(FREE) Bixby Routs Visiting Stillwater
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BIXBY 42, Stillwater 14
Friday night’s game between the defending state champion Bixby Spartans and the visiting Stillwater Pioneers started out slow enough with both teams punting after not picking up a first down on back to back possessions. Eventually Bixby running back Braylin Presley Braylin Presley 5'9" | RB Bixby | 2022 State OK would get it going and run roughshod over the Pioneer defense. In the end, the combination of a stellar Spartan pass rush and Presley’s running proved to be too much for the visiting Stillwater squad and Bixby football pushed their winning streak to 39 wins – three of them over a very good Stillwater Pioneer team.
Turning Point
On the third Bixby drive, quarterback Christian Burke Christian Burke 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Bixby | 2022 State OK threw an interception to Stillwater linebacker (and OSU commit) Gabe Brown. On the ensuing Pioneer drive, the Bixby defense bowed up at their own goal line and denied entry to quarterback Gage Gundy Gage Gundy 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Stillwater | 2023 State OK on back to back rushes and set the defensive tone for the rest of the game. After taking over in the shadow of their own goal post, the Bixby offense went the length of the field on a drive that culminated in a 33 yard touchdown run by – you guessed it – Braylin Presley Braylin Presley 5'9" | RB Bixby | 2022 State OK , also an OSU commit.
Player of the Game
You have probably guessed by now, but the player of the game was Bixby running back Braylin Presley Braylin Presley 5'9" | RB Bixby | 2022 State OK who ended the game with 233 yards on the ground and three rushing touchdowns. All three touchdown runs were over 30 yards with the longest being a phenomenal 60 yard TD run that saw him weave from one side of the field to the other, breaking ankles with outstanding moves and leaving defenders in his wake. In case Cowboys fans needed to see even more from their future star – assuming they were watching their hometown team and head coach Mike Gundy’s son at quarterback – Presley also showed off his effectiveness in the passing game. He had six receptions, one of them being his fourth total touchdown of the day.