OKLAHOMA CITY — In the latter stages of the annual Battle of the Bishops, DreAndre Bruton stayed true to his mental sentiment.

On Friday, No. 6 Bishop McGuinness (2-0) rallied past rival, No. 7 Bishop Kelley (0-1), 22-7 at Pribil Stadium. Despite an early 17-0 deficit, the Irish scored 22 unanswered in the fourth quarter behind a stout defensive effort and a six-play, 50-yard go-ahead scoring drive, pioneered by junior quarterback Gage Chance.

“A lot of teams can fold under those circumstances, but we didn’t,” Irish coach Ryan Stringer said. “And like I told the guys, that felt a lot like when I first started at McGuinness

But the rally wasn’t possible due to the efforts of one person — it was a group effort. And Stringer was the first to highlight that.

“It wasn’t just one guy, that w

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