Bobcats send Pirates home to Rolla with 69-24 drubbing

September 1, 2012

Tyrone’s Fernando Medrano (7) gains some ground for the Bobcats after a hand off from quarterback Cole Wall early in the first quarter. Staff photo/John Plestina

TYRONE—The Pirates went home to Rolla, Kan., Friday night having never made it out of the third quarter. Oklahoma’s 45-point mercy rule for eight-man football ended play after Tyrone’s 10th touchdown with 2:21 remaining in the third quarter.
The Bobcats hit the field fighting with a 22-point first quarter on two pass plays from quarterback Cole Wall to Payson Slater and a 60-yard keeper by Wall. Two of three attempts for two-point conversions were good.
Rolla answered with a touchdown on a pass to Obie Telford and a 2-point conversion early in the second quarter. Then Wall took another keeper into the end zone. A good kick made the score 29-8. Austin Olivas scored another second quarter touchdown on about a 35-yard pass from Wall. That time the kick was blocked — 35-8. Slater scored once again bringing the tally to 41-8. Rolla’s Kyler Telford scored the Pirates’ second touchdown. A conversion was good. Another Wall to Slater pass late in the second quarter produced Tyrone’s seventh touchdown. A conversion failed and the Bobcats led 47-16. The quarter wasn’t quite over when Rolla scored their third and final touchdown with :06 remaining in the half.
Opening the second half with a commanding 47-24 lead, Tyrone lit up the score board with three more touchdowns by Slater, Ethan Reece and Olivas. Two of three attempted 2-point conversions were good.
Slater, a senior who played his previous three high school football seasons as a Hooker Bulldog, scored five touchdowns in the Bobcats’ opener. Olivas and Wall each recorded two and Reece had one.
Tyrone head coach Josh Bell said the Bobcats have a few things to address. “It’s Game 1. There’s a lot to work out.”
Bell was quick to praise his players, specifically Slater, Wall and Olivas.
“You can’t be more proud of a group of kids,” he said.
“Our offense — our offensive line — we never punted the ball once.”

Tyrone 69, Rolla 24
Rolla 0 24 0—24
Tyrone 22 25 22—69
1st quarter
T: Cole Wall pass to Payson Slater (2-pt. good); 8:36
T: Wall pass to Slater (2-pt. good); 5:11
T: Wall 60-yard run (2-pt. good); 2:40
2nd quarter
R: pass to Obie Telford (2-pt. good); 11:50
T: Wall run (kick good); 10:18
T: Wall pass to Austin Olivas (kick blocked); 6:52
T: Wall pass to Slater (2-pt. failed); 4:45
R: Kyler Telford run (2-pt. good); 4:35
T: Wall pass to Slater (2-pt. failed); 4:19
R: TD (2-pt. good); :06
3rd quarter
T: Wall pass to Slater (2-pt. failed); 9:00
T: Ethan Reece TD (2-pt. failed); 4:21
T: Olivas TD (2-pt. good); 2:21
Team Statistics
Rolla Tyrone
Rushing Yards N/A 327
Passing Yards N/A 241
Total Offense N/A 568
Individual Statistics
Rushing—Tyrone: Austin Olivas 2-62, Ethan Reece 8-53, Cole Wall 8-87, Fernando Medrano 5-95, Payson Slater 2-30.
Passing—Tyrone: Cole Wall17-8-241.
Receiving—Tyrone: Austin Olivas 3-101, Payson Slater 5-140.