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No big comeback was needed this time.Lomega improved to 2-0 Tuesday night with a 61-54 victory over visiting Drummond.It came three nights after the Raiders had to erase a double-digit deficit to knock off Dover in the season opener.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPS – With a dominating performance Thursday night, Kingfisher’s fifth and sixth grade football team wrapped up a perfect season with a championship. The Yellowjackets defeated Hennessey 31-6 in the Chisholm Trail Youth Football League’s “Super Bowl.

Too many fouls. Too many turnovers. Too many missed opportunities.That’s how Okarche coach Haley Mitchel summed up the Lady Warriors’ season-opening loss at Preston last Friday.

Hennessey’s offense did enough.The defense did the rest. While most teams were 24 hours removed from their Week 10 game, Hennessey made the trip north to Newkirk on Friday night to end its regular season.The Eagles came home with a 22-14 victory to seal third place in District 2A-1.

Lomega did get a win in its season opener.But Dover made the Raiders earn every bit of it.Lomega erased an 11-point halftime deficit and still trailed in the final two minutes before squeaking out a 54-50 homecoming victory.

Generally, a 31-point defeat isn’t cause for optimism.Yet that was the case last Friday night after Lomega opened its season with a 9766 home win against Dover.

Cashion claimed a regional championship last weekend and now has its sights set on one of the state variety.With 453.6 points, Cashion won an OSSAA Game Day regional title last Saturday in Stroud.

Lomega High School heldits homecoming coronationprior to its season-opening games lastFriday night with Dover.Seniors Darcy Robertsand Owen Duffy werecrowned homecomingqueen and king.

Hennessey 22 Newkirk 14Score by quarter: Hennessey 6 8 0 8 - 22 Newkirk 6 8 0 0 - 14 Scoring summary: H - Langston Smith 12 pass from Titan Hix (run fail) N - Gunner Cole 20 pass from Clayton Bergman (run fail) N - Shaden Pankey 28 pass from Bergman (Bergman run) H - Hix 2 run (Seth Simunek pass...

Following is a list of first-round pairings for Classes 3A, 2A and A in the 2022 OSSAA football playoffs.All games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday night.Active military and veterans plus one guest will receive free entry into all first-round games.