But in the return matchup in the Class 6A semifinals, with Lewis healthy, Owens had a big-play night: two receptions, both for touchdowns. One was a 21-yarder, the other, a 91-yard touchdown run off a slant pass where he stopped, made the defender commit, then raced to the end zone for what was then a 14-14 tie.

Jenks coach Allan Trimble, whose team won the game 52-35, remembered it.

“It was a simple slant and go and I want to say we had him bracketed with the corner wide and the safety inside and the corner fell on the slant,” Trimble said.

Trimble is also aware of what Owens did against Union, or perhaps Union did against Owens.

“Union has a different secondary. They have good speed in secondary which gives them the ability to offer different matchups, man to man, cover two, quarters,” he said. “We don’t have a guy who can go man on him without it coming back to get us. We hate to change what we do in practice, so hopefully it will be coverage by committee.

“Owens is what he is. But they have some other good receivers we have to be aware of too.”

Anderson (22 catches, 166 yards) and Shjuan Richardson (20, 161) both have over 20 catches. They and C.J. Marshall (14, 164) are those other options. Richardson had a three-catch, 81-yard night in the semifinal. Anderson three catches for 59 yards. Overall, MHS had 362 receiving yards.

“Jenks’ secondary in the past isn’t the strength of their defense,” Owens said. “We need to go out there and run our routes and have a big game.”

And, to Owens, it’s irrelevant which receiver has the biggest game as long as there’s a difference- maker.

“I haven’t beat Jenks on the varsity level yet,” he said. “Winning would put us in position to win district and force Jenks and Union to play each other in the playoffs on the other side of the bracket.”