Too Early Previews: Class 6A District 2
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Continuing the coverage of last week’s announced Class 6A districts, here’s a look at the second 405 based district. This one is headlined by Putnam City West, features a pair of schools for the 580 (Lawton and Eisenhower), and a…
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Continue ReadingContinuing the coverage of last week’s announced Class 6A districts, here’s a look at the second 405 based district. This one is headlined by Putnam City West, features a pair of schools for the 580 (Lawton and Eisenhower), and a mixture of teams from all over the OKC metro with Edmond Santa Fe, Northwest Classen and more.
District 2 (Alphabetical Order)
Edmond Santa Fe
Lawton
Lawton Eisenhower
Norman
Northwest Classen
Putnam City West
Westmoore
Yukon
District MVP?
Kaiden Rayfield – Junior – Putnam City West
Fresh off an impressive spring and summer, the junior wing-forward prospect looks ready to be one of the best players in the state this winter. At 6 foot 8, Rayfield has an unique, almost unicorn like skillsets. He’s improved his motor around the rim, turning into a terror in the paint on both ends of the court. But can also put it on the floor for drives, while shooting it well from three in spurts last summer. As he continues to fill out psychically, the sky is the limit for the high upside prospect.
Other Contenders
Trashaun Combs-Pierce Trashaun Combs-Pierce 6'7" | SF Norman | 2024 State #306 Nation OK – Senior – Norman
Madden Padilla Madden Padilla 5'9" | SG Lawton | 2024 State OK – Senior – Lawton
Dylan Snow Dylan Snow 5'10" | PG Yukon | 2024 State OK – Senior – Yukon
Breakout Players?
The Loper Twins
After a successful regular season, Westmoore was tripped up by the gauntlet that was 6A playoffs. While they lost big time senior pieces, a pair of junior guards might turn what could be a rebuilding year into a reloading year for the Jaguars. Both Garrett and Grant Loper Grant Loper 6'2" | PG Westmoore | 2025 State OK were key role players for last season’s 18 win team. Now they’ll have bigger roles, and both look ready to fulfill them. Garrett Loper Garrett Loper 6'2" | SG Westmoore | 2025 State OK proved to be one of the better shooters in the 405 last season, often hitting clutch shots for Westmoore. While Grant Loper Grant Loper 6'2" | PG Westmoore | 2025 State OK has been a creative floor general and finisher this spring and summer. If the Jaguars maintain a similar level of high quality play to last year’s team, it will likely come from increased production from the Loper twins.
5 Second Count
- Both Lawton programs are breaking in new coaches, with Lawton Eisenhower hiring Brandon Kephart, who most recently was the head coach for the Duncan Lady Demons. Lawton chose to go with Millwood assistant, Chevis Smith. Kephat inherits a program that struggled last year with only 5 wins, and now they’re making the move up to Class 6A. Smith inherits a team that hosted a 6A regional last season. The Wolverines have a great one-two punch in the backcourt with senior leader Madden Padilla Madden Padilla 5'9" | SG Lawton | 2024 State OK and explosive junior scorer Pene Vaisagote Pene Vaisagote 6'4" | SF Lawton | 2025 State OK .
- A few years ago, a shuffling of enrollment in schools in OKCPS moved Northwest Classen up from 5A to 6A. The Knights had an established themselves as a consistent State Tournament in Class 5A before the move up. Since then they have been on the smaller attendance schools in 6A. They also played a schedule that heavily consisted of fellow OKCPS programs, which is a collection of programs from 6A, 5A and 4A. That means this year will be the first since the Knights up to 6A that will play predominately Class 6A foes in the regular season. Quality guard play matters so much in high school basketball, seniors Kemar Cyrus Kemar Cyrus 5'11" | PG Northwest Classen | 2024 State OK and Lesley Rose Lesley Rose 6'1" | CG Northwest Classen | 2024 State OK along with junior Brandon Butler Brandon Butler 5'9" | PG Northwest Classen | 2025 State OK will bring the experience and scoring punch to make Northwest Classen a tough battle for any district foe.
- Snow Days for Yukon? Yukon struggled last year against 6A competition. But they will have one of the better players in the district, with senior point guard Dylan Snow Dylan Snow 5'10" | PG Yukon | 2024 State OK coming off a huge spring and summer. The floor general showed he has a full scoring package, while also being a quality playmaker. A big load will be on the smaller lead guard’s shoulder to make the Millers competitive.
- Bounce back year for the Wolves? A a pair of successful January tournament runs were bookend by a slow start and tough finish for Edmond Santa Fe. This summer the Wolves were a tough out, winning a bracket at OSU team camp and making the finals of another bracket at UCO team camp. While they might be smaller than some Santa Fe teams of recent memory, a good sophomore class with prospects like Kai Ellis Kai Ellis 6'3" | SF Edmond Santa Fe | 2026 State OK Jarmile “Money” Robinson Jarmile “Money” Robinson 5'8" | PG Edmond Santa Fe | 2026 State OK and more will have a chance to leave their mark on this district and the state.
- Norman completed quite a turnaround in head coach Cory Cole’s second year at the school. Only two years removed from a two win season, the Tigers racked up 18 wins and a Class 6A State Tournament appearance. They were a senior heavy team, but do return a key piece from last season’s squad, versatile 6’7 wing-forward Trashaun Combs-Pierce Trashaun Combs-Pierce 6'7" | SF Norman | 2024 State #306 Nation OK . Combs-Pierce is one of the best defenders in the state, and after a spring and summer against nationally competition will likely be ready to carry the scoring load for the Tigers.