Shattuck runs past Davenport in Class B semifinal
Junior quarterback Gatlin Goodson will get the laurels after rushing for 167 yards and five touchdowns on just 12 carries to lead No. 3 Shattuck past No. 4 Davenport 48-16 in a Class B football semifinal Friday night at Western Heights’ Charles Sheid Stadium.
Shattuck coach Blake Lamle doesn’t necessarily have an issue with that, but he credited the Bulldogs’ offensive line – Preston Thomazin, Korbyn Schick, Bralyn Hill and Damien Gibson – with paving the way for the Indians, who now are one step away from what would be the program’s 10th state title.
Appropriately, that opportunity will come against one of Shattuck’s biggest rivals – Laverne, which rolled past Depew in Enid in the other semifinal. Laverne beat Shattuck (12-1) in the 2016 title game and downed the visiting Indians 44-42 during a regular-season meeting on Oct. 19.
“Davenport is a good team,” Lamle said. “I felt like we were extremely physical tonight, on both sides of the ball. … Our offensive line, they moved some people tonight. They need to get some credit for that. Those guys get in there and beat around on people every day in practice. They don’t get a lot of publicity … but they did a heck of a job tonight.”
Goodson scored on runs of 3, 22, 46, 49 and 18 yards and running back Riley Girton added 129 yards on 12 carries, most coming on a backbreaking 95-yard touchdown run after the Indians held Davenport (12-2) on downs inside the 5-yard line.
The Indians’ big-play capability meant Davenport actually picked up more first downs that Shattuck (21 to 15). But it also meant they would head back to far northwest Oklahoma with another playoff win, over a Davenport team that had allowed just 14 points in three previous playoff games.
“We told our guys that always in the semifinals, you’re playing for a ball,” Lamle said. “You win this game here and you’re guaranteed a ball. Next week, you get to decide what color it is. That’s a good feeling.”
Davenport struggled to get any of its major offensive weapons untracked. Quarterback Stevie Orr completed 17 of 33 passes for 171 yards, but had only 27 yards rushing. The Bulldogs’ top rusher, Jordan Anderson, had 15 carries for 43 yards.
A special-teams miscue on the opening kickoff put Davenport in a hole and Shattuck eventually took over at the Davenport 37. The Indians ground their way to the end zone, with Goodson scoring from 3 yards out.
Playing defensive back, Goodson intercepted a pass by Orr on the Bulldogs’ next series and returned it to the Davenport 23. Two plays later, he scored on a 22-yard run, then added a twopoint conversion run to make it 14-0.
A successful fake punt helped fuel an 80-yard touchdown drive for Davenport, with Orr scoring on a 1-yard, fourth-down run and then throwing a conversion pass to Kyle Hobill, pulling the Bulldogs within 14-8 with 7:55 left in the second quarter. But before the half ended, Goodson scored his third touchdown, on a 46-yard run, that gave Shattuck a 22-8 lead.
On the first snap of the second half, Goodson scooted 49 yards for a touchdown. Davenport then marched from its own 20 to the Shattuck 1, but eventually turned the ball over on downs at the 5. Girton followed with his 95-yard touchdown jaunt.