Bartlesville senior, football team manager scores touchdown in season finale

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BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The Bartlesville Bruins wrapped up their 2021-22 regular play successful a decision to 6AII District 2 powerhouse Choctaw connected Friday, but not earlier getting 1 of their seniors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Jason "JD" Droz came onto the tract astatine Custer Stadium precocious successful the crippled arsenic the Yellowjackets led the Bruins 55-14.

Wearing the No. 77, Droz lined up astatine moving backmost with the shot connected Choctaw's 37-yard line.

Droz hadn't seen the tract earlier Friday night, spending each 4 of his precocious schoolhouse years arsenic a devoted squad manager.

Bartlesville's freshman backmost Nate Neal took the drawback and handed it disconnected to Droz who bulldozed his mode down the tract and into the endzone for a touchdown.

The remainder of the squad rushed down the tract — alongside immoderate Choctaw players — to observe the unsocial accidental for the squad manager.

The 55-21 resulting people ended up arsenic the final, with Choctaw moving onto the playoffs portion the Bruins look toward adjacent season.

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