ARKOMA - The Gans defense scored two touchdowns in the opening period on Thursday night to spark the Grizzlies to a 46-6 win over Arkoma in the final game of the regular season.

Gans returned a fumble and an interception for touchdowns as the Grizzlies jumped out to a 24-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.

They went on to claim the win, improving to 7-3 overall and 7-1 in District B-4. The second-place Grizzlies will get a home playoff game next week.

The offense accounted for the first score of the night as the Grizzlies took their first drive and went 49 yards in seven plays. Braily Couffer got the touchdown on a 2-yard run and Weston Choate ran for the conversion to make it 8-0 at the 5:06 mark.

Less than 20 seconds later, Gans had scored again. Cody Johnson picked up an Arkoma fumble and returned it five yards to the end zone. Couffer added the two-point conversion for a 16-0 edge.

Gans’ second defensive TD of the quarter was scored by Choate, who picked off an Arkoma pass and ran it back 44 yards. Hunter Holt ran for the conversion with 1:12 left in the opening stanza.

Choate added a 47-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to hand the visitors a 30-0 halftime lead.

Gans continued to pull away after the break. Kaleb Kepke went 41 yards for a touchdown and Mike Royal passed to Couffer for the two-point conversion, extending the lead to 38-8.

Arkoma spoiled the Grizzlies’ shutout bid later in the quarter as quarterback Colton Miesner threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Christian Davis.

The final touchdown of the game was scored by Couffer on a 10-yard run with 4:51 left in the fourth quarter. Holt ran in the two-point conversion.

Royal was the game’s top rusher with 13 carries for 93 yards. Choate ran three times for 63 yards, Kepke two for 50, Couffer three for 48 and Holt five for 23.

Royal completed 2 of 4 passes for 10 yards with Couffer and Choate making the catches.

Miesner was 12 of 15 passing for 81 yards for Arkoma (1-9, 0-8) and Davis caught seven of those throws for 62 yards.