After the first few weeks of District 5A-1 play, the race for the postseason has already begun to take shape.

El Reno High School is looking to make it four straight trips to the playoffs, and in order for that to happen, the Indians face for all practical purposes a “must-win” ball game Thursday night when the Duncan Demons visit Memorial Stadium.

“All the games are important if you want to get in (playoffs),” said El Reno head coach Chuck Atchison.

Etta Dale Junior High’s seventh- and eighth-grade football teams combined last week to overcome a rash of penalties en route to a 30-12 road win over Western Heights.

Seventh-grader Kaleb Blackwolf scored all four touchdowns for El Reno, each over 30 yards. The Indians logged three 2-point conversions, with eighth-grade quarterback Deacon Tillery throwing one to seventh-grader Antawan Grayson and another to eighth-grader Kolby Belt.

Eighth-grader Ephriam Littlecreek ran in the third conversion.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Snapping a six-game losing streak dating back to last season's playoff loss, El Reno High School's football team scored touchdowns on eight of nine possessions en route to a 56-0 shutout of Capitol Hill.

The Indians improved to 1-5 on the season but more importantly, 1-2 in the District 5A-1 race, climbing out of a three-way tie for last place with both Duncan and the Red Wolves.

The first ever Honoring Hope luncheon was named appropriately.

About 200 people gathered at the new Canadian County Expo Center last week to learn why supporting Cardinal Point is most definitely a way to honor hope.

Cardinal Point is the Family Justice Center created in Canadian County to help victims of domestic violence. It’s only the fourth such center in Oklahoma. Since opening earlier this year, Cardinal Point has already assisted 256 people victimized by domestic abuse.