Football Recap: Antlers Skates Past Atoka with Ease

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Previous Games

10/31/25 - Home	36-9 W
11/01/24 - Away	30-13 W
09/15/23 - Away	18-14 W
09/16/22 - Home	22-36 L
10/01/21 - Away	22-13 W
+ 5 more games

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Antlers and Atoka have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Bearcats claimed a resounding 36-9 victory over the Wampus Cats. Considering the Bearcats have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Antlers' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Copeland led the charge by rushing for 84 yards and three TDs. The Bearcats are 3-1 when Copeland posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ethan Williams, who rushed for 149 yards on only 15 carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Antlers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. They are 4-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Antlers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aden Wheat and Kyzer Mullins. Another thorn in Atoka's side was Bryn Copeland, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Antlers' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Atoka, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Antlers will head out to square off against Spiro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bearcats will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 47.56 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Atoka, they will welcome Henryetta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.