Tonkawa built a 20-0 lead, then saw it dwindle to one touchdown in the second half due to offensive miscues.But the Buc defense was able to hold on and Tonkawa escaped with a 26-18 win over Watonga in a key District A-3 ball game Friday night.It doesn’t get any easier this week. The Bucs go to Edmond North Stadium to face a 5-1 Oklahoma Christian Academy team 7 p.m. Thursday.Tonkawa left little doubt about who was the better team early on when they forced the Eagles to punt on their first possession.The Bucs took over at their own 49 and drove 51 yards in 11 plays with a three yard scoring run by Roman Chandler getting the Bucs on the board first. Key plays in the drive included passes from Ryan Morgan to Jake Randall for 18 yards and a fourth and five pass play from Morgan to fullback Luke Shepherd for 21 yards.While the ∫ucs did their damage on the ground, the Eagles did their through the air.Watonga came right back, marching from their own 17 and managed a first down at the Buc 13.No worries. You see, the Buc defense allowed the Eagles but nine rushes for minus four yards the entire first half.After stopping Watonga, the Bucs mounted a 77 yard drive in 12 plays. Tonkawa went up 12-0 on an 18 yard pass from Morgan to tight end Noah Campbell on fourth and 11. In the drive, Chandler had runs of 15 and 17 yards.With just a couple minutes left before halftime, Jadin Howard tackled the Eagle QB for a 20 yard loss back to the Watonga 9 after the snap from center sailed over his head.Watonga punted, but only 22 yards, setting the Bucs up at the Eagle 31. On fourth and 11 from the 32, Morgan hit a wide open Campbell in the endzone for the touchdown. Chandler added the two point conversion run and Tonkawa was up 20-0.But not for long. The Eagles went the length of the field with three pass plays, the long one a 58 yarder to score from a yard out with just 18 ticks before intermission.The PAT run failed and Tonkawa took a 20-6 lead into the half.After a long halftime dueBig 12 gamesTCU at OUOSU at TexasBYU at Baylor Texas Tech at KansasTexas Tech at KansasIowa State at K-StateArea prep contestsBartlesville at Ponca CityAlva at PerryBlackwell at ...
