The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team began district play this past Friday night at home against the unbeaten Prague Red Devils.
The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team began district play this past Friday night at home against the unbeaten Prague Red Devils.
The Knights were unable to contain the high-powered Prague offense, being shutout by a 35-0 margin in the District 2A-5 opener at historic Cameron Field in Henryetta.
The Henryetta gridiron squad will look to even its district record at 1-1 this Thursday night with a trip to Tahlequah for a showdown with the Tahlequah Sequoyah Indians, who began district play last Friday with a 50-8 victory over the Okemah Panthers.
Thursday’s district contest at Tahlequah Sequoyah High School is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start time.
In Friday’s district opener against Prague, the visitors opened the scoring at the 6:46 mark of the first quarter on an 8-yard run by Ronan Martin. Robbie Schiltz successfully toed the first of five PAT kicks in the contest following the TD run to give Prague the early 7-0 advantage.
A 27-yard interception return by Cody Knapp and successful PAT kick by Schiltz with 1:20 left in the opening frame doubled the Red Devil lead to 14-0 after the first 12 minutes of action.
The visitors increased their lead to 21-0 in the second stanza on a 59-yard TD run by Alden Auld at the 2:17 mark. Schiltz made good on his thirdstraight PAT kick for the 21-point deficit for the host Knights.
The final two Prague scores in the contest came on TD runs of 20 and 11 yards, respectively, by Tate McClendon. McClendon’s first score of 20 yards came at the 7:17 mark of the third quarter, while the Red Devil running back’s 11-yard scamper occurred with 1:33 left in regulation. Schiltz completed his perfect 5-for-5 in extra-point tries with successful PAT kicks following both scores to award the visitors the 35-0 decision.
The Knights, who were without senior tailback Nick Hudson on Friday, were held to just 150 yards of total offense in the district opener.
--- Prague 35, Henryetta 0
Prague: 14 - 7 - 7 - 7 (35) Henryetta: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 (0) --- First Quarter
Prague - Ronan Martin, 8-yard run (Robbie Schiltz kick); 6:46 Prague - Cody Knapp, 27-yard interception return (Schiltz kick); 1:20 ---
Second Quarter
Prague - Alden Auld, 59-yard run (Schiltz kick); 2:17 --- Third Quarter
Prague - Tate McClendon, 20-yard run (Schiltz
kick); 7:17 --- Fourth Quarter
Prague - McClendon, 11-yard run (Schiltz kick);
1:33
