Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tonkawa). They blew past the Caney Valley Trojans 65-8 at home on Friday. Considering the Buccaneers have won three matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tonkawa's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cayden Duvall, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Duvall a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Clayton Lopeman, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tonkawa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 469 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caney Valley only rushed for 55.
Tonkawa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Lopeman led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
The victory made it two in a row for Tonkawa and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Caney Valley, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Tonkawa didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 50-12 loss against Pawhuska on the 10th. Caney Valley has also already played their next match, an 80-0 defeat against Pawnee on the 11th.
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