Should have been there Pt. II (MWC/Stillwater)…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
What was it about my presence that made the games I went to memorable? I mean that has to be it, right? Anyway, Midwest City scores 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 35-28 win against Stillwater.
I don’t know what to say. It’s going to be tough next week to give me a better encore. Stillwater’s Chris Perry is a beast. No, he’s a BEAST.
We all know about his wrestling mastery, but he’s a load and a half for anybody trying to get him down. He ran up, down, through MWC defenders all night. And he had more than 40 carries with all four touchdowns.
When it was 28-14, you sensed it. It was time for Bomber Magic (it was even chanted by the crowd).
QB Jase Chilcoat (who played amazingly) finds Antonio Brown for a 38-yard touchdown. The PAT is blocked, uh oh.
Timothy Flanders, the heart and soul of the team, bottled up most of the night busts one for a 32-yard score.
Time for the 2-point. Whoops, false start back ‘em up five. Chilcoat looking for Cole Eddy, deflects off his hands right into Kevin Gaddis’ and we’re tied.
See, Bomber Magic.
Midwest City defense came to play in the second half. MWC allowed 102 yards in the second half and the lone TD drive was a mere 7 yards on a fumbled punt prior to that.
Bombers take over at their own 31 with 1:55 to go. Chilcoat finds Flanders for a 62-yard touchdown pass that has the whole stadium rockin’ with 1:03 left. Wait a minute. Ineligible lineman down field.
Chilcoat finds Gaddis for 16 and then Eddy for 12 more. And then with 28 seconds left, Gaddis beats the defense deep again and hauls down his second touchdown of the game.
Game, set match, bring on Tulsa Union for Midwest City.
Fun stuff.
Chilcoat threw for 304 yards and four TDs. Flanders rushed for 133 and a TD both rushing and receiving. Perry put up 222 yards on the ground and four scores. Gaddis had nine grabs for 155 yards and two TDs and a two-point conversion.
Stillwater played with so much heart but ran out of steam. That and combined with the Bombers waking up. Stillwater did enough to win, but MWC showed some heart that you never know a team has until tested.
Is this a bad omen against Union? I don’t know. Take a look at my record, I don’t know much. But Bombers stepped up when it counted most.
Sparse crowd on both sides. I guess the allure of OU-Texas Tech was enough to keep some at home.
Before I jet, how about District B-1? 8-0 and all four teams in the semis. That’s nuts. Hope you enjoyed this small look back at another memorable ending. Time to go watch the OU beatdown.
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