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Bruins vs. New Castle on August 29
Bruins vs. New Castle on August 29
Score: 51-34 L
Score: 51-34 L
photos taken by Cheyenne True
Homecoming Highlights 2024
October 4, 2024 Bruins vs. Chieftains
Overtime Upset
Written By: Cheyenne True
Our 2024 Homecoming Game was a hard fought loss. Beginning the game, Sapulpa went 3 and out, and Bartlesville tried to get the first down on fourth down. Bartlesville didn’t get it. Sapulpa made this decision worth it for them, getting a touchdown. Ending the first quarter, Sapulpa is 7 and Bruins are 0. However, the Bruins defense were making plays, Archer Swisher being the most notable. The second quarter was mostly uneventful. Bruin Damien Niko got us within 10 yards of the end zone, but it was taken back by a holding call on the Bruins. Daeton Stevens sacked the Chieftains quarterback, and during this process the quarterback fumbled the ball, which was recovered by the Bruins defense. The score at halftime was 7:0 Chieftains. There were a lot of 7s in the third quarter. Nate Neal (#7) faked out the Chieftains defense and ran down the field to the 3 yard line. The Bruins then fail to get a first down. It’s now 4th and 3 (4+3=7). Bartlesville is lining up for a field goal and they get the Chieftains to jump offsides, getting the Bruins a first down. With that first down, the Bruins get a touchdown and the P.A.T. is good (6+1=7). The play that led to the touchdown was Nate Neal passing the ball to Damien Niko, Niko then throwing the ball to Neal, and Neal getting the touchdown. This makes the score 7 to 7, with 7 minutes left in the third quarter. Chieftains then get another touchdown before the quarter ends, making the score 14 to 7 Chieftains. In the fourth quarter the game got really exciting. The first play of this quarter, the Bruins tied the score with a touchdown by Damien Niko. Next time the Bruins have the ball, Nate Neal passes to the Chieftains, the ball tipped by a Bruin. Sapulpa then gets a touchdown with 6 1/2 minutes left to go. The score is now 21:14 Chieftains. Bartlesville then punted, getting no points on this drive. Chieftains are forced to punt as well, their center throwing the ball over the quarterback’s head. It’s fourth down, Sapulpa’s punting and the center throws the ball over the punter’s head, Bruins then get the ball just outside the Chieftains 25 yard line. Neal throws to Julian Uribe, but it bobbles out of his hands into a Chieftain player’s hands. However, #4 Sam Hoback makes up for the interception by intercepting the ball with 49 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Chieftains then get penalized for roughing the passer, which gets the Bruins 15 yards and an automatic first down. To send the game into overtime Nate Neal passes to Michael Kent, Kent getting a touchdown. #32 Dillon Burson ties the game with the extra point through the uprights. With the score being 21 to 21, the game is sent into overtime. Bartlesville gets the ball first, and the Bruins immediately score a touchdown, #0 Sutton Williams on the carry. Chieftains then tie it up again with a touchdown. The game is then sent into double overtime. Sapulpa has the ball first, scoring a touchdown quickly. Bartlesville tried to tie it up, but the Chieftains defense kept getting in the way. Multiple incomplete passes intended for Damien Niko ended the game. Sapulpa 35 and Bartlesville 28. At the end of the game, Coach Wright said this, “I’m proud of them and how they left the field. It just didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to.”
September 20, 2024 Bruins vs. Cardinals
Home Opener Spoiled
Written By: Cheyenne True
For the first home game of the season, the Bruins were playing the Collinsville Cardinals. The Cardinals got the first touchdown, which we immediately followed up with one of our own. At the end of the first half the Bruins were down by 7. The score was 17 - 10 Cardinals, but you could feel it in the crowd that we weren’t going to give up. If we won, it would be the first time in the last 5 games that we played against them. The one handed catch Julian Uribe made definitely helped keep the crowd rowdy. Sadly, the Bruins didn’t walk away uninjured, #6 Stefen Williams was hurt, and #21 Daeton Stevens was taken off the field in a stretcher to an ambulance. One of the coaches reassured us that he was just taken as a precaution. He could move all his limbs, he never blacked out, and he doesn’t have a concussion. However, all our efforts to win ended in a loss to the Cardinals. The end score being 23 - 37 Cardinals. Coach Wright had this to say at the end of the game, “Let’s go back to work and improve from week 2 till now and we just gotta keep getting better.”
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Bruins Fall to Muskogee
30-27
Written By: Tanner Yardley
This game was absolutely intense! The Bartlesville Bruins were looking for a guaranteed playoff position, and the Muskogee Roughers were looking to hold onto their undefeated season. On the first drive for Muskogee, they immediately scored coming out strong after holding the Bruins to a three and out on their first drive. Except the Bruins weren’t done yet. Number 7 Nate Neal threw an RPO pass to Jett Scully for a 51-yard gain, almost scoring a touchdown. Early out in the game, you could already tell that this was going to be a close game. Going into the half, the Bruins were up by one point 17-16. This was huge for Bartlesville because they were going up against an undefeated team. They certainly had a strong game plan going into this game. “Control the football, and run the ball,” is what coach Wright had to say at the half going into the locker room. To start out the 3rd quarter though, Bartlesville didn’t get the defensive start they were hoping for. Muskogee went deep and threw it to a receiver downfield for a 48-yard gain almost scoring a touchdown, but the defender was there to stop him. They did end up scoring the touchdown after that, making the score 23-17. Bartlesville was ready to show that they were contenders because after that they almost immediately scored. All night the Bruins were kicking onside kicks and almost getting the ball back every time, but this time they did. It set them up with great field position to try and win the game. Unfortunately, they could not get the touchdown, but they did get a field goal that gave them the lead bringing the score to 27-23. That would be the last score of the night for the Bruins though. Early in the fourth quarter, Muskogee scored a touchdown that won the game. Penalties played a big role in Bartlesville losing. They were overall playing a pretty clean game, but the pressure got to them and they unfortunately had to pay the price for that. Overall though the Bruins had a good performance against this team. Muskogee is a really hard team to beat any day and Bartlesville really showed that they are so close to being a contender.
Bruin Freshman Fall To The Roughers 18-12
Written by Daniel Humby
10/17/2023
A key turnover by Muskogee late into the 2nd quarter led to the Bruins first touchdown. But the lead wasn't held for long as the Roughers answered right back before the half and tied the game up 6-6. After a lot of fouls from both teams which in turn led to good field position, allowed for subsequent scores for each. The game was tied 12-12 in the third quarter. Then in the 4th quarter when Muskogee was about to make another touchdown the bruins shut them down with the help of the penalties. After a back and forth game the bruins sadly lost 18 to 12 by a deep pass on the final play of the game.
Bruins Drop A Close One To Stillwater 14-10
Written by Daniel Humby
10/12/2023
The bruins thought if the first six plays were the direction the game was heading we would lose, but they were able to adapt by picking up the defense. The Bruins staunch run defense began easily shutting down Stillwater's drives. At half time I asked coach Hubbler what the plan was and he said "we have to control the ball". That is exactly what the Bruins did throughout the second half.
In the third quarter PJ Wallace began to dominate the Stillwater defense with some great field vision and downhill running. Shortly after this the bruins had their first touchdown of the game from Damien Niko and the bruins made their extra point. The rest of the second half was dominated by defense on both sides. Bruin punter Braxton Decker had an amazing night, averaging around 45 yards per punt and helping to keep Stillwater backed deep ion their territory. Even after all the bruins did, a couple of costly penalties on the final drive allowed Stillwater to score. On the subsequent kickoff, starting our last chance drive, there was a penalty and the coaches opted for a rekick. This decision led to a muffed return and gave Stillwater the ball back to end the game. The Bruins fought hard to secure the victory, but in the end penalties and poor decisions let to the unfortunet loss.
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