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October 19, 2023
Football Round-Up

Central Sallisaw tops Gore 26-16

The No. 7 Gore Pirates trailed 20-8 at halftime to the No. 9 Central Sallisaw Tigers in their first loss. Gore (6-1, 3-1 District A-8 ) was led by Tate Brooksher who had a four-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a scoring pass to Journey Shells.

Webbers Falls rolls over Midway 56-8

Maddux Shelby had five carries for 184 yards and four scores to lead the Webbers Falls (6-1, 1-1 B-5) rushing attack on Friday night. He also went 9-of-15 for 272 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Brutus Robinson had two catches for 84 yards and had one interception on defense while Gunner Shelby added four receptions for 79 yards and also picked off a pass. Midway is winless at 0-7 and 0-2.

Talihina edges Porter 57-42

Porter (2-5, 1-3 A-8) trailed 43-42 late in the third quarter but could not keep pace.

Haskell dominates Canadian 43-6

Dylan Ozinga was the playmaker for Haskell (2-5, 1-3 District A-8) on Friday night as he was all over the field. Ozinga had two rushing scores, a touchdown pass to Lucas King, a rushing and a passing two-point conversion and finally intercepted three passes, one of which he returned for a picksix. Pedro Diaz and Mason Londagin also scored a rushing touchdown apiece while Cooper Votaw registered a PAT kick.

Dewar shuts out Porum 58-0

The Panthers (2-5, 0-2) fell to the No. 2 Dragons in their District B-5 matchup as the game was called at halftime.

Keys escapes Warner 28-26

The Warner Eagles fell to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in District 2A-5. Warner’s touchdowns were a 3-yard and 4-yard run by Austin Spradlin, a 3-yard run by Logan Collins and a 60-yard punt return by Reed Pickering. Lubbock Drake recorded 24 tackles for the eagles while he and Kaleb Spradlin each had an interception.

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