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New Look But Same Old Bixby As Defending 6A-I Champs Find Way To Beat Owasso : Oklahoma High School Football

Isaiah "Q" Butcher accounts for 4 total TDs as Spartans continue their winning ways
Buck Ringgold|
Bixby quarterback Isaiah "Q" Butcher accounted for 4 total touchdowns in the Spartans' season-opening win at Owasso on Aug. 28, 2026.
Bixby quarterback Isaiah "Q" Butcher accounted for 4 total touchdowns in the Spartans' season-opening win at Owasso on Aug. 28, 2026. | Brett Rojo/Tulsa World

It was a new look for Oklahoma high school football powerhouse Bixby Friday night, but it was the same familiar result for the Spartans.

Behind four total touchdowns from new quarterback Isaiah "Q" Butcher, the Spartans rallied from a third-quarter deficit with a 35-27 win against Owasso in a matchup between the top two ranked teams in the High School On SI Oklahoma preseason Top 25 poll.

The Spartans won their fourth consecutive 6A-I championship, and their eighth straight state title, with a 31-17 win against Owasso in last season’s 6A-I championship. Bixby is now 8-1 against Owasso since 2022, although that one win by the Rams came the last time the two faced off in Owasso, with the home team claiming a 40-21 win in 2024.

In the rematch Friday, Owasso took a 27-21 lead in the third quarter, but Butcher put Bixby back in front with his third TD run on the night. After an interception gave the Spartans the ball back, Butcher tossed a TD pass late in the third to extend the lead.

Butcher, a transfer from nearby Jenks, finished with 234 total yards and four total TDs.

Follow High School On SI correspondent Buck Ringgold (@Bucks_Ballpark) for all of the live updates and scoring from Owasso.

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BIXBY 35, OWASSO 27 FINAL

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POSTGAME

- Bixby trailed 27-21 in the third quarter, but the Spartans put together back-to-back touchdowns to survive their season opener, beating Owasso in a rematch of last season's Class 6A-I title game.

FOURTH QUARTER

- INTERCEPTION BIXBY. Fourth-and-long for Owasso and a pass is past a Ram receiver and into the hands of a Spartan with 30 seconds left. Spartans seem to survive in their season opener.

- Owasso overthrows a receiver near the 20. Time out with 42 seconds left.

- Owasso has the ball at the Bixby 40 with less than two minutes to go.

- Owasso turns the ball over on downs with less than five minutes remaining.

- Owasso is driving into Bixby territory with six minutes left.

- Bixby with a goal-line stand, stuffing Owasso at the 1 on second and third-and-goal. Then, the Spartans blow up a keeper on fourth down, and they take over up by eight.

- Owasso at the 1-yard line as we start the final quarter.

THIRD QUARTER

- Owasso is down to the Bixby 1-yard line on the final play of the quarter.

- Owasso has a first-and-goal inside the Bixby 5 late in the third.

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Spartans add to their lead, set up by an interception from Maverick Owens. Q Butcher’s TD pass to Andrew Havens extends the Spartan advantage. (Bixby, 35-27 | 2:45, 3rd)

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Spartans respond after falling behind for the first time tonight, taking the kickoff and driving it down the field. For the third time tonight, QB Q Butcher takes in a keeper for a score, this time from 10 yards out. PAT puts the Spartans back in front. (Bixby, 28-27 | 3:38, 3rd)

- TOUCHDOWN OWASSO. For the first time tonight, the Rams have the lead. After forcing Bixby to punt, QB Kam Frankenfield throws a short pass to Jaymian Compton, who finds running room, breaks a tackle and is off to the races to finish off a 53-yard score. But the Rams miss the PAT. (Owasso, 27-21 | 6:36, 3rd)

- TOUCHDOWN OWASSO. We are tied up here as the Rams take advantage of a Bixby turnover. For the second time tonight, QB Drew Frankenfield hooks up with WR Kam Compton-Nero from 4 yards out. PAT then squares up things. (21-21 | 8:36, 3rd)

HALFTIME

- A wild ending to the first half and it should shape up for an interesting second half. Bixby had 234 total yards while Owasso had 119.

SECOND QUARTER

- KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWN OWASSO. Wow, what a response from the Rams. On the ensuing kick after the Bixby TD, Jaymian Compton fields it around his 20 and finds running room around the right side. Huge momentum boost for the Rams heading into halftime. (Bixby, 21-14 | :05, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Q Butcher takes a QB keeper 10 yards and the Spartans are back up by two scores in the final seconds of the half. (Bixby, 21-7 | :18, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN OWASSO. Rams go for it on fourth down, and they get it, as Drew Frankenfield hooks up with Kam Compton-Nero in the end zone from about 15 yards out. (Bixby, 14-7 | 3:18, 2nd)

- Owasso inside the Bixby 20 but faces a fourth-and-3. Rams take a time out to mull things over.

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Isaiah "Q" Butcher takes it in from 3 yards out and the Spartans extend their lead. (Bixby, 14-0 | 7:07, 2nd)

- Owasso has to punt it away again as action shifts into the second quarter.

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Spartans get on the scoreboard with a 32-yard pass to TE Connor Arant late in the opening quarter. (Bixby, 7-0 | 1:01, 1st)

- Owasso back to punt but there's a high snap. The punter is able to track it down and get it away, but it's a short kick and Bixby has excellent field position just past midfield late in the opening quarter.

- Bixby goes for it on fourth down at the Owasso 40, but a short pass play gets stuffed by the Ram defense.

- Owasso gets out to near midfield before the Rams have to punt it away. Both teams punted on its respective opening series.

- Bixby punts the ball away on its opening series, and Owasso will get the ball for the first time tonight.

- Owasso will kick off to Bixby to start the ballgame.

PREGAME

- Live from Owasso, it’s a rematch of the Class 6A-I state title game as four-time defending 6A-I champion Bixby squares off against Owasso.

About Bixby

While Bixby - which is 7-1 against Owasso since the resumption of its series four years ago - comes in at No. 1, the Spartans will be relatively inexperienced to start this season, as Bixby had to replace several starters on both sides of the ball.

The Spartans do have a foundation up front with the return of top offensive line prospects in Oklahoma commit Kaeden Penny and junior Gavin Wilson, who has reported recent offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Tennessee, Auburn and LSU. Then on defense, senior linebacker Cain Brackney has received offers from Oklahoma State, Indiana, Colorado and Baylor.

About Owasso

Two of Owasso’s three losses last season came at the hands of Bixby - the season opener and again in the 6A-I title game.

But the Rams bring back plenty of experience, including senior quarterback Drew Frankenfield - who has thrown for nearly 5,700 yards and 60 TDs in his career - senior offensive linemen Hunter Goodenow, Shawn Kellogg and Nick Rosas and senior defensive back Peyton LeGrand, who has recorded 133 tackles and three interceptions over the past two seasons.

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Buck Ringgold
BUCK RINGGOLD

Buck Ringgold is a veteran high school sportswriter with extensive experience covering sports in Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. He is a longtime contributor to High School On SI.

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