Wolverines Pound Rival Eisenhower 43-7

Things started well for the Eisenhower Eagles Thursday as the scored on their first drive against the Lawton Wolverines in their rivalry game at Cameron Stadium.

It was downhill for Eisenhower from there.

The Wolverines responded to the game opening drive by score 43 unanswered points to defeat the Eagles 43-7.

Eisenhower grabbed the lead and the momentum early on, scoring on a 2 yard Kenneth Graham run, capping a sixty-five yard drive to take the early 7-0 lead. But Lawton (5-1, 3-0) took the lead back early in the second quarter as Zack Hanna scored on a 9 yard run, bowling over Graham at the goal line to find the end zone. The snap on the extra point was bad, but Jayden Garcia made an incredible catch to control the ball, then scrambled to his right and found Terrell Shaw in the back of the end zone for the two-point conversion, and an 8-7 lead.

After the ensuing kick off, the Eagles (0-7, 0-3) drove from their own 36 down to LHS' five. Two Kenneth Graham runs set up a third down at the one. Ike quarterback R.J. Fisher appeared to cross the goal line on a sneak, but LHS linebacker Levi Cain leaped the stack of players, dragging Fisher down inside the one. During the play, Fisher's helmet flew off, forcing him sit out the fourth down play, a Graham run for no-gain and the Wolverines took over on downs.

Fifteen plays later, LHS was in the end zone on a four-yard run by quarterback Zack Hanna capping a 99-yard, four-plus minute drive. Lawton took a 15-7 lead to the locker room at the half.

It was a completely different game in the second half. Re-energized at the intermission, the Wolverines ground game, led by Tre Curry and DeQuan Weaver wore the Eagles down, which compiled 366 yards on 35 carries and four scores. Curry led the way with 174 yards and carried the ball on 10 of LHS' first 15 plays of the second quarter, scoring three times. Weaver, who had a 70 run in the first half, finished the game with 142 yards on the ground and one score. Quarterback RJ Fisher led the ground game for the Eagles with 75 yards on 17 carries, while throwing for 108 yards on 13 completions for the game.

Up next for the Wolverines is a trip to Dallas to take on Deion Sanders' Prime Time Prep. Kick off is scheduled for 7pm Friday night, with the pregame show kicking off all the action at 6:45. You can catch every bit of action on Lawton/Ft Sill's Rock Station, Z94 and z94.com.