Bill Haisten

Tulsa World Sports Columnist

When Bixby plays football, there is an inevitability.

Even as an opponent has a nice quarter or an impressive half, there’s always that feeling that the Spartans eventually will counter with a jolting level of ferocity and efficiency — and that the final score will make you forget that the opponent actually did have some special moments.

A perfect example of Bixby inevitability: the 2023 state semifinal that matched the Spartans and a fired-up and talented Owasso team. After the Rams scored at the midway mark of that third period, there was a 14-14 tie. Owasso had a clear advantage in momentum.

In that moment, it really felt as though Owasso would get that victory.

About an hour after that 14-14 sequence, the Bixby kids celebrated a 56-14 win

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