No penalty or turnover here or there and the outcome might have been different -- especially when you play good enough to win most of the game.Cashion beat Tonkawa 28-8 Friday night in a showdown between league unbeatens.It was a tight fit 14-8 until the final quarter when the Wildcats added two insurance TD’s to claim the district title.Cashion has to go to rival Crescent this week to claim the title outright. Tonkawa is idle.“We’re our own worst nightmare right now,” Buc Head Coach Mike Kirtley said this week after the loss. “We knew going into the game we had to play a clean game (minus turnovers and penalties). That didn’t happen. We’ll need to fix it or our season will be over when the playoffs come in a couple of weeks.”Tonkawa is idle this week, so the Bucs have two weeks to fix their issues before hosting probable opponent Wayne (also 7-2) Friday, Nov. 12, in the first round of the playoffs.The defending Class A state champion Wildcats, ranked one in most all state polls, jumped out to a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game. A 60 yard run set up the 16-yard scoring pass on a 72 yards, 6 play drive.Cashion went up 14-0 early in the second quarter, using 20 yards in penalties against the Bucs to complete a 12-play, 67 yard march.On its first possession of the second half, the Bucs were intercepted, but two plays later got the big break they were looking for.A bobbled snap provided the opportunity. Dominic Grein covered the ball at the Buc 41. Five plays later, Kai Day ran 37 yards for the score with 6:25 left in the third quarter and used the same play to score the two point conversion. The 59 yard drive by Tonkawa was helped with a 15 yard run by Cam Jackson. Jackson finished the night with 100 yards on 15 carries.It was 8-14 until the final period was underway.Cashion used a bobbled snap by the Bucs to take the lead 21-8. They then scored again late in the game on a 39 yard pass play to give them their final margin of victory.Tonkawa only punted once during the game, but turned the ball back to Cashion on downs at the wildcat 32 three times and the 31 once. Two interceptions and a fumble stopped other opportunities.Jaidyn Guzman, Kai Day, Noah ...
