Services for Steven Anthony Gallaway were held Monday, Feb. 17 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home with Rev. Grant Findley officiating.
Burial was in the El Reno Cemetery.
Steve died Feb. 12, 2025, at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
He graduated from El Reno High School in 1976. He owned Johnnie’s Grill (1995-2016) and was a member of First Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching sports, especially football.
MIDWEST CITY – Carl Albert used a 9-0 run in the final three minutes of the third period to pull away from El Reno High School’s girls basketball team for a 54-38 victory and dethroned the Indians as the District 5A-1 champion.
The Titans (24-1) swept the series from El Reno en route to a 14-0 run to the league title.
The Indians, coming off a 71-14 win over Santa Fe South, slipped to 19-3 overall and 12-2 in the league to finish second.
Both teams will host a regional in the upcoming 5A playoffs.
MIDWEST CITY – A questionable string of events over the final 10 seconds allowed Carl Albert to hand El Reno High School’s boys basketball team a 61-54 loss in the final District 5A-1 game for both squads.
The loss dropped El Reno to 21-2 on the season but the Indians still won the league title with a 13-1 record after the split with the Titans. The Indians won the first meeting by five points.
Despite the loss, El Reno retains the top seed from 5A-1 as the champion and will host a regional next week. The Indians were slated to wrap up the regular season at Mustang.
TULSA – Logging only three wins, El Reno High School’s first trip to the Class 5A Dual State Championship since 2021 ended with a 58-14 quarterfinals loss to second-ranked Claremore.
With the setback to the Zebras, El Reno, ranked 12th in the state, closes its dual season with a 6-4 overall record.
El Reno got off to a fast start as Coleman Iker (190) ran out to a 3-1 lead after one period. He then caught Xavier Duncan in a second-period cradle and scored a fall (3:00) for a 6-0 lead.
