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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.

Xavier Devereaux puts pressure on a Duncan quarterback

Signs of change

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One of the last major pieces in Phase One of the Memorial Stadium renovations was installed last week as the massive new scoreboard was hoisted up in the east end
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The board, which was made in Arkansas according to EHS head coach Chuck Atchison, can be lowered when funding for a new video screen is secured.

Ross Langford gives instruction to a crane operator

Clock hits zero

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Opening the football season in what has been deemed zero week by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has become old hat for El Reno High School’s football team.

The Indians hit the road Friday night to fulfill the away portion of their two-year deal with Cache. It’s the fourth straight year for Chuck Atchison's program to get the early-jump on the season and the Indians have been preparing for the Bulldogs since beginning fall drills.

Cooper Park gets a block from running back Malachi Nicholson

Spikers fall to Big Mac

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Having its six-match win streak snapped, El Reno High School’s volleyball team dropped a 25-16/25-17 outing to Lawton MacArthur in the title round of the 2021 EHS Invitational.

El Reno, the defending champion, reached the finals with a 25-16/25-12 win over Duncan in the semifinals.

The Indians were undefeated in pool play with victories over Chickasha (25-12/25-19), Seminole (25-12/25-14) and Guymon (25-16/25-19).

The loss to the Highlanders left the Indians with a 6-1 record after EHS defeated Hennessey (25-12/25-8/25-15) in a tuneup match.

Bailey Denwalt tips a shot over a Chickasha player at the net
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