Week 4: #1 BTW at Skiatook

District play began Friday night on a good note for Hornets, winning easily in Skiatook 35-0. Booker T. looked great on both sides of the ball as they look to reclaim their district 5A-3 crown. The Hornets got on the board early with an opening drive covering 91 yards in 7 plays, it was capped off by a 54 yard touchdown run by Army All-American candidate Isaac Bennett that took 6:47 minutes. 2 minutes later Dominique Sells made it 14-0 when he threw a nice ball to Tyler Lockett who took it in for BTW. Everything went well in the first half, on both sides of the ball, however the offense still did not looked as polished as it could be. Proof of this took place late in the second quarter, when the Hornets fumbled deep in Bulldog territory erasing a possible 21-0 halftime lead. Coach Hall would have to wait until their first second half to reach the 21 point mark thanks to another score from Bennett this time from 30 yards out. A gutsy fake punt on fourth down was able to set that up. On the play Dominique Alexander got the snap and took it nine yards and a first down keeping the drive alive. The Hornets would go on to score two more times in the third quarter stretching the lead to 35-0, which would end up being the final. Bennett took it in for a one yard touchdown and Jordy Albert hooked up with Tyler Lockett for a nice 48 yard strike giving Albert his first score of the season. It was a big play not only for the team but Albert who said, '' he had no emotional attachment to the pass, it was merely another day at the office.'' Their are still a few little things the Hornets can improve on, playing a complete fundamental game, not committing penalties are fumbling the bal as it happened again Friday. Senior Dillon O'Carroll agrees saying, ''we still haven't played a complete game, we need to do a better job of dominating.'' Unlike last years team the ability to put away oppnents is lacking and that could hurt in the playoffs. The offense is slowly getting better with everyone on the same page, when they do, the stat book should fill up and the points will gradually increase but until we remain a defensive team which makes us vulnerable against high scoring teams Broken Arrow for example. However their is much time to improve and rival Memorial will be good as they are better then Skiatook but not a contender. Tune in later this week as i will preview this weeks game!

Player of the Week: This week's player of week is for the third week in a row Isaac Bennett. He ran for 171 yards on 15 carries, 3 touchdowns and averaging an amazing 11 yards a carry. He was key on every drive consistently picking up big yardage and first downs. Look for another big game this week against Memorial.