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Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, November 1, 2019 Mangum upends Merritt Oilers remain Oilers defensive backs. The Tigers scored 46 points in winless the first half, but the Oilers By Casey Lantz, Contrib- continued to fight and got on uting Writer the board after a long, well- The Merritt Oilers dropped orchestrated drive in the sec- a district game on a chilly, ond quarter culminated in a wet Oct. 25 to Mangum, 65- 27-yard touchdown run from 20. Zack Carr. Mangum came into the The Oilers went into half- contest with a 6-1 record time trailing 46-6. Things with their sole loss coming slowed down a bit in the IN a heartbreaking, one- second half, with the Oilers point game against Hobart defense making some ad- [41-40]. The Oilers, now 0-7 justments and doing a much overall and 0-4 in district better job wrapping up and play, came into the game af- tackling. The Oilers had ter the bye week looking to some success in the third- get into the win column for quarter with quarterback the first time this season but Drake Carnes making some fell short. good throws and running The Tigers wasted no time back River Britton gaining getting on the board with a some yards on the ground. 24-yard touchdown run from The Oilers scored twice in the elusive Bnard Bailey. the third quarter, and they lt - : * The Tigers scored early and ended up with 231 total Hagen Justus, 1, and Tyson Rose, 12, converge on a Mangum receiver during the Tigers’ vic- often TO put the game out yards: 111 passing, and 120 tory over Merritt on Oct. 25. The Oilers play Hobart at home this week. Photo by Terri Chervenka. of reach for the Oilers. The rushing. Oilers defense didn’t lack Merritt will play the 6-1 in effort, playing hard and Hobart Bearcats Friday at never giving up, although home. Merritt will finish the As far as his own team’s he said. “Anybody that’s to keep plugging away.” play old school, I formation they faced a high-powered season at Sayre on Nov. 8. play against Mangum, Rich- got some kids that can run Richardson expects to see football and they do a really Mangum offense. “They've got some kids ardson said once his team a little bit, we’re just out of another good team this week settled down, his offensive position too easily, so we when the Oilers play Hobart. good job of it. They have The Tigers also featured that are pretty athletic, and I Colton Laughlin and Bryce- expect that team to go pretty unit “moved the ball and definitely need a lot of work The Bearcats are 4-0 in dis- some good runners and have ton Williams, who are big, far in the playoffs and make did some good things.” But on defense, but unfortu- trict play. good kids up front who can fast receivers who were tar- a good deep playoff run this defensively, the Oilers con- nately, we're running out of “They're well-coached, block.” geted often and had quite a year,” Merritt head coach tinue to struggle. time for the season. But of- well-disciplined,” he said. bit of success due to a pretty Barret Richardson said about “We just have no idea how fensively, we’re doing some “They don’t do a whole lot News Editor Don Munsch major size advantage on the Mangum. to stop people right now,” good things. We've just got of fancy things; they just contributed to this report. Sooners taking first steps toward what they hope is another CFP rebound By Tyler Palmateer, The after [the game]. He's right. Even the head coach and Players will have this during the open date while cruit to offset what will be a Norman Transcript, Okla. Rarely do we ever play a playcaller admitted mis- weekend off to go home coaches will feverishly re- busy December. Lincoln Riley walked into game that we're not favored takes, Riley wished he'd got- a press conference setting and rarely do we play a game ten the ball to running backs from the cold with a few drops of rain on his Univer- that everybody in the world doesn't expect us to win." Russell Westbrook continues to Trey Sermon and Kennedy Brooks more in the first two sity of Oklahoma hoodie. But OU expects itself to quarters, before it became The past two days have been win, and its next act -- with too difficult in a lopsided leave lasting impression on Thunder dark and chilly in Norman, games against Iowa State second half. By Maddie Lee, The Okla- the Thunder's 116-112 loss around him, always respect- both literally and figurative- (Nov. 9), Baylor (Nov. 16), "Games like that, they ei- homan, Oklahoma City Monday at Houston. West- ed how hard he plays, and ly. TCU (Nov. 23) and Oklaho- ther rip you apart or bring HOUSTON -- Russell brook hasn't worn an OKC we had a chance to spend The Sooners’ 48-41 up- ma State (Nov. 30) to close you closer together. A lot Westbrook emerged from jersey since April, but the four great years together." set loss at Kansas State last the season -- will help write of times there's no middle the training room calling, Thunder's entire history up Dennis Schroder only week has raised questions the story of graduate-trans- ground," Riley said, "It's "Steve-O." to this season remains inter- played with Westbrook for primarily about defense. But fer quarterback Jalen Hurts one of those deals where ev- He had entered the visit- twined with his career. one season, but as a fellow OU's mistakes were wide- and first-year defensive co- eryone -- coaches, players, ing locker room through the "You're not going to sneak spread and caused many ordinator Alex Grinch. everyone involved -- has point guard he spent a lot of front door minutes earlier, in the back room?" Adams time guarding him in prac- to rethink where it belongs It will finish telling about got to look in the mirror and his black patent leather pants said, among the nation's elite this a defense that attained re- ask, 'What do I need to do tice. shimmering under the harsh No, that wasn't West- As Schroder absorbed season. demption, then momentarily better for this team for it to light, and taken a sharp left brook's style. Riley spoke with reporters lost it in Manhattan, Kansas. play at its elite level?” Then for a preliminary round of a bump from Westbrook's In a perfect illustration of shoulder with three and for a little more than 25 min- "If we don't come in and everybody's got to take ac- greetings. how quickly things shift in a half minutes left in the utes Tuesday. None of his do the specific things that tion on that and consistently But if any of the players, the NBA, Adams and Rob- players or coordinators are we have set out as a defense take action. It's not just one first half Monday, he must to do then this is what hap- or dozens of media members erson were the only players have felt a sense of deja available to media this week bye week or the next game. huddled together waiting in that locker room who had because he said he sensed pens,” middle linebacker It's gotta be consistent here for Chris Paul, had missed played with Westbrook for vu. Schroder didn't give up they needed an opportunity Kenneth Murray said after through the end." Westbrook then, it was im- more than two years. Ter- any ground, and Westbrook to catch their breath. the game. "At the end of the The 2015, 2017 and 2018 possible not to notice him as rance Ferguson was the only threw a pass back to James With hopes of reaching a day, we didn't execute, we teams that Riley worked on he bee-lined from the train- other who was Westbrook's Harden on the perimeter. third consecutive College didn't come in and play up all overcame a midseason ing room to Steven Adams’ teammate for multiple sea- “He's a hell of a player, Football Playoff dimmed to our standard and we've loss to reach the playoff. To locker. sons, but I know what he likes to some, Riley said it's time for got to go fix that." replicate that, OU must at "Hey, hey, wrong locker Westbrook, however, had do," Schroder said after the his players to understand the It will finish the tale about least clinch its fifth consecu- room," joked Andre Rober- a knack for making lasting game. "Same on my end. It “harsh sense of reality that a team that looked unstop- tive Big 12 championship, son, who sat next to Adams. impressions. was a little weird, but I'm we've got to go play" to their pable at times through its which no league team has Sure, Oklahoma City trad- "He obviously has done happy for him. He found a standard. But it's also no first seven games, but came ever done, and forget that ed Westbrook to the Rockets an enormous amount for the good place, and he played time for panic. crashing down during its Alabama, LSU and Ohio in July. But that didn't stop organization and the state well tonight as well." Bob Stoops pulled Riley eighth. State all appear playoff- him from strolling through and the city," Thunder coach On Monday night, even aside recently and told him Riley couldn't remember bound even with a loss. the visiting locker room like Billy Donovan said. "I've al- the Thunder locker room that. For 18 seasons, Stoops another contest during his The Sooners’ chances for he owned the place after ways said I've enjoyed being was still partially his. heard as much about his 48 OU tenure where so many a_bounceback look more losses at OU than he did his difference-making plays slim this time. But Riley's 190 wins. were made, just none by his trying to scrub that from his "Remember this," Riley team. The Sooners turned player's brains, Knee-jerk said. "Every loss at OU is the ball over twice and reactions are normal after shocking. Remember. Bob haven't forced a takeaway in OU loses, he reminded ev- told me that the other day, four games. eryone. Elk City Historical Sports Happy Holidays! 10 yea clinched a playoff spot after City lost to Apache 42-0. Pond 31st Annual ‘The Elk City Daily News Douglass beat Woodward. Creek beat Merritt 48-8. Elk City Craft Show & Gift Expo November 2009 Elk City faces Bishop McGuiness in the last regular Boys basketball EIk City lost to Weatherford season game ofthe year. Cheyenne-Reydon beat 34-7 on Oct. 30, paving the Will Dayis, Elk City quar- Gage 90-27 at Reydon. Dane way for the Eagles to clinch terback, said he thought the Thrash led the Bears with NOVEMBER 9 ~ 10AM-6PM the 4A-1 District title. The Weatherford game was closer 31 points. He also had 10 NOVEMBER to ~ 11AM-4PM Elks were still contenders than the score showed. He tebounds and seven assists. ELK CITY CONVENTION CENTER for the league championship was 25 for 41 for 245 yards “We did a good job of going into the game, played in and one touchdown. Elk City executing our offense and we ‘Weatherford. The Eagles were receiver Cody Lake had 13 were solid on defense,” Bears vill be available t th 6-0 in district play and 9-0 catches for 139 yards. coach Brash Thrash said. “The ©) For comments, inquiries, and/or availability of booth space, ‘overall after the game. In other high school football boys did a great job of finding please contact Rhonda McClellan at (620) 249-9588 But the Elks, now 4-2 in action, Sayre beat Snyder the open man, which led to or @ECcraftShowGiftExpo on Facebook. district play and 4-5 overall, 27-12, and Burns Fla/Dill easy baskets.”