ALTUS – Though snapping an 11-quarter offensive scoring drought, El Reno High School’s football team wound up on the short end of a 56-22 score in its District 5A-2 opener against Altus.

El Reno has now lost three games in a row to slip to 1-3 on the season. The Indians head into the toughest stretch of the district slate against Carl Albert, Guthrie and Lawton.

Russell Cook’s team got off to a fast start on the second play of the game when Antawan Grayson picked off a pass from Altus quarterback Jeymon Reed and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown.

Freshman right-hander Zoey Pawnee fell a hit and a walk shy of throwing back-to-back perfect games as El Reno High School’s softball team closed out league play with a sweep of Santa Fe South.

El Reno finished fourth in the District 5A-2 standings with a 5-5 record after winning its final three league outings. That run included shutout wins (12-0/14-0) over the St. Bernards.

In game one, Pawnee struck out the first three batters before allowing a walk to lead off the second inning. She lost the no-hitter with a single in the third but no SFS runners made it past second base.

El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team had its three-game win streak snapped over the weekend with a 13-5 non-district loss to 20-game winner Newcastle.

The setback dropped El Reno to 12-13 on the season.

The four hits for the Indians included doubles by Brailynn Pawnee and Taylor Acosta as the pair combined for three runs scored and a fourth driven in. Daisy Hall had a two-run single and Alyssa Duran added a one-bagger.

Redlands Community College goalie Jordan Wentworth gets both feet off the ground as she follows through on a goal kick in a recent match with Eastern Oklahoma State College.

See Saturday’s paper for a roundup of Redlands matches.