Wynnewood’s winning streak ended in the state quarterfinals with a 28-26 loss to Pawhuska.
“We fought hard, but we had too many mistakes, and it ended up costing us the game,” Briar Davenport said.
The Huskies scored on an opening drive of 74 yards, but the Savage defense, led by Jett Anderson, stopped the two-point conversion attempt.
Wynnewood answered immediately with a 98-yard scoring drive of their own. Aydrian Knighten carried the ball the final 11 yards, and Jeremiah Martinez kicked the successful point-after-touchdown to put Wynnewood up 7-6.
The next drive ended at the beginning of the second quarter with a Huskie touchdown and 2-point conversion to put Pawhuska up 14-7.
The Savages drove down to the 30– yard line and got stuck at fourth and 15. Pawhuska intercepted the pass.
Wynnewood defense responded strongly, forcing the Huskies to punt from the Pawhuska 3-yard line. The offense then ended up punting themselves.
Pawhuska then stretched its lead to 22-7 with a touchdown and a two-point conversion.
Davenport returned the kickoff, successfully weaving downfield 90 yards into the endzone.
“Coaches told me what to do,” Davenport said. “I followed my blocks, and it took me to Wonderland.”
Martinez kicked the extra point to close the gap to 22-14 and wrap up the first half scoring.
With 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Davenport threw to Coalten Kennedy for a 57-yard touchdown pass.
“Coach said, ‘Bulldog Special,’ and that's what we ran,” Kennedy said. “Briar threw it. It was a good ball, and I caught it and ran with it.”
Unfortunately, Davenport’s attempt to convert for 2 fell short, putting the Savages down 22-20.
With 10 minutes left in the game, Wynnewood took the lead as Knighten scored a 2-yard touchdown. However, the 2-point conversion attempt failed again.
The Huskies scored their winning touchdown with 6:20 left on the clock.
A Kennedy tackle stopped the two-point conversion attempt, but then the Savages struggled to move downfield, turning it over on downs. The Huskies, despite two fumbles, managed to run out the clock.
The Savages end the season 11-1.
“It was a good season,” said Martinez, a junior. “We've got to learn from our mistakes, like all the penalties. I think we're going somewhere next season.”
