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The Pawhuska Huskies have dropped back-to-back regular season games for the first time that Coach Matt Hennesy has been at Pawhuska in more than five years. The Huskies don't want to make it three straight, but they play a Vinita team on Friday night that they lost to 40-16 last year. The Hornets are the largest team in Pawhuska's district and will be making a leap all the way up to Class 4A next year.

During the third Friday night game, Sperry Pirates won over Vinita Hornets with a score of 23-14. Initially, the Hornets had the upper hand, scoring the first touchdown, leading 14-7. As the game progressed, however, the Pirates gained the advantage due to effective execution of their strategy. The turning point was an interception of the Hornets' pass, followed by an instrumental touchdown run that led to the Pirates' hard-earned victory.

Vinita was on the road traveling to Sperry Friday night. In the first quarter, Vinita's Gunner Huffman to Denny Bowlin, evaded the tackle and ran it 40 yards to the house, 7-0 Vinita. In the second, Sperry QB Brady Benham ran left, through Vinita traffic, and was taken down in...

The Fort Scott Tigers Junior Varsity Team filled a vacant spot on the Columbus schedule left by Afton, Okla. not having enough players to field a JV Team. The Tigers handed their host Titans a 28-0 loss, Monday, at Titan Stadium. The Columbus defense was able to keep their visitors out of the end zone through the first quarter. As they neared the halftime break, the Tigers put their first points…

A lack of heart and effort were not the difference in the 12-14, Columbus Titan Football loss, to Afton, Okla., Friday night, but more the lack of a kicking game and the abundance of penalties. The Titans left it all on the field as they worked against a determined Eagle defense and came up with important stops throughout the game. A pair of Point-After-Touchdown (PAT) points were all that stood…

The Dewey Bulldoggers fell to Vinita Friday night in a tough game that ended at 34-0. The scoring started early in the first quarter with the Hornets scoring on their first drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass, and that is the closest the game would be other than 0-0. The Hornets would add a 64-yard touchdown pass to go up 14-0 after the first frame.

The Caney Valley Trojans are coming off another tough loss, this time to Wyandotte in week 2, 49-0. The Trojans now stand at 0-3, 0-1 in district play, as they now look ahead to a Friday matchup with the 0-2 Chelsea Dragons. Here is what Caney Valley skipper Stephen Mitchell had to say about the loss to the Bears last Friday.