Black and blue: Guthrie gets new jerseys in early

Guthrie quarterback Bryan Dutton runs during his team's 48-0 win over Southeast on Friday. PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN

GUTHRIE — The one upside to the last few days, Guthrie junior quarterback Bryan Dutton said, was the team’s new black jerseys that it broke out for Friday’s game. The team wore the jerseys with black pants.

The jerseys were ordered several weeks ago and weren’t expected to get in until the second round of the playoffs. But when they came in early, coach Rafe Watkins decided to let the team wear them Friday given the OSSAA’s ruling.

“Not knowing if we were going to make it to the playoffs, he wanted to let our seniors wear it,” Dutton said.

“These last 24 hours have been up and down, and more down than up. I guess the new uniforms were the only up to it. I feel really bad for our seniors. If they turn it around, we can make a run.”