Our two Osage County schools in the Class A playoffs are both moving on to the quarterfinals, after Barnsdall and Pawhuska won on the road in round two of the postseason on Friday night.
Pawhuska had a comeback for the ages, as the Huskies had their second big deficit going into halftime this year, but unlike Pawnee in week 10, this time they finished the deal. Pawhuska topped Stroud 34-26, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season. Pawhuska was down 26-0 at halftime and reeled off 34 unanswered points to advance to its first state quarterfinal appearance since 2011. Stroud had one final chance down by eight in the final minute to try to tie the game, when the Huskies came up with a monster stop. Bryce Drummond and Kevin Davis did most of the damage in the second half. It was this Davis touchdown with just less than four minutes to play that ended up putting Pawhuksa on top for good. The Huskies will host Ringling in the quarterfinal round of the Class A playoffs on Friday night, just 24 hours after Thanksgiving at Ormond Beach Stadium. You can listen to that contest on 99.1 FM - KPGM. More on that contest throughout the next several days The Barnsdall Panthers are headed to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 1979 after a thrilling 29-26 win at Gore on Friday night. The Panthers rode running back turned quarterback Micheal Marin to the victory.
Gore got on the board first with a short rushing touchdown late in the first quarter. However, the Panthers would respond quickly. Marin ran for 30 yards on the game’s first big play. Then the senior tailback found the endzone for the first time on the night. With just 30 seconds before the half Joe Cole rushed for a short score that put Barnsdall up 14-7. Then the excitement really started in the third quarter. The teams combined for three turnovers in the first seven minutes. Barnsdall’s Braden Kelley had an interception in the endzone and shortly after he a recovered a fumble. The Panthers would stretch lead to 21-7 on this touchdown pass from Joe Cole to Heath Moles with two minutes to go in the third quarter. The drama would increase from there. Cole would be ejected after a questionable call on hard tackle while the Panthers were on defense. Gore would score once again to make it 21-14. With Cole in the locker room, Marin moved to QB and provided the highlight of the night. Gore would tack on two touchdowns in the fourth quarter but the Panthers would hold on to win their second straight road game. Due to OSSAA rule the Panthers will host No. 1 Cashion next Friday in the state quarterfinals. Two years ago, the Pawhuska Huskies finished the season 0-10. Two short years later, they have reached the 10 win plateau and are searching for more as they take on the Stroud Tigers Friday night in the second round of the Class A playoffs. Coach Matt Hennesy knows it will be difficult to reach win number 11 at Stroud.
Hennesy says Stroud is very similar to Pawhuska offensively. He says they line up in the spread formation and will run and pass both. Hennesy added that they will make Pawhuska defend against multiple formations and he expects them to blitz quite a bit on defense. Radio coverage of that ballgame can be heard on Sportstalk KPGM FM 99.1. Pregame will start at 6:50 p.m. and kickoff is scheduled for 7. The Barnsdall Panthers won their first playoff game since 1992 last Friday and now they are looking to make it two in a row Friday night for the first time since 1979 when they travel to take on the Gore Pirates. To do that, coach Kylee Sweeney knows they will have their work cut out for them.
The Panthers have 13 seniors on the roster. Coming into this season, they had fallen in the playoffs on two separate occasions. Now that they got the breakthrough win in the first round, Sweeney believes his team has the confidence to make a playoff run. Radio coverage of that ballgame can be heard on Real Country KRIG 104.9. Pregame coverage will start around 6:45 p.m. and kickoff is scheduled for 7. The Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority met for a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday afternoon at City Hall.
In his Executive Director's report, Chris Wilson told the board that what was once known as Hotel Phillips has been submitted to be eligible to be put on the National Register of Historic Preservation. Wilson is quick to say they are in the review process right now. Wilson says the once known Hotel Phillips is turning into one and two bedroom apartment complexes. Wilson said the sign for Weeze's Cafe has been ordered and that they have already painted the awning. They plan to begin redoing their windows in the near future and start the interior work after that. Wilson added that other downtown businesses that haven't yet opened are coming along nicely and should open as scheduled. The board will continue to meet the fourth Wednesday of every month except for the months of November and December when they will meet the third Thursday of the month. Meeting times will continue to be at 3:30 in the afternoon. The board also accepted the September 2019 financial report. Terry Loftis of J&L Associates LLC was at Monday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting to let the commissioners know how much, if any, asbestos was found in the Bighill Furniture Store and the Johnson Building. Loftis let the commissioners know there was asbestos found in the Johnson Building, but not enough to prevent it from being torn down. He added that there was no asbestos or other hazardous material found in the Bighill Furniture Store in Fairfax. Loftis did give one exception to the Johnson Building.
The commissioners had the option to choose a firm that would tear down and dispose of the furniture store at Monday's meeting. After hearing from some citizens at the meeting, they figured it would be best to wait because filmmakers for “Killers of the Flower Moon” are showing interest in the furniture store. Filmmakers have not yet decided where they are going to shoot the feature film. After suffering their first loss of the season in a week 10 home game against Pawnee, the Pawhuska Huskies bounced back well in the first round of the Class A playoffs by defeating Oklahoma Union, 52-6. They hope to keep the momentum rolling when the travel to take on the Stroud Tigers Friday night.
Coach Matt Hennesy said quarterback Bryce Drummond continues to mature at the quarterback position, but senior running back Easton Kirk was held out of the ballgame because of an injury he suffered in that loss against Pawnee. Hennesy was impressed with the way Kevin Davis played in his absence. In the game against Oklahoma Union, Pawhuska passed the ball 22 times and ran the ball 22 times as well. Hennesy said on the season, Drummond has done a great job getting everyone involved offensively. If they are to beat Stroud, Hennesy said multiple people must be involved offensively. This is the round of 16 and Hennesy says it is beginning to show. We will have more on this game as the week progresses. This is a game that will be broadcast live on Sportstalk KPGM FM 99.1 Pregame will start around 6:50 p.m. and kickoff is scheduled for 7. Barnsdall's first round 33-7 win over Commerce marked the first playoff win for the Panthers in more than 15 years. Coach Kylee Sweeney says his team committed some dumb penalties early in that ballgame, but the Panthers were able to make up for it and get the victory in a major way.
Now Barnsdall is looking for more as they travel to take on a 10-1 Gore team Friday night. Sweeney says the Panthers have been studying Gore on film and the more they see out of the Pirates, the more his team believes they can get the road victory. We will have more on this game as the week progresses. This is a game that will be broadcast live on Real Country KRIG 104.9. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Executive Director for Tourism in Osage County, Kelly Bland was at Monday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting letting the commissioners know things are going well across the county. She first announced that more lodging options are coming to the area.
Bland announced at the meeting that the Pierce Arrow store in Pawhuska has teamed up with Jim Halsey to bring entertainment to the Constantine Theater the Friday and Saturday after Christmas. Halsey has managed the likes of The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire and Roy Clark. Bland also said she has been speaking with the media department at Oral Roberts University to possibly have their students do a semester project on promoting and videoing different parts of Osage County. That would be free to the county. At different conferences Bland has been to, she has been giving away “Chick Trips” to Osage County. Bland said she has been getting positive feedback from the ladies coming on these trips. The Board of Osage County Commissioners met Monday morning at the courthouse in Pawhuska for a regularly scheduled meeting and received a lot of good news.
Osage County Tourism Executive Director Kelly Bland was at the meeting giving her monthly report and said the county is seeing a growth in lodging. Bland announced that lodging accommodations should be coming to Fairfax at the beginning of the year and another one east of Pawhuska as well. Bland has also talked to the media department at Oral Roberts University about possible promotional opportunities to highlight Osage County. Terry Loftis of J&L Associates LLC was at the meeting giving an update on the amount of asbestos found in the Bighill Furniture Store and the Johnson Building. Loftis said they found asbestos in the Johnson Building, but it wasn't enough to stop it from being torn down. There was no asbestos or other hazardous material found in the Bighill Furniture Store. The commissioners could have made the decision to choose a firm to tear the Bighill Furniture Store down, but they chose to wait and get more information. The movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” could be filming in downtown Fairfax. If they do, the filmmakers may assist financially in tearing the building down. District Two Commissioner Kevin Pasley had a desire to advertise for the purchase of a 2006, or newer, vactor truck that the county would be able to use. This is a truck that has a pump attached to it and it is used to clean out sewers. He estimates that the truck will cost between $40,000 and $60,000. Scott Hilton, who had served as District Two's commissioner until 2016, spoke out against the vactor truck, saying it was not a good use of taxpayer money. In a 3-0 vote, the commissioners went on to approve the purchase. The next regularly scheduled Board of Osage County meeting will be next Monday at 10 o' clock in the morning. |
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