Coach Blankenship enters his third season as the head coach for the Mustang Broncos. Prior to coaching Blankenship had a playing career at Spiro High School, the University of Oklahoma and East Central University (ECU). After his playing career, Blankenship began coaching as an assistant coach at Spiro, Union Christian Academy and Wilburton before advancing to head coach status in Gore for two seasons, Beggs for five seasons and then spending a season at Bartlesville High School. Blankenship was named a finalist for the 2017 Oklahoma Coaches Association Football Coach of the Year, which was the year he led the Beggs Golden Demons to the state championship. In 2019, Blankenship's Bronco's defeated Tulsa Union for the first time in school history, securing a home field playoff advantage for the first time since the 6A split. Blankenship was named 2019 6A-1 Coach of the Year.

# The Blankenship File:

• 2011...State Playoffs
• 2012...State Playoffs
• 2013...State Quarterfinals
• 2014...State Quarterfinals, District Coach of the Year
• 2015...State Playoffs
• 2016...State Playoffs
• 2017...State Runner Up, District Coach of the Year, OCA Region 2 Coach of the Year
• 2019...State Quarterfinals, District Coach of the Year
• 2020...State Quarterfinals