Warriors roll

Washington amassed 415 yards of total offense on its way to a 49-7 victory over Purcell in the second round of the state playoffs last Friday at Reed Field.

That sets a showdown between the Warriors and the Jones Longhorns this Friday night at Reed Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Jones will bring in a 9-2 season record and sport what may be the best junior quarterback in the state of Oklahoma.

Washington Head Coach Brad Beller reports Carson May is the big weapon for the Longhorns.

“He’s a big strong kid that is 6’4” or 6’5”,” Beller said. “He’s like a fullback and is their spark plug. He has good, solid wide receivers that run good routes. And their offensive line is huge.”

May is getting Division One offers already, Beller said.

Jones will operate out of a spread offense but they are also very multiple.

“They have a lot of different personnel groupings,” Beller said.

When the ‘Horns are on defense expect a 3-4 base.

“They are very athletic up front on defense and put a lot of speed on the field with good athletes,” Beller continued. “They run to the football and make plays.”

Beller said the key for the Warriors will be eliminating big plays by the Longhorns.

“And we have to be good on third down. That’s their money down when they have made a lot of people pay. We need to control the line of scrimmage and stay balanced on offense, more so than we were last week.”

In the victory over Purcell last week the Warriors rushed for 297 yards, with 238 of those yards coming from Chase Allison on just 15 carries.

Allison scored on runs of 20, three, 22 and five against the Dragons.

Emitt Wilk tossed a 69-yard touchdown pass to Lane Steele in the second period. Jadon Sanchez tallied on a six-yard run later in the third and Cole Scott closed out the scoring with a two-yard plunge in the fourth quarter.

“Our ability to run effectively really changed our game plan,” Beller said. “We came in thinking we were going to throw it more than six times,” the coach said.

Beller said it was an outstanding performance by his defensive secondary that was the spark for the victory.

“We gave up over 400 yards passing the first time we played Purcell which really was a black eye for our secondary. They took a lot of criticism but they came back Friday night.

“I’m very proud of the way they responded,” Beller continued. “Lane Steele did an amazing job of guarding Mojo (Browning). Mojo had two receptions on their first drive but did not have another catch until the third quarter.”

Beller said the stellar play of the secondary allowed the front six to get pressure on Purcell Quarterback Kody Kroth.

“They did a great job of getting pressure on him,” Beller said of the efforts of Hayden Milner, Jadon Sanchez, Rope Scott and Jake Wells.

“Our outside linebackers Kelton Schultz and Layne Spaulding played well,” Beller said. “They brought pressure but they also had to help cover the crossing routes They did a good job of getting underneath their short routes.”

Beller praised his offensive linemen for the job they did against the Dragons.

“Anytime you average over 10 yards a carry your line has played well as well as the running back. The linemen are the ones that bring home the bacon,” Beller said. “They did a great job of moving the line and getting to the linebackers to give Chase big holes down the field.

“When you don’t have to make a cut to the second or third level they’ve done a great job,” Beller said.

He was speaking of the play of Kelton Schultz, Caleb Bruce, Tanner Winlock, Luke Steele, Seth Tague and Austin Smith.

Beller had high praise for Purcell nose guard Jaysen Shea.

“I’ve seen him, Kody and Mojo grow up,” Beller said. “We had to double team Shea. I’ve enjoyed watching him play but didn’t enjoy coaching against him.”

Warrior notes:

Jones is 9-2 heading into the third round contest at Washington while the Warriors are 9-1.

Jones quarterback Carson May has several D-1 offers on his plate.