MUSTANG —
The Edmond Santa Fe Wolves scored on their first possession in overtime Friday to defeat the Mustang Broncos after surrendering 15 straight points in the fourth quarter at Bronco Stadium in Mustang.
Santa Fe defensive back Eric Davis picked off a Frankie Edwards pass in the back of the end zone on Mustang’s first possession of overtime and two plays later, Phillip Sumpter punched in a score from two yards out to end the game and give the Wolves their fourth win of the season.
The Wolves and Broncos battled to a stalemate in the first half, going into the locker room knotted at 14-14.
Santa Fe’s offense got off to a slow start, but two critical Mustang penalties on the Wolves’ second drive of the game helped Santa Fe jump out to an early 7-0 lead.
Justice Hansen, one of the state’s top signal callers, completed four of six passes for 37 yards with a four-yard touchdown pass to Cornelius Fugett on the 11th play of the drive.
Mustang answered on the following drive. The Broncos started their first scoring possession from the 50-yard line and finished it with a three-yard touchdown pass from Edwards to Eric Lucas. The Broncos missed on their extra point try, but cut the deficit to 7-6.
The Wolves were forced into a three-and-out on the following drive, but a Khari Harding interception and return to the Mustang 30-yard line set up Santa Fe with good field position for their next drive.
It took the Wolves just five plays to score off of the Mustang turnover. Santa Fe drove down the field and took a 14-6 lead after an 18-yard touchdown run by Cameron Westbrook. Westbrook finished the game with 29 yards and a score.
Santa Fe forced the Broncos into a turnover on downs on the following drive, but the Wolves fumbled on the next play to turn it right back over to Mustang.
The Broncos looked to take advantage of the Santa Fe mistake, but were unable to punch the ball into the end zone after driving down to the Santa Fe one-yard line on the following drive. The Wolves defense stopped two straight quarterback sneaks to give the ball back to their offense after a second straight turnover on downs.
Santa Fe was forced to punt after the defensive stop and four plays later the Broncos cut the deficit to 14-12. Edwards completed a pass to Travis Mitchell to convert on the two-point conversion and tie the game at 14-14 before going into halftime.
After the two teams exchanged possessions to open the half, Santa Fe again took a seven-point lead with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Hansen to Sumpter after starting from the Mustang 38-yard line. Hansen completed two of three passes on the drive including a 20-yard completion to Mendenhall.
Mustang answered again. The Broncos started from their own 20-yard line and drove 80 yards before running back Cutter Smith punched in a score from the one-yard line. Mustang botched the snap on the extra point attempt and failed to convert, leaving the Wolves with a 21-20 lead.
The Wolves, led by Hansen, scored on their next drive to extend the lead. Hansen completed three passes for 57 yards and dashed for an 11-yard score to give Santa Fe a 28-20 advantage after the PAT.
The Broncos started the next drive again with a one-score deficit. However, instead of answering with a score, Mustang turned the ball over. Phillip Sumpter scooped up a Tanner Robertson fumble on the second play of the drive and returned it to the Mustang one-yard line. Two plays later Sumpter scored on a two-yard run that extended the Santa Fe lead to 35-20.
Mustang found a way to get back into the game with eight minutes left. The Broncos cut the lead to 35-26 after a 58-yard drive that ended with a 10-yard touchdown completion from Edwards to Dakota Warrington. The Broncos elected to go for one and converted to make the score 35-27.
The Broncos forced the Wolves to punt on the following possession and with under five minutes left on the clock, they put the ball in the end zone with an Edwards touchdown pass to Colton Hadlock. Edwards took the ball himself on the two-point try and converted from 1 yard out to send the game to overtime.
After capturing the victory in overtime, the Wolves moved to 4-1 on the season. Santa Fe will travel to Putnam City next week to take on the Putnam City North Panthers. The Wolves return home on Oct. 11 to host Norman at Wantland Stadium in Edmond.
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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. -
Online registration for 2013 UCO Endeavor Games now open
Registration is now open online for athletes and volunteers for the 2013 University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games, June 6-9, the nation’s largest multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities.
Athletes of all ages or sporting experience are invited to register for the event. Community members are also encouraged to register to volunteer with more than 300 volunteer opportunities available.
Similar to the summer Paralympic Games, athletes may register for multiple adaptive sports, which include cycling, indoor archery, outdoor archery, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, shooting, table tennis, track and field, wheelchair basketball, and, for the first time at the UCO Endeavor Games, paratriathlon. The paratriathlon will be limited to athletes over the age of 16 with previous paratriathlon experience. -
Deer Creek drops Carl Albert again for state title
They did it again.
The Deer Creek girls soccer team knocked off rival Carl Albert in the Class 5A state soccer title game for the second consecutive season.
The Lady Antlers, led by freshman Lauren Haivala’s two goals, topped the Titans 2-1 May 10 at Noble High School.
On May 7, Deer Creek blanked Tulsa Edison 2-zip in the semifinals for a chance to play for its fourth state championship in girls soccer. - More Sports Headlines
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