The Jones Longhorns will square off against the Bethany Bronchos at 6:55 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Jones' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Kiefer 33-0 on the road. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Trojans are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Acyn Hansen went supernova for Jones, throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Hunter Purvis was Hansen's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jones' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luke Debusk and Mason Templeton. Templeton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jones was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 425 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kiefer only gained 86.
Meanwhile, Bethany blew past Marshall, posting a 44-6 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bronchos.
Judson Gilliland had a dynamite game for Bethany, rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Another signal caller making a difference was Jackson Payne, who threw for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Bethany's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Chase Clanton was especially locked on to Marshall's QB and sacked him twice.
Jones' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Bethany, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Jones was able to grind out a solid victory over Bethany when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 26-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gilliland, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 123 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jones still be able to contain Gilliland? There's only one way to find out.
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