That second season for Tonkawa arrives this Friday.It’s the first round of the Class A state championship playoffs.Throw out the records.They don’t matter.It’s all a matter of winning to advance to the next round.The Buc footballers will host the Wayne Bulldogs at 7 p.m. this Friday at Buc Stadium.Veterans will be admitted free.“They’re tough and extremely physical,” Buc Head Coach Mike Kirtley said this week while preparing to practice for the Bulldogs.“Wayne is the best blocking team I have seen this year,” he said, “They remind me a lot of our 2018 state championship team. They just line up with a running quarterback and big running back and pound you down the field.” Kirtley said the Wayne defense is solid. “They’re big, physical and mean” from their 4-4 alignment,Kirtley said the Wayne defense is solid. “They’re big, physical and mean” from their 4-4 alignment, he said.The Bulldog offense runs from the spread.“We have had good practices all week,” Kirtley said, “We just need to play better than we did the past two weeks of the season vs. Hinton and Cashion. We need to play like we did against OCA at Edmond North. It’s going to take a clean game to win,” he emphasized -- meaning fewer penalties and turnovers.Their season so far...wayne Bulldogs8 wins 2 lossesApache, 37-6Waltersalters, 48-16Lexington, 46-6Wynnewood, 42-7Rush Springs, 54-14Healdton, 25-0Dibble, 51-0Elmore City, 26-34Ringling, 12-27Stratford, 38-10Tonkawa Buccaneers7 wins, 2 lossesNewkirk, 40-3Perry, 12-13Blackwell, 32-6 Morrison, 27-16Morrison, 27-16Crescent, 25-6Watonga, 26-18OCA, 47-12Hinton, 33-14 Cashion, 8-28Cashion, 8-28 ...
