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Posted: Aug 29, 2020 6:10 AMUpdated: Aug 29, 2020 7:10 AM
OKU Victorious in Nowata County Showdown
Oklahoma Union beat up on Nowata to take an opening night victory, 34-6. The Cougars ground game dominated and the defense wouldn’t budge for most of the contest.
The teams would trade a pair of fumbles early on. OKU would strike first with Mason Pittman taking a six-yard run into the endzone. Mason Seigel would run in a short touchdown to give OKU a 13-0 lead. Nowata would catch its only strike of luck after that. Eli Savala caught a deflected pass from Broden Monroe for a 71-yard touchdown.
The Cougars only completed three passes on the night. Largely because the effectiveness of their running game. Seigel would nearly match his rushing line from last year’s Nowata game with over 100 yards and three touchdowns. His second touchdown being the loudest play of the night.
The game was 28-6 at halftime. Oklahoma Union’s Raul Alvidrez would take the second half kickoff to the house from 70 yards out and no one would score from their.
Nowata’s Monroe completed 17 of 30 passes in first ever game at quarterback. Frequent targets included Kenyon Gray, Trenton Smith and Emmett Sells. Defensively, Dagan West recovered two fumbles and had multiple tackles for loss.
Oklahoma Union will play Woodland next week. Nowata head to Chelsea for another rivalry game in week one.
(PHOTO COURTESY: Trey Stumpff)
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