November 5, 2019 Issue, Page 10 of 10

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Page 10 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Big plays help Anadarko turn tide against Elk City Don Munsch, Editor unable to punch the ball in. ANADARKO- Two big They settled for a 23-yard plays in the second quarter field goal by Julian Quezada helped turned the game in to cut the Anadarko lead to Anadarko’s favor against 8-3 with 1:36 left in the half. Elk City Friday night at The momentum felt like it chilly Warrior Field, and had shifted to Elk City, but the Warriors ran away in the Anadarko got a long return second half to beat the Elks on the kickoff, inside the Elk 38-10. 20, and then benefited from a The Elks are 0-9 overall personal foul penalty during and 0-6 in district play with the run to set up shop inside one game left in the season. the Elk City 10. The War- Weatherford [7-2, 4-1] vis- riors scored two plays later its Big Elk Stadium Friday to took a 16-3 lead, which night. The Eagles are in a was the score at halftime. first-place tie with Cache, Anadarko scored twice with Weatherford owning in the third quarter to move the tiebreaker as it defeated ahead 32-3. The Elks’ lone Cache on Oct. 25. touchdown came in the Elk City stopped Anadarko fourth quarter on a Culver on its first three possessions, 69-yard pass to receiver but the Warriors cashed in Drake Hughes. on the Elks’ third series. On While the Elks could not second and 25 from its 28, muster much offense and the Quarterback Caden Culver defense didn’t make some attempted to throw an ap- key stops in the second half, parent middle screen when the Elks also hurt them- Elk City running back Day Day Thompson looks for running room Friday night against Anadar- linebacker Blayke Brower selves with turnovers — three ko. The Elks lost 38-10. Photo by Terence Young. picked off the pass and re- interceptions and a fumble turned it for a touchdown. — and committed some un- After a two-point conversion sportsmanlike and facemask succeeded, the Warriors led penalties in the game. grabbing our facemask. It’s hurting us.” another opportunity, so gram. They worked hard. 8-0 with 10:50 to play in the “They were facemasking part of it.” With the final game of the we've got to get better and They're six of them, and so second quarter. us — they just didn’t call it,” Overall, Beer said he year coming this week, Beer try to get these seniors out After an exchange of Elk City head coach Todd thought his team got better looks forward to his team to on a good note,” Beer said. we'll try to get them some- punts, the Elks drove to in- Beer said. “I mean, that’s defensively and “stopped getting another shot. “They’ve been good to us. side the Warrior 10 but were part of it. Their guy was some things that had been “It’s just another chance, They’ve stated with the pro- thing positive to go out on.” Oilers lose last home game of year By Casey Lantz, Contrib- 0-5 in district play] had an- The first possession of the wasted no time jumping on back and starting center way to get yards. uting Writer other tough Friday night night was a sign of things the scoreboard, and they early in the game. Richard- The Oilers looked like they The Merritt Oilers dropped when the Bearcats came to to come, the Oilers moved never look back. son also said the turnovers might get into the end zone their last home game of the visit, as turnovers were a big the ball down the field to Oilers coach Barrett Rich- hurt Merritt’s chances, espe- a few times, but their drives season 42-8 on senior night thorn in the side of the Mer- Bearcat territory before the ardson says it was a tough cially against a team as good were thwarted with turn- as the Bearcats. Richardson against the Hobart Bearcats. ritt offense, which moved drive was stopped due to an night for his team, as they overs deep in Bearcat terri- expects a better performance The Oilers [0-8 overall, the ball pretty well all night. interception. The Bearcats lost their starting quarter- tory. The Bearcats continued this week against Sayre [2-7, 2-3], when he hopes to have to capitalize on the turn- his starting quarterback and overs, and got on the board OSU football: A tragic Wednesday center back from injuries. six times in the first half, Oiler quarterback Hagen bringing the score to 42-0 at cast a pall on the Cowboys the game with a twisted leg Justus was sidelined early in and was out for the night. halftime. The Bearcats had a short field to work with for the majority of the night be- By Berry Tramel, The and assembled his team. "He just kind of talked to ished the victory Saturday. Coy Carnes took over at cause of the turnovers. Oklahoman, Oklahoma "He us and let us know that you Bythe time we talked to him, stopped _ practice," quarterback for the Oilers, Merritt did manage to get and they kept the ball on the City said quarterback Spencer know, this happens and ob- he was back to his old self. on the board in the second ground for the remainder of STILLWATER - Mike Sanders. "He came down viously it sucks," said tail- half with a 3-yard touch- Gundy hurried down the and he talked to us and kind back Chuba Hubbard. "We Analytical about the game. the game. down run from River Britton steps of his practice-field of just showed us like, 'Hey, never wanted that to hap- Charming at times. Crack- Zach Carr had several and a two point conversion good kick off returns on the watch tower, but just to be we should play harder for pen. Sometimes, that can ing wise on Johnny Wilson. safe, he held onto the rails. them. We should practice break you. If we would have But Gundy ratted himself night, giving the Oilers good run by Zack Carr to bring the "I didn't know what was better for them and let's go dwelled on it, who knows out, saying he lost his cool field position, and running score to 42-8. back River Britton did a The Oilers and Eagles next," Gundy said. win this game this weekend what would happen?” on the headsets in the final meet Friday night in Sayre. good job of cutting through A routine Wednesday for them." But Gundy said when few minutes, trying to order the defense and finding a Kickoff is at 7 p.m. practice on Halloween Eve, Gundy has had his trying he went home Wednesday the time of year when the moments as the Cowboy night, he wasn't so cheerful. the defense into schemes it OSU football team goes head coach. Demoralizing “When I'm here, I don't hadn't even practiced. What a about three quarters speed Bedlam defeats. A Sports II- flinch," Gundy said of cam- he described was his version during the week, had turned lustrated hatchet job. A run- pus. "I stay the course. But of an emotional breakdown. tragic. All-American re- ning feud with Boone Pick- when I go home, it just (a "I got out of control be- ceiver Tylan Wallace had ens. But Gundy says nothing makes me sick. I can't hardly America’s cause I wanted them to win, D suffered what clearly was a compares to one of his play- function at all." so, so bad," Gundy said. "I serious knee injury. Center ers getting injured. Gundy said he didn't even Johnny Wilson also went "The most difficult thing tell his sons. Didn't want to really wanted this game for down, within minutes of for a coach is when a play- ruin their week. Of course, the players, going through Wallace's injury, and a pall er gets hurt," Gundy said. the news was getting out what they went through in enveloped the Cowboys. "Especially guys that give Wednesday night, and by the middle of the week. We Gundy can be flippant. It's everything they have to the Thursday morning the Gun- talked a lot about our culture natural to him. That's his organization. Tylan's a spe- dy boys were texting dad 801 WEST THIRD ELK CITY personality. Just a few days cial talent, we all know, but about the rumors. and staying the course. (680) 225-2432 later, after OSU beat TCU he's very humble. He's very Gundy tried to figure out "So I was really proud of 34-27 at Boone Pickens Sta- how many days he's spent our coaches and schemes unselfish and he's a tremen- dium, Gundy joked that he dous player and he's a very, as a football coach. He came and staying with it and the didn't know where Wilson very hard worker. It's just up with almost 3,000, but players recovering from it had spent the day, "probably hard for a coach to swallow. that must be practice days. because it's a shock to them. up there at the concession I mean it just almost ruined He's been in the business 30 stand will be my guess." my week, whenI left the of- years. That's about 11,000 You know that's their bud- But Wednesday was no fice." days total. He said Wednes- dy, and when that happens time for flip. The Cowboys Gundy kept his own spir- day was the worst. it's unfortunate. But it's a -Yes Finance: had heard Wallace scream. its up on the practice field. “I mean, it's one of the tough game, and sometimes Most knew immediately aa And lifted the Cowboys’ most unusual days that I've that happens, and I was re- what we all know now, that too. They resumed practice, had as a coach," Gundy said. ally proud of them as much a torn anterior cruciate liga- didn't ditch the gameplan, "Just a weird deal. We don't for this game as any in a ment would end Wallace's stayed the course and Sat- practice full speed much this season and perhaps his OSU urday earned a hard-fought time of year. I don't have an long long time." 1414 West 3rd Elk City career. victory over the Horned explanation for it." The Cowboys, like their (380)225-1525 VA So Gundy left his tower Frogs. Which is why Gundv cher- coach. held onto the rails. AAS