Bixby extends run, blows by Har-Ber

BIXBY, OKLA. 59, SPRINGDALE HAR-BER 0

SPRINGDALE — Springdale Har- Ber ran into a buzzsaw from Bixby, Okla., on Friday night at Wildcat Stadium.

The Oklahoma powerhouse won its 51st game in a row, routing the Wildcats 59-0.

The Spartans improved to 2- 0 and added to their Oklahoma state record 11- man football winning streak.

“It ’ s never routine,” Bixby Coach Loren Montgomery said of the victory. “Winning is hard, and that’s what we impress upon our kids. As soon as you start thinking of that [expecting to win], you’re going to get knocked out.” Har-Ber fell to 0-2. “They’re a fantastic ballclub,” Har-Ber Coach Chris Wood said. “They came out with a great first punch, got up on us 14. They just make you pay for the littlest of mistakes. The kids played hard. I told our guys the sun’s going to come up tomorrow.”

Amid the Wi l d c a t s ’ struggles, Wood said quarterback Luke Buchanan and running backs Hudson Brewer and Trae Serrano showed promise in the ground game.

“Luke was really good with his feet,” Wood said. “He did a really nice job running there. There was pressure pretty much most of the night on him and Rhett [Richardson] at quarterback.” Har-Ber’s Billy Pack had an interception.

Spartans quarterback Connor Kirby threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score to lead a balanced attack.

“We’ve got a lot of different personnel groups,” Montgomery said. “I felt like we were able to run the ball pretty well at times.”

Kordell Gouldsby had a touchdown reception and scored on a 50-yard run.

Bixby set the tone early, blazing down the field in five plays and scoring on a 32-yard pass from Austin Havens to Jakeb Snyder. The PAT made it 7- 0 with 10: 05 left in the first quarter.

The Spartans struck again on Kirby’s 33- yard pass to Gouldsby. Levi Hoffman’s extra point extended the edge to 14- 0 at the 8:38 mark.

Colten Kaiser’s 75-yard interception return on a deflected pass made it 21-0 after one quarter.

Kirby scored on a 4-yard keeper for a 28- 0 advantage.

Bixby kept rolling, and it was 42- 0 at halftime. A running clock was used in the second half.

“It’s never routine. Winning is hard, and that’s what we impress upon our kids.”

Bixby Coach Loren Montgomery