Both of those numbers lead all Class 6A in the 36 year history of Dual State. This is Edmond North’s 17 time to qualify for Dual State and they are right behind Broken Arrow in qualifying 16 straight years.
Sand Springs, a regular Dual State qualifier, is making their 22nd trip, while Bixby is making their 19th Dual State appearance. This is Yukon’s 15th time to qualify for Dual State and trip number 12 for Stillwater.
Dual State is a good indicator of the growth of Deer Creek and Piedmont. Deer Creek has the distinction of being the only school to qualify for Dual State in all four classes. This is Deer Creek 16th trip to Dual State, starting in 1989, when they qualified in what is now Class 3A. Piedmont is right behind, qualifying in three classes. They are making their 11th Dual State appearance, with their first time to qualify coming in 2013, when they were in Class 4A.
Broken Arrow also leads all 6A schools in Dual State titles and appearances in the finals. The Tigers have won nine Dual State titles and been in the finals 15 times. Stillwater has been in the finals four times, winning three titles, including winning the last two titles.
Edmond North won a Dual State title in 2013 and was runner-up to Stillwater last year. Sand Springs was a runner-up in 2016 before winning the title in 2017. Bixby has three runner-up finishes, including back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2021 and 2022. Deer Creek finished as runner-up in 1990 (Class 2A) and 2010 (Class 5A), while Piedmont finished as runner-up in 2019 (Class 5A).
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 |
| Bixby | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1989 | 2023 | N.A. | 5 | 1996-2000 |
| Broken Arrow | 32 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 1989 | 2023 | 2020 | 17 | 2009-2024 |
| Deer Creek | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1989 | 2019 | N.A. | 5 | 2015-2019 |
| Edmond North | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 2003 | 2023 | 2013 | 16 | 2009-2024 |
| Piedmont | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2013 | 2023 | N.A. | 9 | 2013-2021 |
| Sand Springs | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1989 | 2023 | 2017 | 5 | 2016-2020 |
| Stillwater | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1998 | 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 2002-2005 |
| Yukon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2000 | 2023 | N.A. | 4 | 2014-2017 |
