They’re the team’s two most prolific weapons — for now.

And Muskogee coach Matt Hennesy knows he needs to have Victor Williams and Kyler Harris ready at each opportunity without extending the opportunities to the point of making opportunities liabilities with tired legs and the like.

Prime case in point: Williams. His 401 yards of all-purpose yards was reflected through kickoff return coverage, quarterbacking the offense and playing safety. At the end of the night, he had an 80-yard touchdown return of the opening kickoff, 193 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 20 carries, 9-of-15 passing for 128 yards and a touchdown and one of two interceptions on defense to his credit.

“I feel OK,” a sweat-laced Williams said after the contest. “I’ve got a few more scratches this time around, that’s all.”

He had a similar night the week before in the final preseason scrimmage when he totaled 346 yards on offense.

It’s obvious Williams can handle a sizable load, but Hennesy insists there’s a limit in place. He has the call on how much he’s in on defense.

“Victor wasn't out there on defense as much as people might think. It just seemed so because he was in on a lot of big plays,” he said.

Harris was coming off a week’s worth of scoping and the removal of an abnormality on his lung that was irritated by a tumble in the end zone on a double-team pass coverage play against Sapulpa two weeks ago. Cleared to play, he was heavy on offense and defense, catching five passes for 106 yards including one for a touchdown. He had nine tackles and five pass breakups with a fumble recovery from his spot at safety.

“One of the main objectives is to get him off the field more defensively,” Hennesy said.

The development of junior James Richardson at strong safety and sophomore Delonn Puckett at cornerback will increasingly alleviate some of the demand on Harris, making for a mix of Harris and Williams at free safety. Aaron Fowler, a junior,  is the guy emerging to spell Harris at slot receiver, according to the coach.

“I think we’re establishing a good rotation,” Hennesy said. “But the problem is what it’s always been. We can’t create depth in numbers. With us, good depth is always going to come from 1-2 guys learning two positions and rotating them.”

Those rotations will get a bigger non-district test Friday when Owasso travels to Indian Bowl. The Rams are coming off a 39-19 loss to Broken Arrow. After leading 7-0 early in the second quarter, they surrendered 39 unanswered points to the Tigers and quarterback Archie Bradley, who threw for 321 yards. Overall, BA had 477 yards to Owasso’s 293. Most of Owasso’s offense came from quarterback Kayson Key throwing for 222 yards.

Despite the 20-point loss, the Rams represent the biggest test on Muskogee’s non-district schedule with a road trip to 5A Tulsa Central next week.

“They’re basically doing the same things they’ve done, maybe spread it out a little more (offensively),” Hennesy said.

“It’s not the state championship or determining a playoff spot, but as far as momentum for your season for both teams, I think this game’s going to be all of that.”