Unbeaten Muldrow wins fourth straight at Spiro
Trenden Collins and Eli Crumrine rushed for a combined five touchdowns and Muldrow‚s defense limited Spiro to its lowest point total of the season Friday night inside McClain Stadium as unbeaten Muldrow won its fourth straight game of the season 34-7 to hand Spiro (2-1) its first loss.
Muldrow starts District 3A-3 action at home against Checotah Friday night and Spiro hosts No. 10 Eufaula in its 2A-5 opener.
“It was great to get another win under our belt,” Muldrow head coach Br...
Trenden Collins and Eli Crumrine rushed for a combined five touchdowns and Muldrow‚s defense limited Spiro to its lowest point total of the season Friday night inside McClain Stadium as unbeaten Muldrow won its fourth straight game of the season 34-7 to hand Spiro (2-1) its first loss.
Muldrow starts District 3A-3 action at home against Checotah Friday night and Spiro hosts No. 10 Eufaula in its 2A-5 opener.
“It was great to get another win under our belt,” Muldrow head coach Brandon Ellis said. “We played hard at times. Any time you can get a win at an away place you‚re going to take those W‚s, absolutely.”
In Friday‚s game in LeFlore County Muldrow erupted for unanswered 21 points in the first quarter to take a three-touchdown advantage. Collins raced 60 yards for a touchdown to start the scoring before Crumrine crossed the goal line following a 1-yard run. Later in the opening stanza Collins ran for a 10-yard touchdown and David Frias‚ third point-after kick made the score 21-0.
Crumrine found the end zone after a 2-yard run in the second period and Muldrow led 27-7 at the intermission.
After a scoreless third period Muldrow registered its final points in the fourth frame when Collins scrambled for a 7-yard touchdown and Frias‚ PAT ended the scoring.
Spiro entered the game averaging 24 points per game after beating Panama 13-0 and Pocola 35-8.
Collins rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in the contest, Crumrine ran for 39 yards and two TDs on eight attempts and Jacob Gregory added 26 yards on four runs. Matthews totaled minus four yards on five rushes.
Matthews completed 4-of-7 passes for 35 yards to Bobby Plank (2 catches for 28 yards), Trenden Collins (1 for 6) and Teaguen Collins (1 for 1).
Muldrow‚s leading tacklers were Jerrard Palmer (8 total tackles), Denver Click (7), Cody Gibbs, Gregory, Plank, Frias and Trenden Collins (6 each), Will Stratmann (5) and Crumrine (3). Palmer, Plank and Stratmann each registered two tackles for loss and Click had one.
Reid Sutton returned an interception 20 yards in the game and Frias caused a fumble that was recovered by Crumrine.
“We had zero turnovers,” said Ellis. Trenton Collins returned three punts for a total of 48 yards and Gregory returned a kickoff 23 yards.
