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Union wins on the scoreboard against Putnam City

Do not look at the state sheet to predict the score of the Union-Putnam City quarterfinal game.

Union led 15-12 in first downs.

Union out-shushed PC, 147-130, and out-passed the Pirates, 185-149.

Putnam City had one turnover, while Union had none. And the penalty yards were even.

So how did Union hold a 31-0 lead in the first half? Field position is the answer.

Union constantly started at midfield, while the Pirates were deep in their end of the field. And thus, the Redskins will advance to meet Muskogee in a rematch of a week three game, which Union won 26-11, next weekend in the Class 6A semi-finals.

Union's 31 unanswered first half points came on a pair of touchdown passes from Brandon Rogers to Anthony Foster for 44-yards and to Tyler Atkinson for 20-yards, for 2 and 22 yards a pair of rushing touchdowns by Jeremy Smith and a 42-yard field goal by Tress Way.

Putnam City's workhorse Tyler Wegner scored late in the first half on a 2-yard run

Union added a final touchdown by Quadron Henderson on a 4-yard run in the third period.

Wegner scored again for PC on a 12-yard run.

With the two touchdowns and the two extra-points kick scored by Wegner, he tallied 45 points in PC's final two games.

The final score was Union 37, Putnam City 14.