UNION HOLDS ON AGAINST BROKEN ARROW
Kendall Holmes had another big
night.
File photo by Keith Owens
A 70-yard touchdown from
Hunter Atyia to
Ryan Mischler in the third
quarter broke a 14-14 tie, and the
Union (Tulsa, Okla.) defense did the rest of the work in a 21-14 victory over
Broken Arrow (Okla.).
Union avoided a letdown coming off an impressive win over rival Jenks last week in the
Backyard Bowl.
Playing without
Kendal Davis, who left Union this weekend after being ruled ineligible by the OHSAA, Union received its opening score from do-it-all running back
Kendall Holmes.
Holmes, who rushed for three scores against Jenks last week, scored two more touchdowns tonight to help Union spoil Broken Arrow's upset bid.
It was Holmes' first touchdown that gave Union an early 7-0. Broken Arrow answered when its own star running back,
Cameron Wrenn, scored on a 1-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter to even the score.
Then in the third quarter, Broken Arrow took the lead thanks to a 6-yard score from
Devin Thomas. However, Holmes and Union responded, executing a 69-yard drive capped off by a 16-yard touchdown run to bring the score to 14-14.
After Mischler's long touchdown gave Union a 21-14 lead in the third quarter, the Redskins' defense buckled down and shut out Broken Arrow the rest of the way.
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