Bixby Shuts Down Jenks, 13-6, In Renewal Of Rivalry Between Tulsa-Area Superpowers: Oklahoma High School Football

One of the top rivalries in Oklahoma high school football has a new home this season.

Suburban Tulsa superpowers Jenks and Bixby faced off Friday in the Battle for the Big Q (named after Tulsa-based convenience store chain QuikTrip), which will take place at H.A. Chapman Stadium on the University of Tulsa campus.

Perhaps it was appropriate that a player nicknamed "Q" helped determine the winner in the Battle for the Big Q. A second-quarter touchdown from Bixby quarterback Isaiah "Q" Butcher IV turned out to be the difference in the Spartans fending off the Trojans, 13-6.

.@BixbySpartanFB picks up its 6th straight win over Jenks, winning 13-6 tonight in the @NewsOn6 Tulsa Tech Game of the Week. @JustinW_NewsOn6 has the highlights. #okpreps pic.twitter.com/6yIF1MHeRE
— Scott Pfeil (@scottpfeil) September 12, 2026

The Spartans' defense also came up huge, keeping Jenks out of the end zone on the game's final play after the Trojans got inside the Bixby 25. Bixby held Jenks to 257 yards of total offense - 31 of that rushing - while the Trojans' lone TD came early in the game which was set up by the Spartans fumbling the opening kickoff, giving Jenks a quick 6-0 lead.

But from there, it was all Spartans, who scored 10 second-quarter points, including Butcher's TD. Bixby then added a field goal in the final minutes of play.

Bixby, the four-time defending Class 6A-I state champions, is off to another strong start this season as the Spartans are 3-0 and ranked No. 1 in the current High School On SI Oklahoma Top 25. Jenks, ranked No. 7, dropped to 1-2.

The Spartans have owned this rivalry of late, having beaten the Trojans every year but once since 2018. That one game Jenks did win in that stretch came in 2022, when the Trojans ended Bixby’s state-record 58-game win streak with a 38-35 win, although the Spartans got revenge later that season in the Class 6A-I semifinals.

"We know that when we go out, we're gonna get everybody's best effort."

Bixby vs. Jenks tonight in the Battle for the Big Q at Chapman Stadium.

Not long ago, Jenks was the ultimate measuring stick game for the Spartans.

Bixby has now won 7 of the last 8 in this series. pic.twitter.com/7TNJZXGzEx
— Cayden McFarland (@caydenmc) September 11, 2026

Last season, Bixby outscored Jenks, 66-35, as the Spartans eventually went on to win their fourth straight 6A-I title.

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BIXBY 13, JENKS 6 FINAL

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POSTGAME

- Bixby wins the Battle for the Big Q against arch-rival Jenks at Chapman Stadium. Spartans have won six in a row, and nine of their last 10, against the Trojans.

FOURTH QUARTER

- Final play of the game, Bixby knocks away a pass that wasn't even close to the end zone anyway. Spartans hang on for the win.

- Jenks converts the fourth down. Trojans then clock the ball and throw an incomplete pass with four seconds left. Ball inside the 25. Final play coming up.

- Jenks calls its final time out facing a fourth-and-1 with 14 seconds left and the ball near the Bixby 25.

- Jenks gets the 15 yards back and has the ball at the Bixby 34. Trojans take their second time out with 23 seconds left.

- Jenks is flagged for a personal foul penalty, and the Trojans are backed up to midfield with 34 seconds left.

- Jenks is inside the Bixby 35 with 45 seconds remaining.

- Jenks converts another third down. Trojan ball near their 45 with about 1:20 left.

- Jenks converts on a third down and has a first down at its own 31 nearing two minutes to play.

- FIELD GOAL BIXBY. Drive stalls for the Spartans, but Lincoln Aragona comes on to kick a 26-yard field goal. Jenks still has a chance. (Bixby, 13-6 | 3:22, 4th)

- Bixby QB Q Butcher breaks off a long keeper and the Spartans have a first-and-goal at the Jenks 7.

- Bixby converts a long pass play, and the Spartans are inside the Jenks 30 with less than six minutes to go.

- Jenks goes for it on fourth down inside the Bixby 20 but a pass sails way out of the end zone and the Spartans hold again with eight minutes remaining.

- Jenks receiver Kailib Dillard catches about a 30-yard pass and the Trojans are inside the Bixby 30.

- Bixby forced to punt, and Jenks fields it just inside midfield.

- Jenks throws an incomplete pass on third down to start the final quarter, and the Trojans will punt. Kick pins Bixby deep in its own territory.

THIRD QUARTER

- Bixby linebacker Cain Brackney, an Indiana commit, comes up with a sack on the final play of the quarter after Jenks got into Spartan territory. Trojans back into their end of the field going into the fourth.

- FUMBLE RECOVERY JENKS. Bixby marched inside the Jenks 40, but fumbled the ball and the Trojans come up with it.

- FUMBLE RECOVERY BIXBY. Jenks converts a long pass play early in the second half into Bixby territory, but on the next play, the Trojans fumble and Bixby's Kaiden Flowers comes up with the recovery. Spartan D coming up huge all night.

HALFTIME

- Bixby had 195 yards of total offense in the first half, 117 of that on the ground. Jenks had 80 yards of total offense, 15 of that rushing.

SECOND QUARTER

- Bixby attempts a Hail Mary into the end zone on the final play of the half, but it is knocked away. Spartans take a narrow lead into the locker room at the break.

- Jenks got a long pass play to eventually get inside Bixby's 30 but turns it over on downs. Spartans putting together a late scoring drive in the final seconds of the half.

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Spartans have awakened. After forcing Jenks to punt, they quickly move it down the field and score on a 42-yard keeper from QB Isaiah "Q" Butcher IV. PAT is good. (Bixby, 10-6 | 4:09, 2nd)

- FIELD GOAL BIXBY. Spartans face a fourth-and-goal from the 3 but decide to go ahead and get some points. Lincoln Aragona boots it from 20 yards out. (Jenks, 6-3 | 6:29, 2nd)

- FUMBLE RECOVERY BIXBY. Spartans get a huge takeaway as they force a fumble, with Jack Gill making the recovery inside the Jenks 25.

- Jenks stops Bixby QB Q Butcher on a keeper and the Trojans take over to start the second period.

FIRST QUARTER

- Bixby faces a fourth-and-2 inside the Jenks 25 as the quarter comes to an end.

- Bixby just pulled off a fake punt, and the Spartans have the ball past midfield.

- Jenks can't take advantage of the takeaway, as the Trojans miss a 35-yard field goal. Bixby takes over with less than five minutes to go in the opening period.

- INTERCEPTION JENKS. Bixby gets the ball past midfield, but the Trojans are able to pick off a pass thrown from Spartan QB Isaiah "Q" Butcher, who formerly played at Jenks.

- TOUCHDOWN JENKS. Trojans get the first huge break of the night as Bixby fumbles the opening kickoff. Jenks makes the recovery and takes advantage, punching it in as QB Landon Kizzar takes it from a yard out. PAT kick is missed, though. (Jenks, 6-0 | 10:31, 1st)

PREGAME

- Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m.

- Live from Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, it’s the Battle for the Big Q as longtime rivals Jenks and Bixby are about to square off.

ABOUT JENKS

The Trojans bounced back from their shocking opening-week loss to Texas power Southlake Carroll with a 50-13 win on the road at Rogers, Ark.

Kailib Dillard, a senior receiver/defensive back who is committed to the University of Florida, caught nine passes for 174 yards and a pair of TDs in the win against Rogers.

ABOUT BIXBY

Bixby opened the season with a hard-fought 35-27 road win at Owasso in a rematch of last season’s 6A-I title game. Then last week, the Spartans raced past Stillwater, 56-28.

First-year quarterback Isaiah “Q” Butcher, who played at Jenks last season, has thrown for 118 yards and a TD and leads the Spartans with 266 yards rushing along with five scores.

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