Meyer manhandles Tuttle, runs Elgin to the Oklahoma 4A State Championship: Live updates recap

Junior tailback Ritson Meyer rushes for 221 yards on 41 carries with three touchdowns as the Owls complete a perfect 14-0 season with an Oklahoma Class 4A state title. Scores winning touchdown on four-yad run with 6:24 left in the game.

Craig Hull | Dec 14, 2024

Tuttle's CJ Simon runs after a reception during a high school football game between Newcastle and Tuttle in Newcastle, Okla., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. / BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK

OKLAHOMA HS FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

Follow along below for live updates from the Class 4A state finals between Elgin and Tuttle, which is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. CT Saturday, Dec. 14 at Chad Richison Stadium on the campus of Central Oklahoma University.

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Tuttle vs. Elgin, Class 4A state final live updates

Sunshine and 53 degrees at kickoff from Chad Richison Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond as the captains meet at midfield for the coin toss ... Tuttle wins the toss and defers to the second half, Elgin will receive the ball to start the game.

FIRST QUARTER

Elgin gets behind its talented offensive line featuring two DIvision I talents in Antoni Ogumoro (Tennessee) and Jace Williams (Navy) to move the ball down the field in 10 plays, eight of them run plays and two completed passes.
Junior tailback Ritson Meyer caps the drive with a four-yard run right behind Ogumoro. Meyer carries the ball seven times for 55 yards on the drive, extra point is good ... Elgin 7, Tuttle 0, 7:31 1st Quarter

First offensive snap by Tuttle is a pass intercepted by a diving Josh Adeola to set up Elgin at Tuttle 37.

Elgin converts the turnover needing only two plays for Tres Lorah to connect with Brody Morrison on a 30 yard completion for the touchdown, Aidan Delgado's second PAT kick is good ... Elgin 14, Tuttle 0, 6:42 1st Quarter

Tuttle goes three and out gaining seven yards, the 41 yard punt sails out of bounds and sets up the Owls at the Elgin 25 yard line, 5:26 1st quarter.

Elgin with the first big gamble of the game facing 4th and 1 at its own 34 and Meyer goes right behind his left guard to gain four yards to convert and keep the drive alive.

After penalty makes it 2nd and 17, Lorah connects with Josh Adesola on a 17 yard completion, Meyer has back to back chunk plays of 16 and 9 yards to get the ball down to the Tuttle 36.

After offsetting face mask penalties, Lorah drops the handoff on a stretch play, the ball pops free and Tuttle's Jett McCoy jumps on it for the second turnover of the game. Tuttle takes over with 22 seconds left in the first quarter at its own 37.

ELGIN 14, TUTTLE 0, END OF 1ST QUARTER

SECOND QUARTER

Elgin 10 first downs to Tuttle's 0 in the first quarter ... 22 plays for 160 yards for the Owls 6 plays for 17 yards for the Tigers.

Tuttle gets back to back big plays to start the second quarter as Shawn Rounsaville Jr. breaks a 17 yard run to get the ball to the Elgin 40 and then on the next play Cruz Campbell connects with C.J. Simon on a go-route for a 40-yard strike to put the Tigers on the board, Garrett Ogg PAT kick is good ... Elgin 14, Tuttle 7, 11:07 2nd Quarter

Five plays, 63 yards, 1:15 time of possession on the scoring drive.

Brody Morrison has a 33 yard run to start the Owls next drive but three straight incomplete passes forces a punt, Elgin punts it 42 yards to the end zone, Tuttle takes over at its own 20, 10:11 2nd quarter.

Campbell to Lane for 20 yards gets the ball out to the the Tuttle 43, another Campbell to Lane completion on 3rd and 1 gets the ball across midfield to the Elgin 43.

On 4th and 7, Campbell tries to hi Simon and he's interfered with to keep the drive alive. Campbell connects with lane for 13 yards to set up first and goal at the Elgin 1.

Back to back carries for no gain by Brady McAdoo and Rounsaville sets up third down and on third down, McAdoo on a direct snap in a power set finally breaks through off right tackle, Ogg's kick is wide right ... Elgin 14, Tuttle 13, 4:27 2nd Quarter

Tuttle's drive was impressive, 15 plays, 80 yards in 5:44

Ritson Meyer breaks a 24-yad run to start the ensuing drive, now has 16 carries for 124 in the first half.

Lorah lofts a pass to Meyer on a wheel route out of the backfield and the 41 yard completion takes the ball down to the Tuttle 4, two plays later Meyer finishes the drive with a three yard touchdown run right up the middle, Delgado's kick is good ... Elgin 21, Tuttle 13, 2:03 2nd Quarter

7 plays, 80 yards in 2:24 as the Owls answer.

Tuttle comes back throwing ... second play of the drive Campbell throws a ball deep for Simon who makes a leaping catch at midfield, throws a stiff arm to separate from the defender and then runs it down to the Elgin 27 for a 47 yard catch and run. Simon has committed to Nebraska.

An eight yard completion to Simon and then a penalty sets up the Tigers on 3rd and 7 at the Elgin 25, Campbell goes back to Simon on a stop and go route for a 25-yard touchdown pass, Ogg's PAT kick is off the mark again ... Elgin 21, Tuttle 19, 1:02 2nd Quarter

5 plays, 77 yards in :56 seconds, Simon three receptions for 80 yards on the drive.

ELGIN 21, TUTTLE 19, HALFTIME

Elgin halftime notables ... Tres Lorah, a 6-foot, 192 senior quarterback was 6 of 10 passing for 108 yards and a touchdown. Ritson Meyer, the junior tailback, has 143 yards rushing on 21 carries and two touchdowns and has caught one pass for 41 yards. He has touched the ball 22 times for 184 yards of total offense. Defensively, Brody Morrison leads the Owls with five solo tackles, Colyn Donnelly has seven combined tackles, three solo and four assisted.

Tuttle halftime notables ... Cruz Campbell, the 6-foot, 190 pound junior quarterback, is 9 of 16 passing for 177 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target has been C.J. Simon, the 6-foot, 165 senior burner has caught five passes for 129 yards and both touchdowns. Jalen Lane, a 5-10, 160 sophomore has caught three for 38 yards. Shawn Rounsaville Jr., leads the Tigers on the ground with 29 yards on eight carries, Brady McAdoo, who came in on the goal line for the Wildcat formation, has five carries for 17 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, the Tigers are led by senior end Adrian Avelar who has six solo stops and nine total tackles, Tyrese Gonzalez has four solo and six total.

Elgin 35 offensive snaps for 286 yards of offense, 108 yards passing 178 rushing, 15 first downs, 14:32 time of possession, 2 of 5 on third down, 1 of 1 on fourth down.

Tuttle 29 offensive snaps for 223 yards of offense, 177 yards passing, 46 rushing, 10 first downs (all in the second quarter), 9:28 time of possession, 5 of 7 on third down, 0 for 0 on fourth down.

THIRD QUARTER

Tuttle will start the second half with the ball ... both teams turned it over once in the first half and both teams only punted once in the first half.

Rounsaville starts the Tuttle drive with carries of 4, 17 and 1 yards, Campbell connects with Simon for 9 yards and Rounsaville bulls ahead for 14 more yards to get the ball down to the Elgin 21. Rounsaville gets one on first down but then back to back incomplete passes forces the Tigers to try a 37 yard field goal ... Garrett Ogg, the junior placekicker, blasts it through to give Tuttle its first lead of the game ... Tuttle 22, Elgin 21, 9:07 3rd Quarter

Tuttle gets a three and out on defense ... Elgin punts it away 30 yards to the Elgin 48, Tuttle has the ball with 7:05 remaining 3rd quarter.

Elgin returns the favor getting a stop on third down to force a punt of 22 yards, the Owls take over at its own 24, 6:04 3rd quarter.

Tuttle gets another three and out as Jalen Lane nearly jumps an out route that would have been an interception return touchdown ... Owls punt it away 36 yards to the Tuttle 35, 5:05 3rd quarter.

Elgin's Hunter Jackson sacks Campbell for a nine-yard loss, a slip screen on 3rd and 18 to McAdoo gets 14 yards but not enough for Tuttle as a fourth straight punt ensues, 52 yards down to the Elgin 7, 3:13 3rd quarter.

Another three and out series by Elgin and the Owls punt 45 yards to the Tuttle 46 out of bounds ... Tigers take over with 1:46 left 3rd quarter.

TUTTLE 22, ELGIN 21, END OF THIRD QUARTER

Defense was the story of the third quarter as the two teams combined for five punts and the 37 yard field goal by Garrett Ogg accounted for the only points to give the Tigers the lead.

Tuttle had all three first downs in the quarter as Elgin ran nine plays for 20 yards and Tuttle 17 plays for 67 yards.

FOURTH QUARTER

Six consecutive three and out series to start the fourth quarter as Tuttle punts 47 yards to the Elgin 7, Elgin take over with 11:04 remaining in the game.

Elgin gets its first first down on the second half on a Ritson Meyer right yard completion from Lorah to get the ball out to the Owls 22.

Braxten Antuna, a sophomore reserve tailback, breaks a big run off right tackle of 46 yards down to the Tuttle 30 to flip the field.

On third and 11, Lorah converts with a 21 yard completion to his tight end Adam Eaton II to set up first goal at the 10, Meyer carries the ball on the next two plays for 6 and 4 yards scoring his third touchdown on the ground, the Owls go for two with Lorah passing to Colyn Donnelly to regain the lead ... Elgin 29, Tuttle 22, 6:24 4th Quarter

10 plays, 93 yards in 4:40 and be sure to circle the Braxten Antuna run as the key play to the scoring drive.

Tuttle moves the ball into Owl territory again as Campbell connects with Lane for 18 yards to get the ball to the Elgin 41, however three straight incomplete passes and the Tigers opt to punt ... 34 yards to pin the Owls at their own 7, 5:08 remaining in the game.

Should Elgin pick up a pair of first downs, this game could be over. Tuttle has all three timeouts remaining.

Meyer, on 2nd and 10, gains 13 yards off left tackle, for a first down, clock rolls under 4:20 remaining.

Antuna is proving to be quite the relief running back ... he goes behind the left side of the line for a 16 yard gain and another first down out to the Tigers 36 yard line as the clock is under 3:30 left to play now.

After Meyer gains three yards on first down first timeout by Tuttle, 3:23 left.

On second down Meyer gets four more yards, bringing up third and 3 with 3:18 left as Tuttle used its second timeout.

On third down Meyer gets the call again and carries it four yards to the Owls 47, first down and no timeout used yet ...

Meyer on first down gets three yards to make it to midfield, timeout Tuttle, 2:44 remaining, final timeout used.

After the timeout Meyer gets another carry and thanks to a key block by Jace Williams pulling guard from the left and a kickout block by Adam Eaton II at tight end, picks up 13 yards and another first down clock rolling ... Elgin calls a timeout with 2:15 remaining.

Meyer is stopped for no gain in first down, a penalty then moves the ball back five yards before Lorah completes a pass to Brody Morrison for six yards and then Meyer gets the final carry of the game to run out the clock.

ELGIN 29, TUTTLE 22, FINAL SCORE OKLAHOMA CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Elgin notables ... Junior tailback Ritson Meyer rushed for 221 yards on 41 carries with three touchdowns inclduing the game-winner with 6:24 remaining in the game. He also caight two passes for 49 yards to finish with 43 touches for 270 yards of total offense. Senior quarterback Tres Lorah was 9 of 17 passing for 143 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore backup tailback Braxten Antuna came in during the fourth quarter and had three carries for 62 yards including a key 46-yard run off right tackle to set up the game-winning touchdown. Defensively, senior linebacker Colyn Donnelly finished with four solo tackles, seven assisted for 11 total tackles including one for a nine-yard loss, junior safety Brody Morrison added five solo tackles.

Tuttle notables ... Junior quarterback Cruz Campbell finished 13 of 27 passing for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Senior receiver C.J. Simon caught six passes for 138 yards and both touchdown passes. Junior back Shawn Rounsaville Jr. led the Tigers rushing with 78 yards on 17 carries. Sophomore receiver Jalen Lane caught four passes for 56 yards. Defensively, senior defensive end Adrian Avelar racked up nine solo tackles, seven assisted tackles for 16 total, senior linebacker Wyatt Probst had seven solo tackles, four assisted for 11 total.

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Published Dec 14, 2024|Modified Dec 14, 2024