Thursday, September 22, 2011
By Rick Lomenick
Journal Sports Editor
Perkins-Tryon's "second season" begins this week
as the task of defending its District 3A-4 championship
begins. The Demons travel to Bethel for a 7:30 p.m.
contest to begin the district slate.
The game will be broadcast on KGFY 105.5 FM with
the pregame show starting at 7 p.m.
P-T enters the game with a 2-1 record following
last week's 30-22 win over the Cushing Tigers. Bethel
owns an unblemished 3-0 mark after last week's win at
Madill.
Last year, the Demons rallied in the second half with 15
unanswered points to upend the Wildcats 21-7 at McIlvain
Field. First half penalties and turnovers kept P-T from
Rally, special
..... teams play
establishing any offensive consistency.
Bethel swept its non-district schedule with wins over
McLoud, Bridge Creek, and Madill.
"They are big and physical and strong and this will be
a tough district opener especially with it being at their
place," said P-T head coach Lloyd Wertman earlier this
week
Offensively, Bethel will use a variety of formations but
the running game centers round tailback Kazhir Cooper.
Quarterback Tyler Hughes has shown some consistency
with the passing game and is also a good runner. He will
have a variety of receivers to throw the ball to in passing
situations led by flanker Tyler Rose.
Bethel will be like most other defenses the Demons
have faced. Expect the Wildcats to crowd the line of scrim-
e
mage with hopes of trying to curtail the P-T running game.
Bethel has been shown to use a 5-2, 4-4, and 6-2 forma-
tions. Probably in passing situations, it could change to a
4-2-5 for an extra defender in the secondary.
P-T's offense seems to be getting more on track in the
past two week. The implementation of the shotgun forma-
tion in passing situations has allowed quarterback Travis
Battles a bit more time to find his open receivers. Battles
has already thrown for 475 yards and has completed 64
percent of his passes.
Wertman said the shotgun is just one of the "package
deals" in the Demons' offensive scheme.
"It's not a wholesale change but for the most part its
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Thursday, Sept. 22
P-T 7th-gth football at
Cushing, 5 p.m.
Ripley HS baseball at
Class A district tournament
at Dale.
Friday, Sept. 23
P-THS football at Bethel,
7:30 p.m. Game broadcast
on KGFY 105.5 FM with
pregame show at 7 p.m.
Stillwater HS football
hosts Sand Springs, 7:30
p.m. Game broadcast on
KVRO 101.1 FM with the
pregame show at 7 p.m,
Agra HS football at
Summit Christian, 7:30
p.m.
Coyle HS football at
Southwest Covenant, 7:
30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 24
Perkins Bandits football
at Blackwell: 3rd grade, 1:15
p.m.; 4t" grade, 2:30 p.m.;
5th grade, 4 p.m.; 6 grade,
5:30 p.m.
OSU football at-Texas
A&M, TBA.
Monday, Sept. 26
P-THS JV football at
Prague, 6 p.m.
Stillwater HS JV football
at Sand Springs, 6 p.m.
Agra JH/JV football
hosts Depew, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Coyle JH football hosts
Pretty Water, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 29
P-T 7 -9 football hosts
Kingfisher, 5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 30
P-THS football hosts
Little Axe, 7:30 p.m. Game
broadcast on KGFY 105.5
FM with pregame show at
7p.m.
Stillwater HS football
at Bixby, 7:30 p.m. Game
broadcast on KVRO 101.1
FM with the pregame show
at 7 p.m.
Agra HS football hosts
Welch, 7:30 p.m.
Carey HS football hosts
Southwest Covenant, 7,:30
p.m.
Coyle HS football hosts
Deer Creek/Lament, 7:
30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1
Perkins Bandits hosts
Sperry: 3rd grade, 1:15
p.m.; 4 grade, 2:30 p.m.;
5th grade, 4 p.m.; 6 grade,
5:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 3
P-THS JV football at
Jones, 6 p.m.
Stillwater HS JV football
hosts Bixby, 6 p.m.
Agra JH/JV football at
Prue, 5:30 p.m.
Coyle JH football hosts
Southwest Covenant, 6
p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 6
- P-T 7th-9th football at
Jones, 5 p.m.
lifts Demons
By Rick Lomenick
Journal Sports Editor
A 24-point surge and
some nifty play on special
teams enabled the Perkins-
Tryon Demons to gain a
30-22 win over the Cush-
ing Tigers in this year's
edition of the "Highway
33 Rivalry" Friday night at
McIlvain Field.
The win gives the
Demons a 2-1 record as
the non-district portion of
the schedule concludes.
P-T will begin District
3A-4 action Friday night
at Bethel with the kickoff
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The
Wildcats will enter the con-
test with an unblemished 3-
0 record.
This was also the
Demons' first straight win
over Cushing. The series
will take on a new mean-
ing next season as both
teams will be on the same
Class 3A district in 2012.
That game is scheduled for
Thursday, Oct. 18.
"It was a heck of a
game between two teams
who played real hard,"
said head coach Lloyd
Wertman afterward. "But I
didn't like that we had 132
Sophomore halfback Tyler Taft (27) follows the blocking of his linemen Cody Krug (50) and Chance Bunch (2) for a nice
gain during Friday night's clash with the Cushing Tigers at Mcllvain Field. Taft was the Demons' leading rusher with 89
yards on 14 carries and he scored one touchdown. P-T gained a 30-22 win.
Journal photo by Kyle Lomenick
yards in penalties but we yard catch and run with 7: on fourth down and one. Murray went 3-for-3 pass-
still persevered." 03 left in the first quarter. Sam Kinzie's extra point ing for 48 of the drive's 55
P-T wasted little time P-T had converted on the kick missed its mark for a yards. It was capped by
getting the first score, which first of three fourth down 6-0 lead. six-yard touchdown run by
came on the Demons' first conversions that kept the Cushing responded withDawson Myers. The extra
drive. Quarterback Travis drive alive when fullback two straight scores. The first point kick gave CHS a 7-6
Battles hit receiver Shane Justin Adkism plowed his came on the ensuing drive
Taft on stride for a 72- way for a four-yard run when quarterback Blake See DEMONS Page B4
DAVENPORT- Sched- P-T tookan early lead lived 3-0 lead with the runs
ule-wise, it was a long day when Jessica Howard sin- in the top of the second
for the Perkins-Tryon Lady gled and accounted for two inning. PC-H counted with
Demons at last weekend's runs batted in. She had one three in the bottom of the
tournament in Davenport. of the team's two hits. P-T frame. P-T added its final
P-T went 1-2 on the first left seven runners stranded run in the top of the third
day of the event last Thurs- on base. while Pond Creek notched
day and was eliminated. But The hits came frequently three more in the bottom of
it was when P-T played that in the win over Prague later the third for the winning
could have been frustrating, in the day. margin.
The Lady Demons played Leann Dotter and LaceyDotter led the way at the
one of the first games of the Shipp each had three hits. plate with two singles and
day at 9 a.m. and suffered Dotter also notched three a double to account for two
a 3-2 loss to Okemah. After RBIs and Shipp talliedRBIs. Martin, Howard and
going back to school, P-T two. Foster each hit a single and
came back for a4:30 game Hanna Runner followed double. Foster also notched
with Prague and gained with two singles whileanRBI.
a 6-1 triumph. P-T then Kalyn Littau, McKenzieP-T dropped an 11-3
played in the final game Martin, Jessica Foster, and decision at Dale last Tues-
of the night and dropped a Carly Winn each clubbed a day.
6-4 decision to Pond Creek- single. The Lady Demons took
Hunter. Against Pond Creek- an early 2-0 lead with both
Against Okemah, the Hunter, P-T left 10 runners runs in the top of the first
Lady Panthers rallied in the on base in the loss. The
last inning for the win. Lady Demons took a short- See SOFTBALL Page BX
Senior catcher Kalyn Littau avoids being hit by a pitch during
last Monday's game with Holdenville here as part of 'Win-Win
Week" activities. The Lady Demons dropped a disappointing
2-1 decision to Holdenville but coasted past Morrison 6-1 in
the first game of the triangular. Players and coaches wore
special shirts to to honor cancer victims and survivors.
Journal photo by Kyle Lomenick
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