AREA FOOTBALL: FIRED-UP BHS BRUINS SCORCH PC NORTH; DEWEY WINS; OTHER AREA REPORTS; BULLPUPS COACH DAVIS HONORED
Dewey High School’s Cadyn Artherton (6) is tackled by a Webster player during last Thursday’s game in Dewey. The Bulldoggers won 49-14.
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Bartlesville High School’s Sutton Williams (0) runs the ball during an earlier season game. The Bruins picked up their first win the season last Thursday, defeating Putnam City North 42-28.
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By Mike Tupa
Oct. 20, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Seven area high school football teams plunged into action Thursday or Friday — with six of them emerging victorious, and the only one that didn’t win played another area school!
The scores were:
BARTLESVILLE 42, Putnam City North 28
DEWEY 49, Tulsa Webster 14
OKLAHOMA UNION 12, CANEY VALLEY TROJANS 8
CANEY VALLEY (Kan.) BULLPUPS 48, GALENA (Kan.) 6
BARNSDALL 29, Summit Christian 15
COPAN 58, Gans 8 (8-man)
BYES: Pawhuska, Nowata
Following is a look at the schedule for the weekend of October 23-24. Days and times are always subject to last minute changes.
6A-II-2: Ponca City (3-4, 1-3) at BARTLESVILLE (1-6, 1-3) (Friday)
2A-I-4: DEWEY (3-4, 2-2) at Sperry (2-5, 2-2) (Thursday)
A-I-3: Quapaw (3-4, 2-2) at PAWHUSKA (6-1, 3-1) (Friday)
A-I-3: CANEY VALLEY TROJANS (0-7, 0-4) vs. Morrison (3-3, 2-1) (Friday)
A-I-3: Pawnee (5-2, 3-1) at NOWATA (1-6, 1-3) (Friday)
A-I-3: OKLAHOMA UNION (1-6, 1-3) at Tonkawa (5-1, 3-0) (Friday)
A-II-4: BARNSDALL (4-3, 1-3) at Afton (0-6, 0-3) (Friday)
B-II-4: COPAN (6-1, 2-0) at Webbers Falls (4-2, 1-1) (Friday)
KANSAS: CANEY VALLEY BULLPUPS (6-1, 3-0) at Riverton (4-3, 3-0) (Friday).
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GAME REPORTS
Following are summaries of last week’s games.
BARTLESVILLE 42, PUTNAM CITY NORTH 28
A renewed running game, a revved up defense and a rugged resolve added up to a rip-snorting performance Thursday night by the Bruin football team of Bartlesville High School.
The previously-winless Bruins (1-6, 1-3) displayed a rugged resoluteness for four full quarters to knock off Putnam City North High School (2-5, 2-2), in Putnam City, 42-28.
The Bruins reached the 40-point total for the first time this season and injected themselves squarely back in the chase for a top-four finish in District 6A-II-2 and possibly homefield advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
One word described Bartlesville’s offensive revival — Sutton.
Senior tailback Sutton Williams jumped into his first real offensive action in six games and tore off long chunks of yards to record Bartlesville’s first 100-yard rushing game of the season by a running back.
He finished with 103 yards on 9.4 yards per carry — and three touchdowns — on the ground.
“Getting Sutton back on offense paid off huge for us this week,” said Bruin head coach Harry Wright. “We were able to have some fresh legs we needed in the second half and got some big first downs for us in some of our short-yardage situations.”
A couple of examples:
— Facing 4th-and-3rd at the Bruin 38-yard line late in the third quarter— and the score tied, 28-28 — the Bruins called Williams’ number. He crashed into a wall of tacklers and kept churning his legs and moving forward, carrying the pile four yards for a first down. Bartlesville went down and scored on the drive (on a 34-yard pass play from Michael Kent to Matthew Sears on a slant over the middle) to take the lead (for good), 35-28.
— With the Bruins clinging to a one-touchdown lead in the latter part of the fourth quarter, Williams again converted on 4th-and-short. He sliced to a 10-yard gain down to the Putnam City 32-yard line. Four plays later, Williams surged on a 22-yard run to the end zone for his third touchdown and victory-clinching score with 1:45 left.
Williams' ball-carrying success removed a lot of the pressure that has engulfed Kent in previous games.
The gritty sophomore quarterback turned in arguably his best statistical performance of the season — 19-of-26 for 269 yards, no interceptions and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 39 yards, raising his total to 308 offensive yards for the game.
Kent utilized his receiving corps with the deft touch of an aerial maestro. He completed two-or-more passes to five different targets, led by Sears with six grabs for 76 yards and a score and Daeton Stevens with five snares for 46 yards.
Harrison Ketchum and Gavin Thomas also caught touchdown passes.
“I thought Michael did a good job of spreading the ball around and not forcing things,” Wright said.
“Our passing game strategy was to make them defend the entire field and use our tempo to keep them on their heels and I think we did a great job of that,” Wright said. “
Needless to say, this was not the same Bartlesville offense that had been shut out in two of the three previous three games.
Bruin players charged onto the field with fire in their eyes to start this one.
After recovering an onside kick to open the game, the Bruins moved the ball quickly for a touchdown on a pass from Kent to receiver Ketchum — on a play set up by a flea flicker pitch from Sears to Kent.
This was one of the few times this season the Bruins have taken the early lead. Dillon Burson’s extra point kick put Bartlesville on top, 7-0, with 10:16 left in the first quarter.
The teams then basically traded points the next several minutes. On its first possession, PC North drove the ball 51 yards and scored a two-point conversion to go ahead, 8-7.
The Bruin offense answered right away, putting together an 83-yard drive, capped by Gavin Thomas’ touchdown catch in the back of the end zone. The Bruins went up 14-8. The drive’s key play was a 43-yard receiving pick-up by Stevens.
But Putnam City North scored in the final minute of the first quarter — on a 39-yard burst up the middle by a ballcarrier and reclaimed the lead, 15-14.
Bartlesville bolted back with another touchdown drive, with Williams scoring from six yards out in a Wildcat formation with 10:46 left in the first half.
Following that score, Bartlesville attempted its third onside kick, but a PC North player picked up the ball and ran to the end zone. The extra point failed, and the score stood tied, 21-21.
Neither side would score the final 10 minutes of the first half. Bartlesville stopped one PC North drive on a fumble recovery by Adrian Jones.
On PC North’s final possession of the half, Bruin pass rushers Shaun Thrasher and Sonji Ketiku took part on a sack of the quarterback for a seven-yard loss near midfield to puncture the drive.
The score stayed knotted, 21-21, at halftime.
In the second half, the Bruin defense did a much better job frustrating PC North’s running attack. The home team would put together only one touchdown drive the final two quarters.
“It was as much of adjustments as I think we just did a much better job tackling later in the game,” Wright said. “Some of the bigger plays they had early we had opportunities to tackle them for losses and weren’t able to finish.”
On its first offensive play of the second half, the Bruins exploded for a 46-yard gain on a completion from Kent to Boden Roberts, on a sideline route. But the Bruins fumbled the ball away in the red zone — their only turnover of the game.
On PC North’s second possession of the half, Ketiku buried a running back for a five-yard loss. On the next play, Ivan Griffith intercepted the ball and juked, twisted, sprinted and hustled all the way to the PC North five-yard line.
That led to a one-yard dive by Williams for the tie-breaking touchdown, 28-21.
But a determined PC North offense put together it's only touchdown drive of the second half and pulled even, 28-28.
The Bruins answered with a 85-yard scoring march, highlighted by the aforementioned 4th-and-3 run by Williams and back-to-back completions to Sears, the second one for the 34-yard touchdown. Burson’s extra point put the Bruins up, 35-28 with 1:32 remaining in the third quarter.
PC North started its next possession at its own 37-yard line and picked up a first down. But the drive stalled when Bartlesville linebacker Davin Carter dropped a runner for a five-yard loss.
Carter is another gladiator whose presence has been missed part of this season.
“Getting Davin back was definitely a boost defensively,” said Wright. “He just has a really good nose for the ball and finds ways to make plays.”
Near the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bruins strung together a 62-yard drive — that melted nearly six minutes off the clock — and ended with Williams slicing 22 yards to the end zone for his third touchdown. The extra point put Bartlesville up, 42-28, with less than two minutes left.
PC North coughed up the ball on its next drive and Bartlesville went into its Victory Formation to drain the final seconds off the clock.
Next up, the Bruins are set to host Ponca City in what has developed into a fierce rivalry showdown.
The result is crucial as well. Both teams are scrambling to finish in the top four in district and the loser of this game would probably pretty much be eliminated from that goal.
“The keys with Ponca City defensively will be to limit their big plays and force some turnovers,” Wright said. “The keys offensively will be to spread the ball around using our tempo effectively and taking care of the football. Special... teams we need to find a way to flip momentum.”
Bartlesville: 14-7-14-7—42
PC North: 14-7-7-0—28
Bartlesville scoring
First quarter
Harrison Ketchum 25 pass from Michael Kent (Dillon Burson kick), 10:16.
Gavin Thomas 20 pass from Kent (Burson kick), 2:44.
Second quarter
Sutton Williams 6 run (Burson kick), 10:46.
Third quarter
Williams 1 run (Burson kick), 6:10.
Matthew Sears 34 pass from Kent (Burson kick), 1:32.
Fourth quarter
Williams 22 run (Burson kick), 1:45.
Bartlesville leaders
Passing: Michael Kent 19-26-0-269, 3 TDs
Rushing: Sutton Williams, 11-103, 3 TDs; Kent 4-39, Daeton Stevens 11-23.
Receiving: Matthew Sears 6-76, 1 TD; Boden Roberts 4-69; Gavin Thomas 2-46, 1 TD; Stevens 5-46; Harrison Ketchum 2-32, 1 TD.
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Dewey High School’s Jayden Vallen (3) breaks a tackle during last Thursday’s game against Webster. The Bulldoggers won 49-14.
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DEWEY 49, TULSA WEBSTER 14
The Dewey Bulldoggers took another giant stride toward their first playoff appearance since 2019.
Unleashing a devastating rushing game, the Doggers (3-4, 2-2) walloped Tulsa Webster, 49-14, to move into a third-place tie in the District 2A-I-4 standings with Chandler (4-3, 2-2) and Sperry (2-5, 2-2).
Dewey eyes a golden opportunity this coming Thursday at Sperry — the game was moved up from Friday — to move into the top four.
Five different Doggers rushed for touchdowns against Webster — Eddie Rice (two), Easton Davis (two), Fenix Bolding (1), Nate Sloan (1) and Kade Lackey (1).
Although he didn’t score, Jayden Vallen rumbled for 137 yards to spearhead Dewey’s rushing assault, followed by Rice with 86 and Davis with 75.
Dewey’s defense toughened as the game proceeded.
“We came out on offense at the start and ate up over five minutes of clock, drove the field and scored,” said Dewey head coach Scott Sapulpa. “But they did the same thing to us.”
However, after giving up the first-quarter score, Dewey didn’t let Webster get back into the end zone until well into the second half.
Defensive lineman Parker Garrison played a gritty game against Webster’s strong offense and racked up four solo tackles.
“(Parker) did the best he could against their quarterback,” Sapulpa said.
Bolding added four tackles and Mason Spears made three.
“I’m pleased with the boys,” Sapulpa said. “I was happy with their attitude. They played hard all way. They’re going to hook up for four quarters. That’s what I love about them.”
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OKLAHOMA UNION 12, CANEY VALLEY 8
If there had been a barn it would have burned to a crisp.
If there had been a volcano it would have belched big globs of flying lava.
If it had been a lightning bolt it would have fried a tree.
In other words, there was a hot time in Caney Valley football stadium Friday night.
By the time the smoke cleared, the scoreboard flashed the final result: Oklahoma Union 12, Caney Valley 8.
It was a significant battle between two winless teams. Pride, progress and bragging rights were at stake.
Both teams played with pride and progress — only Oklahoma Union (1-6, 1-3) earned the bragging rights.
“I’m proud of the kids and the effort they put in after going down 8-6 in the fourth quarter,” said Oklahoma Union head coach Bruce Munden. “The kids stepped up. We’ve been fighting a lot of injuries. Our leading receiver and our leading running back were out. We had guys stepping into roles they have been in for most the year.”
“It was just one of those wins,” said Caney Valley Trojan head coach Derrick Hammer. “I feel like we should have won but we … played our butts off.”
Like Oklahoma Union, Caney Valley (0-7, 0-4) also suffered personnel adversity when Trevor Morgan went out early and Hammer plugged Caidyn Kyler into the quarterback role.
“It was nice to see the guys do whatever job we needed them to do,” Hammer said.
The teams scrapped through a scoreless first half.
Oklahoma Union struck first to go ahead, 6-0.
Caney Valley rallied well into the fourth period to get on the board on Bryor Bonde’s touchdown run on 4th-and-4. The successful two-point conversion lifted the Trojans ahead, 8-6.
Oklahoma Union answered with about two-and-a-half minutes left the second of quarterback Aiden Talbott’s two touchdown passes. He connected with Colten Wickham on one of them and Jensen Anderson on the other.
Trailing 14-8, Caney Valley got the ball back with time enough to mount a drive.
After three downs, the Trojans attempted a fake punt but Wickham intercepted the ball and Oklahoma Union managed to run out the clock.
Some of the defensive stalwarts for Oklahoma Union were Anderson (at safety) and Tucker Shufeldt, Munden said.
For Caney Valley, outside linebacker Kyler produced a couple of quality blitzes while Cody Cox and Connor Banther also drew praise from their coach. Bonde was the leader of the defense.
“Our guys were flying around,” Hammer said.
Next up, Oklahoma Union takes on Tonkawa and Caney Valley faces Morrison.
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Oklahoma Union’s defense surrounds a Caney Valley Trojan runner during last Thursday’s game in Ramona. OKU defeated the Trojans 12-8.
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COPAN 58, GANS 8 (8-man)
After two weeks off, the Copan Hornets were bound to have a little rust on their wings.
They didn’t need long to knock it off.
Energized by the emergence of a beguiling passing game, Copan (6-1, 2-0) buzzed right back into the hunt for the title in District B-II-4.
First-year quarterback Zane Stricklin unleashed a prolific aerial attack, hitting 13-of-20 passes for 253 yards and multiple touchdowns in the 58-8 mercy rule win against Gans.
Shooter Brewington caught two of Stricklin’s score strikes and Payten Call hauled in one. Stricklin connected with five different receivers. Brewington grabbed four receptions for 139 yards.
Copan’s rushing game produced two triple-digit hammers — Teegan Caron (9-121, 2 TDs) and Weston O’Rourke (6-103, 2 TDs).
As mentioned, Copan needed just a few minutes to get up to full speed.
“After being off for two weeks, getting to play a football game was exciting,” said first-year Copan head coach Trenton Kallenberger.
Caron ran for a 65-yard touchdown on Copan’s first play of the game.
But Gans responded quickly with a 60-yard burst.
“Our defense was a little lackadaisical on their first drive,” Kallenberger said. “It was good to see we were upset with ourselves. After that we shut them out the rest of the way.”
Copan organized a game plan that featured more passing than in the past, the coach said, adding the team also moved some players around.
On the defensive side, Brewington amassed 11 tackles and freshman Edan Thompson intercepted a pass — his sixth takeaway in six games played on the field. (One of Copan’s wins was by forfeit.)
O’Rourke flirted with double-digit tackles.
While Copan’s defense was racking up the stops, the offensive line proffered prolific protection for Stricklin by not allowing a sack.
The main four up front were Bryson Kalivoda, Keeghan Smith, Stayton Brewington and Ashton Jeffers.
Copan next travels to Webbers Falls (4-2, 1-1) in a contest with a direct bearing on the district title race.
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BARNSDALL 29, SUMMIT CHRISTIAN 15
Barnsdall snapped a three-game losing streak and forced its way back into the playoff chase during a happy Thursday night at Summit Christian.
The Barnsdall Panthers (4-3, 1-3) took a page out of history to use Lincoln — the Great Em-awesome-nator — to break a three-game losing snap and battle back into the playoff chase.
Panther quarterback Lincoln Gott tore off a huge chunk of yardage while rushing for 324 yards —and all four Barnsdall touchdowns — on 38 carries.
Rounding out the scoring were an extra-point kick by Brody Smith, and two-point conversions by Gott and Tripp Walker.
Barnsdall — which is coached by Kylee Sweeney — amassed approximately 400 rushing yards and added more real estate through the receiving game, including two catches by Andrew Cole for 42 yards.
Barnsdall also welcomed back three of its stalwart warriors in Blaine Miller — making just his second game appearance of the season — Hayden Collins and Talon Bond.
Miller recorded several tackles and a forced fumble that led to a Barnsdall recovery and touchdown drive.
Collins collected approximately seven tackles and a couple of tackles for loss.
Bond played on both sides of the line as well.
Barnsdall next will travel to Afton (0-6, 0-3).
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The Caney Valley (Kan.) Bullpup defense swarms a Galena runner during Friday night’s game in Caney. The Bullpups won 48-6.
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CANEY VALLEY (Kan.) BULLPUPS 48, GALENA (Kan.) 6
It started out as a night of honor for Caney Valley head coach Criss Davis.
Two hours later, his team paid him another rousing compliment — a 42-point rout of a Galena team that has been a stubborn obstacle the past 10 years, beating the Pups in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Caney Valley was only 1-4 in the previous five meetings against Galena.
But on Friday — with district title implications looming large — the Pups (6-1, 3-0) put the super-sized bite on Galena (4-3, 2-2).
Galena struck first — thanks to a “comedy” of errors by Caney Valley. The Pups fumbled the ball twice inside their own red zone on their first two possessions. The first time, Galena recovered the ball on the Pups’ five-yard line — but was unable to punch it in.
Caney Valley got the ball back but coughed it back on its own 18-yard line. That set up Galena’s lone touchdown.
Following that slippery-finger stretch, Caney Valley got a firm grip on its fortunes and outscored Galena the rest of the way, 48-0.
Of course, it wasn’t only offense. The Pups’ defense held Galena to just six yards rushing — on 25 attempts.
“I thought we played phenomenal against the run,” Davis said. We were really physical. I thought that (physicality) was the difference tonight.”
On the offensive side, Caney Valley amassed 397 yards of total offense — dominated by its ground attack (37-350). For at least the third time this season the Pups boasted two 100-yard rushers — Traxcyn Garton (14-155) and Jace Buckley (7-104).
Davis shared the credit for the crunching run assault with his offensive line and blocking fullback Boone White, who also contributed to the scoring.
Garton and Buckley rumbled for two touchdowns apiece while quarterback Layne Denny found White and Jacob McVey for a touchdown pass apiece. Brad Vargas closed out the scoring with a five-yard burst.
Caney Valley unleashed a quick strike look to open the second half — scoring on a run of 52 (Garton) and a pass (Denny 38 to McVey) — on Caney Valley’s first two offensive plays of the third quarter. At least two more touchdown runs were called back due to penalties.
“This was a good win,” said Davis.
Prior to the game, the Kansas High School Activities Association recognized Davis for his 40 years of coaching. In addition to coaching football, he’s also been in charge at times of other teams including fastpitch softball and basketball.
The Pups travel next Friday to Riverton with the district title on the line.
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Caney Valley (Kan.) Bullpup head coach Criss Davis was honored last Friday night by the Kansas High School Activities Association for his 40 years of coaching.
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SCORING
Galena: 6-0-0-0—6
CV: 0-28-14-6—48
First quarter
Gal — 9 pass from Chase Cottrell (conversion fail), 8:25.
Second quarter
CV — Traxcyn Garton 8 run (Garton run), 11;22.
CV — Jace Buckley 27 run (conversion fail).
CV — Buckley 38 run (conversion fail), 7:53.
CV — Boone White 9 pass from Layne Denny (Garton run), 0:49.
Third quarter
CV — Garton 52 run (conversion fail), 11:37.
CV — Jacob McVey 38 pass from Denny (Kenneth Romiti run), 9:13.
Fourth quarter
CV — Brad Vargas 5 run (kick fail), 6:24.
Team stats
First downs: CV 11, Gal 4; Rushing: CV 37-350, Gal 25-6; Passing: CV 2-5-0-47; Gal 5-11-0-82; Punts: CV 0-0, Gal 4-136 (34.0 avg.), Penalties: CV 8-80, Gal 6-70; Fumbles-lost: CV 2-2, Gal 3-2.
Caney Valley leaders
Rushing: Garton 14-155, Buckley 7-104, Romiti 5-41, Konner Paulie 3-10.
Passing: Denny 2-5-0-47.
Receiving: McVey 1-38, White 1-9.
Fumble recoveries: Austin Freisberg
Tackles: Freisberg 8.5, White 7.5, Buckley 4, Angel Martinez 3.5.