Capsule: Tulsa Washington at Carl Albert
Tulsa Washington at Carl Albert
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Jim Harris Stadium, Midwest City
Tulsa Washington
Why the Hornets can win: Why can’t they? Tulsa Washington beat Carl Albert twice last year and returns two of their three best players in QB/DB Eric Bennett and lineman Calvin Barnett. BTW is much bigger than Carl Albert on both sides of the line, which could leads to all kinds of room for the speedy Bennett to run.
Carl Albert
Why the Titans can win: Last year, Carl Albert experimented with a pass-first offense in this game, going away from the tried-and-true, hand it to No. 23 (David Oku). Oku’s gone now but Carl Albert has had time to grow its quarterback (and receivers) into the kind of players it needs to be successful through the air. If J.T. Realmuto and his talented group of receivers can start clicking tonight, the Titans could get the season started in a big way.
Quote: “They might be bigger than us, but there’s no way they’re going to outwork us,” Carl Albert DL James Davis.
Key matchup: Bennett vs. the Carl Albert LBs. If Carl Albert can contain Bennett and force Tulsa Washington to use a conventional running game and force Bennett to stay in the pocket when a pass is called, that would go a long way toward ending the Hornets winning ways against Carl Albert.
The pick: Tulsa Washington 27, Carl Albert 21. I made this pick earlier in the week and I’m sticking with it. Tulsa Washington just has too many weapons for the Titans. Carl Albert’s running game, long the domain of Oku, is also a big question mark. Carl Albert will be good, probably No. 2 in the state good, but there’s no indication Tulsa Washington has slipped from its position as No. 1 in 5A.
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