No. 1 Bixby blanks Norman North 58-0, runs win streak to 23

BIXBY | Norman North came to Lee Snider Field with one loss and a ranked résumé. It left without a point.

No. 1 Bixby smothered the Timberwolves 58-0 on Thursday night, scoring on offense, defense and special teams before most fans had finished their first bag of popcorn. The win moves the Spartans to 7-0, according to MaxPreps.

A 30-point second quarter

Bixby led 14-0 after one quarter. Then the floodgates opened.

The Bixby defense scored twice in a span of minutes to push the lead to 29-0 with eight minutes left before the break, Tulsa World columnist Bill Haisten reported. By halftime it was 44-0, built on three offensive touchdowns, two defensive touchdowns and a punt-return touchdown, per Haisten.

Bixby added a touchdown in each of the final two quarters, finishing 14-30-7-7.

A defense that wouldn't bend

Norman North entered averaging about 40 points a game, according to MaxPreps season stats. The Bixby defense held the Timberwolves scoreless in all four quarters and scored twice itself.

The streak rolls on

Thursday's win was Bixby's 23rd straight, and it pushes the Spartans to 105-4 since the start of the 2018 season, according to Haisten. Norman North falls to 5-2.

Bixby has now outscored its last three opponents 188-14.

What's next

The Spartans hit the road to face Edmond North on Friday, Oct. 23, before a much-anticipated home date with unbeaten Broken Arrow on Oct. 30, according to the On3 schedule.

Gear up for the stretch run

Fall Friday nights are getting colder. Stay warm in the stands in the Bixby Spartans Football Hoodie, built for October games at Lee Snider Field.

Photo: Bixby Spartans players warming up on the field. Score by quarter via MaxPreps; scoring details via Bill Haisten of the Tulsa World on X.