It started on a late summer's night in Salina, KS, and except for a slight detour at the hands of their cross-city rival MacArthur Highlanders (who too find themselves battling for a state title this weekend), the road has led the Lawton Wolverines directly to the 6A-II State Finals Friday night in Moore.
Two powerhouse football programs went head-to-head on neutral ground, with a trip to the state finals on the line as No. 4 Lawton High took on No. 6 Booker T. Washington in Yukon Friday night.
The 4th ranked Lawton High Wolverines outscored the Bartlesville Bruins 28-7 in the 2nd quarter en route to a 56-24 victory in the 1st round of the 6AII playoffs Friday night at Cameron Stadium in Lawton.
Quarterback Jack Meservy led the No. 4 Lawton High to a 28-0 lead early in the second quarter en route to a 42-28 win over the Choctaw Yellow Jackets Friday night.
Trailing 22-21 with 1:38 seconds left in the game, the Lawton Wolverines lined up for the one play that every one of its fans has been waiting for all season long.
Deion Sanders' Prime Prep Academy Spartans made the long bus ride from Dallas to Lawton Friday night, giving the Lawton High Wolverines all they could handle for the first 45:15 of the game. But with the game on the line, it was the Wolverine defense that was "Prime" turning in a pair of pick-six interceptions in the final 2:45 of the game that made the difference, turning a tenuous 28-2
The Putnam City Patriots made the hour and a half trip to Lawton, OK Friday night and they definitely got a few things right: their bus driver didn't get lost, they won the opening coin toss and recovered an onside kick to start the second half.