'He was relentless': How Stillwater's Holden Thompson returned to form after ACL injury
NORMAN — The last 12 months were a whirlwind for Stillwater senior running back Holden Thompson.
During that taxing time, the Pioneers' lead back had a strict mindset lodged in the back of his head that kept him going despite a devastating injury.
"Just persevere," Thompson said following Stillwater's 28-6 win over Norman on Thursday. "I always told myself to just keep going and grind it out so I could get back on the field and battle with my brothers."
Millwood football sets school record with 81-point rout in Soul Bowl
Millwood’s season didn’t get off to the greatest start last week.
Facing a tough opponent in Class 3A defending champion Heritage Hall, the Class 2A Falcons had a tough loss, and it was definitely on their minds as they prepared for their annual Soul Bowl against Douglass.
“We had to get back,” Millwood coach Darwin Franklin said. “I know I heard it many times from cousins and everything saying that we’re both coming in 0-1 and stuff like that.
How did Washington breakout star Hudson Howard score five TDs? With 'chip on' shoulder
Hudson Howard took the handoff and seemingly had nowhere to go.
Met at the line of scrimmage by several Jones defenders, it appeared the Washington junior tailback was bound to be tackled for a loss.
But as Howard had done throughout the night, he found a way to make something happen.
Howard bounced off a defender, shed off a couple tackles before breaking free and maneuvering around a couple more Jones players on his way to the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown.
David McComb’s face instantly lit up when he heard the statistic.
The Edmond Memorial junior quarterback’s jaw dropped, and he covered his mouth in surprise as his teammates greeted him with celebratory hollers.
McComb, a Kansas commit, realized he had thrown for more than 400 yards against Deer Creek.
He set a career high. He shattered a school record. But when McComb was standing on the field with the game’s outcome largely resting on his shoulders, he wasn’t focused on any of that.
NORMAN — Justin Jones terms it a "no-name defense."
The sixth-year Norman North football coach has a long, successful background on the defensive side of the ball, so he knows a stingy unit when he sees one. And while the Timberwolves’ defenders might be short on star power and name recognition, another performance or two like Thursday night will change that in a hurry.
The Wolves rolled into their season opener with a 27-26 upset of Jenks on Friday night, showing signs of a turnaround after finishing last year 1-9.
The Trojans had a chance to claim a last-second victory with a 26-yard field goal, but Edmond Santa Fe blocked the kick, toppling a Tulsa-area powerhouse in its home stadium. With several players bunched in the middle, Santa Fe coach Kyle White said it was tough to tell which guys made contact with the ball, but he thinks OU commit Bergin Kysar was involved.