| Congratulations to the 2015 Collinsville High School Football players and coaches for finishing the season stronger than most of us could believe possible. A 1-win 3-loss start to the season turned out to be just another obstacle this determined team would overcome. to finish second in the district. From there they won their way through three playoff games to reach the state finals in football for the first time in school history. Even in this final game enough things went wrong to discourage a lesser team but the Cardinals kept fighting to the end and had a brief lead and then a tie with their last possession. Altus ran out the clock with the game's final possession and kicked a wind aided 40 yard field goal as time expired to deny a gold ball for the disappointed Cardinals. -- Ted Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collinsville had tied the score at 28-28 with 3:51 left in the game and that score was still on the board as Altus kicked the game winning field goal as time expired for a 28-31 final score and the 5A State Championship. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Collinsville Band, Cheerleaders and the "Trap" student section, joined thousands of fans on the Collinsville ("Home") side of the impressive Yukon HS football facilities. The visitors side of the Yukon stadium (which Altus was assigned based on bracket position) was tiny in comparison, so the home side was filled with some unknown percentage of both Collinsville and Altus fans inter-mingled. This left fans from both schools upset with the arrangements, but had no effect on the outstanding game on the turf. Hopefully the OSSAA won't repeat this error and will either book a larger neutral facility, or as any Texas-OU-Cotton Bowl fan could tell you, split the stands at the 50 yard line. -- Ted Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Altus took the opening kickoff (into the endzone by Cole Hadley) at the 20 and used 10 running plays to drive 80 yards for the game's first score with 8:04 left in the first quarter (below). Brandon Lowe (#2) was trying to get the ball out and stop the Altus running back on this play in that opening drive. [Number33 for Altus is Taven Birdow]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Altus had a short field after Collinsville fumbled the kickoff at the 30 yard line after the first Altus TD. With 3rd and 8 from the 16 yard line, numerous Cardinals defenders (including Roc Robbins, Jacob Harrison, and Sheaffer Smith) forced the Altus QB to the sidelines and then rushed this pass attempt down the sideline which Levi Draper intercepted (below). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Levi Draper (#10) intercepted this Altus pass and killed their second scoring threat at Collinsville's 8 yard line at 5:04 in the first quarter. Collinsville then down to the Altus 21 yard line before a sack and a 4th down incompletion turned the back to Altus on the 1st play of the second quarter at the 27. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draper (#10) stopped this early 2nd quarter Altus running play before
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| After trading punts early in the 2nd quarter Collinsville recovered an Altus fumble at the Altus 38 with 6:52 remaining in the first half. Seth Boomer passed to Hayden West (#33) in front of the Cardinal bench for the first gain of the drive but it stalled with the Cards turning the ball over on downs at the 20 with 3:12 in the 2nd quarter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sheaffer Smith (#25) blocked this Altus punt (despite the block/hold) which Marcus Tillman took on the hop and returned for Collinsville's first score (below). Altus had a 4th and 2 from the 49 when the play started. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marcus Tillman (#24) took the blocked punt into the endzone with just 45.2 seconds left in the first half for Collinsville's first points. Roc Robbins and Sheaffer Smith celebrate the game changing TD on the field while Bob Pratt, Terry Due and Jackson Due celebrate on the sidelines. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cole
Hadley (#9) kicked the extra point after Tillman's blocked punt return
and Collinsville had the score tied at 7-7 (with a giant photo of his
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| Altus returned Collinsville kickoff to the Cardinals 39 yard line with 34.1 second remaining in the first half with Brandon Lowe and Hayden West teaming up to finally stop that return. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Collinsville defense sacked Altus once and got an intentional grounding on another near sack to counter two gains before Altus tried a field goal from the 36 with 10 seconds left in the first half. That (53 yard) field goal attempt was wide left and the score remained 7-7 at the half. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Collinsville Cheer squad entertained during half time. They have already been working on basketball and wrestling routines but got the opportunity for one more football performance before what was likely their biggest crowd ever. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Altus kicked off to Collinsville to start the 2nd half and the teams traded punts before Altus picked off a tipped Collinsville pass and returned it to Collinsville's 29 with 6:40 left in the 3rd quarter. On the next play (above) the Altus running back broke tackles by about half the Cardinal defense and scored at 6:34. The Altus PAT kick was good and the score was 7-14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| With Altus back ahead at 7-14 Collinsville took the kickoff at the 30 and moved downfield with Smith rushes and passes to Hayden West, Brett Erickson, and Brandon Lowe to the Altus 33. Then Hayden West (#33) caught a Seth Boomer pass (above) at about the 23 yard line and was brought down at the 6 yard line. Roc Robbins gained 2 more yards down to the 4 yard before the play below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seth Boomer (#12) tried to reach Levi Draper in the endzone to try and even the score at 14 but pass was intercepted below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Instead of a 14-14 score if the pass had reached Draper ... Altus intercepted and returned the pass 100 yards for a two touchdown swing and a 7-20 score when their PAT kick was wide with 2:25 left in the 3rd quarter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collinsville took the Altus kickoff at the 27 and then gained out to the 39 on a Boomer keep. Seth Boomer (#12) then tossed a TD pass to Brett Erickson (below) covering the remaining 61 yards to the endzone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brett Erickson (#11) took Boomer's pass in stride and completed the 61 yard touchdown pass play with 2:08 left in the 3rd quarter. Hadley's extra point kick made the score 14-20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collinsville forced an Altus punt (to the Cardinal 46) then started a drive in the closing seconds of the 3rd quarter (with Boomer sacked back to the 33) that spanned into the 4th quarter. A pass to Roc Robbins reached the Collinsvile 41 then Seth Boomer (#12) hit Brandon Lowe (#2) with this pass to the Altus 40. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Collinsville 4th quarter scoring drive reached the 11 yard line before Seth Boomer was sacked back at the 25 and came up limping but continued play. The next play on 4th and 22 was not completed but an interference call against Altus moved the ball to the 13 but left the down as 4th. Boomer then hit Brandon Lowe (#2) with a pass to the two yard line which was enough for a fresh set of downs. Robbins then got the ball within inches of the goal setting up Smith's TD below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sheaffer Smith (#25) dove over the pile and flipped into the endzone for Collinsville touchdown with 7:33 left in the game. Hadley's kick gave Collinsville their first lead of the game at 21-20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Altus didn't allow Collinsville's lead to stand long and drove quickly down field with the final eight yard running play at 6:34 plus a 2-point running conversion to get back to a 7-point advantage at 21-28. Levi Draper (#10) then took a Boomer pass 23 yards to midfield on the 3rd play of Collinsville's next posssession. On the sideline behind Levi are his dad and grandfather (along with 2 school superintendents). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sheaffer Smith (#25) capped the Cardinal's final scoring drive with back-to-back tough runs over and through the Altus defense to score at 3:51 in the 4th quarter. Hadley's kick (below) tied the game. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cole Hadley (out of view) kicked the final Collinsville point of the year and once it was added to the scoreboard the game was even at 28 each and 3:51 remaining in the game. Collinsville never got the ball back after the kickoff (to the Altus 32) and the winning Altus field goal as time expired can be seen in the photo at the top of this page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Collinsville Cardinals will hopefully eventually accept that being the 5A State Runner Ups is a major accomplishment and should be cherished ... but the disappointment of losing as the clock expired was too painful for any immediate celebration. No other Collinsville football team in school history has achieved that milestone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Roc Robbins (center) has celebrated as a member of several Collinsville Wrestling State Championship teams and was at least willing to hold the silver football runner up trophy but still showed the disappointment of not gaining the gold version taken home by Altus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A fine collection of Cardinals who have played the quarterback position -- L-R: Brandon Lowe (2016), Shawn Koscheski (2015), Zane McElroy (2014), Seth Boomer (2017), and Carson Stout (2018). Reminds me of a stretch in 2013 when consecutive games were won under the direction of Koscheski, Lowe and McElroy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collinsville fans turned out in impressive numbers as the Football Cardinals returned to Collinsville and finished their bus ride from Yukon passing through Downtown on Main Street with their impressive 2015 season completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The season would end Saturday win, lose or draw ... but the loss added to the somber turning in of uniforms after the players got back to Collinsville ... expecially for the seniors turning their's in for the final time. The coaches still had laundy and sorting duty after the players left Saturday night. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dec. 5, 2015 -- Collinsville's Historic 5A State Football Finals -vs-
Altus (1pm at Yukon)
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