The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team fell to 0-2 in district play this past Friday with a 22-12 loss to the host Tahlequah Sequoyah Indians.
The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity football team fell to 0-2 in district play this past Friday with a 22-12 loss to the host Tahlequah Sequoyah Indians.
The double-digit loss came in the second week of District 2A-5 action at Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah.
The Knights will continue their search for their first district win of 2023 this Friday when they host the Warner Eagles, who are 1-1 in district play following a 26-12 win over Okemah last Friday.
Friday’s district meeting with Warner is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. at historic Cameron Field in Henryetta.
In last Friday’s district showdown with Tahlequah Sequoyah, the Knights got the scoring started at the 10:48 mark of the opening quarter on a 72-yard scamper by Will Perez. The PAT kick was just off the mark to give the visitors the early 6-0 advantage.
The next Henryetta score came on the defensive side, as David Reid scooped up a Tahlequah Sequoyah fumble at the TS 13 and raced into the end for the defensive score. The try for two was unsuccessful, extending the Knight’s lead to double digits, 12-0, with 7:27 remaining in the first half.
The host Indians got on the scoreboard at the 3:35 mark of the second quarter on a 28-yard field goal attempt by Hudson Hendricks, cutting the Henryetta lead to nine, 12-3, at halftime.
The third quarter became a defensive battle between both teams, as neither squad was able to find the end zone in the stanza to keep the Knights in front by a 12-3 margin with 12 minutes of action remaining in regulation.
With 9:37 left in the contest, the host Indians found the end zone for the first time on a 6-yard TD pass from Jalen Handle to Brody Young. The PAT kick was no good, making it a 12-9 advantage for the visiting Knights.
Tahlequah Sequoyah tallied the go-ahead score at the 2:34 mark on an 8-yard run by Josiah Foreman. Hendricks split the upright with the extra-point try to give the host Indians the 16-12 advantage.
A 3-yard TD run by Kael Dobbins with 1:26 left in regulation put the finishing touches on the Knights’ 22-12 setback.
--- Tahlequah Sequoyah 22, Henryetta 12 Henryetta: 6 - 6 - 0 - 0 (12) Sequoyah: 0 - 3 - 0 - 19 (22) --- First Quarter
Henryetta - Will Perez, 72-yard run (Run Failed); 10:48 --- Second Quarter
Henryetta - Reid, 13-yard fumble return (Run Failed); 7:27 Tahlequah Sequoyah - Hudson Hendricks, 28-yard field goal; 3:35 --- Third Quarter No Score --- Fourth Quarter
Tahlequah Sequoyah - Brody Young, 6-yard pass from Jalen Handle (Kick Failed); 9:37 Tahlequah Sequoyah - Josiah Foreman, 8-yard run (Hendricks kick); 2:34 Tahlequah Sequoyah - Kael Dobbins, 3-yard run (Run Failed); 1:26