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Broncos nipped by scrappy Wolverines
Nate McMinn
It was a tale of two halves for the Mustang Broncos on Friday night.
A raucous Homecoming crowd filled the stadium early in anticipation of seeing the Broncos’ high flying aerial attack take on the Lawton Wolverines in a Class 6A-1 district matchup.
In the end, the hometown heroes suffered a disappointing defeat, losing 51-45 in a game of many big plays and opportunistic defense.
MHS Coach Ty Prestidge said his offense moved the ball in the second half, but just didn't score. "Lawton is a good football team. If they play well, they may run the table (in district). They were a handful for us. We got our feelings hurt in the second half."
The fans didn’t have to wait long for the melee to begin. Mustang scored touchdowns on six of their first nine possessions and took a 42-17 lead into halftime.
The scoring came often and easy with Brock Feldmann throwing five touchdown passes to three different receivers. Josh Cooper caught scoring passes of 34 and 43 yards, David Balensiefen had two touchdown catches of 2 and 4 yards, while Bartees Cox hauled in a 53-yarder for a score.
Lawton stayed close in the first quarter of play, but timely interceptions by Cooper in the second quarter stymied the Wolverines and made it appear the Mustangs would once again roll to victory.
The second half was anything but kind to the Broncos. Lawton intercepted a Feldmann pass and gave the Wolverines the ball at Mustang’s 18-yard line. Lawton quarterback Chance Coelfelter optioned left two plays later to get the score. The two-point conversion on a gadget swinging gate pitch failed to surprise the Bronco defense, leaving the score at 42-23.
After Mustang was unable to convert a 51-yard field goal, Lawton went on a methodical 15-play drive, converting on two fourth down plays to continue the drive. Once again, Coelfelter used the option play to score from seven yards out to make the game 42-30 with 55 seconds left in the third quarter.
Mustang was unable to take advantage of good field position when Lawton attempted an on-side kick. Playing from the Mustang 45-yard line, the Wolverine defense stiffened and forced Mustang to punt the ball to end the third quarter.
Lawton wasted no time in the fourth quarter. Running back Chris Porter, who totaled 161 yards rushing, took a hand off from Coelfelter and sprinted 64 yards up the middle to bring Wolverines to within striking distance at 42-37.
Mustang was unable to counter the quick score after giving up a second interception at the Bronco 44-yard line. The Bronco defense once again forced the Wolverines into a fourth-and-one at the Bronco 35-yard line, during which Coelfelter called his own number for 5 yards and a first down. On the next snap, Coelfelter found Rico Noel on a 30-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion failed giving Lawton the lead, 43-42.
Mustang then went on a sustained drive and moved the ball from their 20-yard line to the Wolverine 9 in 12 plays. Cooper put the Broncos back in the lead, 45-43 with a 26-yard field goal with 4:16 remaining.
Lawton created great field position on the ensuing kick return, setting up on their 48-yard line.
The Lawton offense scrambled to gain one first down, moving the ball to the Mustang 38 with less than 2 minutes left. A sack by Tyler Stitt left LHS with a fourth-and-25 yards, but Coelfelter was able to scramble and find Porter behind the defense for a 50-yard TD pass. The resulting two-point conversion was good, providing the final score of the game.
Mustang had one more opportunity to to take the lead, but Lawton intercepted a tipped pass and ran out the clock.
Mustang, now 1-1 in district play, will meet 2-3 Moore on Friday. Moore has a balanced offense and a 3-4 defense. They lost to Westmoore, Norman and Midwest City and beat PC West and US Grant.
Broncos nipped by scrappy Wolverines
Nate McMinn
It was a tale of two halves for the Mustang Broncos on Friday night.
A raucous Homecoming crowd filled the stadium early in anticipation of seeing the Broncos’ high flying aerial attack take on the Lawton Wolverines in a Class 6A-1 district matchup.
In the end, the hometown heroes suffered a disappointing defeat, losing 51-45 in a game of many big plays and opportunistic defense.
MHS Coach Ty Prestidge said his offense moved the ball in the second half, but just didn't score. "Lawton is a good football team. If they play well, they may run the table (in district). They were a handful for us. We got our feelings hurt in the second half."
The fans didn’t have to wait long for the melee to begin. Mustang scored touchdowns on six of their first nine possessions and took a 42-17 lead into halftime.
The scoring came often and easy with Brock Feldmann throwing five touchdown passes to three different receivers. Josh Cooper caught scoring passes of 34 and 43 yards, David Balensiefen had two touchdown catches of 2 and 4 yards, while Bartees Cox hauled in a 53-yarder for a score.
Lawton stayed close in the first quarter of play, but timely interceptions by Cooper in the second quarter stymied the Wolverines and made it appear the Mustangs would once again roll to victory.
The second half was anything but kind to the Broncos. Lawton intercepted a Feldmann pass and gave the Wolverines the ball at Mustang’s 18-yard line. Lawton quarterback Chance Coelfelter optioned left two plays later to get the score. The two-point conversion on a gadget swinging gate pitch failed to surprise the Bronco defense, leaving the score at 42-23.
After Mustang was unable to convert a 51-yard field goal, Lawton went on a methodical 15-play drive, converting on two fourth down plays to continue the drive. Once again, Coelfelter used the option play to score from seven yards out to make the game 42-30 with 55 seconds left in the third quarter.
Mustang was unable to take advantage of good field position when Lawton attempted an on-side kick. Playing from the Mustang 45-yard line, the Wolverine defense stiffened and forced Mustang to punt the ball to end the third quarter.
Lawton wasted no time in the fourth quarter. Running back Chris Porter, who totaled 161 yards rushing, took a hand off from Coelfelter and sprinted 64 yards up the middle to bring Wolverines to within striking distance at 42-37.
Mustang was unable to counter the quick score after giving up a second interception at the Bronco 44-yard line. The Bronco defense once again forced the Wolverines into a fourth-and-one at the Bronco 35-yard line, during which Coelfelter called his own number for 5 yards and a first down. On the next snap, Coelfelter found Rico Noel on a 30-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion failed giving Lawton the lead, 43-42.
Mustang then went on a sustained drive and moved the ball from their 20-yard line to the Wolverine 9 in 12 plays. Cooper put the Broncos back in the lead, 45-43 with a 26-yard field goal with 4:16 remaining.
Lawton created great field position on the ensuing kick return, setting up on their 48-yard line.
The Lawton offense scrambled to gain one first down, moving the ball to the Mustang 38 with less than 2 minutes left. A sack by Tyler Stitt left LHS with a fourth-and-25 yards, but Coelfelter was able to scramble and find Porter behind the defense for a 50-yard TD pass. The resulting two-point conversion was good, providing the final score of the game.
Mustang had one more opportunity to to take the lead, but Lawton intercepted a tipped pass and ran out the clock.
Mustang, now 1-1 in district play, will meet 2-3 Moore on Friday. Moore has a balanced offense and a 3-4 defense. They lost to Westmoore, Norman and Midwest City and beat PC West and US Grant.
2 comments
Great story, I missed the game, but good coverage!!!
This was a super coverage by Nate. It's obvious he knows his football, and he uses great vocabulary to describe the game.
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