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November 27th | Stillwater, Okla. | 105.1 FM | GSP Radio |
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Bixby at a
Glance |
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Head Coach |
Pat McGrew |
| 2009 Record |
8-4
Overall, 5-2 5A-3 |
| Home/Road |
5-3
/ 2-2 |
| Offensive formation |
Multiple |
| Defensive formation |
4-3 |
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| 2009
Bixby Stats |
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| Total
Offense |
339 |
| Rushing
Offense |
163 |
| Passing
Offense |
175 |
| Points/Game |
27 |
| Total
Defense |
214 |
| Rushing
Defense |
87 |
| Passing
Defense |
127 |
| Pts
Allowed/Game |
14 |
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Both the Guthrie BlueJays and Bixby Spartans did something last
week that many did not see coming and many more will be
surprised when one of these teams are playing for the 5A State
Championship next week.
The Jays and Spartans meet up for the fourth time in the past
five years, at Pioneer Stadium in Stillwatrer, Friday night with a 7:30
kickoff. It's a rematch of the 2007 State Championship game as
the Jays won 16-3 to earn their school's second state title.
The Spartans won 28-14, in 2005, and Guthrie won in
2006 with a 31-15 win. Both games were second round
match-ups, in Bixby.
Carl Albert and El Reno will play in the other 5A semi final game
Friday at Putnam City High School. The two winners will meet and
play for the gold ball next week at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Bixby enters the game with playoff wins over Tulsa Central
(17-13) and Shawnee (28-21) while Guthrie has road wins at
Duncan (20-12) and Tulsa East Central (25-24).
Bixby trailed 21-7 at halftime, in Shawnee, before scoring 21
unanswered points and stopping the Wolves with a goal line stand
with a second left to play in the game.
Guthrie and Bixby started the season with 0-2 records and share
current 8-4
records. When you combine the eight losses between the two schools
they have all come from top ranked teams. In fact, Bixby has
lost to the No. 1 team in 6A (Jenks), 5A (Bishop Kelley), and
4A (Glenpool). The other lost came in Week 9 to Booker T.
Washington, 10-2, who many thought were the favorites of 5A
until handed down penalties from the OSSAA.
Bixby's Dewitt Jennings III (6'0, 220 lbs), who played in the
'07 state title game against Guthrie as a sophomore, has rushed
for 239-yards, scored three times, has thrown for a touchdown on
a half back pass, and has piled up 20 tackles to go along with two
interceptions in the last two weeks alone.
The University of Tulsa commitment, Jennings, has rushed for 1,197 yards
and has 15 scores from his running back position. Jennings, who
will also run some wildcat, rushed for 119-yards last week
against Shawnee and is hard to bring down with arm tackles.
Jennings has two brothers that currently play for the Spartans.
Another senior who played in the title game is quarterback Kevin
Lamb (6'1. 190 lbs). Lamb, who's brother and dad played baseball
at Oral Roberts University and is a Division I baseball
prospect himself, broke his hand earlier this season and just had his
cast cut off two weeks ago, but has found his groove in the last
two weeks.
Lamb has thrown for over 1,200 yards while completing almost 62%
of his passes and with his baseball background can throw the
ball with some zip, but is able to move around the pocket and
throw on the run when needed.
"Its almost like a revenge match," Lamb said on the Bixby's
weekly coaches show. "Get them (Guthrie) back from my sophomore
year."
Lamb's top receiver Austin White has accumulated 715-yards in
the air and of his 43-catches, eight have been for scores. The
Spartans receivers as a group run very precise routes and are
great blockers down field for Jennings and the running game.
Spartans head coach Pat McGrew, now in his 11th season, is a
defensive minded coach and that is what most people think first
when they talk about Bixby football. The defense is allowing the
same amount of points as the Jays are at 14 a game and both like
to come
strong after the quarterback and running backs.
McGrew's top tackler is senior Taylor Schuyler (6'4, 240 lbs)
from his defensive end spot, who sports jersey No. 83.
Linebackers Reed Timms (6'2, 220) and Garrett McKenzie (6'3,
220) provide toughness to the middle of the defense. Along with Jennings in the secondary, Kameron Kopczynski
(6'2, 185) has been making plays all season, but more here
recently in the playoffs.
McGrew, who has coached in the '05 and '07 title games, said in
his weekly coaches show that successful corners equal successful
defense in his scheme, and that is what he has
gotten from junior corner backs Deangelo Jennings (6'0, 185) and
Michael Nelson (5'8, 160). The Spartans have the most
interceptions in one season with McGrew has the head coach at
Bixby. Kopczynski leads that category with six and ranks second
in 5A in picks.
"We have as a good of a chance as anyone. This is probably one
of the best teams I have ever had as far as mental state of this
team," McGrew said prior to the start of the playoffs.
The game can be heard on Triple Play Sports Radio 105.1 FM as
well as on Guthrie Sports Page Radio. Chris Evans, Casey Porter,
Craig Fleck, and Shawn Ingle will bring you the exciting action.
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