The Anadarko Warriors finished the 2010 football season with a 12-1 record (the sole loss coming at the hands of Tulsa Metro Christian in the Class 3A playoffs). They're back making even more noise in 2011. With 70 percent of the regular season complete, the undefeated (7-0) Warriors travel to Blanchard (4-3) (who was picked by Pigskin Preview's Mark Rodgers to win Class 3A Division 1) this Thursday, Oct. 20, to take on the Lions. The week after, Anadarko will host Tuttle (5-1) in their final regular season home game. Then, the Warriors will finish the regular season off by traveling to Weatherford to take on the 5-2 Eagles.
Last year during what would be their last game of the season, the Warrior defense had a little trouble with the spread out, passing attack of Metro Christian. Over the off-season and last summer, the Warriors have been focusing heavily on patching that up, and feel tremendously confident about their secondary. Thus far, the defense has been solid in 2011. "The Sharks" have only allowed a combined 43 points on defense, and are led by senior linebacker Wes Satoe (6-1, 195). Seniors Tanner Dearman and Ryan Stephenson start at the corners, and senior Adrain Ahtone rotates in. Senior Kyle Bert can be found at safety, where Sheldon Wilson will also come in at times. Juniors Galen Satoe and Russell Mitlo join Wes Satoe to complete the linebacking corps. The defensive line is big, physical and fast, led by seniors Randy Martinez and Daniel Smith. Junior Dakota Botone is a driving force and gives offensive linemen fits. The 2011 Warrior defense is "er" than last year. Meaner, faster, quicker and smarter.
The Warrior offense is a well-oiled machine. Led by Division 1 prospect Sheldon Wilson (5-11, 170) at running back, Anadarko has no problem moving the ball and lighting up the scoreboard. Through the first 7 games, Wilson has 87 carries for 1,340 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 15.4 yards per carry. He has accumulated those statistics, despite only playing one half in every game thus far. 
South-paw senior quarterback Tyler Melton (5-11, 175) has thrown 43 completions on 59 attempts – giving him a 72.9 percent completion average – while tossing 13 touchdowns through the first seven games of the 2011 season. And don't forget that, like Wilson, Melton has done this all in one half of every game so far.At wide receiver, senior Kyle Bert is among the fastest on the team, if not the fastest. Bert is responsible for the punt return duties for Anadarko as well. The Warriors also have their own version of Wes Welker in the shifty, athletic Tanner Dearman that is a solid route runner and has great hands.
With a slew of weapons at the skill positions, Melton can simply hand the ball of to Wilson and watch him put up video game numbers, or Melton can drop back and hit Bert, Dearman, Kadiah Wauahdooah or Ryan Stephenson. But the unsung heroes that makes Melton's weapons deadly, are the five guys on the offensive line.
Led by senior right tackle Daniel Smith (5-11, 270), the offensive line features big, fast and physical players. Senior Brendan Moser is the right guard, junior James Paddlety is at center, senior Jeff Satoe is the left guard, and the tallest player on the team is senior Randy Martinez (6-6, 250) at left tackle.
Needless to say, the 2011 Anadarko Warrior offense is a high-school version of the 2005 USC Trojans; superb at the skill positions and the offensive line puts out more pancakes than I-Hop.
If you live in Oklahoma and get a chance to make a trip to watch the 2011 Anadarko Warriors, you definitely should. They are a solid team from offense to defense, from special teams to coaching. Coach Kent Jackson and his staff have done an incredible job with these young men and with the playoffs on the horizon, it's a great time to be a Warrior fan.
Maybe there will be floods of purple in gold that invade one side of Boone Pickens Stadium at the season's end for the class 3A State Championship game.
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