Sam Iheke, wearing #7 for the Wildcats
Watching Sooner football just got much more interesting for Wildcat fans, now that Lake Highlands High School 2015 grad Sam Iheke earned a spot on the OU roster as a walk on. Iheke caught 15 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns as a senior, and had 19 receptions and 276 yards as a junior.
At the annual Exchange Club football preview before his junior year, Coach Scott Smith raved about Iheke – already a captain of the team.
“Sam Iheke is a leader on the field and off the field. We had his older brother Jonathan a few years ago, and they are two of the best kids and best players around.”
There’s no telling when or if a freshman walk-on may get playing time, but the Sooners play Tulsa this Saturday at 11 a.m. in Norman. Iheke, playing wide receiver, wears number 80.
Boomer, and go Cats!
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Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.
