Talihina plays Woodland for championship

Talihina plays Woodland

Talihina plays Woodland for the Class A-II football championship 7 p.m. Saturday at the University of Central Oklahoma.

The Golden Tigers (12-1) are ranked sixth while Woodland (13-0) is ranked first.

Talihina vs. Woodland season pdf

Talihina will be going for its second state championship to go along with the 1966 championship. This will be the Golden Tigers’ first championship game since a loss to Kingston in 1980 in the state title game.

Woodland, which reached the state semifinals last year before losing to eventual state champion Fairview, is going for its second state championship after previously taking home the game ball in 2010.

The Golden Tigers have good numbers, but not quite as impressive as Woodland. Talihina averages 39 points per game and gives up 15.5. Woodland averages 53.5 and gives up 9.6. Woodland’s closest win was a 34-14 victory over Hominy.

For two schools located so far apart, there have been several common opponents. Talihina beat Summit Christian, 62-28, in the opener while Woodland won a district game, 60-0. Both teams also played Porter. The Golden Tigers won that game, 44-25, while Woodland defeated Porter, 65-12.

Talihina defeated district foe Gore, 48-0 while Woodland defeated the Pirates, 48-14, in the playoffs. Regent Prep was also a common opponent. Regent Prep handed Talihina its only loss in district play, 41-26, as the Golden Tigers were without some key players while Woodland beat Regent Prep in the semifinals last week, 60-22.

This will be the first time a LeFlore County team is playing for a state football championship since Poteau defeated Weatherford to win the Class4A title in 2019.

Talihina’s run is even more impressive since the Golden Tigers did not have a varsity team two years ago and now are in the state finals.

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