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November 13th | Duncan, Oklahoma | 105.1 FM | GSP Radio |
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Duncan at a
Glance |
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Head Coach |
Jim Hollaway |
| 2009 Record |
8-2
Overall, 6-1 5A-1 |
| Home/Road |
4-1 / 4-1 |
| Offensive formation |
Spread |
| Defensive formation |
4-3 |
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| 2009
Duncan Stats |
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| Total
Offense |
341.9 |
| Rushing
Offense |
254.6 |
| Passing
Offense |
87.3 |
| Points/Game |
25.8 |
| Total
Defense |
211.8 |
| Rushing
Defense |
84.2 |
| Passing
Defense |
127.6 |
| Pts
Allowed/Game |
15.9 |
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With Class 5A now cut in half for the play-off's both Guthrie
and Duncan feel like they have something to prove. One team will
do that when the Guthrie BlueJays and the Duncan Demons meet up
for the opening round play-off game.
Guthrie (6-4) travels to Duncan for a 7:30 start, Friday night,
and are winners of their last four opening round play-off games.
The Jays completed their 10th consecutive winning season. Easily
a school record.
Duncan (8-2) saw their six-game winning streak snapped last
week, in El Reno, are back in the play-off's after missing out
last season with a 5-5 record.
The winner moves on next week and plays either Tulsa East
Central or Pryor in the second round.
Guthrie and Duncan are similar in many cases, but also differ in
many cases.
The noticeable differences are: Duncan has more size. Guthrie
has more speed. Duncan runs the ball exceptionally well. Guthrie
passes the ball well.
The similar aspects start with both teams starting an
underclassmen at quarterback. The Demons trot out sophomore
Brandon Wilson while the Jays counter with freshmen Bryan
Dutton. Wilson is more impressive on the ground then Dutton,
stats wise, but Dutton wins the stat race in the passing
department.
Dutton currently ranks third in Class 5A passing with 1601 yards
in the air to go along with 23 passing scores. Combine his
rushing numbers of 403 and he has accumulated 2,000 yards of
offense. Again, a freshmen.
Photo courtesy of Duncan High
School |
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Wilson (5'11, 202 lbs) , who won the quarterback job before the
season started as did Dutton, has piled up over 1500 total yards
in the run happy offense. He has 642 rushing yards and 873
passing yards with six combine scores.
Wilson's primary running back is junior Payton Atchley (5'5,
162) who leads the team in rushing with 740-yards and nine
touchdowns. However, the Demons will counter with sophomore
Jordan Laskey, who has 546 rushing yards and eight touchdown's.
Perhaps the biggest reason the Demons lead 5A in rushing is head
coach Jim Hollaway's offensive line. The big boys up front
average six foot and 239 pounds and is anchored by junior Dylan
Dismuke (6'7, 308). Dismuke then turns around and plays the
defensive line where the Demons have been stingy all season.
Dismuke clogs the holes for linebackers Dane Steil and Atchley.
Steil, a senior, is second on his team with 92 tackles behind
the junior Atchley who has 96. Dylan Laurens (6'3, 280) will
come in and play on the front line as well for the Demons.
The Demon defense is allowing just 84-yards rushing a game and
ranks among the best in stopping the run and more importantly
only their opponents 15.9 points a game.
Duncan's only two losses on the season have come to El Reno and
Carl Albert, who earlier in the season also gave the Jays two of
their four losses. Duncan has wins over Seminole, Ardmore,
Chickasha, Altus, Deer Creek, Lawton Mac, NW Classen, and
Western Heights.
Meanwhile, Guthrie is coming off two shut-out wins over inferior
opponents in Capitol Hill and Noble. The Jays have not played a
Duncan team under ninth year head man Rafe Watkins. In his
tenure, Guthrie is 5-2 in opening round games, including 4-0 in
the past four seasons. The only time the Jays have opened the
play-off's on the road was back in 2003 when the Jays lost 20-0
to Ardmore.
If nothing else, this will a good preview of the 2010 season
opener when Duncan travel to Guthrie to open the season, but
this game Friday night will prove a whole lot more in the end.
The game can be heard on Triple Play Sports Radio 105.1 FM as
well as on Guthrie Sports Page Radio. Chris Evans, Casey Porter,
Craig Fleck, and Shawn Ingle will bring you the exciting action.
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