Stevenson scores four times to push Jays past Enid

The Guthrie Junior High football season kicked off on Monday night inside Jelsma Stadium with the Bluejays hosting Enid on a muggy evening. The night ended in a split of the two programs.

The Guthrie eighth grade football team was highlighted by talented quarterback Kaiden Stevenson, who scored four touchdowns and pick up a late game interception to secure a 34-24 win.

Enid started quickly on their first drive with a 35-yard touchdown pass and a successful two-point conversion to give them an 8-0 lead just 1:12 into the game.

However, Guthrie rattled off the next 22 points on the scoreboard.

Following and Enid fumble, Guthrie needed six plays to score. Stevenson scampered in for a 12-yard run and turned around and ran in the two-point conversion to tie the game 8-8.

In the second quarter, running back Josh Rains scored from 5-yards out to give Guthrie the lead for the remainder of the night.

Just before the half ended, Stevenson was untouched for a 3-yard touchdown, but the score was setup with a nice pass and catch from Stevenson to Zane Haynes for 26 yards on a third down and 20 play.

Jays lead 22-8 at the break.

Enid was back on the board with a 33-yard touchdown pass with a successful two-point conversion to pull within a single score, 22-16.

Stevenson made sure there was no Enid come back by scoring the last two scores from short distance.

Seventh grade falls in season opener

The seventh grade team was unable to get going on offense throughout the night. Meanwhile, Enid’s Reece Slater proved to be the most athletic player on the field.

Reece finished the night with all four of Enid’s scores, including 29 and 5-yard grabs to go along with runs of 44 nd 47-yards.

With Guthrie trailing 28-0 in the fourth quarter, the Jays got on the scoreboard when quarterback Josh Ricardo took off on the right side of the line of scrimmage for a 56-yard touchdown run.

Both teams return to Jelsma Stadium Thursday, Sept. 8 when they host Ponca City.