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THE JOURNAL, Thursday, October 4, 2012 - B3
Running back Joseph Randle follows the blocking of teammate Kye Staley for one of two touchdowns scored against
Texas Saturday night in Boone Pickens Stadium. Randle ran for a career-high 199 yards and the Cowboys tallied 576 yards
of total offense but the Longhorns escaped with a 41-36 win. Journal photo by Kyle Lomenick
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It seemed all night
Oklahoma State's defense
was looking for that "one
stop" that could make a
difference in the Big 12
Conference opener with
Texas Saturday night in
Bootie Pickens Stadium.
Tfiat opportunity came
in the closing minute with
the Longhorns facing a
fourth down. Get the stop
and the Cowboys win. But
that wasn't the case. Texas
quarterback David Ash
completed a crossing pass
to D.J. Grant that resulted
in a 29-yard gain. Four
plays later Texas scores
what proves to be the win-
ning touchdown, although
somewhat controversial,
for a 41-36 win over the
Cowboys.
Sure the fingers can be
pointed at the OSU defense
late in the game. But all the
By Lomenick
Journal
blame can't be logged there.
Take into consideration that
Texas converted on 4-of-5,
third down conversions in
the first quarter alone that
helped with a 21-14 lead.
And in the first half, UT was
6-of-9. Teams are going to
have offensive success with
It was added later that a
couple of members of the
kickoff team didn't fill their
lanes, which helped allow
for the return. Also figure
in a couple of missed tack-
les too.
The offense, on the other
hand was brilliant. Usually
25 carries and scoring two
touchdowns. The first came
on OSU's second play from
scrimmage on a 69-yard
scamper that got the home
crowd into the game pretty
quick. That score also
extended OSU's streak of
scoring drives of less than
two minutes to 30 games.
Texas scored on its first
drive and it was a preview
of things to come. Three
times the Longhorns faced
third down situations and
when a team rolls up 576 three times they converted
those percentages.
Then there was a yards in total offense, the for a new set of downs, The
breakdown in the kickoff chances of winning are score was a 44-yard strike
from Ash to Jaxon Shipley.
The duo would connect two
more times on touchdown
passes.
Despite the disappoint-
ing loss, head coach Mike
Gundy said he was still very
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coverage following OSU's
second score of the game
that knotted the score at
14-14. The return went the
distance for a Texas score.
Afterward, OSU kicker
Quinn Sharp felt he got
enough leg into the kick to
boot it out o the endzone.
pretty good. Freshman quar-
terback J.W. Walsh threw
for 305 yards by completing
18-of-27 passes with only
one interception and two
touchdown passes.
Running back Joseph
Randle had a career night
rushing for 199 yards on
PREGAME
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A year ago, McClendon
rushed for over 900 yards.
This is their go-to guy
and their offense centers
around him," Wertman
said.
Defensively, the Red
Devils like to use multiple
fronts and looks. Prague's
base defensive set is a 4-2-
5, which is similar to what
P-T runs. But they have
shown looks in the 4-4,
3-4, on odd stack, 6-2, and
5-4. Wertman believes the
Red Devils will crowd the
line of scrimmage to take
away the Demons' running
game.
P-T turned in its finest
first half of action this
season in the win over
Bethany last week. The
Demons scored on four
straight possessions to
gain the comfortable 30-6
halftime lead. Turnovers
were limited to a second
quarter interception that
the Broncos were unable to
capitalize on. In fact, BHS
fumbled the ball back to P-
T in the closing moments of
the first half.
The potent running
game gain an added dimen-
sion last week as fullback
Devin Peyton rushed for a
career-high 145 yards. It
was also the highest total
for any P-T runner this
season. Halfbacks Jacob
Peyton and Tyler Taff are
already threats to break
long runs when the oppor-
tunity arises.
"Hopefully that will
give the opposing teams fits
when they are deciding on
who to key on now," Wert-
man said. "All our backs
run hard and have received
excellent blocking from the
offensive line."
If the offense had a
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weakness it would be
with the passing game.
Quarterback Caleb White
has thrown at least one
interception in every game
this season. The receiving
corps remains solid with
the likes of John Sasser,
Shelby Reese, and Matt
Waitt among others.
Defensively, the
Demons are led by line-
backers Devin Peyton and
Clark Crotty. Both were
averaging in the double
digits in tackles heading
into Friday's game.
Following last week's
round of games, there are
a couple of surprises atop
the District 3A-2 standings.
Both Cushing and Chandler
are 2-0 in the district race.
Cushing rallied to edge
Bristow 64-63 in overtime
at home while Chandler,
as mentioned, rolled past
Prague.
Seminole had played
outside the district but still
gained a solid win over
Sequoyah Claremore.
In this week's games,
Bristow will be looking
for its first district win at
the Purple Pirates travel
to Chandler. Bethany will
also be looking to get in
the district win column but
will have to improve its
performance at Seminole.
Cushing will be outside
the district as the Tigers
host Henryetta.
The District 3A-2 race
could become much more
defined after this week.
In parting, Wertman
wanted to express his
thanks on behalf of the team
for the meals provided by
the P-T Touchdown Club
both on Thursday nights
before home games and
after road games.
Chili
The Grover
annual chili supper On Thursday,Oct. 18, begi~gat
5 p.m. It will be held in the high school commons.
The menu consists of all-you-can-eat chili with
dessert and a drink. The cost is $6 for adults and $3
for children. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Proceeds will be used to support the youth orga,
nizati0n as well as the junior high and high school
teams.
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