McGuinness faces tough stretch
Bishop McGuinness has a daunting schedule in the final two weeks of the regular season with matchups against Guthrie and Carl Albert.
Looking at the schedule during the preseason, McGuinness football coach
Bryan Pierce knew the challenge was different from years past.
The Irish had to wait until Weeks 9 and 10 for the biggest games of the regular season, battles with District 5A-2 rivals No. 7 Guthrie and No. 1 Carl Albert.
In the past, those games provided motivation midway through the season. Now, the Irish had to remain focused in other ways.
McGuinness (7-1 overall, 5-0 district) has won by 24 or more points each week since a Week 2 overtime win against Tulsa Kelley and seven straight games since a Week 1 loss to Del City.
Along the way, the schedule has allowed the Irish to find its way with sophomore quarterback Luke Tarman and star junior running back
Dominic Richardson.
Richardson rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and caught seven passes for 68 yards last week in a 32-7 win over Piedmont.
It was a good test for Richardson and the Irish heading into Friday’s game at Guthrie.
“He’s obviously full strength,” Pierce said. “And I think you’re going to see special things from him going through the rest of the season and on into the playoffs.”
Tulsa Edison RB continues breakout season
Tulsa Edison junior running back Sevion Morrison’s past three weeks have been nothing short of spectacular.
Last week, Morrison rushed for 429 yards and seven touchdowns in a 57-37 win over McAlester, breaking his own school single-game record for TDs.
This comes a week after he broke Spencer Tillman’s Tulsa Edison single-season record of 1,597 yards. And that was a week after he rushed for 419 yards and six TDs.
Morrison, who is 5-foot-11 and 187 pounds, is now up to 1,121 yards and 17 TDs in the last three games. On the year, Morrison has rushed for 2,015 yards and 25 TDs on 159 carries. He’s averaging 12.7 yards per carry.
Top performers
Week 8 featured huge nights all around the state. Here is a look at three performances outside the Oklahoma City area.
•Jacob Bruce, Hulbert: Hulbert’s star senior running back is moving closer to the state’s all-time rushing mark. Thursday, he rushed for 352 yards and four TDs on 46 carries in Hulbert’s 47-44 win over Central Sallisaw. Bruce is now up to 7,596 career yards, which is 847 behind former Luther star Larry Dupree’s record 8,443.
•Andrew Crow, Rejoice Christian: The senior running back and defensive back rushed for nearly 300 yards and five touchdowns to go along with a kick return score and an interception in a 56-38 win over Commerce.
•Asa Robertson, Madill: The quarterback and defensive back rushed for five TDS, totaled 309 yards and even caught a pass in a 41-35 win over McLoud. He also had six tackles and an interception.
•Carlos Whibbey, Marietta: Whibbey, a quarterback, led Marietta to a 45-18 win over Tishomingo behind a six-TD night. He rushed for 278 yards and four TDs and completed 18 of 27 passes for 159 yards and two TDs.