Pokes Recruiting: Maealiuaki Smith and Serra Stay Unbeaten and No. 1 in Bay Area

STILLWATER – Back from the Cowboys 48-34 win in Morgantown, W.V. and catching up on the recruiting news for Oklahoma State. I can’t say that I was surprised on the news that Tulsa Union cornerback Devon Jordan made a commitment to Oklahoma. I never felt Jordan was going to end up a Cowboy as he kept saying Oklahoma State was in there. 

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Black at the Oklahoma State win over KU.

Now, Oklahoma State focuses on the guy I think they can get and that is Kobe Black, the five-star standout from Waco Connally. There are a number of recruiting gurus doubting that, but I know Oklahoma State coaches were on the phone with Black right after his older brother Korie and the Cowboys downed West Virginia. The lure is playing with his brother and playing for a coach he knows will in Tim Duffie and a coach he is getting to know in OSU defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo. 

Black helped Connally go to 5-3/2-0 with a 39-21 win over Salado. Black caught one pass for 31-yards, had four tackles in the game, and also picked off a pass. He is up to three interceptions on the season now. 

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Smith can really spin it and it looks like he favors Oklahoma State.

Out West, Oklahoma State quarterback target Maealiuaki Smith kept Junipero Serra unbeaten at 8-0/4-0 with a 53-7 win over Archbishop Riordan. Smith threw what the San Jose Mercury called a 20-yard dart for an early touchdown to Cole Harrison and the 6-4, 200-pound Smith continues to have the Padres on top and ranked No. 1 in the Bay Area and in the WCAL. 

This coming Friday, the Cowboys two most recent commitments in offensive linemen Semisi Tonga (6-4, 320) and Nuku Mafi (6-5, 295) will open their playoff run with Salt Lake City West High School against Alta. 

Other schools are working toward the playoffs with offensive tackle Caleb Hackleman and Pleasant Grove in Texarkana staying unbeaten at 8=0/3-0 with a win over Liberty-Eylau 42-27.

Linebacker Gunnar Wilson and Melissa are also 8-0 and the Cardinals are 5-0 in district after destroying Greenville 55-14. Wlson and that Melissa defense held Greenville to 226-yards of total offense.

Temerrick Johnson, another very talented linebacker at Midlothian Heritage is tearing it up and Heritage is 8-0/5-0 after beating Corsicana 56-13 and holding the home team to 136-yards of offense.

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Luke Webb (left)

Defensive end Luke Webb is racking up big sack numbers and tackles-for-loss as Deer Park is 7-1/3-1 and handled Channelview 56-39. 

Cornerback Willie Nelson and Longview are 7-1/5-0 after the Lobos beat McKinney North 36-13.

Back in Oklahoma, no telling what the numbers were on Rodney Fields, the Del City running back is over 1,000-yards now with a couple of regular season games left. Fields had 150-yards on only four carries and scored a touchdown. Del City is 8-0/5-0 after beating Glenpool 67-0 on Thursday night last week.  This Friday they have a big game with Coweta.