The North Rock Creek Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Holdenville Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, North Rock Creek humbled Prague with a 49-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Caleb Hawkins went supernova for North Rock Creek, rushing for 245 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hawkins a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Landon Kelough, who threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Holdenville didn't have done well against Okemah recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Holdenville breezed by Okemah at home to the tune of 68-0. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Panthers are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holdenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Holdenville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kase Sipes and Wyatt Seeley.
North Rock Creek's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Holdenville, their record is now 2-0.
North Rock Creek ended up a good deal behind Holdenville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 34-15. Thankfully for North Rock Creek, Izaia King (who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 35 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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