Caddo erupted for 42 first quarter points, including a pair of defensive touchdowns, and ran away for a 50-0 mercy rule victory at Wilson-Henryetta to improve to 3-0 on the season last week.
Jake McKay picked off a pass and returned it 40 yards to paydirt and Bayler Black stripped away a fumble and rumbled roughly 35 yards for another Caddo touchdown as the Bruin defense dominated the opening half.
On offense the Bruins completed two of four pass attempts and both went for long touchdowns and they also had nine rushing attempts for 87 yards as a team.
“We really didn’t get that many offensive opportunities, scoring twice on defense,” said Caddo head coach Chad Speer. “We did some good things both offensively and defensively and we blocked up front better. We came out a little sloppy and had an offensive penalty and alignment issue but after that settled in.
“Our defense played hard and tackled well. We had a lot of young kids that stepped up and did a good job in their opportunities.”
Two of Black’s three rushing attempts went for first quarter touchdowns as he tallied 34 yards on those three totes and McKay added 29 yards on a single carry. Corbin Stoner also rushed three times for 25 yards, scoring once, and also fired a 41-yard touchdown pass to Carson Robinson in the early flurry.
Jase Herrington completed his only pass attempt in the second quarter for a 61-yard scoring toss to Bo Vaughn. Caddo finished with 102 yards through the air.
Jase Counce continued to return to form as the leading tackler with 10 tackles while Black and R.G. Workman contributed nine apiece. McKay had seven stops with six from Zander Nabors and five by Brance Gray and Vaughn.
Next on the slate for the Bruins is a trek west to Waurika, which sports a 2-1 record coming off back-to-back mercy rule decisions over Velma-Alma and Elmore City. Their loss came in a 42-22 season opener facing Class C contender Tipton. The Eagles are led by explosive senior quarterback Jaxton Simmons, who amassed nearly 3,000 yards of total offense and 28 touchdowns a year ago.
“We have to do a good job of containing the Waurika quarterback,” Speer stated. “He is very elusive with his legs and can throw it well also. It’s going to be a challenge because they are going to be much better than Wilson-Henryetta. We need a good week of practice and continue to clean a few things up.”
