Bixby blanks Jenks in second half to win marquee Oklahoma high school football showdown

The 92nd meeting between two of Oklahoma’s most prevalent high school football programs did not disappoint…in the first half.

Bixby and Jenks entered Friday night as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the Sooner State, respectively, according to the Massey Ratings. For two quarters of football, that looked to be the case as each offense was firing on all cylinders. Bixby took a 38-35 lead into halftime on the road in a hostile environment.

Unfortunately for Jenks, it wasn’t able to refuel the gas tank during the break. The top-ranked Spartans asserted their dominance in a big way as soon as the third quarter began. The final score at Allan Trimble Stadium shockingly read 66-35.

Senior quarterback Carson Kirby threw for six touchdowns in the win for Bixby (4-0). Jason Mall had two long touchdown runs for the Spartans. For Jenks (3-1), senior three-star running back and former Oklahoma State pledge Kaydin Jones found the end zone twice, the first of which was a 41-yard touchdown pass that opened the scoring for the Trojans.

That score set the tone that held strong through the first two periods. Jenks got out to a 21-8 lead in the first quarter behind junior QB Landon Kizzar, who finished with four passing touchdowns in the first half.

Bixby took a few punches early, but began to turn the tides at the end of the first half. It rattled off three second-quarter touchdowns, including a 70-yard scamper from Mall. That momentum carried over into the second half, clearly.

Kirby fired two touchdown passes in the third quarter and another in the fourth. Gabe Blankenship put the finishing touches on what turned into an eye-popping beatdown with a short TD run. The state champs for seven years running would not be denied on Friday night.

The Spartans entered as the No. 4 team in the nation, per the Massey Ratings. Still undefeated, they now take on Moore next week. Jenks, which entered at No. 29 nationally, have another top-five in-state bout coming up as it heads to Norman.

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