Thursday night’s high school football games will be reported in Wednesday’s edition

I hope everyone has been or is getting to enjoy Fall Break this week.

Of course, you know what Fall Break means — Thursday Night Lights.

All of this week’s games were played Thursday.

Because of the press time of today’s edition being early Thursday afternoon, this sports section was printed about six hours prior to kickoff (about an hour before Webbers Falls’ home district game kicked off against Wesleyan Christian).

Thus, the game stories on the eight local games will publish in Wednesday’s edition.

We’ll be back to normal — assuming there is such a place — next week with Friday game previews in next Friday’s edition.

FOOTBALL ABUZZ IN GANS

With the arrival of new Gans Grizzlies football coach Gary Hixon, not only has there been a bit of enthusiasm within the program, but the town itself.

“One thing I’m so proud of where I’m at is that the community has bought in,” Hixon said. “We’ve had parents feed our kids before the ball games, and we’ve got a parent of one of our younger kids who’s going to feed our kids before we left Thursday (at noon) to go to Copan, and they’re going to turn around and send us snacks and feed us on the way back.”

The Grizzlies were hoping to get win No. 2 of the season and the first District BII-4 victory Thursday night at Copan. Hixon said the town of Gans is still supporting the Grizzlies.

“Even though we’re 1-5 (after last week’s district-opening loss to Arkoma last Friday night at Grizzly Field), I’m very pleased of the support that we’re getting from the town,” he said. “Other than the win-loss record, I’m very happy with where we are at.”

WHERE WAS JACKSON ARNOLD?

As I was watching last week’s Oklahoma-Texas game, if you were like me, you got to a point in the game — especially in the second half — as to why OU coach Brent Venables didn’t make a quarterback switch and go with Jackson Arnold, who started the season as the starting QB and was benched during the first-ever Southeastern Conference opener against former OU quarterback Josh Heupel’s Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 21 at Owen Field in favor of Michael Hawkins Jr., who has been OU’s starting quarterback ever since.

When asked at halftime on ABC’s broadcast of the game by sideline reporter Laura Rutledge, Venables told her that Michael Hawkins Jr. was going to be his QB for the second half.

I rightfully don’t know if Arnold is in Venables’ dog house, but if things weren’t working with Hawkins Jr., I would have thought a veteran coach such as Venables would have made a change to Arnold just to see what kind of spark his presence back under center would have created.

I guess we’ll see when the Sooners return home to meet South Carolina at 11:45 a.m. Saturday if Hawkins Jr. will remain as OU’s quarterback or if Arnold will return — or even see any kind of playing time.

WEEK 6 HIGHLIGHTS

100-YARD RUSHERS

Devon Mannon, Gore — 257 yards.

Masyn Wright, Vian — 179 yards.

Teaguen Collins, Muldrow — 128 yards.

Cole Brooksher, Gore — 114 yards.

Tate Brooksher, Gore — 104 yards.

100-YARD PASSERS

Kase Adams, Sallisaw — 123 yards.

Cash Trammel, Vian — 107 yards.

SCORING (12 POINTS OR MORE)

Masyn Wright, Vian — 30 points.

Devon Mannon, Gore — 18 points.

Teaguen Collins, Muldrow — 12 points.

DEFENSIVE HONOR ROLL

Dillon Miller, Central — 16 tackles.

Xhaiden Mosby, Central — 13 tackles.

Devon Mannon, Gore — 13 tackles.

Teaguen Collins, Muldrow — 11 tackles, eight solo.

William Simpson, Roland — 11 tackles, four solo.

Jace Holman, Sallisaw — 10 tackles, three solo.

Ryker Miller, Central — 10 tackles.

Alex Brant, Roland — Nine tackles, four solo, a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery.

Kash Keepes, Sallisaw — Eight tackles, three solo, and a quarterback hurry.

Jacob Gregory, Muldrow — Eight tackles, six solo.

Tyson Williams, Muldrow — Eight tackles, five solo.

Braxton Prewett, Roland — Eight tackles, three solo, a tackle for a loss and a QB sack.

Austin File, Sallisaw — Seven tackles, two solo.

Mekko Ariza, Central — Seven tackles.

Cole Mayfield, Sallisaw — Six tackles, three solo, QB hurry and an interception.

Jermauree Palmer, Muldrow — Six tackles, four solo, a tackle for a loss.

Caden Grinstead, Muldrow — Six tackles, four solo, and a caused fumble.

Nate Criswell, Roland — Six tackles, three solo.

Cash Bobbitt, Roland — Six tackles, two solo.

Leland Kelsey, Central — Six tackles.

Hunter Smith, Sallisaw — Five tackles, two solo, three QB hurries.

Cooper Cox, Sallisaw — Five tackles, three solo, and a pass break-up.

Gabe Miller, Muldrow — Five tackles, four solo.

Dalton Crossno, Roland — Five tackles, three solo, two tackles for a loss and a QB sack.

Joseph Stone, Roland — Five tackles, one solo.

Aidan Sainer, Central — Five tackles and a blocked punt.

Caden Cowan, Sallisaw — Four tackles, one solo, and a caused fumble.

Aiden Ruiz, Sallisaw — Four tackles, two solo, and a caused fumble.

Cason Perryman, Roland — Four tackles, one solo.

Tae Muskrat-Flynn, Sallisaw — Three tackles, one solo, a fumble recovery and a pass break-up.

E.J. Zanders, Muldrow — Three tackles and a fumble recovery.

Dakota Rushing, Muldrow — Three tackles, three tackles for a loss.

Paul Johnson, Roland — Three tackles.

Trevor Tanksleary, Roland — Three tackles.

Christian Gaona, Gans — A fumble recovery.

Noah Briley, Sallisaw — A QB hurry and a tackle.

Kenyan Hill, Sallisaw — An interception, a tackle and a pass breakup.

D.J. Massey, Muldrow — A pass breakup and a tackle.