For the third straight season, Gore running back Gunner Dozier Gunner Dozier 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Gore | 2023 State OK has gone over 1,000 yards and this year, he reached new heights with his running numbers. Dozier has over 1,700 yards and 35 touchdowns and he only has 131 carries on the season. Dozier is ready to go out on top with a state championship this weekend. He’s been one of the more productive players in Class A over the last few seasons. He also has production on the defensive side of the ball. He has ten tackles for loss and seven sacks this season. Dozier is the leader of a rushing attack that has not been stopped, slowed down or anything remotely close to that this season. The Gore rushing attack has a combined 80 touchdowns on the season. Dozier has to be considered one of the top players, not only in Class A this season, but in the state of Oklahoma.

One of the top producing players in the state this year has been Gore senior Gunner Dozier Gunner Dozier 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Gore | 2023 State OK . In fact, he’s been one of the highest producing players in Class A over the last few years. And what’s impressive about Dozier this year is he has still put up some monster numbers, especially with touchdowns, and he has mostly been done by halftime. So going into the playoffs, the running back and linebacker is fresh for potentially five more games. Dozier has 28 touchdowns on the season and has only carried the ball 86 times this year. That’s an insane ratio and backs up the “fresh legs” theory. Dozier is averaging a touchdown every third carry. It’s pretty remarkable and we’re curious where his numbers end up after the playoffs.

Gore has been flat out dominant so far this season. They came into the year as the #1 team in Class A and they’ve held on to that ranking ever since. The closest game was a 34-point win while the other four victories featured shutouts. Leading the way for Gore’s explosive offense has been senior running back Gunner Dozier Gunner Dozier 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Gore | 2023 State OK . He’s been one of the more consistent running backs over the last three seasons and he’s well on to his way to having a career year. And because the Pirates have been so dominant, Dozier doesn’t have as big of a workload as some of the other top backs in Oklahoma. In only one game this season, Dozier had more than ten carries. Despite having only 45 carries on the season, Dozier has run for nearly 700 yards and 15 touchdowns on the year. He’s averaging over 15 yards per carry and one touchdown every three carries. Gore’s toughest test comes this week when they travel to Pocola.