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JENKS, Oklahoma, Sept. 26 — It was a tale of two halves, but only one team played a whole game.
The Bixby [OK] Spartans ventured on the road to face the Jenks [OK] Trojans and returned home with a 66-35 victory to continue their dominance in the series between the two rivals. Bixby has now won eight of the last nine games against Jenks, including five in a row on the Trojans' home field.
The game was a first-half thriller with Bixby taking a 38-35 lead to the lockers with a nice balance of rushing and passing that helped the Spartans overcome an early 21-8 deficit. Jenks built that early lead on the strength of Landon Kizzar's arm as the junior hurler threw three first-quarter touchdown passes for the red-hot home team.
But Bixby kept it close relying on the legs of Jason Mall and the arm of Carson Kirby. Mall scored two first-half touchdowns on runs of 44 and 70 yards, while Kirby found success through the airways with three touchdown passes to Braeden Presley (80 yards), Cetcher DeHart (17 yards), and Emory Snyder (14 yards).
The second half was a completely different game. Bixby's defense found its footing, pitching a second half shutout while Kirby continued to keep the pressure on the Jenks defenders. DeHart and Snyder were each on the receiving end of a second touchdown pass from Kirby, and the Spartans' quarterback added a sixth touchdown pass on an 11-yard strike to Connor Arant.
Gabe Blankenship's fourth-quarter touchdown rounded out the scoring for the Spartans, who improved to 4-0 with the win. Jenks, meanwhile, fell to 3-1.
Next up for Bixby is a home date with the Moore [OK] Lions (2-2) on October 3. Jenks will tangle with the undefeated Norman [OK] Tigers (4-0) that same night.
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FINAL — Bixby 66, Jenks 35
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|| FOURTH QUARTER ||
Gabe Blankenship carries it in from four yards out for Bixby with 7:21 to play in the fourth quarter.
4TH QTR — Bixby 66, Jenks 35
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And, it's all Bixby in the second half as Kirby finds Snyder from 20 yards out for his sixth touchdown pass of the game.
4TH QTR — Bixby 59, Jenks 35
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|| THIRD QUARTER ||
Kirby finds Connor Arant on an 11-yard pass for another score, and Bixby is starting to pull away.
3RD QTR — Bixby 52, Jenks 35
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Kirby finds DeHart from 10 yards out to give Bixby a two-score lead again.
HALFTIME — Bixby 45, Jenks 35
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|| SECOND QUARTER ||
HALFTIME — Bixby 38, Jenks 35
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Jenks' K.D. Jones scores from 5 yards with just 14 seconds to go until halftime.
2ND QTR — Bixby 38, Jenks 35
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And the Bixby Spartans finally starting to assert themselves. Kirby finds Emory Snyder on a 14-yard scoring toss to help the visitors take a two-score lead.
2ND QTR — Bixby 38, Jenks 28
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Mall breaks free on a 70-yard run to give Bixby its second lead of the game with 5:13 to play before the half.
2ND QTR — Bixby 31, Jenks 28
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Kirby finds Cetcher DeHart on a 17-yard strike to pull Bixby back within one score at the 8:13 mark of the second quarter.
2ND QTR — Jenks 28, Bixby 24
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It's Lizzard to Dillard again, this time from 26 yards out, as Jenks extends its lead to 11 at the 10:21 mark of the second quarter.
2ND QTR — Jenks 28, Bixby 17
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|| FIRST QUARTER ||
Bixby adds a safety to chip away at Jenks' lead.
1ST QTR — Jenks 21, Bixby 17
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One play later, Bixby strikes on an 80-yard Braeden Presley from Carson Kirby with 3:09 to play in the first quarter.
1ST QTR — Jenks 21, Bixby 15
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Braxton Daniel catches a pass from Lizzard and takes it 53 yards to the end zone to extend the Jenks' lead with 3:19 to play in the first quarter.
1ST QTR — Jenks 21, Bixby 8
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Malakai Dillard hauls in an 82-yard delivery from Lizzard, and Jenks regains the lead. 8:48 to play in the first quarter.
1ST QTR — Jenks 14, Bixby 8
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Bixby answers quickly on Jason Mall's 44-yard touchdown run, and after a penalty moves the ball to the 1-yard line on the PAT, the Spartans' Jack Gill runs it in. Still 9:31 to play in the opening quarter.
1ST QTR — Bixby 8, Jenks 7
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Jenks strikes quickly at home with 9:58 to play in the first quarter. KD Jones scores on a 41-yard touchdown reception from Landon Kizzar.
1ST QTR — Jenks 7, Bixby 0
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