Owls defeat Gutherie 66-45

The Hedley Owls are still flying high and remain undefeated on the gridiron after defeating Guthrie, 66-45, last week.

Quarterback Josh Booth connected on 10 of 16 passes to pick up 156 yards and four touchdowns with only one interception.

Those passes were received by Eljiah Booth twice, going 58 yards for two touchdowns; by Hayden Alston twice, getting 50 yards and two TDs; and Iziak Weatherred, who had six carries for a total gain of 48 yards.

Nick Clark scored three times, rushing a total of 12 times and covering 101 yards. Weatherread had two TDs and covered 114 yards on 17 carries. Josh Booth also rushed four times for 47 yards and scored once. Braden Bond carried three times and picked up seven yards.

Hedley was scheduled to open district plan on the road this Friday to play Darrouzett. Late Tuesday, however, it was reported that Darrouzett had forfeited this week’s game, boosting the Owls to 7-0 on the season and 1-0 in District.