The Putnam City Pirates and the Broken Arrow Tigers opened the 6A I playoffs Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Broken Arrow.
Welcome to the Sanchez Banks Show
Putnam City had the ball first and used up about half of the first quarter on their first possession, but couldn’t score. After a punt, Broken Arrow put together a 10-play 79-yard drive finished off with a 2-yard touchdown run by Sanchez Banks.
Sanchez Banks puts @BrokenArrowFTBL on the board in the first quarter. 7-0 Tigers lead Putnam City. Watch LIVE on @ArrowVisionBA! #okpreps pic.twitter.com/VSB3Z4mLmo
— Broken Arrow Athletics (@batigersports) November 14, 2020
On the next Putnam City possession, quarterback Marcellous Hawkins fumbled and Broken Arrow’s Seth Dodd recovered the ball. That led to an 18-yard touchdown run by Sanchez Banks that gave the Tigers a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Stifling Defense
In the second quarter the Pirate turnovers continued.
Broken Arrow’s Jaeyland Johnson recovered a Dontrell Harrison fumble and returned it 30 yards. That turned into a 16 yard touchdown pass from Jake Raines to Griffin Stieber to extend the BA lead to 21-0.
It’s 21-0 @BrokenArrowFTBL after this TD from Jake Raines to Griffin Stieber! #okpreps pic.twitter.com/tmG4lYC6Wi
— Broken Arrow Athletics (@batigersports) November 14, 2020
On the ensuing kickoff, Putnam City mishandled the kick and Sanchez Banks recovered the loose ball. That led to a nice 6-yard touchdown run by Keyon Barnett to put the Tigers up 28 to 0.
Tigers now with a 28-0 lead over PC after this TD by @KeyonBarnett! #okpreps pic.twitter.com/EYe93TDMdF
— Broken Arrow Athletics (@batigersports) November 14, 2020
Putnam City’s Kaden Davis blocked a BA punt that gave the Pirates good field position. Putnam City put together a 6-play 43-yard drive. With just 42 seconds left in the first half Seth Wisby ran around the left end and down the sideline for 7 yards to put the Pirates on the board.
On the kickoff, Broken Arrow’s Maurion Horn caught the ball at his own nine yard line and returned it 91 yards for a backbreaking touchdown just sixteen seconds later. Broken Arrow led at the half by a score of 35 to 6. Horn would finish with 8 carries, 2 catches and 278 all-purpose yards.
It’s now 35-6 @BrokenArrowFTBL over PC at the half after @MaurionHorn takes it to the house on the kick-off return TD. #okpreps pic.twitter.com/wtfuHFVhwX
— Broken Arrow Athletics (@batigersports) November 14, 2020
In the third quarter Sanchez Banks scored again on a 9-yard run. He had 11 carries, 76 yards and three touchdowns on the night.
A Jadahian Floyd-Wright safety for Broken Arrow and a late 10-yard touchdown run by Putnam City’s Marcellous Hawkins made the final score Broken Arrow 44, Putnam City 12.
Putnam City QB Marcellous Hawkins uses a nifty spin move to reach the end zone on a 10-yard TD run — cuts Broken Arrow lead to 44-12, 4:17 left. Hawkins with a hard-earned 95 yards on 20 carries. #okpreps
— Barry Lewis (@BarryLewisTW) November 14, 2020
Broken Arrow advances to play Union next week.
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