District openers go well for county teams

Key Takeaways from District Openers

District openers went well for most of the LeFlore County football teams Friday night.

Five of the six county teams opened district play with Spiro the only team that lost.

Heavener opened district play by beating Hugo for the Wolves’ first win of the season. Heavener is 1-3 overall and 1-0 in district play. Hugo drops to 1-3 and 0-1. The Wolves visit Prague next week for the first time since 1971.

Poteau won its district opener and stayed undefeated, but it was a much tougher outcome than expected. The Pirates eventually overcame Stilwell 31-30 as the Indians overcame an early 24-8 deficit and nearly pulled off what would be a major surprise. Poteau is 4-0 and 1-0 in district play and hosts Ada next week in a key district game.

Spiro is still looking for its first win as the Bulldogs lost at 2A power Vian, 47-14. Spiro goes to Wilburton to take on the undefeated Diggers next week,

Pocola opened district play in style, winning easily at Warner, 50-0. The Indians ae 3-1 and 1-0 going into next week’s game at Hulbert.

Panama also had a fairly easy time in its district opener and bounced back from its first loss last week. The Razorbacks won at Chouteau, 49-24. Panama goes to district favorite Rejoice Christian next week.

Talihina, the top-ranked team in Class A-II breezed to a 54-17 win at Allen. The Golden Tigers are 4-0 and 1-0. Talihina visits Central next week.

Arkoma had its two-game winning streak snapped as the Mustangs lost at undefeated Quinton, 58-12, in the only non-district game for county teams this week. Arkoma, now 2-3, opens its district play next week at home against Gans.