Norman North headed to Class 6A title game against Jenks

“I was just playing my assignment and doing what the coaches told me to,” Meyer said of his last defensive play. “I wanted to step up when it looked like Johnny Football (Lowe) was going to take off, but I knew I had the guy behind me.”

Meyer was on the field for just three or four defensive plays.

“Our defense had a rough time at first with the deep ball, but they came up big at the right time,” Norman North receiver Jake Higginbotham said.

One possibly downside for Norman North could be the health of quarterback Peyton Gavras. He took a hard hit late in the game, was shaken up and did not return.

He threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns, including a pair to Higginbotham.

Higginbotham finished with 122 yards receiving. Corbin Cleveland added 129 yards and two scores receiving.

Norman North looked like it would cruise, building up a 21-0 and 28-7 lead in the second period before Owasso came back to take a 35-28 lead just more than three minutes into the second half.

The game was tied 42-42 late in the third, with Norman North finally taking the lead back just more than three minutes into the fourth on Higginbotham's 70-yard touchdown catch.

On the next drive, Meyer came up with the interception.