Casteel signs with SEMO

Heavener senior Jerami Casteel Jr. signed to play football with Southeast Missouri State to play football in a signing ceremony Friday.

Casteel started for four years for Heavener on the offensive and defensive line, helping Heavener to the playoffs his sophomore year for the first time since 2011.

This past season, Casteel was named offensive tackle of the year for District 2A-3. He was also the Class 3A state champion in the discus in 2024 and named All-American in track.

SEMO is located in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. The Redhawks compete in the NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

They compete as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), which partners with the Big South Conference for football in the OVC-Big South Football Association.

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