By Mark Rountree, Sports Editor
When he was a freshman at El Reno High School, Tommy Parker watched the Enid Plainsmen and head coach Ron Lancaster win the 1983 state championship.
Tonight, he will square off against the longtime coach in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs when Enid takes on Broken Arrow.
“Coach Lancaster is a heck of a coach. Luckily, it comes down to the players and making plays,’’ said Parker, who has led the Plainsmen to the playoffs in each of his two years as a head coach.
Tonight’s winner at Memorial Stadium in Broken Arrow advances to the quarterfinals next Friday against the winner of the Midwest City-Putnam North game.
“It’s do or die now,’’ said Parker. “You win or you go home. This is the greatest time of the year, the playoffs.’’
Speculation is this will be the final season for the 68-year-old Lan-caster. It would conclude a remarkable high school coaching career. Lancaster, now in his third season at Broken Arrow, enters tonight’s game with a 301-92 record with two state championships.
Lancaster won 78 games — and the 1983 state championship — as Enid’s head coach in 1983. He also won a state title at Jenks.
Former EHS head coach Craig Simmons also is on the Broken Arrow staff.
“We’re good friends with those guys,’’ said Parker. “We have a lot of respect for them and they are good people.’’
Lancaster has a talented ballclub this season that includes running back Steven Hopper, who became the school’s all-time leading rusher last week. Hopper, who has orally committed to Houston, now has gained 2,356 yards in his career at BA. This season, Hopper has rushed for 840 yards and nine touchdowns.
Quarterback Archie Bradley, a transfer from Muskogee, has passed for 1,105 yards and 14 touchdowns with just two interceptions.
“Defensively, we have to stop the run,’’ said Parker. “They run the ball well. It’s going to be a big task and we have to play extremely hard.’’
The Plainsmen have a talented duo at running back and quarterback as well.
Tailback Jonathan Burton has rushed for 1,206 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Burton, just a junior, ranks fifth all-time in rushing yards at Enid. He is only 19 yards away from overtaking Joe Poslick for fourth on the all-time list. Burton ranks in the top 10 in seven offensive categories.
Quarterback Alex Patterson has passed for 1,165 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions this season.
“Offensively, we have to execute and run the football and be physical,’’ said Parker. “We also have to execute in the passing game.’’
The Tigers opened the season with a 17-6 loss to Tulsa Union, a team that defeated Enid 31-6 last week.
Broken Arrow’s only other loss was a 42-24 setback against top-ranked Jenks.
Enid is making its second straight playoff appearance.
Last year, the Plainsmen were bounced in the first round against Jenks.
Parker said Enid is not preparing much differently this week than in any other week.
“By Week 11, everything goes a little quicker in practice,’’ he said. “You have your offense and defense in. It’s more a time to polish things.’’
Game notes: Burton’s older brother, Jeremiah, played two seasons at Broken Arrow before the Burton family moved to Enid. ... Broken Arrow long-snapper Rowdy Harper has committed to Houston. ... Enid strong safety McLain Clemens recorded 18 tackles last week against Tulsa Union. Burton had 13. ... Tigers wide receiver Ronnie Price was featured on ESPN’s Top 10 plays earlier this year when he hurdled a would-be tackler from Tulsa Washington. ... Enid is plus-11 in turnover margin. ... Enid is 4-5 in the career series against Broken Arrow. The last win over the Tigers was a 40-13 victory in 1991.
ENID AT BROKEN ARROW
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
Site: Memorial Stadium
Last meeting: BA won 42-17, 2007
Series: BA leads 5-4
Admission: $6 adults, $5 students
Radio: KCRC (1390-AM), KGWA (960-AM)
Enid Plainsmen
Offense
QB 7 Alex Patterson 5-11, 160, jr.
RB 22 Jonathan Burton 5-10, 190, jr.
SE 16 Donnie Fuston 5-10, 160, sr.
SE 82 Mark Johnson 5-8, 160, sr.
SE 14 McLain Clemens 5-10, 165, sr.
SE 11 Cody Lee 5-9, 175, jr.
C 60 Colby Scott 6-0, 175, jr.
RG 68 Frank Gonzalez 6-0, 270, jr.
LG 61 Blake Ferguson 5-10, 230, jr.
RT 64 Tanner Newby 6-3, 280, sr.
LT 65 Brock Enmeier 6-3, 265, jr.
PK 19 Matt Blakley 6-3, 170, sr.
Defense
DE 28 Q. Bennett 5-10, 180, sr.
DE 50 Chris Campbell 6-4, 220, sr.
NG 57 C. Sanchez 5-10, 275, so.
LB 22 Jonathan Burton 5-10, 190, jr.
LB 47 Cyle Abbott 5-7, 160, sr.
LB 11 Cody Lee 5-9, 175, jr.
LB 24 Kaleb Hulva 6-0, 180, sr.
SS 14 McLain Clemens 5-10, 165, sr.
CB 3 Miguel Bretado 5-8, 175, sr.
CB 16 Donnie Fuston 5-10, 160, sr.
FS 82 Mark Johnson 5-8, 160, sr.
P 3 Miguel Bretado 5-8, 175, sr.
broken arrow tigers
Defense
DE 95 James Renfrow 6-2, 215, sr.
DE 3 Terry Williamson 6-2, 230, sr.
DT 90 Nathaniel Burns 5-10, 220, jr.
DT 93 Justin Jackson 6-0, 220, jr.
LB 32 Casey Mathis 5-10, 200, jr.
LB 8 Jon Coleman 6-1, 205, jr.
LB 4 Jon Bullock 6-0, 215, sr.
SS 18 Zach Mills 5-9, 160, so.
CB 1 Ronnie Price 5-9, 160, sr.
CB 17 Levi Copelin 6-0, 175, so.
FS 11 William Watford 5-10, 165, sr.
P 7 Archie Bradley 6-5, 215, jr.
Offense
QB 7 Archie Bradley 6-5, 215, jr.
TB 25 Steven Hopper 6-1, 190, sr.
TE 84 Nick Gorman 6-4, 240, jr.
FL 6 Alex Cochran 5-9, 155, sr.
FL 12 Dakota Davis 6-4, 170, sr.
SE 1 Ronnie Price 5-9, 160, sr.
C 60 Taylor Rodgers 6-2, 255, jr.
G 78 C. Huddleston 6-2, 280, jr.
G 73 Trey Stephens 6-5, 235, sr.
T 65 Ryan Stout 6-4, 280, jr.
T 79 Rowdy Harper 6-6, 250, sr.
PK 39 Carl Salazar 5-8, 150, sr.
ENID HIGH FOOTBALL
6-4 Overall
SCORING BY QUARTERS
Opponents 27 51 33 20 0 — 131
Enid 79 74 49 32 3 — 237
TEAM STATISTICS
ENID OPP
First downs 138 123
Rushing 351-1701 340-1174
C-A-I 98-179-5 100-192-10
Passing yards 1289 1181
Total offense 2990 2355
Fumbles/lost 14-8 23-15
Penalties/yards 77-715 72-653
Punts/Ave. 40-34 42-33
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
ATT-YDS AVE. TD
Burton 200-1206 6.0 11
Clemens 30-171 5.7 3
Lee 29-151 5.2 2
Patterson 57-69 1.2 0
Wright 10-49 4.9 0
Moore 9-35 3.8 0
Miller 13-19 1.4 0
Hammer 1-4 4.0 0
Johnson 3-(-4) 0.0 0
Daugherty 1-(-8) 0.0 0
RECEIVING
R/YDS AVE. TD
Lee 27-330 12.2 2
Johnson 15-204 13.6 2
Fuston 18-249 13.8 1
Burton 19-180 9.4 2
Collums 9-112 12.4 3
Barnes 1-59 59.0 1
Clemens 4-56 14.0 0
King 1-33 33.0 0
Miller 2-31 15.5 1
Poage 1-26 26.0 0
Bretado 1-7 7.0 1
Moore 1-2 2.0 0
PASSING
C-A-I YDS TD
Patterson 75-150-3 1165 11
Miller 13-25-1 124 2
Daugherty 0-1-0 0 0
Baugh 0-2-1 0 0
Burton 0-1-0 0 0
SCORING
TD FG PAT 2PT PTS
Burton 13 0-0 0-0 0 78
Blakley 0 5-9 28-29 0 43
Lee 4 0-0 0-0 0 24
Clemens 4 0-0 0-0 0 24
Collums 3 0-0 0-0 1 20
Johnson 2 0-0 0-0 0 12
Fuston 2 0-0 0-0 0 12
Barnes 1 0-0 0-0 0 6
Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0 6
Bretado 1 0-0 0-0 0 6
Campbell 1 0-0 0-0 0 6
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
TACKLES
Clemens 79
Abbott 73
Bennett 59
Burton 59
Lee 58
Campbell 47
Barnes 33
King 33
Bretado 33
Hulva 31
Johnson 24
Sanchez 23
Fuston 20
Roberts 16
Glasgow 16
Duncan 9
Hammer 9
Ruiz 7
Collums 6
Silver 5
Poage 5
Scott 3
Waken 3
Bustillos 3
Moore 3
Gonzalez 2
Wanzer 2
Barker 2
Stowers 2
INTERCEPTIONS
Bretado 3, Lee 1, Clemens 4, Hulva 1, Johnson 1, Glasgow 1.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Clemens 4, Abbott 2, Hulva 2, Glasgow 2, Campbell 3.
BLOCKED KICKS
Glasgow 1.
SACKS
Bennett 6, Burton 3, Abbott 3, Barnes 1, Roberts 1, Campbell 4, Hulva 1, Lee 1.
EHS SCHEDULE
Sept. 4 Sand Springs W, 28-14
Sept. 11 at Sapulpa W, 22-3
Sept. 18 at Bartlesville L, 21-17
Sept. 25 at Owasso L, 19-14
Oct. 2 Stillwater W, 35-12
Oct. 9 at Choctaw L, 24-21
Oct. 15 Yukon W, 10-7
Oct. 23 at U.S. Grant W, 42-0
Oct. 30 Ponca City W, 42-0
Nov. 6 Tulsa Union L, 31-6
Nov. 13 at Broken Arrow
District 6A-4 final standings
6A-4 All For Ag
Union 7-0 9-1 407 70
Owasso 5-2 6-4 210 186
Enid 4-3 6-4 237 131
Yukon 4-3 5-5 287 204
Stillwater 4-3 5-5 266 217
Choctaw 3-4 3-7 183 309
Ponca City 1-6 2-8 207 376
Grant 0-7 1-9 38 475
Last week’s results
Union 31, Enid 6
Stillwater 7, Owasso 3
Yukon 41, Choctaw 14
Ponca City 63, Grant 12
