A pair of Thursday night classics

By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@Oklahoman.com

Going into last Thursday, I had my eye on a couple of games, namely Weatherford at Anadarko and Chickasha at Ardmore.

Boy oh boy, did those games live up to expectations.

Let’s start in Ardmore where Mike Loyd compared his team’s improbable 34-28 OT win as one of the best games he’s been involved in.

The Chicks and star QB Wyatt Kinnamon dominated early, claiming a 28-6 lead heading into halftime.

But then slowly, the Tigers mounted their charge, led by running back Dominik Williams. No comeback could have happened if not for the defense stepping up its game, something Loyd attributed to as simply “effort.”

Chickasha went for it on fourth-and-one twice and with Kinnamon, why not? However, both times the Tigers were able to stop ‘em.

With 36 seconds left, Reed Downing threw a touchdown pass to Montre Washington, narrowing the gap to 28-27. Fine, make the PAT, let’s go to overtime.

Ah , but as Lee Corso would say, not so fast my friends.

Loyd said three things need to happen: good snap, hold and kick. Well, Ardmore didn’t get that first one as the snap hit the turf. Loyd credited holder Josiah Custer for getting the ball down in time for kicker Fran Guardarrama to get the kick through. It wasn’t smooth sailing as it deflected off the left upright, but it was good.