Bixby (OK) vs. Broken Arrow (OK): Live updates, score of Oklahoma Class 6A-I semifinal matchup

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Broken Arrow (Okla.) has definitely enjoyed a turnaround season under first-year head coach Travis Hill.

Now, the Tigers can make it even more memorable by taking down the defending state Class 6A-I champions, a team that shows no signs of slowing down in Bixby.

The Tigers take on the Spartans Friday afternoon in the 6A-I semifinals, which takes place in Catoosa.

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Broken Arrow comes into Friday’s semifinal at 9-2. Last week, the Tigers posted a 29-14 home win against Mustang in the quarterfinal round.

As for Bixby, the Spartans are two wins away from winning their eighth consecutive state title - the last three coming after moving up to 6A-I. The Spartans have also won state 10 times over the past 11 seasons.

Bixby, on the other hand, is 11-0 and has beaten all but one of its opponents by at least 28 points. If history is any indicator, Broken Arrow does have one advantage - the Tigers beat the Spartans in the only other time the two Tulsa suburban school have faced off in the postseason, as BA posted a 58-19 win in 2011.

The winner of Friday’s semifinal takes on the winner of the other semifinal between Jenks and Owasso - which takes place Friday night in Catoosa - next weekend in Edmond for the 6A-I title.

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BIXBY 13, BROKEN ARROW 3 2ND QTR.

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SECOND QUARTER

- Bixby gained 154 yards in the first quarter, while Broken Arrow had 47.

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Spartans go right back down and score, with Jack Gill going in from 5 yards out on a Wildcat run. Bixby adds the PAT. (Bixby, 13-3 | :37, 1st) 

- Bixby QB Carson Kirby checks it down and finds Jayson Moll for a 22-yard gain on third-and-long, and Moll takes it down to near the BA 20.

- FIELD GOAL BROKEN ARROW. Tigers get a 51-yard pass play to drive into Bixby territory before the drive stalls. But the Tigers' Nick Irvine connects on a 43-yard try, and the Spartans' lead is cut in half. (Bixby, 6-3 | 2:54, 1st) 

- TOUCHDOWN BIXBY. Carson Kirby finds Connor Arant from 19 yards on a third-and-5, completing an 11-play 66-yard drive after Emory Snyder's pick. Spartans try for two but are denied. (Bixby, 6-0 | 5:18, 1st) 

- Bixby moving quickly downfield, and is inside the Broken Arrow 40.

- INTERCEPTION BIXBY. Emory Snyder, a West Virginia commit, picks off the pass in his own territory to stop Broken Arrow on its opening series.

- Broken Arrow's defense gets a three-and-out on the opening possession, and Bixby will punt it away.

- Bixby will get the ball first to start the ballgame.

PREGAME

- Live from Catoosa, it’s a Class 6A-I semifinal as three-time defending champion Bixby gets set to face Broken Arrow.

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