SSBR High School Sweet Sixteen – Week 6 – Sooner State Baseball Report

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When Sooner State Baseball Report started in 2023, one of the things we did was try to evaluate who the best high school team in the state is relative to their level of play. We did that by creating the SSBR Dominant Dozen.

We take a look at who each team’s performance and the level of competition they have played. As the season goes on, head to head competition will obviously become more of a factor as well.

For example, are we saying that teams at the lower classes are better than say the top 6A teams? Maybe, maybe not. Most of the top upper teams have more depth than the lower class teams and they would most likely win a series with them. But relative to their level, those lower class teams may be having a better season than the upper class teams.

It is not an exact science, but when we do the rankings we look at a number of factors. Win/loss record. How is that team doing against their own class? How did they do versus teams in classifications higher than theirs? District play for 3A-6A teams. Head to head.

Using those factors we rank the teams based on how they are doing relative to their level.

As a reminder, our first two Dominant Dozen champs were Tuttle (4A) in 2023 and Oktaha (2A) in 2024.

*The Rankings this year have expanded to 16, thus the “Sweet Sixteen.”

This is for fun, so please treat it as such.

Let’s take a look at the rankings for Week 6.

The Top 8

Owasso (6A, 25-1), Dewar (A-1, 25-0), Blanchard (4A, 22-1), and Newcastle (4A, 20-2) all remain in the same spot (1-4). All 4 teams went undefeated last week.

Edmond Memorial (6A, 20-2), moves back into the top 5 after going a perfect 4-0 last week including a win over rival Edmond Santa Fe.

Jumping up to the 6th spot this week is Bixby (6A, 20-5). The Spartans went 5-0 last week and they’ve given Owasso their closest game (3-2) since the Rams’ loss to Newcastle in the first weekend of the season.

Elgin (5A, 19-3) slides two spots to 7th after losing 2 games this past week in the Bill Tipton. The Owls lost a 1-run game to Stillwater and in the championship to Dale.

Tuttle (4A, 21-4) slides to #8 this week after splitting with Chickasha in a district series and to #1 Owasso in the Nike/Pro-Nine. The Tigers get the nod over Elk City after sweeping a double header over the Elks the week prior.

The 2nd 8

Elk City (4A, 14-2) and Wright City (A-1, 18-3) stay at #9 and #10 respectively. The Elks had a light schedule last week going 2-0 while Wright City went 3-1 losing in extras to Rattan and winning the Coleman Tournament shutting out Latta in the finals who had just beaten then SSBR #8 Calera.

Dale (2A-1, 17-3) jumps to #11 this week after going 4-1. The Pirates lost to a talented Okarche team, 2-1, early in the week before going 4-0 winning the Bill Tipton Classic outscoring Midwest City, Noble, Stillwater, and then #5 Elgin by a combined score of 51-4.

Canute (A-2, 15-1) jumps 3 spots to #12 after going 3-0 this past week. Like Blanchard, the Trojans only blemish this season so far has come to a team from out of state.

Sliding to #13 this week is Calera (2A-1, 18-2). The Bulldogs went 3-1 this week losing to Latta in the semifinals of the Coleman Tournament.

Ft Cobb-Broxton (B, 11-6) reenters the Sweet 16 this week riding a 5 game winning streak. The Mustangs beat Okarche to start this streak then Calumet (B #2) on Monday then they won the Bo Duren Invitational defeating Oktaha, Jones, and Silo.

Hilldale (4A, 19-2) and Ketchum (2A-2, 21-1) debut in the Sweet 16 this week at #15 and #16 respectively. Hilldale is riding an 11 game winning streak while Ketchum is on a 14 game heater.

Next 5 Out (in alphabetical order)

Community Christian (3A, 17-5)
Lone Grove (3A, 21-4)
Navajo (A-2, 20-1)
Okarche (A-1, 9-5)
Rattan (A-2, 15-3)

Dropped Out

Mount St Mary (PR 11): went 2-3 last week losing to Newcastle (2x) and Christian Heritage
Choctaw (PR 12): went 4-1 last week losing to Piedmont
Collinsville (PR 14): went 3-1 last week losing to Mount St Mary

Others Considered (in alphabetical order)

Bethany (4A, 17-4)
Cashion (2A-1, 16-1)
Chickasha (4A, 16-6)
Duncan (5A, 19-5)
Ripley (A-1, 20-2)
Shattuck (A-2, 22-2)
Silo (3A, 14-5)
Tushka (2A-2, 15-4)

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