Seventh Rankings for 2A 1/17

Good win for our Dale boys this weekend in the Cashion. Always good to go on the road and get one from the home team. Cashion is a good team and plays really hard. I have a lot of respect for Hardaway and team. I really think we have some things to sharpen up on and get better at. OK Union proved me wrong and won a pretty tough tournament. I'm curious about how they were drilled by Nowata though? No one has said anything about it. I thought it would be Morrison winning that tournament, but the Cougars had other plans. I tip my hat. Morrison rebounded and got a win over a bigger top 2o team in Cleveland. I'm not sure I agree with Silo being #2. Top 8? Absolutely. Top 5? They are right there. They've had numerous opportunities to get a win over a bigger ranked team and didn't. Thats what top 2 teams do. I'm not dogging them, but I think they need to earn it. Caddo was a good win, but let's be honest Cashion and Pawhuska 3rd place team could've won that tournament. When they beat a top 20 bigger team, preferably one that is top ten, I will put them up there. I want to see them prove it. Here's my predictions:

• Dale locks #1.
• AmPo drops out.
• Cashion holds steady.
• OK Union leaps Morrison.
• Silo climbs.
• Hinton drops
• Welcome back Hooker
• Wynnewood enters town 20
• Mangum and Watonga are knocking.

I have a new top 20:

1. Dale
2. Cashion
3. OK Union
4. Morrison
5a. Silo
5b. Pocola
7. Hinton
8. Hooker
9. Watonga
10. Mangum
11. AmPo
12. Panama
13. Preston
14. Hobart
15. Minco
16. Okemah
17. Howe
18. Wynnewood
19. Boone-Apache
20. Sayre