El Reno: Bend but don't break D

El Reno: Bend but don’t break

El Reno has made a living with defense this season and that was the case in its win over McAlester as the Indians used a goal line stand to hold off McAlester 21-14 Friday night. While it was a nice way to end the game, it’s not exactly surprising.

 ”They marched down the field on that drive and got into the red zone,” El Reno defensive back Cory Dauphin said. “That’s how we’ve played all year. Bend but don’t break. We buckle down in the red zone. We have a lot of confidence playing with our backs against the wall.”

Coming up huge was senior Matt Pruitt. He had 22 tackles (17 of them unassisted) and also had an interception and scored the game-winning touchdown.

El Reno (12-0) plays Carl Albert (10-2) in a Class 5A semifinal Friday night at Putnam City Stadium.