Poteau Pirates hope for happy homecoming football win over Fort Gibson tonight

October 5, 2012

The Bluebeard Award winner is Roger Barcheers, center, for being the Offensive Player of the Game. Tyler Tustin, second from right, is the Blackbeard Award winenr for being the Defensive Player of the Game. Sharing the award presentation is Poteau Coach Greg Werner, left, Shelba Treadway, assistant vice-president of First National Bank, second from left, and Joy Womack, president of the Poteau Pirate Quarterback Club. PDN photo by David Seeley

The Poteau Pirates football team hopes to be celebrating a happy homecoming at night's end after what they hope will be a District 4A-4 victory over the Fort Gibson Tigers. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. tonight at Costner Stadium.
Greg Werner, Poteau's first-year coach, believes his 10th-ranked Pirates are focused on the task at hand — upsetting Class 4A's sixth-ranked Tigers.
“It's always what you make of it,” Werner said. “Our kids understand that 7:30 is when things take place. It won't be a distraction. It's going to be a big night. There's going to be a big crowd here for homecoming. I don't see it (homecoming) as being a problem.”
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District 4A-4 Standings
Team District Overall +/-
Fort Gibson 2-0 5-0 +30
Tulsa Cascia Hall 2-0 5-0 +30
Poteau 1-1 4-1 +5
Broken Bow 1-1 3-2 0
Muldrow 1-1 2-3 0
Sallisaw 1-1 3-2 -5
Stilwell 0-2 0-5 -30
Tulsa Rogers 0-2 1-3 -30