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SKIATOOK — This went a long way in disproving the theory that a team can’t beat you if it doesn’t have the football. Skiatook didn’t have it for much of the game Friday. But the No. 3 Bulldogs used two long runs by Jayden Garner and an inspired defense to turn back No. 4 Altus 20-7 in Class 5A quarterfinal action before 3,000 spectators at Hap Dunlap Field. Altus dominated possession time with its flexbone, triple-option scheme, once mounting an ill-fated, 20-play drive that consumed nearly 10 minutes. The visitors ran 60 plays to Skiatook’s 30 and Skiatook managed only six first downs. But Jaxson Dohn’s fumble recovery on the opening series set up TK Wilkerson’s 13-yard touchdown run, Garner raced 61 yards to start the third quarter for one touchdown and went 37 to set up another score, a 4-yard run by Korey Miller. Skiatook led 20-0 in the third quarter and that was more than enough for 5A’s No. 1 scoring defense. The Bulldogs have allowed a shade more than 13 points per game this season and held their last four opponents to a touchdown or less. “Altus does a great job with ball control, getting three or four yards at a time, but our defense stepped up and did a good job, hung in there and got the ball back for us,” Skiatook coach Vance Miller said. Garner totaled 108 yards on just five carries and Wilkerson added 78 rushing yards and his 23rd rushing TD of the year as the Bulldogs (11-1) advanced to play in the semifinals for the third time in four years. “We’re excited about that because we feel like it’s a big accomplishment for our coaches, our football team and our community,” Miller said. The Bulldogs advance to play No. 1 Carl Albert in the semifinals next weekend, at a site and time to be announced Saturday by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The Titans turned back Claremore in another Friday semifinal. Altus (10-2) snapped the ball 39 times to Skiatook’s nine in the first half. Skiatook totaled 29 yards over the first two quarters, but led 7-0 on a touchdown it scored less than two minutes into the game by snapping the ball only one time.

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SKIATOOK MAKES THE MOST OF ITS POSSESSIONS IN 20-7 WIN OVER ALTUS

MIKE BROWN

Tulsa World | 11/18/2017

PHOTO CREDIT: Skiatook Athletics