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By: Chris Evans
Guthrie senior and stand-out wide receiver Donte' Foster was one of seven finalist for the first ever Mr. Football Oklahoma, Thursday evening, at the Oklahoma City Waterford Marriott.
The awards went to Midwest City's running back Timothy Flanders for the 6A-3A division and receiving the Class 2A-C award was running back Ronnell Lewis of Dewar.
Foster, who was the only wide receiver up for the award, finished his senior campaign with 51-catches for 938 yards and 14 touchdowns. Foster finished with more yards receiving and touchdown catches then anyone else in 5A. He also had two rushes on the year and both went for touchdowns. Foster was joined by his parents and Guthrie head coach Rafe Watkins at the formal gathering.
Foster, who had numerous of athletic catches in double and triple teams, had perhaps the biggest highlight play of the season and best known as "The Catch". In the first game of the 2008 season, on state wide television, Foster made a one handed catch against McGuinness as he soared in the air against the double team to reel in the catch. The highlight has been seen nearly 3,000 times on YouTube. Follow this link for the amazing catch: http://www.guthriesportspage.com/Videos/2008%20Feature/Donte'%20Catch.htm
The finalists in the large schools included: Flanders, Gabe Lynn of Jenks, Kyle Webster of Mustang, Beau Blankenship of Norman North, Johnny Deaton of Sand Springs, David Oku of Carl Albert, Ethan Sharp of Eufaula, and Chris Carr at Checotah.
The finalists in the small schools included: Lewis, Chris Carr of Checotah, Turner Petersen of Heritage Hall, Auggie McCulley of Hennessey, Jack Gray of Chandler, Cory Tallent of Bridge Creek, Graham King of Heritage Hall, Grant Couch of Davis, Ethan Sharp of Eufaula.
The awards were presented by Vype Magazine and State Farm and are selected by a combination of media voting, coach voting, and online voting at VYPE.com.
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