Shomo leads Savages past Sallisaw, 42-35
by Mike Erwin - Sports Editor
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BROKEN BOW - Quarterback Jody Shomo ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more on Friday night to lead Class 4A 10th-ranked Broken Bow to a 42-35 win over No. 3 Sallisaw at Memorial Stadium.

Sallisaw, which slipped to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in District 4A-4, battled hard all night, but was unable to overcome a disastrous ending to the first half.

Broken Bow scored twice in the final two minutes to grab a 28-14 halftime and the Black Diamonds could not get any closer than seven points the rest of the way.

"The thing that really got me, was that at 14-14 late in the half, the wheels came off," said Sallisaw head coach Virgil Terry. "We started making mistakes and they made us pay. Being down 28-14 is tough, especially against an offense like theirs."

Shomo, who accounted for 203 yards of total offense, put Broken Bow up 7-0 with a 17-yard touchdown run on the Savages' opening drive of the night.

It took just two plays for Sallisaw to even the score. Bubba Philpot bounced off tacklers at the line of scrimmage and raced 81 yards for the touchdown. Carlos Nieto's point-after kick made it 7-7 with 7:03 left in the first period.

The Diamonds took their only lead of the game early in the second period with a five-play, 56-yard drive. Philpot had a 16-yard gain and quarterback Jacob Bartel twice connected with tight end Randy Tonch

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