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Watch Oklahoma HSFB Teams Decide Playoff Fates with Coin Toss in Restaurant Parking Lot

Julia StumbaughNov 7, 2026

This year's Oklahoma high school football playoff picture came down to a literal coin toss.

Three programs on the bubble of the state's playoff picture determined which two schools would head to the postseason in a late night coin toss, according to a video shared by Tulsa Football's Jeremie Poplin.

The toss-up between Gore, Liberty and Central high schools took place in the parking lot outside a catfish restaurant, per 2 News Oklahoma's TJ Eckert. The results sent Liberty and Central to the postseason.

The coin toss took place after the three programs finished the season even in tiebreakers including head-to-head results and point differentials, per KOCO News 5's Jonathan Greco.

This isn't the first time a game of chance has determined a high school football playoff spot. Last November, a coin toss in a Texas parking lot between representatives of Amarillo, Lubbock and Caprock high schools decided the results of their district's postseason race.