Football Recap: Cushing Skates Past Skiatook with Ease

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Previous 4 Games

09/26/25 - Away	42-7 W
09/27/24 - Home	35-3 W
11/03/23 - Home	61-7 W
11/03/22 - Away	75-0 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cushing). They blew past the Skiatook Bulldogs, posting a 42-7 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

It was another big night for Roman Tucker, who threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 98 yards and one TD on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 51 yards. Cushing's leading receiver Gage Sharp was Tucker's top target yet again, picking up 80 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cushing proved: they limited Skiatook to a paltry -0.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Kellen Fry for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cushing didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.5.

Cushing's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Baker Butler was especially locked on to Skiatook's QB and sacked him twice. Butler is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Cushing got some further help from Fry: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.

Cushing's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Skiatook, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Cushing will face off against rival Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Skiatook is set to challenge their familiar foe Catoosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.