“Basically, we’re just pushing each other to win,” Wright said. “I like having the competition from him. It makes me want to work harder.”

“Competition breeds improvement,” Nation said. “That lead guy, being pushed, he’ll work harder. That guy behind him will then work harder because he wants to pass the lead guy.”

If that’s true, both Wright and Anderson could be turning into big-time players. In practice, both have shown the ability to find open receivers and run the new Tiger offense.

“We both know the offense well,” Wright said. “Whichever one of us gets out there, we’ll run it well. Either one of us will get the job done.”

All this competition has got to be tough to put aside off the field, though, right?

“Nah, we’re cool,” Wright said. “No rivalry will hurt friendship. It’s just on the field.”

Both players will get plenty of playing time at Lawton Friday. Nation will be rotating them under center throughout the scrimmage, getting a look at how they play against a team not wearing the orange and black of NHS.

“We’re still evaluating on film and through the stuff in the field,” Nation said.

Sometimes, two quarterbacks are better than one.

Nation and the Tigers certainly hope this is one of those times.

Jeff Johncox

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