Calling the plays
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August 2021
New season, new turf for El Reno football
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For the first time since El Reno High School football moved to Memorial Stadium in 1949, a game will be played there on a non-natural grass surface as the first phase of renovations edge closer to completion.
That’s not the only first for El Reno football under head coach Chuck Atchison as the Indians enter the 2021 season in a new role as the hunted rather than the hunter.
El Reno is the defending District 5A-1 champ, winning last season’s title with an undefeated run through the league slate. It was EHS’ first district title in more than a decade.
Switching up the roles
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It’s a question that El Reno coaches have avoided asking out loud but one that fans have been pondering for more than three years – “What to do when Dorian Plumley graduates?”
The time to answer that is now.
With the star quarterback now donning a University of Oklahoma jersey as a defensive player, El Reno begins the process of replacing the All-State signal-caller. Not to worry, the cupboard is not bare.
Blue Crush ‘D’ switches back to 4-man front
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El Reno’s Blue Crush defense will say goodbye to the one-year experience that was the 3-3 stacked alignment, kicking it to the curb in favor of a traditional four-man front.
It’s one of the soothing changes from a stinging overtime quarterfinal playoff loss to McAlester, in which El Reno blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth period.
