- Bishop Kelley's first quarter drive
The Comets' 12-play touchdown drive to start the game was rather impressive. There was nothing flashy about it. Bishop Kelley converted on four third-down conversions, including the last which was Ryan Martin's 2-yard touchdown run.
The Comets melted six minutes, eight seconds off the clock, and it appeared Bishop Kelley was going to assert its dominance from the get go.
That didn't happen, though.
- Tre Knight responds rather quickly
Bishop Kelley's lead in the game lasted all of 15 seconds. The Comets would never get it back either.
Tre Knight is a special kind of quick, elusive and fast all rolled into one.
For his first kickoff return of the night, Knight caught the ball near the left boundary. He then ventured to the other side of the field, eventually making his way along the right sidelines. From there, he just outran everyone else.
That was only the start of Knight's night. He had a 78-yard TD run, and he was on the receiving end of a game-changing, 11-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Boone.
All told, Knight finished with 240 all-purpose yards.
- Ryan Martin's poor decisions
Bishop Kelley haphazardly possessed the ball to open District 5A-3 play. When Bishop Kelley would run the option and Martin had nowhere to run, he would automatically flip the ball to whomever was alongside him. Didn't matter if it was a Memorial or Bishop Kelley player.
That resulted in two lost fumbles, after putting the ball on the ground six times.
And late in the game, Martin was under heavy pressure form Memorial's Maleek Greenlee while Bishop Kelley was in the shadow of its own end zone. As Martin was being spiraled to the ground, Martin just threw the ball away. He was being wrangled down at the 5-yard line, and he managed to throw the ball out of bounds at the 2.
On the next play, fourth-and-18, Martin just heaved the ball into the air, and Dahquari Royal returned an interception 21 yards for the game's final touchdown.
- Keep an eye on Keyondre Huntley
Listed at 5 feet, 9 inches and 190 pounds, Huntley runs much more physical than that. Think almost Jeronme Bettis-ish.
He doesn't try to find the perimeter once the ball is placed in hits mitts. He just plunges straight ahead through the offensive line.
He may not make for a great college football running back, but there's no doubt he could throw some blocks, run a few times and maybe catch a pass or two at the next level.
- Terry Robinson is fun to watch
Robinson didn't have much of an impact in the first half. But late in the game, he spelled Huntley at times in the backfield, and his motor ran nonstop on defense.
Alongside Greenlee, the two made Martin run for his life most of the fourth quarter.
- Memorial could be for real
Boone has a laser for an arm.
Huntley can pick up tough yards.
Knight can pick up any kind of yards.
Robinson and Greenlee are relentless on defense.
Isaac Dake is a solid safety valve for Boone.
Royal, Juwan Johnson, Montre Hishaw and others are solid supporting pieces.
Add all of those factors together, and it's the making of a really good Class 5A football team.
The Chargers should be favored to beat Durant and Noble in their next two games. Then comes Skiatook, Shawnee and McAlester.
The final three will test Memorial. But if the Chargers snag one of the four playoff spots in 5A-3, look out.
