EDMOND – The Vian Wolverines ended their season in the OSSAA 2A-II finals Friday, in the closest game of all the 2025 playoffs at UCO in Edmond, falling to Adair 34-29.
The Wolverines secondary proved vulnerable early when the Warriors Keefer McCord aired out a 55 yard touchdown toss to Cole Moody for the game’s opening score with 9:05 remaining in the opening period.
Adair, with no kicking game at their disposal, attempted a 2-point conversion that failed, and the score remained 6-0 Warriors.
On the Wolverines first possession, after a fantastic one handed 16-yard catch by Mayson Wright on a 3rd down and 9, Draighton Fletcher broke through the middle of the Adair line for a 52-yard touchdown run to even the score a 6-all.
The extra point try was blocked by the Warriors Cooper McCord and the score remained tie at 6-6 with 7:14 still remaining in the 1st quarter.
Vian’s opening scoring drive took 4 plays for 69 yards with just 1:45 off the game clock.
The ensuing Adair drive ended with a 2-yard quarterback keeper by McCord for the Warriors second score of the game. This time the 2-point try was successful for a 14-6 Adair lead, with 3:33 remaining in the opening period.
After the ending of the 1st quarter Vian’s response, early in the second, ended with a Cash Trammell interception at the Adair 1-yard line by Ryan Wilson for the games first turnover.
The Warriors responding sustained drive (9 plays for 70 yards) put Adair on top 20-6 with 7:35 remaining in the half.
Things went from bad to worse for Vian on the ensuing kickoff with a fumble by Trace Sanders on a punch out, and the Warriors had the ball again on the Wolverines 47 yard line. That drive seemingly ended with what would be first punt of the day by Adair, but with a fake and a pass to Ryan Wilson the drive was still alive at the Vian 25 yard line.
On a 4th and 8 McCord found Ethan Stevans in the endzone for another Warriors score and a 26-6 Adair lead with 4:06 remaining in the half.
With things looking bleak for the Wolverines, Wright shined a little light with a great effort, catch and run, for a 40 yard touchdown to tighten the score to 26-14 with 2:08 remaining in the half.
That light got even brighter after a Wolverine Punch out for an Adair fumble to take over on the Warriors 18 yard line with 2:01 left in the half.
A 13 yard diving touchdown score by Wright, his second in just 45 seconds, made it 26-20, and with an Adair off sides on the extra point try, putting the ball at the 1 yard line, the Wolverines took advantage with a Wright run for 2-points and a 4-point game, 26-22 Adair at the half.
With the Wolverines receiving the second half kickoff and a chance to take their first lead in the game, it was the Fletcher-Wright show once again rushing for a 6 play 63 yard drive and a 29-26 Vian lead with 8:55 left in the third.
A game that saw over 550 total yards of offence suddenly turned into a defensive struggle for both teams.
With no further scoring in the third quarter, the Wolverines opened the final period on the Adair 24 yard line, but a questionable fumble by Vian gave the ball back to the Warriors at the 8 yard line.
The ensuing Adair drive ended with a Brodie Wilson catch in the end zone to put the Adair back in front 34-29 after a 2-point catch by 6’6” Kyler Green with 6:25 remaining in the game.
With 4:35 left in the final period on a 4th and 4 attempt , a Trammel interception gave the ball back to the Warriors on the Adair 32 yard line and things were look bad for the Wolverines.
After stopping the Edmond drive by inches, with the Wolverines trailing by 5 points, Vian took possession on downs on the Edmond 42 with just 2:27 remaining in the game and one time out.
After taking their final time out on a 4th down and 4, Cash Trammel got the ball to Fletcher at the 7 yard line to stop the clock with 8 ticks left.
The next play was a toss to Wright in the endzone for the win, but the pass was off Wrights left shoulder pad and the clock stopped again at 4 seconds, giving the Wolverines one last chance for the win.
On the final play of the game for the State 2A-II championship, Trammel tossed the ball into the endzone, but it was picked off by freshman Brett Pursley to give Adair the Satae championship.
Wright and Trammel combined for 219 yards rushing, 93 yards receiving and 4 total touchdowns for the game. Wright finished the season with 1706 total yards rushing on 189 carries and 23 rushing touchdowns along with 8 receiving touchdowns.
Vian will go home with the Silver football trophy for the second consecutive year, losing the final game in 2024 to Davis who they beat this year in the semi-final last week 21-0.
The Wolverines secondary proved vulnerable early when the Warriors Keefer McCord aired out a 55 yard touchdown toss to Cole Moody for the game’s opening score with 9:05 remaining in the opening period.
Adair, with no kicking game at their disposal, attempted a 2-point conversion that failed, and the score remained 6-0 Warriors.
On the Wolverines first possession, after a fantastic one handed 16-yard catch by Mayson Wright on a 3rd down and 9, Draighton Fletcher broke through the middle of the Adair line for a 52-yard touchdown run to even the score a 6-all.
The extra point try was blocked by the Warriors Cooper McCord and the score remained tie at 6-6 with 7:14 still remaining in the 1st quarter.
Vian’s opening scoring drive took 4 plays for 69 yards with just 1:45 off the game clock.
The ensuing Adair drive ended with a 2-yard quarterback keeper by McCord for the Warriors second score of the game. This time the 2-point try was successful for a 14-6 Adair lead, with 3:33 remaining in the opening period.
After the ending of the 1st quarter Vian’s response, early in the second, ended with a Cash Trammell interception at the Adair 1-yard line by Ryan Wilson for the games first turnover.
The Warriors responding sustained drive (9 plays for 70 yards) put Adair on top 20-6 with 7:35 remaining in the half.
Things went from bad to worse for Vian on the ensuing kickoff with a fumble by Trace Sanders on a punch out, and the Warriors had the ball again on the Wolverines 47 yard line. That drive seemingly ended with what would be first punt of the day by Adair, but with a fake and a pass to Ryan Wilson the drive was still alive at the Vian 25 yard line.
On a 4th and 8 McCord found Ethan Stevans in the endzone for another Warriors score and a 26-6 Adair lead with 4:06 remaining in the half.
With things looking bleak for the Wolverines, Wright shined a little light with a great effort, catch and run, for a 40 yard touchdown to tighten the score to 26-14 with 2:08 remaining in the half.
That light got even brighter after a Wolverine Punch out for an Adair fumble to take over on the Warriors 18 yard line with 2:01 left in the half.
A 13 yard diving touchdown score by Wright, his second in just 45 seconds, made it 26-20, and with an Adair off sides on the extra point try, putting the ball at the 1 yard line, the Wolverines took advantage with a Wright run for 2-points and a 4-point game, 26-22 Adair at the half.
With the Wolverines receiving the second half kickoff and a chance to take their first lead in the game, it was the Fletcher-Wright show once again rushing for a 6 play 63 yard drive and a 29-26 Vian lead with 8:55 left in the third.
A game that saw over 550 total yards of offence suddenly turned into a defensive struggle for both teams.
With no further scoring in the third quarter, the Wolverines opened the final period on the Adair 24 yard line, but a questionable fumble by Vian gave the ball back to the Warriors at the 8 yard line.
The ensuing Adair drive ended with a Brodie Wilson catch in the end zone to put the Adair back in front 34-29 after a 2-point catch by 6’6” Kyler Green with 6:25 remaining in the game.
With 4:35 left in the final period on a 4th and 4 attempt , a Trammel interception gave the ball back to the Warriors on the Adair 32 yard line and things were look bad for the Wolverines.
After stopping the Edmond drive by inches, with the Wolverines trailing by 5 points, Vian took possession on downs on the Edmond 42 with just 2:27 remaining in the game and one time out.
After taking their final time out on a 4th down and 4, Cash Trammel got the ball to Fletcher at the 7 yard line to stop the clock with 8 ticks left.
The next play was a toss to Wright in the endzone for the win, but the pass was off Wrights left shoulder pad and the clock stopped again at 4 seconds, giving the Wolverines one last chance for the win.
On the final play of the game for the State 2A-II championship, Trammel tossed the ball into the endzone, but it was picked off by freshman Brett Pursley to give Adair the Satae championship.
Wright and Trammel combined for 219 yards rushing, 93 yards receiving and 4 total touchdowns for the game. Wright finished the season with 1706 total yards rushing on 189 carries and 23 rushing touchdowns along with 8 receiving touchdowns.
Vian will go home with the Silver football trophy for the second consecutive year, losing the final game in 2024 to Davis who they beat this year in the semi-final last week 21-0.
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