Shawnee played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Coweta Tigers, falling 38-14. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked 25th).
Tate McClendon
| 10/10/25 vs Coweta | 110 |
| 10/03/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 66 |
| 09/26/25 @ East Central | 109 |
| 09/19/25 @ Duncan | 67 |
| 09/12/25 @ Ardmore | 173 |
| + 1 more games |
Shawnee's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tate McClendon, who rushed for 110 yards and one score on only 12 carries, and Kedarrius Palmer, who picked up 94 receiving yards and one TD. With that strong performance, McClendon is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game.
Even if they lost, Shawnee's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Riley Storie. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
Coweta was led to victory by Brock Heilmann and Legend Ellis. Heilmann rushed for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Ellis rushed for 83 yards and a pair of TDs. Heilmann is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 112 every time he's taken the field this season.
Shawnee's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Coweta, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Shawnee will take on rival Durant at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Coweta is set to square off against their familiar foe Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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