A somber ending to an unbelievable season

Wagoner defeats Cushing in state final

Tiger quarterback Blaze Berlowitz reaches back to throw a pass Saturday in the Class 4A final. Berlowitz threw 54 touchdown passes this season and amassed 3,654 yards of passing. Photo by J.D. Meisner
Tiger quarterback Blaze Berlowitz reaches back to throw a pass Saturday in the Class 4A final. Berlowitz threw 54 touchdown passes this season and amassed 3,654 yards of passing. Photo by J.D. Meisner

Rusty Morgan walked onto the field at Chad Richison stadium to accept the silver ball, preparing to give one of the hardest speeches any coach will ever have to give. His team had just fallen short of a state championship.

“Obviously they are extremely, extremely disappointed right now,” head coach Rusty Morgan said. “We’ve been gold ribbon all year and fell short of it right here at the end. I tel…