AREA FOOTBALL: PAWHUSKA DEFEATS PAWNEE; CANEY VALLEY (KAN.) DOWNS CHERRYVALE
Dewey High School’s Kade Lackey (4) moves the ball against Tahlequah-Sequoyah during the Bulldoggers’ homecoming game last Friday. Dewey fell 40-0.
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Dewey High School’s Eddie Rice (5) tackles a Tahlequah-Sequoyah player during last Friday’s homecoming game. The Bulldoggers fell 40-0.
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By Mike Tupa
Oct. 6, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Following is a roundup of area high school football action for last Friday (October 3). Bartlesville's game will appear in a later article.
Tahlequah-Sequoyah 40, DEWEY 0
The journey to becoming a winner can be strewn behind with losses and hard experiences.
Dewey is still on that journey — but the Doggers appear headed in the best direction.
“We played four full quarters again,” said first-year Dewey head coach Scott Sapulpa, despite Tahlequah-Sequoyah’s physicality.
“We’re working hard,” Sapulpa continued. “We’ve been through the gauntlet and we’re starting to see more success. It’s a pretty tough road. … But I still think we’re making the playoffs.”
One Dewey’s heroes on Friday included Fenix Bolding, who made eight solo tackles.
“He’s starting to learn the game from the linebacker spot,” said Sapulpa. “He’s making some good open field tackles.”
Will Lawrence also turned in some strong play from his defensive line spot, the coach added.
“We competed hard,” Sapulpa continued. “We’re competing. We ran two defenses. We ran two offenses. We’re throwing a lot at them. The first time you throw stuff at them, they’re not great at them.”
But if the players stick with the learning and growing processes, they will benefit in the future, the coach said.
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Pawhuska’s Vann Wildcat (5) moves the ball during an earlier season game. The Huskies defeated Pawnee 42-40.
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PAWHUSKA 42, Pawnee 40
Huskie power found a way Friday night.
Trailing 40-28 in the fourth quarter, the Huskies scored two touchdowns in the final seven minutes — both on passes — and scored a two-point conversion to win.
It was a monstrous victory in multiple ways for Pawhuska — the Huskies improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in district play and also beat Pawnee for the first during the Matt Hennesy coaching era.
Huskie quarterback Kane Foreman didn’t complete his normally high percentage of passes (13-of-27) but still threw for five touchdowns and 264 yards — without an interception.
Running back Jenson Snodgrass turned in a gigantic performance — seven rushes for 131 yards and a touchdown and two catches for 103 yards and a TD. That adds up to 234 yards of total offense on six touches — an average gain of 39 yards every time he touched the ball.
Vann Wildcat added 49 yards rushing and 77 receiving for a total of three touchdowns and three two-point conversions. Jarek Edwards added four snares for 60 yards and two scores.
On the defensive side, Jimmie Wildcat amassed 26 tackles, followed by Dane Jensen with 25 and Wildcat with 24. Other tackle leaders included Logan Cass (18), Jayden Henley (18) and Jack Grooms (18). Henley made three tackles for loss.
Next up, Pawhuska travels Friday to Tonkawa in a game that could decide the district title even though there’s four weeks remaining.
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Caney Valley High School’s Jaryn Viles (5) and Ivan Roman-Rivera (17) tackle a Tonkawa player during last Friday’s game. The Trojans fell 49-12.
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Tonkawa 49, CANEY VALLEY TROJANS 12
Cayton Wiedbrauk and Trevor Morgan each crashed into the end zone to help the Trojans avoid a shutout — but more importantly to build momentum for upcoming contests.
“Our guys really hooked up in the second half,” said first-year Caney Valley head coach Derrick Hammer. “It was nice to see those guys have fun with it and have success. … That was a big thing. That was good to see.”
The Trojans (0-5, 0-2) remained winless — but eye a more competitive schedule overall in the second half of the season.
Tonkawa — which is ranked No. 3 in the state — came to battle with more than 55 players in uniform — Caney Valley suited up 19.
:We didn’t do much in the first half,” noted Hammer. “Tonkawa is just loaded. They have a real good program. It was a tough game from the start. We played hard and did everything we could.”
Hammer had to start five freshmen on the offensive line and made a tweak by installing Morgan at quarterback and moving Bryor Bonde into a running back/tight end role.
Bonde carried the ball strong and set up one of the touchdowns by bullying down to the one-yard line. Morgan muscled into the end zone the next play.
Wiedbrauk scored off a jet sweep.
Next week’s challenge is not much easier on paper — the Trojans take on powerful Pawnee, the defending district champion.
But Hammer is focused on seeing his team compete at maximum effort all four quarters and to continue to get better — both of which are goals within the Trojans’ grasp.
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Caney Valley (Kan.) players block during an earlier season game. The Bullpups defeated Cherryvale 44-0 on the road last Friday.
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CANEY VALLEY (Kan.) BULLPUPS 44, Cherryvale (Kan.) 0
Like Hannibal Smith of the classic TV series “The A-Team,” Criss Davis loves it when a plan comes together.
That’s why the veteran Bullpups head coach could hardly have been happier on Friday.
Defense? How about two interceptions and a shutout?
Offense? How about 491 yards and two 100-yard rushers?
Special teams? How about seven successful kick-offs?
Anyway one looked at it, Caney Valley’s administration of dominance against Cherryvale created a thumbs-up evening for Davis and his gritty group.
“I really thought they were a good team,” Davis said about the Cherryvale Chargers. “I think that last week’s game against Christ Prep really prepared us. … I thought we were very physical on both sides of the football. Christ Prep was really fast and it slowed down the game for us. … We had an outstanding effort on both sides of the football. … I thought our kids rose to the challenge tonight.
“This was a good night for Caney Valley football.”
Jace Buckley and Traxcyn Garton provided a smashing one-two punch on offense — Buckley 181 yards rushing and three touchdowns (44, 13, 41) on 12 carries; Garton 170 yards and one touchdown (74) on 15 carries.
Caney Valley quarterback Layne Denny passed for triple-digit yards for the third time this season — perhaps a record, at least through five games, for a Caney Valley quarterback. He hit on 4-of-4 passes for 125 yards — including long scoring strikes that went for 60 yards (Drake Roberds) and 52 yards (Jacob McVey).
In addition, Garton and Buckley ran for two and one two-point conversions, respectively, and Roberds snared a two-point pass.
On defense, Denny and Buckley each picked off a pass and Austin Freisberg amassed 10 tackles.
Next up, the Pups travel next Friday to Fredonia (Kan.) for their second district game.
CV: 16-6-16-6—44
Cherryvale: 0-0-0-0—0
First quarter
CV — Jace Buckley 44 run (Traxcyn Garton run), 7:23.
CV — Drake Roberds 60 pass from Layne Denny (Garton run), 2:17.
Second quarter
CV — Buckley 13 run (pass fail), 7:36.
Third quarter
CV — Garton 74 run (Buckley run), 11:41.
CV — Jacob McVey 52 pass from Denny (Roberds pass from Denny), 7:08.
Fourth quarter
CV — Buckley 41 run (run fail), 7:43.
Team stats
First downs: CV 10, Cherry 7; Rushing: CV 33-366, Cherry 31-102; Passing: CV 4-4-0-125, Cherry 1-8-2-32; Punts: CV 0-0, Cherry 4-125 (31.3); Penalties: CV 4-25, Cherry 5-45; Fumbles: CV 1-1, Cherry 0-0.
Caney Valley leaders
Rushing: Buckley 12-181, Garton 15-170.
Passing: Denny 4-4-0-125.
Receiving: Roberds 1-60, McVey 1-52, Garton 1-8, Conner Paulie 1-5.
Interceptions: Denny 1, Buckley 1.
Sacks: Boone White 1, Samuel Denton 1, Benton Spillman 1.
Tackles: Austin Freisberg 10, White 6.5, Buckley 5.
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Quapaw 50, NOWATA 34
Nowata did not lack effort or firepower. But injuries and a few untimely flags took their toll as the Ironmen fell to 1-2 in district.
“We played extremely hard and we kept battling,” said Nowata head coach Chance Juby. “We had a couple of key guys out this week. … We had a couple of costly penalties on big plays on third-and-longs to give them first downs. … Ultimately we couldn’t stop them.
Nowata quarterback Adrian O’Dell turned in a big effort, rushing for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns and throwing a touchdown to Asiah Saxton.
But, O’Dell came out of the game in the third quarter with an ankle issue and Caleb Woolman finished up behind center, Juby said.
Some young players, some of whom started for the first time this year, gained some valuable experience, the coach added.
Next up, Nowata takes on Morrison, in what could be a must-win for Nowata to remain in the playoff hunt.
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Woodland 50, BARNSDALL 0
Talk about your M.A.S.H. scenario!
The Barnsdall Panthers went to war without five of their top warriors — quarterback Lincoln Gott, leading tackler Haydon Collins and versatile gladiators Gavin Wood,Talon Bond and Blaine Miller. All these players are two-way heroes, making their losses by injury twice as painful.
If that weren’t challenging enough, replacement quarterback Tripp Barbee tweaked his ankle in the third quarter and after it was heavily taped up finished, Barnsdall head coach Kylee Sweeney noted.
Despite the adversity, “We were able to move the ball,” Sweeney said. “We moved the ball a couple of times on deep drives but we couldn’t put it in.”
Barnsdall (3-2, 0-2) could return some of its casualties to next week’s key showdown against Ketchum.
“This is going to be a good, big game,” Sweeney said. “We’ve got to win this one to get back into the playoffs.”
Sweeney expects a big crowd for the home game, especially because it’s also a pink-out night for cancer awareness.
“We’ve still got a lot of potential for a winning season,” said Sweeney. “The biggest thing is to go back to the playoffs.”
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Morrison 50, OKLAHOMA UNION 0
The Oklahoma Union Cougars (0-5, 0-2) had to rely heavily on youth to wage the district battle.
“Some of our younger players stepped up,” said first-year head coach Bruce Munden. “A lot of our sophomores and freshmen played significant minutes. Some kids were not able to go as they normally do. … Morrison is a very physical team. That definitely took a toll on us.”
Next up, Oklahoma Union takes on Quapaw to open the second half of the season.
“I believe that in three out of the next four games we should be able to compete,” Munden said.
The Cougars are still trying to determine their identity, especially on offense, the coach continued.