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Raeshaan Finley’s 15-yard touchdown reception with 5:17 left in the fourth quarter gave Enid its first and only lead of the game and a late defensive stop inside its own 10-yard line secured a dramatic 19-14 victory for the Plainsmen over Edmond Memorial Friday night at D. Bruce Selby Stadium.
The victory raised Enid’s record to 2-0, while the Bulldogs fell to 0-2.
The start of the game was delayed by 20 minutes when one of the Bulldogs’ team buses suffered a damaged windshield en route to Enid during an afternoon storm and Memorial was forced to change buses.
The winning drive consumed 92 yards in 12 plays after Enid started at its own 8-yard line following a Bulldogs’ fumble, their only turnover of the game.
Warren Wand, a sophomore, who started the season as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback but was switched to tailback for Friday night’s game, was pressed back into duty under center for starter Tyler Holcomb after Holcomb, a 6-foot-4 , 205-pound senior who rushed for both of the Bulldogs’ touchdowns, left the game in the second half with an apparent foot injury and did not return.
However, the winning drive may have come at a price for the Plainsmen as leading rusher Seth Handley was injured on the first play of the drive after rushing for a gain of five yards. Handley did not return after an apparent right knee injury. Handley had been bottled up most of the night by a Bulldog defense that focused on stopping the run, limiting Handley to 24 yards on 15 carries.
But the escape ability of junior quarterback Chance Pryor and a 23-yard completion to Johnny Lawrence and a 17-yard pass to Aaron Beagle put the Plainsmen in scoring position for Pryor’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Finley out of the flat that gave Enid a 19-14 lead. The two-point conversion failed. Pryor finished the game 9-for-17 passing for 96 yards, and two touchdowns and 65 yards rushing.
The Plainsmen held Memorial on the next possession, forcing a punt, but could not close the game out as Pryor’s pass on third-and-one was picked off by Jason Hand and the Bulldogs took over at their own 41-yard line with 1:32 remaining.
The Bulldogs, aided by a roughing the passer penalty, but stymied by a holding penalty that negated an apparent touchdown pass, faced fourth and goal from the 18-yard line and Wand was stopped at the six-yard line as time expired to end the game.
Wand finished with 99 yards rushing and was 1-for-6 passing for 10 yards. Holcomb was 4-for-7 for 84 yards and had 28 yards on eight carries.
The Plainsmen spotted Memorial a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
The Bulldogs scored on their opening possession when Holcomb scored on a 2-yard sneak over the middle.
The switch at quarterback paid nearly immediate dividends for Memorial when Holcomb, under heavy pressure, delivered a strike to tight end Grant Carro for a gain of 57 yards down the near sideline to the Plainsmen 11-yard line after starting at the Enid 34-yard line. Wand then gained 9 yards to the Enid 2-yard line, setting up Holcomb’s first touchdown and Edmond Memorial grabbed a 7-0 lead.
The Bulldogs made it 14-0 after holding Enid on its first possession when Holcomb scrambled from 12 yards out for his second rushing touchdown to conclude a 10-play, 73-yard drive. Wand rushed for 26 yards on the drive while Holcomb connected twice with Waylan Anderson.
The Plainsmen defense stiffened and did not allow the Bulldogs to score again.
Enid got on the board with its first touchdown in the second quarter to make it 14-7 when Pryor connected with Beagle for a 5-yard touchdown that capped an 80-yard, 12-play drive.
The Plainsmen then took the opening kick of the second half and used a time-consuming seven minute, 65-yard scoring drive with Finley scoring on an 8-yard scamper to make it 14-13 after the extra point attempt failed.
The Bulldogs threatened on the next drive but Holcomb left the game on the drive’s first play and Wand took over. Two bad snaps over the head of the quarterback cost the Bulldogs and a fumble set up the Plainsmen for their game-winning drive.
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Tennis camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Raquet Club is offering a pair of tennis camps beginning May 28.
For ages 5-8, a camp is offered from 8:45-9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and for ages 7-15 a tennis camp is available from 6-6:55 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both camps run from May 28-June 13 and cost is $99 per camp.
A camp session for ages 8-16 will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-9:25 a.m. May 29-June 12 for the identical cost.
For more information concerning these camps and others, call 341-4241. -
UCO winds up 10th nationally
Taylor Neidy fired a final-round 75, but Central Oklahoma failed to move up in the team standings at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday.
The Bronchos closed with a 323 — making 11 double bogeys and three triples — and finished 10th in the four-day, 72-hole tournament with a 1,298 total on the 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International.
Lynn ended Nova Southeastern’s four-year reign as national championships, finishing with a 1,187 total to edge the Sharks by three strokes. -
Central Oklahoma softballers make World Series again
Hayley Hudson gave Central Oklahoma a 5-4 lead with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos staved off a seventh-inning Winona State threat to capture the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional championship Saturday afternoon at Edmond North High School.
The Warriors put two runners on with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in a bid to pull out a late win and force a deciding game in the best-of-three series, but left fielder Devyn Frazier made a running catch in foul territory for the final out to set off a wild celebration on the field.
UCO improved to 47-11 — a school-record for wins — with its 23th consecutive home victory and advanced to the Division II World Series for the second straight year. The Bronchos will face Armstrong Atlantic in the eight-team World Series at 11 a.m. Thursday in Salem, Va.
“I’d say that was a nail-biter,” head coach Genny Stidham said. “It was a good game, both teams played well. Winona has a great team and they didn’t give up, but we came up with some big plays and came out on top. -
Central Oklahoma golf coach picks up award
Central Oklahoma’s Michael Bond has been named the NCAA Division II Central Region Coach of the Year by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, with Aly Seng and Erica Bensch both earning All-Central Region honors.
Bond led the Bronchos to perhaps the best season in school history in 2012-13 with top-five finishes in 10 of their 12 tournaments. UCO won three titles, including the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association crown and its first-ever regional championship, and finished 10th in the Division II national tournament. -
Workman's blast cranks UCO's engine; Bronchos cruise to 5-2 win
Nicole Workman’s solo home run gave Central Oklahoma a lead it would never relinquish and the No. 19-ranked Bronchos went on to topple Winona State 5-2 in the first game of the NCAA Division II Central Super Regional Friday night at the Edmond North High School Softball Complex.
Workman blasted her 14th homer of the season to lead off the second inning, with UCO adding three runs in the third and one more in the fifth to take a commanding 5-0 lead before the Warriors created some anxious moments in their final at bat.
WSU scored two runs and had runners on second and third on with just one out in the top of the seventh, but Kalynn Shrock got the final two batters to close out her fourth straight complete-game outing of the postseason and put the Bronchos in control of the best-of-three series. -
Richters rip competition at KickingBird
The KickingBird 2-man scramble was won by Jeff and Josh Richter, finishing with a 57.9 on May 11.
Jeff Jester and Kevin Wright wrapped up second-place honors with a 59.9 and Rick Morales and Ronnie Roberts placed third (60.1).
In the second flight, the top score was 60.4 by Jerry Bernhardt and Ted Carter. Picking up silver was the tandem of Jerry Fuller and Ramona Jacobi (61.2) and the third-place squad was Dyke Hoppe and Mark VanSickle at 62.0.
Morales was closest to the pin on No. 6 and Jeff Richter landed a dart on hole 14. -
Eagles' season finished; Lopez earns national honor
Southeastern, Fla. eliminated Oklahoma Christian 4-0 om the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series in Mason, Ohio today to advance to the tournament semifinals, while OC closes at 26-26.
OC would have advanced to the semifinals with a win, but completed a terrific turnaround from an 8-34 season in 2012. The Eagles made only the second national-tournament appearance in the program's history, with the other coming in 1972, when OC finished third in the NAIA World Series. -
Multiple baseball camps offered in Edmond
Edmond Schools baseball coaches Kyle Roberts (Edmond Memorial), Jeff Shafer (Edmond Santa Fe) and Karl King (Edmond North) will instruct the Edmond All-Star Baseball Camps starting May 28 at Edmond North High School.
A pair of all-skills camps will take place for kids ages 5 and older from May 28-31 and June 3-6. Times are the same, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
On June 7, a pitcher/catcher camp will be offered for ages 8 and older with the identical time frame. Cost is $35 for the pitcher/catcher camp and $125 for the all-skills camp.
For further inquiries, contact Karl King at 863-3570. -
Arthur Hills eating up Bronchos
Central Oklahoma’s struggles continued at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Friday.
The Bronchos made 10 double bogeys and two triple bogeys en route to a season-high 329 score on the rugged 6,228-yard, par-72 Arthur Hills Legends Course at LPGA International, leaving UCO in 10th place with a three-round total of 975.
Nova Southeastern has an 881 total heading into Saturday’s final round, giving the four-time defending champion Sharks a one-shot lead over second-place Lynn. -
Bronchos will make 12th appearance in national golf championship Monday
No. 18-ranked Central Oklahoma will make its 12th appearance in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships in Hershey, Pa. next week.
The 54-hole stroke play portion of the tournament runs Monday-Wednesday at the 7,061-yard, par-71 Hershey Country Club East Course, with the top-eight teams from the 20-team field advancing to match play. - More Sports Headlines
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