Piedmont ran for 10 touchdowns and buried Putnam City North 70-13 on Friday, Nov. 6, in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The blowout in Piedmont settled the 6A-II-1 district standings. The Wildcats (6-4, 4-2) clinched second place and a first-round playoff bye, according to West Metro Sports. Piedmont's district point differential edged Norman and Putnam City, who both also finished 4-2 in district play.

The loss dropped Putnam City North (2-8, 2-4) to fifth place.

Piedmont sophomore Brody Williams and junior Grant Karber each scored three rushing touchdowns. Williams' longest was a 52-yard run in the third quarter. Karber broke runs of 30, 37 and 11 yards for scores.

The Wildcats led 21-0 after the first quarter and 28-0 early in the second before PCN showed life. Sophomore Nile Green snagged an interception and returned it 31 yards into Piedmont territory. A personal foul moved the ball to the Piedmont 7-yard line, but North's offense stalled and turned the ball over on downs.

PCN got on the board later in the second quarter after junior Mosley Robinson forced a fumble, hitting Piedmont quarterback Maddux Caram and causing an errant pitch. Senior Stephen Brown recovered at the Wildcat 37. Junior Kaiden Roberson hauled in a 21-yard pass to reach the 1-yard line, and junior Jaelen Taylor caught a touchdown pass to make the score 28-7 with 1:34 left in the second quarter

Piedmont poured it on in the third quarter, scoring four more touchdowns to push the lead to 63-7. The game went to a running clock. North scored again as time expired for the final margin.

Final district standings

Choctaw ran the table at 6-0 in district play and finished first. Behind Piedmont in second, Norman claimed third and Putnam City took fourth, both at 4-2. Putnam City West (1-5) finished sixth, and Lawton Eisenhower (0-6) was last.

PCN coach Brian Lockart is in his second year of a rebuild with a young roster. West Metro Sports reported before the season that the Panthers had graduated nearly 50 seniors over the previous two seasons.

What's next

Putnam City North travels to Muskogee on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. for the first round of the 6A-II playoffs. The Roughers (5-5, 2-3) finished fourth in 6A-II-2 and closed the regular season with three straight losses, including a 35-21 defeat to Sand Springs on Nov. 6.

Putnam City West heads to the road as well on Nov. 13, playing Putnam City West at Sand Springs out of 6A-II-2. Piedmont and Choctaw earned first-round byes.