Broken Arrow's bid for a perfect regular season nearly unraveled Thursday, Nov. 5, in Edmond.
The top-ranked Tigers held off unranked Edmond North 56-39 in a District 6AI-1 game that the Tulsa World called "an unexpected serious threat." The win pushed Broken Arrow to 10-0, completing an unbeaten regular season.
Backup quarterback Javen Crowley carried the offense. The junior threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns against Edmond North, according to a Tulsa World photo caption. The Tulsa World's article description credited senior Semaj Stanford and senior Jackson Ayers alongside Crowley for keeping Broken Arrow undefeated.
Crowley is listed as a 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior quarterback on the MaxPreps roster. Shamar Banner started at quarterback in the Tigers' 17-14 win at Bixby on Friday, Oct. 30, rushing for more than 100 yards and a touchdown, according to Green Country Wire. The circumstances that led to Crowley taking snaps against Edmond North were not detailed in available reports.
The Bixby victory clinched the District 6AI-1 title and vaulted Broken Arrow to No. 1 in the Tulsa World's Class 6A-I poll. The Tigers had not been in first since early 2019, according to Green Country Wire.
Broken Arrow won its only state football championship in 2018. Head coach Travis Hill served as defensive coordinator on that team. Broken Arrow Public Schools hired the 64-year-old Hill from Muskogee in December 2024, the Tulsa World reported, according to Green Country Wire.
The Tigers also earned regional recognition before the Edmond North game. USA TODAY Sports ranked Broken Arrow No. 6 in its Southwest Region Super 15 poll, up from No. 8 the previous week, when the team was 9-0.
Broken Arrow now turns to the OSSAA Class 6A-I playoffs. Bracket and schedule details had not been published on the OSSAA website as of Nov. 6.
