EDMOND —
Edmond North made sure it won’t have to travel far for the start of the postseason.
The Huskies clinched second place in District 6A-3, and the right to host a first-round playoff
game, Thursday night as they dismantled Midwest City 49-14 at Wantland Stadium.
The victory was the first in school history against the Bombers, who were also eliminated from
the playoffs for the first time since 2005.
“I think we’ve had a home playoff game once or twice in school history, and this is the first time
we’ve beat Midwest City so it was a big night for us,” North coach Jeremy Dombek said. “Now
we just have to build off it.”
Michael Farmer carried the load for North by scoring five touchdowns. The junior ran for four
touchdowns of 13, 94, 51 and 19 yards, and added another with his hands.
The junior racked up 158 yards and three touchdowns on four carries in the first half alone. He
finished the night with 214 yards rushing.
“I scored four touchdowns when I was a freshman, but not on the varsity level before, so this
feels real good,” Farmer said.
After forcing Midwest City to go three-and-out on the opening possession of the game, the
defense dug its heels in again early in the game. The Bombers drove down to the North 6-yard-
line, but wouldn’t get any further. The visitors fumbled on third down, and failed to complete a
pass on fourth down, as they turned the ball over on downs.
The Huskies (8-1, 5-1) would need only one try to take the ball the other way. Farmer took a
handoff and broke free for a 94-yard touchdown sprint. Trevor Moore tacked on the extra point
for a 14-0 lead with 2:03 left in the first.
“We adopted a bend but don’t break philosophy this week, and when we got down close to our
goal line we got a key stop,” Dombek said. “Then Michael had the big run and it kind of changed
the momentum.”
Another turnover on downs by Midwest City (2-7, 2-4) led to Farmer’s third touchdown. The 51-
yard sprint extended North’s lead to 21-0 at halftime.
Midwest City caught a break on the first play of the third quarter. Will Sunderland scooped up a
fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half, and returned it 14 yards for the score.
But the Farmer show was not over yet.
On the next series, Farmer reeled in a 26-yard pass from Luke Hoskins. He later scored again on
a 19-yard touchdown run, extending North’s lead to 42-7 after three quarters of play.
Hoskins added another touchdown pass late in the game, hitting senior Evan Brown on an 18-
yard strike with 1:03 to play.
Hoskins finished the game 8-of-14 for 89 yards and two scores.
Midwest City quarterback Cedric Fair was 14-of-32 for 167 yards and one touchdown.
North will close out the regular season next Friday at U.S. Grant.
Edmond North 49, Midwest City 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Midwest City 0 0 7 7 14
North 14 7 21 7 49
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
EN - Michael Farmer 13 run (Trevor Moore kick); 6:49
EN - Farmer 94 run (Moore kick); 2:03
Second Quarter
EN - Farmer 51 run (Moore kick); 6:17
Third Quarter
MWC - Will Sunderland 14 fumble return (kick good); 11:49
EN - Farmer 26 pass from Luke Hoskins (Moore kick); 8:37
EN - Jarech Page 12 run (Moore kick); 5:15
EN - Farmer 19 run (Moore kick); 1:11
Fourth Quarter
MWC - KeSean Brown 21 pass from Cedric Fair (kick good); 10:26
EN - Evan Brown 18 pass from Hoskins (Moore kick): 1:04
