Beside the gridiron: Playoffs Round 1

Above are scenes away from the football action from Nov. 11 first-round football games.

Keota cheerleaders dance through their halftime performance.

After their halftime performance, Keota cheerleaders wave flags while recognizing veterans in attendance, commemorating Veterans Day.

Keota cheerleaders Shelby Jones (left), Jadi Welch (middle) and Jacey Christenberry (right) pose at the end of the halftime break.

Stigler's marching band performs in the fourth quarter of the game against Sequoyah Tahlequah.

Stigler linebackers coach Chris Cole (left) and defensive coordinator Dwight Carey (middle) call signals while lineman Hayden Berry (right) rushes off the field.

Stigler cheerleaders shout for the Panthers as they wrap up their first playoff win in four years.