Football Game Preview: McAlester Buffaloes vs. Collinsville Cardinals + Official Tickets

Two dominant backs in Jordan Clark and Scott Rigby are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The McAlester Buffaloes will be playing at home against the Collinsville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Collinsville will be up against a hot McAlester team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Buffaloes took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over Shawnee. The Buffaloes pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolves had little chance of recovering from.

Brandon Smith

Receiving Touchdowns

11/07/25 vs Shawnee	2
10/31/25 @ Durant	1
10/23/25 vs Booker T. Washington	1
10/10/25 vs East Central	1
10/03/25 @ Edison	1
+ 9 more games

Brandon Smith was a one-man wrecking crew as he picked up 98 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. What's more, he posted two receiving touchdowns, the most he's had since back in August of 2024.

McAlester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cade French and Deveion Bickham.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Collinsville). They blew past Memorial 63-6 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won nine in a row.

Collinsville's win came from a few key players McAlester will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Vaughan, who threw for 148 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Collinsville's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Ben Daniels did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 114 receiving yards.

Collinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

McAlester's record is now 6-4. As for Collinsville, their record now sits at 8-2.

McAlester beat Collinsville 27-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Do the Buffaloes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.