Marlow wins 37-14 against Chickasha; prepares to host Comanche tradition one more time

Marlow’s home season opener against Chickasha resulted in a 37-14 win for the Outlaws. At halftime, they were up 21-0. Head Coach Matt Weber said going into last week’s game they would need to win the kicking game, and they did just that from the start. QB Cade Gilbert (2) scored that first touchdown and the Outlaws attitude going in was good and even better as the game progressed. A strong offensive line also factored into the overall win.

“After watching film, we were first happy to get a win. We want our guys to always be happy about a win because so much goes into it,” Weber said. “The great thing is our guys are aware we have lots of things to fix if we are going to become a good football team. In film session, many of our guys were able to “self-correct” before we even pointed it out.”

It’s that attitude and self-discipline that the team is building upon as they look to play a long-anticipated rivalry – the Comanche Indians.

“This week is a huge rivalry that we hate seeing come to an end. Their new staff is doing a great job with scheme and getting their kids to play hard. We know their bliss will be excited, as will ours,” Weber said.

While the two teams have played on and off over the last 100 years, Comanche will be exiting because of the size difference. Comanche is in 2A and OSSAA is splitting 2A, A and B classes into two divisions next year. Comanche falls into the smaller division of 2A, noted Jason McPherson. Marlow is a 3A school.

Another factor for this week has been the extreme heat temperatures in the triple digits.

“Anytime we have had extreme temps, we do as much as we can without helmets and really slow practice down. Temps are scary and not something we will ever take a chance with,” Weber said.

Friday’s game (Sept. 8), which starts at 7 p.m., is the 83rd meeting between Marlow and Comanche – the most times of any opponent. The first time the teams met was Sept. 19, 1924, in Marlow and that game resulted in a tie. The last time they met was Sept 9, 2022 at Comanche, with Marlow dominating the opponents field and returning home with a 62-0 victory. According to the stat sheet, Marlow has won the last 9 meetings and 14 of the last 15. They are 28-9-4 at home, and 28-12-1 at Comanche.

The two rival teams played every year from 1936 to 1981 (46 seasons). Marlow also has had the most wins (56) against any opponent when playing Comanche.

Comanche’s last win took place on their home turf, Sept. 16, 2011, C-14/M-8.

Coach Weber is 5-2 vs Comanche, with all those wins during his time over the Outlaws. Comanche’s Coach is Gary Robinson and it is his first season. His record includes 11 seasons as head coach, 59-38 in 9 seasons in Texas, and 3-7 last year at Grandfield.

Marlow vs. Chickasha Scores for game Sept. 1, 2023 at Marlow

SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT F
Marlow 7 14 6 10 37
Chickasha 0 0 7 7 14 Marlow

SCORING SUMMARY
9:08 1st Marlow Cade Gilbert 16 run (Gilbert kick) Marlow 7-0
9:14 2nd Marlow Cody Weber 9 pass from Gilbert (Gilbert kick) Marlow 14-0
1:04 2nd Marlow Barron Gage 27 pass from Gilbert (Gilbert kick) Marlow 21-0
9:35 3rd Marlow King Harrison 1 run (kick failed) Marlow 27-0
2:33 3rd Chickasha Cade Rayburn 69 run (Blayden Fewell kick) Marlow 27-7
11:49 4th Marlow Gilbert 23 FG Marlow 30-7
9:23 4th Marlow Harrison 3 run (Gilbert kick) Marlow 37-7
5:26 4th Chickasha James Harrell 4 run (Fewell kick) Marlow 37-14

INDIVIDUAL STATS
Marlow COMP ATT YDS INT TD Marlow 3rd downs

2 Cade Gilbert 8 13 87 2 2 6

10 Blayd Harris 0 0 0 4th downs

15 Hudson Morgan 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
Chickasha COMP ATT YDS INT TD Chickasha 3rd downs

3 Cade Rayburn 8 17 99 3 4 9
0 0 0 4th downs
0 0 0 0 0

Marlow ATT YDS TD Chickasha ATT YDS
2 Cade Gilbert 14 151 1 8 James Harrell 18 44 1

34 King Harrison 6 25 2 3 Cade Rayburn 3 85 1

28 Jonathan Brite 13 70 2 Blake Dominguez 1 2
27 Clayton Robinson 5 29 1 Derreck Owens-Shells 5 14
0 0 5 Keyton McPherson 3 15
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Total Rushing 38 275 Total Rushing 30 160
Marlow REC YDS TD Chickasha REC YDS TD

13 Barron Gage 2 52 1 1 Derreck Owens-Shells 1 15
20 Jacob Crowson 2 18 2 Blake Dominguez 3 42
4 Cody Weber 4 17 1 11 Jason Kawaykla 0 0
5 Kaden Harris 0 0 9 Blayden Fewell 1 13
6 Keller Kizarr 0 0 8 James Harrell 2 16
26 Ely Gray 0 0 81 Kyler Venable 1 13
24 Korbin Dittner 0 0 4 Kayson Paukei 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

Total Receiving 8 87 Total Receiving 8 99
PENALTIES/YDS FIRST DOWNS TOTAL RUSH PASS

Marlow 7 65 Marlow 20 13 5

Chickasha 10 105 Chickasha 11 3 7

FUMBLES/LOST TOTAL YARDS TO/PEN

Marlow 1 1 Marlow 362 2

Chickasha 2 1 Chickasha 259 1

TACKLES FOR LOSS/YARDS
Marlow 6 -12
Chickasha 5 -16

Marlow Chickasha
FIRST DOWNS 20 11
RUSHES/YDS 38 275 30 160
PASSING YARDS 87 99
COM/ATT/INT 8 13 0 8 17 3

FUMBLES/LOST 1 1 2 1
PENALTIES 7 65 10 105
PUNTS/AVG 2 53 26.5 3 50 16.7

TURNOVERS 1 4
NO. OF PLAYS/AVG 51 7.1 47 5.5

Marlow Chickasha
20 First Downs 11
38 38/275 Rushes/Yds 30/160 30
87 Passing Yds 99
8/13 8/13/0 Comp/Att/Int 8/17/3 8/17
362 Total Offense 259
1 1/1 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2
7 7/65 Penalties 10/105 10
2 2/26.5 Punts/Avg. 3/16.7 3
1 Turnovers 4
51.9 Avg. Start 24.6
27:16:00 Time of Poss. 20:44:00