touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… James leads the Big Ten and is third in the nation in interceptions this season for the 7th-ranked Bruins. #tdfn #okpreps @Taybreezy2Easy @CAHS_FOOTBALL20

touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… Jefferson, who stands 6'7" and weighs 335 pounds, helps pave the way for the most prolific rushing attack in Class 4A. #tdfn #okpreps @certifiedcoby74 @ardmorefootball @ucobronchofb

On this day in 2017, Booker T. Washington did something no one has been able to do since -- shut out the Bixby Spartans, winning 21-0 at Lee Snider Field and limiting Bixby to just 115 total yards of offense. The two teams would meet again five weeks later in the 6A-II title game and the Hornets would win again, 28-21 at Jenks' Allan Trimble Stadium. #tdfn #okpreps @BookerTFootball @BixbySpartanFB

On this day in 1939, the Hollis Tigers were ordered to forfeit five victories after the Oklahoma High School Athletic Association ruled that Texas transfer running back A.M. Privitt didn't complete his eligibility after moving to Hollis. Privitt was enrolled in only one class at Hollis during the first semester while the requirement was 3 for transfers. #tdfn #okpreps

Happy birthday to legendary Douglass Trojans head football coach Moses F. "Mose" "Pi-Yi" Miller, born on this day in Cleveland in 1907. Miller attended Douglass schools in Ardmore and was a letterman in four different sports. He went on to star at Langston University and was a captain of Lions teams his last two seasons. After graduating from Langston in 1931, Miller began teaching and coaching at Crescent Douglass in 1932. He would later coach at Okmulgee Dunbar and was principal at Tuskahoma before becoming head coach at Oklahoma City Douglass, taking over a team that had just won the 1943 and 1944 OIAA titles. He coached Douglass for 17 seasons, winning OIAA (Oklahoma Interscholastic Athletic Association) championships in 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955. After school integration, African American athletes began to compete in OSSAA playoffs and the Trojans won the Class 2A title in 1956. In 1955, Miller was involved in the first-ever integrated football game in the state of Oklahoma, pitting his Trojans against C.B. Speegle's highly successful Capitol Hill team. The two teams had scrimmaged each other in prior years, but on November 3, 1955, more than 8,000 fans witnessed the first game between teams of predominantly white and predominantly black high school football teams. Capitol Hill scored a touchdown in the final seconds to win 13-6, snapping Douglass' 46-game winning streak. In 1962, Miller was elevated to Vice Principal at Douglass High School and announced he would step away after 17 years as head coach. In 1971, Miller would be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In 1973, Douglass' football stadium was re-named Moses F. Miller Stadium in his honor. While that stadium was torn down in 2004, the team's new football stadium also bears his name. Miller passed away in 1987 at the age of 79. He was laid to rest at Arlington Memory Gardens in Oklahoma City. Happy birthday Moses! #tdfn #okpreps @DHSTrojansFB @DHSAthleticsOKC @LUBoysFootball

Happy birthday to former Hollis, University of Oklahoma and NFL fullback Leon Heath, born on this day in 1928 in Hollis. Heath was an All-District and alternate All-State selection at Hollis High School. He also excelled at basketball for the Tigers, earning All-State honors in 1947. He played football for legendary head coach Bud Wilkinson at the University of Oklahoma and earned All-America honors in 1950, helping lead the Sooners to their first national championship, scoring two touchdowns and being named the game's outstanding player in the 1950 Sugar Bowl. Drafted by the Washington Redskins, Heath played three seasons before an injury ended his career in 1953. He finished his career with 813 yards rushing and 194 yards receiving, with seven total touchdowns. Heath served as a 1st Lieutenant in Field Artillery in the United States Army, where he also served as the head football coach of the National Service Champs in 1955. Following his football career, Heath went to work for Baroid Industries as an engineer and senior sales representative. He retired in 1985. Heath passed away in 2007 at the age of 78 in Oklahoma City and was laid to rest in Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha. Happy birthday Leon! #tdfn #okpreps @OU_Football

Did you know that before they wore the bright red uniforms they do today, the Claremore high school football team wore purple and gold? Now you do! The red and white color was adopted in 1930 and was done out of economic necessity during the Great Depression. Red and white was the cheapest option available. #tdfn #okpreps @Zebra_Athletics @claremorefb

touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… Collins has a team-leading 16 tackles for loss and four sacks this season for the Huskies. #tdfn #okpreps @KC_Collins35 @EdmondNorthFB @ucobronchofb

touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… Markovics had 81 yards and a touchdown rushing in the Hornets' 32-7 win over Mannford earlier this month. #tdfn #okpreps @ZanderMarkovics @RougherNation @MuskogeeA @HornetTouchdown

touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… Oleson has helped the Bulldogs average nearly 200 yards rushing per game this season. #tdfn #okpreps @JaxonOleson @esuhornetsfb @SkiatookFB

touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… We have been waiting all season for this game. The 8-time reigning champion Bixby Spartans host the star-studded Broken Arrow Tigers in a game that will decide the district title and may be a championship appetizer. #tdfn #okpreps @BixbySpartanFB @BrokenArrowFTBL

On this day in 1984, Tahlequah kicker Scott Crocker kicked a 35-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give the Tigers a 13-12 win over Broken Arrow. The win was the difference in sending Tahlequah to the playoffs, where they advanced to the 5A quarterfinals. #tdfn #okpreps @tahlequah_fb

On this day in 1962, Wyandotte's Leland Golden caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Richard Enyart in the fourth quarter to rally the Bears past Grove, 22-18. Wyandotte won its first 13 games that season before losing to Lindsay in the Class B state championship game. #tdfn #okpreps

Happy birthday to former Douglass, Oklahoma State and NFL tight end Marcellus Rivers, born on this day in 1978 in Oklahoma City. Rivers was an All-District pick as a senior after he had 27 receptions for 625 yards and six touchdowns. He also played defense, where he made 53 tackles sacked the quarterback 13 times. Rivers was also a standout in basketball for the Trojans. He chose Oklahoma State and played in 32 games in three seasons, making 68 catches for 963 yards and ten touchdowns. He was a second team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News in 1998 after finishing second on the team with 22 receptions and four touchdowns. An undrafted free agent, Rivers signed with the New York Giants in 2001 and went on to play in the NFL with the Giants, Texans, Saints and Patriots with career totals of 51 receptions, 395 yards and four touchdowns. After his playing career, Rivers became an assistant coach at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas. Happy birthday Marcellus! #tdfn #okpreps @DouglassTrojansFB @DHSAthleticsOKC @Cowboy_FB

Happy birthday to former Tulsa East Central, University of Oklahoma and NFL defensive lineman Tony Casillas, born on this day in 1963 in Tulsa. At East Central, Casillas was an All-State selection and was also named the Region 7 Defensive Player of the Year in 1980 after recording 56 tackles, 12 sacks and two fumble recoveries. Casillas chose the University of Oklahoma over offers from Texas, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, UCLA, Notre Dame and Penn State. His freshman season was derailed by an ankle injury, but after moving to nose guard in 1984, Casillas flourished. He was named first-team All-Big 8, consensus All-American, Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year and United Press International's National Lineman of the Year. In 1985, Casillas helped lead the Sooners to a national championship, again being named All-American and first-team All-Big 8 and winning the Lombardi Award as the nation's top lineman. In his OU career, he finished with 213 tackles and 18 sacks. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the second overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft and went on to a 12-year NFL career with the Falcons, Cowboys, Chiefs and Jets, winning two Super Bowls with the Cowboys. He was named to the All-Rookie team in 1986 and was a second-team All-Pro in 1989. In 2004, Casillas was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and in 2008 the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Happy birthday Tony! #tdfn #okpreps @ECcardsFB @OU_Football

On this day in 1951, Muskogee's Preston Carpenter scored three touchdowns to lead the Roughers to a 31-13 win over Will Rogers at Tulsa's Skelly Stadium. Carpenter was an All-State selection later that year after helping Muskogee go 8-0-1, but because the Oklahoma Six was one of three major conferences to boycott the high school playoffs, the Roughers didn't have a chance to repeat as state champions. #tdfn #okpreps @RougherNation @MuskogeeA

It's time to vote for this week's Touchdown Friday Night Player of the Week! We have eleven great nominees this week, including two 500+ yard passers! To vote, go to touchdownfridaynight.com We will continue to vote through Wednesday night and will announce the winner on Thursday morning! #tdfn #okpreps @NowataFootball @Mack_P45 @westinatkinson @J_Fudge10 @BravynThompson0 @GainesDabin03 @roman_qb @DevinJo43733786 @LandenGriffith_

On this day in 2013, Cascia Hall's Cooper Bethel scored on a 2-yard run in overtime to give the Commandos a 34-28 win over Fort Gibson. Bethel's game-winner was set up by Reece Lambert's interception on Fort Gibson's overtime possession. Lambert also had three touchdown receptions in the game. #tdfn #okpreps @CasciaHallPrep

On this day in 1985, Broken Arrow scored two fourth quarter touchdowns, then stopped Tahlequah at the three yard line as time expired to win 19-13. The Tigers trailed 13-7 entering the fourth quarter before a 20-yard touchdown run by Roger Burnett tied the game, then a 63-yard burst by Marty Stubblefield gave the Tigers the lead. #tdfn #okpreps @BrokenArrowFTBL

touchdownfridaynight.com/sto… Pawnee racked up 484 yards rushing in taking down previously unbeaten Pawhuska 36-12 Friday night to take over first place in District A-I-3. #tdfn #okpreps