For the first time in the history of Mustang football, Tulsa Union will take on the Broncos at Bronco Stadium in a meaningful game this Friday.

Union comes into the game with an overall record of 7-1 and a district record of 5-0 and No.1 ranking in Class 6A-1. Mustang enters the prime-time matchup with the Redskins with an overall record of 6-2 and a district mark of 4-1 and a state ranking of No.5. The game will kick off at 7 p.m.

Union comes into the contest after having an easy time with Moore last Friday night, beating the Lions 66-3, while the Broncos are coming off their first district loss of the season at Owasso, 28-24.

“After a tough loss, it’s not hard getting the players’ attention when you have the No.1 team in the state coming to town,” Mustang coach Jeremy Dombek said. “They are definitely deserving of their No.1 ranking. They have separated themselves to this point as the best team in the state. They are a complete football team. They are impressive to watch on film. What really stands out to me is their overall depth.”

The Redskins opened the year with their only loss of the 2014 season at South Lake Carroll in Texas by a score of 42-41. Union went for two in the third overtime, but was stuffed. Since the opening loss, the ‘Skins have gone 7-0.

UHS defeated rival Jenks 24-13 at the University of Tulsa in week two. In week three, they took down Broken Arrow 31-10. Union beat Putnam City North on the road 63-6 in week four and in week five, they hammered Norman North at home 56-21.

In week six, the Redskins beat up on Southmoore on the road 51-21 and defeated Owasso in week seven 37-13.

Union quarterback Mason Farquhar has completed 127 passes out of 187 attempts this season for 1,422 yards, with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. Running back Tyler Adkins leads the Redskins in rushing with 849 yards on 122 rushes with 10 touchdowns. Wide receiver Robert Thomas leads UHS through the air this year with 637 yards on 58 receptions with seven touchdowns.

On the defensive side of the ball, Union defender Lorenzo Thomas leads the D in tackles with 56 on the season. Malon Alijiboori leads the Redskins in sacks with 10 on the year. Brandon Golphin leads UHS in interceptions with five on the year, and Seth Mischler leads Union in fumble recoveries with two on the season.

“Their offense is balanced,” Dombek said. “They can beat you with the run and with the pass. They don’t do anything real exotic, they line up and beat you. Their offensive line has the ability to take over a football game whenever they decide to do so, so we are going to have to game-plan well and execute on both sides of the ball.”

The Redskins are coached by Kirk Fridrich.

Mustang comes into the game after beating Yukon on the road 41-14 in week one. They took a loss in week two at home against Stillwater 35-26. In week three, MHS went on the road and hammered Edmond Memorial 57-37.

In week four, the Broncos took care of Edmond North on the road 34-20. Mustang put a beating on Putnam City North 46-0 on homecoming in week five. They came back to get a two-touchdown victory at Norman North 41-27 in week six, and held on to defeat Southmoore 7-3 at home in week seven.

“We have to play a clean football game,” Dombek said. “We can’t make mistakes that will kill us against a really good team. We are going to have to play well all four quarters Friday night.”

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Mustang High School’s cross country teams continued their long-standing tradition of success by qualifying for the 6A State Championship Meet with their performances in regional action last Saturday.

The 6A West Regional took place in Norman, with the boys squad taking fourth place overall, while the girls team placed sixth overall, as both qualified to compete at state this Saturday in Edmond.

The 6A girls will begin at noon and the 6A boys will start their race at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe High School.

In the regional meet in Norman, the boys finished fourth behind Norman, which took first place, Norman North at second place and Westmoore at third place.

The Bronco boys finished in front of fifth-place Yukon, sixth-place U.S. Grant, Choctaw at seventh place, eighth-place Edmond North, Putnam City in ninth place, Putnam City North with 10^th place and Moore, finishing 11^th overall.

Mustang senior harrier Lance Frost had the best time on the day for the Broncos and second place overall in the individual competition with a time of 16:42 in the three-mile race.

Skyler Wade took 24^th overall for the Broncos with a time of 17:53. Mark Drexel placed 27^th overall with a time of 18:06 and Alex Fischer placed 30^th overall with a time of 18:08.

Josh Griffin finished in 40^th place with a time of 18:31 on the day. Martin Gonzalez placed 42^nd overall with a time of 18:39 and Ashleigh Ruttman took 57^th place overall with a time of 19:18 in the regional race.

Ben Barrett of Norman North took first overall in the individual meet with a time of 16:17.

On the girls side of the course, the Lady Broncos took sixth place overall in the team standings. MHS finished behind first-place Norman North, second-place Westmoore, third-place Edmond North, fourth-place Norman and fifth-place Yukon.

The Bronco girls finished in front of seventh-place Putnam City North, eighth-place Edmond Santa Fe, ninth-place U.S. Grant, 10^th-place Choctaw and 11^th-place Lawton.

Mustang senior Kyra Fuller took the top overall time for the MHS girls and took fifth place overall with a time of 20:15.

Jaci Jones took 23^rd place overall with a time of 21:38. Kaylyn Brooks finished 37^th overall with a time of 22:23 and Lauren Grisham placed 39^th overall with a time of 22:42.

Aubrey Ruttman finished in 41^st place with a time of 22:57. Savannah Basco took 49^th place overall with a time of 23:44 and Tyler Schwermley took 53^rd place with a time of 24:21.

Isabella Rose of Norman North took first place overall on the girls side with a time of 18:48.

Mustang saw its five-game winning streak and undefeated district record come to an end last Friday night at the hands of Owasso.

The No.5 Broncos held a 10-point advantage over the No.2 Rams with just a little over six minutes to play, when Owasso got a deep pass play that took them from midfield all the way down inside the Mustang 5-yard line.

The Rams punched it in over the goal line two plays later, cutting the Broncos lead to three points after the extra point.

Mustang got the ball back and facing a third-and-six deep inside its own territory, junior quarterback Chandler Garrett scrambled for the first down, but then had the ball knocked out of his hands trying to get extra yards.

Owasso recovered the fumble with roughly three and a half minutes remaining in the contest. The Rams took their final possession down the short field and got the ball into the end zone, retaking the lead 28-24 after the point after attempt was good, leaving the Broncos 58 seconds on the clock.

Mustang couldn’t get anything going offensively in the final seconds, as the clock hit zero and gave the Broncos their second loss of the season.

The loss drops MHS to 6-2 on the year and 4-1 in district play. Mustang now sits in third place in the district behind Tulsa Union, which is 5-0, and Owasso, which is 4-1 but now holds the tiebreaker over the Broncos.

“I thought we played really well throughout the game, but we made a few mistakes throughout the game that you can’t make against a good opponent and expect to win,” Mustang coach Jeremy Dombek said. “There isn’t one play or player that you can point to and say this cost us the game. There are plays throughout the game that we didn’t execute as a team, and that’s the reason we lost the game.”

Mustang started the game on a high note, as the Broncos took their opening possession of the game down the field against one of the top defenses in the state. The opening drive was capped off by a 4-yard touchdown run from Garrett, giving the Broncos the 7-0 lead following the successful PAT from senior place-kicker Josh Vannoy.

The Rams didn’t wait long to strike back, as Wallace Clay returned the following kickoff to the house for a touchdown and a successful extra point, making the score 7-7.

Both teams traded punts in the next several possessions. But at the end of the first quarter, Owasso QB Gabe Neph broke free from Mustang defenders on fourth and long from midfield to find wide open receiver Demond Sampson for a Ram touchdown, making the score 14-7 OHS at the end of the first frame.

Mustang’s offense got inside the Owasso 10-yard line twice in the second quarter, but on the first attempt, came away with zero points, as Garrett was intercepted in the end zone on third down. On the second trip inside the Rams 10-yard line, the Broncos failed to get into the end zone. However, they were not completely scoreless as Vannoy split the uprights on a 34-yard field goal from the left hash, making the score 14-10.

Neither team did much more offensively in the half, as the defenses were starting to flex their muscles. The score remained 14-10 Owasso heading into halftime.

The next quarter and a half belonged to the Broncos, as they scored two touchdowns and held the Rams scoreless.

The first touchdown came on a 62-yard scamper from senior running back Chase Brown and the second came on a 32-yard touchdown toss from Garrett to junior wide receiver Mason Brown. Vannoy was good on both PATs, making the score 24-14 Mustang halfway through the fourth quarter before Owasso began its comeback.

“Everyone is always going to talk about east vs. west,” Dombek said. “I don’t think beating Owasso would have changed anything regarding that. People will always bring that up until someone from the west wins the gold ball. I thought we played well for the most part, and played with a lot of energy and intensity throughout the night, but we made mistakes down the stretch that we can’t make.”

Mustang outplayed the Rams in nearly every statistical category. The Broncos totaled 18 first downs to Owasso’s 13. MHS had 438 total offensive yards, while OHS had 260.

Mustang had 171 rushing yards on 36 rushes and 267 passing yards in the game, while Owasso had 76 rushing yards on 33 rushes and 184 passing yards.

The two categories in which the Broncos were defeated by the Rams were turnovers and penalties. MHS had three turnovers compared to OHS with one. Mustang was penalized 11 times for 91 yards and Owasso was penalized seven times for 57 yards.

“We are starting to really come together defensively,” Dombek said. “When we first came here as a staff, we didn’t change a whole lot to the offense, but we made wholesale changes to the defense. It was going to take some time to get the players used to the scheme and the way we like doing things on that side of the ball. We are starting to click and it’s good to see.”

When it comes to team sports, a dominant athlete can’t win a championship by themselves. He or she needs help both from their teammates and/or a great coach to get them over the hump of being the last one standing when all the dust settles.

Just look at LeBron James. He’s the best basketball player in the entire world and possibly the top overall athlete, but even he couldn’t get over the hump of winning an NBA Championship without the help from fellow superstars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

In the football scene, look at John Elway. The longtime Denver Bronco is arguably one of, if not the best, quarterbacks to ever play the game, but he wasn’t able to get that coveted ring until Mike Shanahan took over as the head coach in the mile-high city.

Mustang High School senior Jayden Chestnut has been one of the best high school softball players, not only in the state of Oklahoma but in the entire country, for the past four years, but she had not been able to get over that seemingly unconquerable mountain of winning the state championship in her first three years on the job as the Lady Broncos ace pitcher.

Chestnut entered her final year of high school softball eligibility with one goal in mind, and that was to win the state championship as a senior and go out on top.

Sure, that is every senior athlete’s goal, but being a part of the Mustang softball program, winning the state crown is a reality every year.

The Lady Broncos are not just one of the top high school softball programs in the state, but they are one of the best overall high school athletic programs in Oklahoma.

Year-in and year-out, Mustang softball is one of the top teams in Class 6A. They always win their regional, home or away, and qualify for the state tournament. However, that elusive state championship has slipped out of their fingers time and time again.

Going into the 2014 season, it had been 26 years since the Lady Broncos won the state title on the diamond.

Great softball teams, players and coaches have walked through the halls of Mustang High School since 1988, but none have been able to bring back the gold.

Chestnut had gotten close in her first three years, as she had two semifinal appearances and one quarterfinal appearance in the state tournament, but something was missing from the softball program at Mustang.

It wasn’t the players. The Lady Broncos are loaded with a talented roster every time they take the field to open a season in August, a roster that is more than capable of bringing home the crown.

The one piece to the puzzle that was missing was the head coach to push them over the top.

Think of the Mustang softball program as a Rolls Royce. As the head coach of the Lady Broncos, it’s like being handed the keys to a brand new Rolls Royce and told not to screw it up.

Well, the coach in Chestnut’s first three years found ways to screw it up. The Lady Broncos found ways to get to the state tournament despite their coach, but in order to win a state championship, you need both players AND the coach.

The previous coach decided it was time to hit the road and find another coaching position elsewhere, so it was time for Mustang’s athletic department to step up and find the coach that would finally give Chestnut and her teammates a chance to bring home a title.

Mustang struck gold when they hired Bryan Howard out of Washington, Okla. Howard had the credentials and the charisma it was going to take to get the job done in Mustang.

Howard took over the softball program during the spring semester of last year, and the attitude within the program immediately changed.

Howard had won several state championships while being the head coach at Washington High School, but he had never been a head coach at the 6A level.

Howard brought a level of intensity to the Lady Broncos softball program they had never seen before. It was what the doctor ordered for Mustang, as the players all latched on for the ride and bought into what Howard was selling.

Chestnut led the way, as she and the rest of the players in the program liked Howard’s style so much, they said they would run through a wall for their new coach.

The new season got under way in late August and Howard made a bold move to open the year. The first-year coach at Mustang was starting multiple freshmen around Chestnut and the other players who had been on the varsity for multiple seasons.

Well, big risks come with big rewards, and this was a big reward. The Lady Broncos consistently started five freshmen throughout the entire season, and those freshmen played like they were seasoned veterans.

Mustang was again at the forefront of the 6A softball scene in Oklahoma, led by Chestnut and a crop of young freshmen headed up by Howard and a coaching staff that demanded perfection.

The combination was perfect as the Lady Broncos went on to win the 2014 Class 6A softball state championship with a record of 36-4 and an unblemished postseason mark of 6-0.

Chestnut finished the 2014 season with a record of 24-3 and an ERA of .92 in 159 innings pitched, with 242 strikeouts, 38 walks, 15 shutouts and eight no-hitters.

In her four years at Mustang, Chestnut had a record of 80-21, an ERA of 1.39, pitched 613 innings, had 744 strikeouts, walked 160 batters, had 40 shutouts, had 10 no-hitters and four perfect games.

Chestnut saw her team win 117 games in four years, in which she won 68 percent of those in the circle for the Lady Broncos.

The hard-throwing University of Oklahoma commit is no doubt one of the best high school softball players to ever come through the state of Oklahoma, but just like other dominant athletes in team sports, you need more than just yourself to bring home a title, you need the coach.

Mustang got it right, as Howard was the piece of the puzzle that Chestnut needed to bring the gold back to her hometown.

When first-year softball coach Bryan Howard took the Mustang job last year, he had one goal in mind for the Lady Broncos softball program – to win a state championship.

Less than a year after taking the head coaching job, Howard and the Mustang softball team realized that goal as the Lady Broncos won the Class 6A softball state championship by beating east-side power Broken Arrow 4-3 in eight innings last Saturday evening at the Ball Fields at Firelake in Shawnee.

“This is what Mr. (Chuck) Bailey and I talked about when we met in Norman last year and talked about this job,” Howard said. “I knew this was a special group the moment I started working with them. I knew we had what it took to win a state championship. It’s really a testament to the girls that they accepted me and accepted what I wanted them to do.”

The 2014 state title was the first state crown the Bronco softball program has won since 1988. Mustang won three games in the state tournament, starting with Tulsa Union on Oct. 16 in the quarterfinals.

The Lady Broncos beat the Lady Redskins 2-1 behind a stellar pitching performance from senior pitcher Jayden Chestnut. Last Friday, MHS took on defending state champion Southmoore in the semifinal round of the state tournament, and Chestnut was once again dominant, as the hard-throwing right-hander shut out the Lady Sabercats 2-0.

Chestnut took the circle for the Lady Broncos in the state championship game and was again stout as she held a Lady Tigers offense that was on fire to three runs in eight innings that led to Mustang’s one-run win in the state finals.

Chestnut finished her senior year with an overall record of 24-3. The University of Oklahoma commit and the rest of the Lady Broncos softball senior class finished their four years of high school eligibility with an overall record of 117-34 and four appearances in the state tournament, including a state championship, two state semifinal appearances and one quarterfinal appearance.

“It’s such a great feeling, especially with it being my senior year,” Chestnut said. “We all worked really hard to get to this point. It’s just a really awesome feeling. Coach Howard pushed us from the time he got here. He believed in us from day one, and once we all bought in, we started to believe we could do this.”

In the championship game against Broken Arrow, the Lady Broncos didn’t waste any time getting on the scoreboard as Chestnut helped herself out in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI-single, driving in freshman Kaitlyn Thomas and making the score 1-0 MHS after one.

Chestnut held the Lady Tigers scoreless in the second and third innings, and in the bottom of the third inning, it was Chestnut again helping her cause by driving in fellow senior Caisey Jones to give Mustang a 2-0 lead after three innings against BA.

Both teams were scoreless in the fourth inning, but in the top of the fifth, the Tigers bit back with a three-run home run over the left field wall, giving Broken Arrow the 3-2 lead. MHS didn’t score in the bottom half of the inning, making it 3-2 BA after five.

Chestnut shut down the Broken Arrow offense in the top of the sixth inning, and in the bottom of the sixth, freshman Zoe Jones tied the game with one swing of the bat with a solo home run that sailed over the left-field wall, making the score 3-3 heading into the seventh inning.

Both BA and Mustang got runners on base in the seventh inning but were unable to get them across the plate, so the game was sent into extra innings.

The Lady Tigers got a runner on base in the top of the eighth inning but Chestnut closed the door on BA, holding them scoreless in the inning.

Mustang got its first three runners on base in the bottom half of the inning. After a ground-out, where BA got the force out at home, freshman Karis Clark hit a towering shot over the center fielder’s head that scored junior Lexi Vargas from third base. That was all the Lady Broncos needed as they captured the state championship.

“Coach Howard was telling me to tag up,” Vargas said. “I knew the ball was going to go over her head, I wanted to just run home, it was crazy. This is such an awesome feeling.”

The Bronco girls finished with a record of 36-4 on the year and did not lose a game in the postseason, as they won all three games in their regional and all three games in the state tournament.

Six Lady Bronco seniors played their final game for Mustang softball in the state title game last Saturday night. Chestnut, Jones, Hailey Milburn, Jackie Kelm, Ashley Martin and Aubrea Martinsorrels ended their high school softball careers with a state title.

“I couldn’t be any happier than I am right now,” Howard said. “We knew we could go win a state championship and we accomplished that goal. It’s the expectation, we expect to go win it next year too.”

Mustang football will try to accomplish something no other west-side team has been able to accomplish this season Friday night when the Broncos travel to Owasso for a district showdown with the Rams.

So far in 2014, the four east-side schools that are in the Class 6A-1 division have not been beaten by a west-side school.

The Broncos will be the west side’s next chance at a win over the “big four” from the east side when they take on Owasso at 7 p.m. Friday on the Rams home turf.

Mustang and Owasso come into the game with identical overall records of 6-1, but the Broncos hold the edge over the Rams in district play, coming in at 4-0 and Owasso sitting at 3-1.

Owasso is coached by Bill Patterson.

MHS is currently tied with Tulsa Union at the top of the district, as both sit 4-0 with three games to play.

“We just have to go up there and play our game,” Mustang senior safety Zach Davis said. “We can’t get caught up in the east side vs. west side stuff. We have to worry about what we can control, and that is how we play.”

The Broncos enter Friday’s game after beating Yukon 41-14 in week one, falling at home to Stillwater 35-26 in week two, taking out Edmond Memorial 57-37 in week three, beating Edmond North 34-20 in week four, hammering Putnam City North 46-0 in week five, coming back to defeat Norman North 41-27 in week six and hanging on to beat Southmoore 7-3 last Friday night.

Owasso comes into the district showdown with Mustang after taking down Broken Arrow 14-7 in week one, throttling Muskogee 34-0 in week two, upsetting Jenks 7-6 in week three, hammering Norman North 45-20 in week four, surviving Southmoore 13-9 in week five, smashing Moore 66-9 in week six and dropping its first game of the season at Tulsa Union 37-13 in week seven.

Mustang is averaging 31.2 points per game coming into the contest with Owasso and is averaging 408.6 total yards, including 196.8 rush yards and 211.9 pass yards per outing.

The Broncos defense is allowing opponents 17.2 points per game and an average of 257.4 total yards per game, including 102.8 rush yards and 154.8 pass yards per contest.

Owasso’s offense is averaging 27.5 points per game, while its defense is one of the top scoring defenses in the state, giving up just 12.6 points per game.

Rams quarterback Gabe Neph has completed 60 passes out of 106 attempts this season for 863 yards, with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions.

Neph also leads Owasso on the ground this year with 74 carries for 318 yards and six touchdowns. Wide receiver Demond Sampson has caught 20 passes this season for 245 yards and three touchdowns.

Rams defender Gunner Green is the leading tackler this season with 56 on the year.

“We know we are going to have to play really well up there,” Davis said. “We will have a great week of practice and be ready to go Friday night.”

Sometimes in sports, the motto “survive and advance” is used to describe a team that doesn’t play its best but still finds a way to win.

Last Friday, Mustang was that team, as the Broncos survived a scare from Southmoore to hang on and beat the Sabercats 7-3.

The home district victory improved Mustang’s overall record to 6-1 this season and 4-0 in district play. Southmoore dropped to 1-6 overall and 1-3 in the district.

The 4-0 district record for the Broncos has them tied at the top of their district with Tulsa Union, with an identical record of 6-1 and 4-0.

Even though the Sabercats have a sub-par record, this wasn’t the first close loss they have had this season.

Southmoore only lost by four points at No.2 ranked Owasso and was neck-and-neck with No.1 ranked Tulsa Union through the first half until the Redskins pulled away in the second.

“That’s the best 1-6 football team I’ve ever seen,” Mustang senior safety Zach Davis said. “They were really big and physical on the line of scrimmage and really talented on the edges. We knew we were going to be in a dog fight against them (Southmoore).”

The Broncos are used to putting up big offensive numbers, but last Friday was an anomaly for Mustang, as the Broncos had to rely on their defense to get the job done against the Sabercats.

The Bronco defense answered the bell, as it held Southmoore without a touchdown in the game and only allowed the Sabercats 135 total yards of offense.

The one touchdown scored in the contest came in the first quarter on Mustang’s second offensive possession of the game. MHS went on a long sustaining drive that lasted more than six minutes of game time. The series was capped off by a 4-yard touchdown scamper by senior running back Chase Brown.

Southmoore moved the ball on Mustang in the second quarter, but couldn’t get into the end zone. The Sabercats had to settle for one field goal in the second frame, which would be all they would get in the entire game.

Mustang’s defense held the Southmoore offense with eight total first downs in the game. The Sabercats managed just 92 yards rushing, while throwing for 43 yards.

The Broncos were able to get off the field on third downs against Southmoore as well, as the ‘Cats were 4 out of 13 on third down conversions.

Mustang’s defense forced one SM turnover, an interception by junior cornerback Kiante Miles. The Sabercats were penalized five times for 50 yards in the game.

The Broncos offensive didn’t have its best statistical day, but did enough to get the W, finishing with 308 yards total and 20 first downs. Mustang ran for 197 yards and passed for 111 yards in the game.

The Broncos converted five third downs out of 11 attempts. They had three turnovers (all interceptions) and three penalties for 30 yards last Friday night.

MHS junior quarterback Chandler Garrett had 111 yards through the air in the game on 11 completions out of 21 attempts with three interceptions.

Brown finished with 66 rushing yards on 21 carries and one touchdown, and senior receiver David Parker finished with 38 receiving yards on three receptions.

Southmoore quarterback Casey Thompson finished the game with 43 yards passing on six completions out of 14 attempts with one interception.

Sabercat running back Darrian Ross had 61 yards on 11 carries, and receiver Quindon Lewis had 25 yards receiving on two receptions.

“Coach (Mark) Yates told us we were going to have to win the game for our team,” Davis said. “I’m really proud of the way the whole defense played. We have come a long way since the beginning of the season.”

Mustang News sports reports,

The Mustang cross country teams competed in the first-ever Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference cross country race on Oct. 14 in Norman. The girls squad took eighth place overall, while the boys finished ninth overall.

On the girls side of the course, Norman took first place overall, Norman North finished second, Edmond North took third place, Westmoore placed fourth, Deer Creek finished fifth overall, Yukon placed sixth, Edmond Memorial took seventh, Edmond Santa Fe finished ninth, Stillwater placed 10^th, Southmoore finished 11^th and Moore placed 12^th overall.

Here are individual results for the Mustang girls from the COAC race:

Kyra Fuller took eighth place overall with a time of 20:28.7. Jaci Jones placed 38^th overall with a time of 22:09.1. Kaylyn Brooks took 43^rd place with a time of 22:18.6.

Lauren Grisham placed 47^th with a time of 22:41.2. Savannah Basco finished in 56^th place with a time of 23:16.1. Tyler Schwerlmey placed 57^th overall with a time of 23:30.9, and Jewel Thompson finished in 66^th place with a time of 24:23.2.

Norman North’s Isabella Rose took first place overall in the individual race with a time of 18:39.8.

On the boys side of the race, Edmond Memorial took first place, Deer Creek placed second, Norman took third, Norman North placed fourth, Edmond Santa Fe finished fifth, Yukon took sixth place, Stillwater placed seventh, Westmoore placed eighth, Edmond North took 10^th and Moore placed 11^th overall.

Here are the individual results from the Mustang boys in the COAC competition:

Lance Frost finished third overall with a time of 16:36.8. Skyler Wade placed 31^st with a time of 17:44.7. Alex Fischer took 42^nd place with a time of 18:11.3.

Josh Griffin placed 51^st overall with a time of 18:30.9. Martin Gonzalez took 53^rd overall with a time of 18:35.8. Ashleigh Ruttman placed 61^st overall with a time of 18:57.6, and Christopher Chesnut finished 68^th with a time of 19:20.2.

Deer Creek’s Bryce Balenseifen finished first overall with a time of 16:08.8.

Mustang will participate in the regional race at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe High School.

By Glen Miller,

FORT WORTH, Texas – Oklahoma State’s initial visit here to face Texas Christian University in Big 12 Conference play was a game full of firsts in which the Cowboys hope to never repeat.

Oklahoma State, ranked No.15 at the time, suffered a 42-9 drubbing by the 12th-ranked Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium to fall to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the league standings.

The loss was the first time Oklahoma State has been held without a touchdown since losing 27-0 to Oklahoma in the 2009 regular-season finale. The 33-point loss was the largest losing margin for an OSU team since a 56-20 setback to Texas Tech in 2008.

The setback to TCU was the first for the Cowboys since 1992 and ended a three-game win streak over the Horned Frogs. It also ended Oklahoma State’s four-game Big 12 Conference road winning streak.

Oklahoma State never led, instead giving up a 34-yard touchdown run to B.J. Catalon, followed by a 77-yard pass from Trevone Boykin to Josh Doctson.

The Cowboys briefly cut that deficit to 14-3 on a 30-yard Ben Grogan field goal, but the defense then allowed a 84-yard Boykin to Doctson touchdown hook-up just 15 seconds later.

Oklahoma State closed to within 21-9 on field goals of 27 and 28 yards by Grogan in the second period, but gave up a late 36-yard scoring run by Catalon to fall behind 28-9 at the half.

Texas Christian added both a running and a throwing touchdown in the third period to secure the 33-point margin. The Horned Frogs rolled up 676 total yards against the Cowboys defense, with Boykin completing 26-of-39 passes with one interception for 410 yards. Doctson caught seven of those passes for 225 yards.

Catalon rushed for 109 yards on 10 carries as TCU closed with 291 rushing yards.

Oklahoma State was held to 258 total yards and was forced into nine punts. Two other drives ended in Daxx Garman interceptions. Garman was 10-of-25 passing for 132 yards, with his top target being Mustang’s David Glidden, who had five catches for 59 yards.

The Cowboys ground game was held to 152 yards on 39 carries, an average of 3.2 yards per rush compared to 6.5 for the Horned Frogs. Desmond Roland gained 90 yards on 23 carries, while Tyreek Hill had 11 carries for 60 yards.