Ada extended their home winning streak to 12 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Caron Richardson. Everything went the Ada Cougars' way against the Broken Bow Savages on Friday as the Ada Cougars made off with a 55-34 win thanks in part to Richardson, who rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Those 220 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Richardson was just one part of a punishing run game: Ada was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Ada: they were averaging 75.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 180.
Ada didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Owen Wofford, Lakievin Richardson, and Jd Dugan picked up one apiece.
Broken Bow's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Greydon Howell, who threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Howell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played. Dejhaun Hall was Howell's top target, picking up 199 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ada is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Broken Bow, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ada will venture away from home to face off against Glenpool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ada will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Broken Bow, they are taking a road trip to square off against McLain Science & Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broken Bow knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully McLain Science & Tech likes a good challenge.
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