Davenport rolls up Strother

Davenport’s Bulldogs opened their district play last week, easily winning a home contest and needing only one half to defeat Strother 58-6. Davenport Coach John Greenfield said, “We played well. Strother had only nine players, but we had only 15 ourselves,” he noted.

Stroud moves to 4-2, 3-0 in district

Stroud rolled off its fourth straight win and moved into a two-way tie for first place in District A-6 by clipping the Hartshorne Miners 42-21 Friday night. The Tigers and the Mounds Eagles sit atop the district with 3-0 league records and will meet at Jack Poskey Stadium in Stroud on Oct. 21.

Meeker hammers Kellyville for homecoming

Meeker pounded Kellyville 56-12 Friday to put an exclamation mark on homecoming and keeping pace in District 2A-2. Sophomore Treyvon Compton replaced injured start Ty Gabbert at quarterback against Kellyville and threw for five touchdowns and 260 yards.

NRC, Dale hit the semifinals

Top, Hannah Earlywine’s North Rock Creek teammates await at the plate as she comes home after slugging a home run in the Lady Cougars’ state semifinal game against Tishomingo.

Chandler 47, Meeker 28

Chandler bounded out to an early three touchdown lead, then held off the Meeker Bulldogs Friday night. The win kept the Lions in a three-way tie with Jones and Luther for first place in District 2A. The Lions are 4-1 for the season, going into Friday night’s game at Bethel.

NRC, Dale bound for state

An old powerhouse and a new one qualified for the state fastpitch tournament last week. The Dale Lady Pirates, who have been fixtures in the state tournament and have won four titles under coach Andy Powell, beat Wyandotte, 5-4, on Friday to earn their trip to the 2A tournament.

Greenfield wins 200th at Davenport

Davenport’s head football coach John Greenfield garnered his 200th win as the Bulldogs cruised past Alex 36-0 last week in their homecoming contest. Greenfield, who has coached the Bulldogs for 18½ seasons since their transition to eight-man football, was asked how it felt to reach that milestone.

The sports week in photos

Brian Blansett Below right, Brady Nichols hauls in a touchdown pass for Stroud in the Tigers’ district win over Allen.  Below, Meeker’s Ty Gabbert rolls out and passes against Chandler.

The sports week in photos II

Top, the Meeker cheer squad brought the positivity to Chandler Friday and kept the crowd energized. Photo/Brian Blansett Top right, Kason Presley (40) gets through a hole for Stroud in the Tigers’ win over Allen.

Stroud goes to 2-0 in district

Stroud’s Tigers hammered Allen 55-0 Friday night and pushed their district record to 2-0. After starting the season with losses to Class 2A Chandler and unbeaten Colcord, the Tigers have peeled off three straight wins a combined victory margin of 143-36.