Area previews: Tigers-Trojans always entertaining

If history repeats itself, Friday's Sharon-Mutual at Timberlake game should be entertaining.

Both teams may be 2-4 overall and 1-2 in District C-1 play, but past games have been more than entertaining.

Since 2006, the winning team has scored at least 48 points. The lowest scoring game was Timberlake's 48-0 shutout of the Trojans in 2007.

Timberlake helped secure a home playoff berth by outlasting Sharon-Mutual, 50-48 last season. Their offense exploded in four straight wins over the Trojans from 2006-2011 — 70-44 in 2006, 48-0 in 2007, 60-32 in 2010 and 66-44 in 2011.

The Trojans turned the table the next three games with wins over Timberlake, 56-6 in 2012, 60-12 in 2013 and 98-52 in 2016. That was the most points Timberlake has ever allowed.

Sharon-Mutual's Alex Carter has 15 touchdowns this season. Three of the Trojans' four losses have come to 8-man powers Seiling, Tyrone and Pond Creek-Hunter. Sharon-Mutual led the No. 1 Panthers, 16-14 at halftime before giving up 32 unanswered points in the second half.

The Trojans have had trouble stopping people this season, giving up 236 points in six games.

Timberlake has been outscored 213-158 this season, but the Tigers broke a two-game losing streak by beating Balko, 48-28 matching their highest scoring output of the season. J.J. Pippen scored five touchdowns as Timberlake topped the 300-yard rushing mark (313) for the third time this season. 

Timberlake leads the series, 9-5 since Helena-Goltry and Jet-Nash combined to form the district in 1993.

Timberlake no doubt is happy to be back home after back-to-back trips to the Panhandle — Boise City and Balko.

In other games Friday night:

11-man

Northwest Classen (0-6, 0-3) at Woodward (2-4, 1-2) — The visiting Knights have lost 15 straight games since a 26-2 win over SeeWorth Academy on Sept. 1, 2017. The Boomers try to bounce back from back-to-back losses to No. 6 McGuinness (29-8) and No. 5 Guthrie (38-6). Woodward is 4-0 against Northwest since 2012, including a 49-7 rout last season.

Luther (1-5, 1-2) at Alva (5-1, 2-1) — Alva dropped out of the AP top 10 after suffering its first loss of the season — 20-19 to Perry last week. It was the third Alva game decided by a touchdown or less. Luther is coming off a 28-22 loss to Hennessey.  Luther beat Alva, 49-13 in the 2015 playoffs, the only time the two teams have played since 1970.

Fairview (3-3, 2-1) at Mooreland (1-5, 0-3) — Fairview knocked previously No. 8-ranked Thomas out of the Class A rankings with a 22-7 victory over the Terriers. It was Fairview's second win over Thomas in the last three seasons. Mooreland is trying to break a five-game losing streak. The Bearcats have scored only four touchdowns during the stretch and were shut out by Texhoma, 33-0 last week. The Yellowjackets lead the series, 8-6, but Mooreland has won two of the last three meetings.

Hooker (6-0, 3-0) at Okeene (4-2, 2-1) — Hooker is No. 3 in the AP rankings after outscoring opponents, 206-57 this season. Hooker beat Beaver, 52-0 last week for its second shutout of the season. Okeene tries to bounce back from last week's 33-13 loss to Oklahoma Bible Academy. The Whippets had 305 yards in total offense, but turned the ball over five times. They have had 11 turnovers in their last two games. Hooker beat Okeene for the first time in recent history, 37-21. The Whippets had won the previous eight meetings since 1995.

Crescent (3-3, 2-2) at Minco (5-1, 3-1) — Minco is ranked No. 5 in Class A and riding a three-game winning streak. Crescent has had two weeks to try to bounce back from a 16-14 loss to No. 6 Crossings Christian. Crescent's other two losses have been to No. 1 Morrison (43-12) and No. 2 Cashion (43-12).

Northeast (0-6, 0-5) at Watonga (2-4, 1-3) — The visiting Vikings have been outscored 268-62 this season. The Eagles need a win to stay in the playoff chase. Watonga broke a four-game losing streak by beating winless Wellston, 52-8 last week. Watonga's four losses have come to teams with a combined record of 19-6. First recent game between the two schools.

8-man

Turpin (3-3, 0-1) at Laverne (5-1, 1-0) — Laverne is on a five-game winning streak, including a 66-16 mercy rule win over Canton in the District B-1 opener last week. Turpin fell to Shattuck, 45-0 last week. Laverne has won the last two meetings (50-0 and 56-20), but Turpin leads the series, 12-10 since 1986.

Buffalo (6-0, 3-0) vs. Pond Creek-Hunter (6-0, 3-0) at Lamont — Could be the game of the week statewide with Buffalo ranked No. 4 and Pond Creek-Hunter No. 1 in Class C. The Panthers have won 30 straight regular season games. Noah Miller has scored 19 touchdowns this season, while Tyler Kerr has thrown for 10 touchdowns with only one interception. Buffalo has one of the area's top athletes in quarterback Rollin Richard, who has directed an offense that averaging 46.3 points per game. Buffalo is allowing only seven points per game. Pond Creek-Hunter's starters didn't allow a touchdown until last week. Game can be heard on KNID (107.1 FM). First game between the two teams since the Panthers beat Buffalo, 20-8 in the 2001 state semifinals. Pond Creek-Hunter leads the series, 2-1 since 1998.

DCLA (1-5, 0-2) at Bluejacket (2-4, 0-3) — The visiting Eagles have gone through the gauntlet the past three games with losses to No. 1 Pond Creek-Hunter (54-0), No. 5 Covington-Douglas (60-14) and No. 2 Southwest Covenant, 65-16. DCLA welcomed an open date last week. DCLA is trying to break a five-game losing streak after beating Kremlin-Hillsdale, 30-14 on Aug. 24. Bluejacket has lost three straight — Southwest Covenant, 47-0; Covington-Douglas, 70-22 and Medford, 48-0. The Chieftains have won the last two meetings (54-6 and 68-16), but the series is tied 3-3 since 2012.