Week 11 Summaries and Boxes
Friday’s Games
Non-district
BY TYLER CLIFTON
KFYN SPORTS DIRECTOR

ROYSE CITY – Leonard and Paul Pewitt entered Bulldog Stadium on Saturday night intent on running the football and running it often, and it was all going to come down to which defense was able to stop the other and which team made fewer mistakes.

The Tigers were making their first playoff appearance since 1998, and although Paul Pewitt had the experience, the Brahmas had to hold off Leonard in the second half to escape with a 21-14 victory in Class 2A Division II Region II action.

Brahma quarterback Jordan McFarland intercepted the Tigers’ final pass of the game at the 12 yard line to end the game after Leonard forced and recovered a pair of fumbles and held Paul Pewitt scoreless in the second half.

The Brahmas (9-2) now return to town for an area-round game against Aubrey (10-1) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night. The Chaparrals defeated Millsap 34-7 on Thursday in bi-district play at Springtown’s Porcupine Stadium.

Paul Pewitt ran on all 62 of its plays to the tune of 266 yards, including 145 yards on 34 carries and a touchdown by fullback Jerry Braddock.

Leonard did force Braddock to fumble near the eight-minute mark of the third quarter, and Tiger defensive end T.R. Hodnett recovered to save the game, as the deficit was already 21-8.

Matt Williams held on to the ball despite a big hit for a 13-yard reception from backup quarterback Jake Buchanan, but Leonard couldn’t get any further than midfield and was forced to punt.

The defense did come through once again on the first play of the fourth quarter, after tackle Sam Whisenhunt fell on a Jacob Morton fumble.

Reggie Robinson scored from the one 10 plays later on a drive he set up with 11 and 13-yard runs as well as an eight-yard pass from Buchanan to T.J. Stahley for a 21-14 score.

The Tigers forced punts on their final two possessions but were unable to find the end zone, and Cowan’s final pass was intercepted to end the game.

Paul Pewitt drove to the Tiger 19 on its opening possession of the game but faced fourth down. The Brahmas faked a play up the middle, with McFarland handing off to speedy back Sedrick Johnson, who ran 19 yards around left end for a touchdown.

Leonard wasted no time with its equalizer, as Reggie Robinson followed Tevin Daniels’ 10-yard run with a 59-yard touchdown run and finished with a game-high 158 yards on 20 carries.

The two-point attempt failed, leaving the Tigers down 8-6 after the first eight minutes.

Morton had a 40-yard run, and McFarland added a 12-yard scamper on fourth down to set up Johnson’s second touchdown from six yards out and a 14-8 advantage.

Leonard forced punts on the Brahmas’ next two possessions, and the snap on the second went over Morton’s head, and it was a race against Robinson for the loose ball.

Morton wisely kicked it out of the end zone, giving the Tigers two points instead of a touchdown to whittle the deficit to six with 4:02 left in the first half.

In a déjà vu moment, one which changed the course of the game completely in Paul Pewitt’s favor, a fourth-down snap went over the head of Tiger punter Aaron Shanks.

Like Morton before, he made a smart play and threw the ball out of bounds for an incomplete pass.

It did provide a drastic change in field position, and the Brahmas used the hot hand of Braddock, who ran four straight times for 46 yards and scored from six yards out with 34 seconds left for a 21-8 halftime lead.

 

Paul Pewitt 21, Leonard 14

Paul Pewitt 7 14 0 0 -21

Leonard 6 2 0 6 -14

 

Team Stats PP Leonard

First Downs 18 12

Rushes-Yards 62-266 33-196

Passing Yards 0 41

C-A-I 0 3-11-1

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1

Penalties-Yards 4-28 3-19

Punts-Average 3-36 4-31

Time of Poss. 30:11 17:49

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Paul Pewitt: Jerry Braddock 34-145, Jacob Morton 9-83, Sedrick Johnson 8-30, Jordan McFarland 8-21, Clay Thompson 1-7, Bam Finley 1-3, Team 1-(-23); Leonard: Reggie Robinson 20-158, Tevin Daniels 4-20, Jake Buchanan 5-20, Will Cowan 4-(-2).

Passing – Paul Pewitt: None; Leonard: Jake Buchanan 2-7-0 21, Will Cowan 1-3-1 20, Aaron Shanks 0-1-0 0.

Receiving – Paul Pewitt: None; Leonard: Reggie Robinson 1-20, Matt Williams 1-13, T.J. Stahley 1-8.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Paul Pewitt – Sedrick Johnson 19 run, 3:20 (Jacob Morton kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:43

Leonard – Reggie Robinson 59 run, 2:38 (run failed), 2 plays, 69 yards,:37

SECOND QUARTER

Paul Pewitt – Johnson 6 run, 11:00 (Morton kick), 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:35

Leonard – Safety, ball kicked out of bounds, 4:04

Paul Pewitt – Jerry Braddock 6 run, :34 (Morton kick), 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:10

FOURTH QUARTER

Leonard – Robinson 1 run, 8:43 (kick failed), 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:11

 

Class 3A Region II

Celina 35, Van Alstyne 14

LITTLE ELM – Celina didn’t want to make its earliest playoff exit in recent memory, and Van Alstyne wanted to build on its undefeated regular season and District 10-3A championship.

The Panthers had several chances of getting into the end zone but couldn’t take advantage, and the Bobcats used a pair of big offensive plays and seven sacks from its defense to capture a 35-14 win on Friday at the Little Elm Athletic Complex.

Celina led 21-7 entering the third quarter, when Van Alstyne mounted a nine-play, 92-yard drive aided by a pair of Chris Burge passes to Tanner Neill (28 yards) and Chance Grayson (40) deep inside Bobcat territory. Unlike their previous two trips inside the 10, the Panthers came away with points after Burge’s 6-yard touchdown pass to a diving Grayson.

Celina had an answer, using just more than six minutes for a 13-play scoring drive, with Worrell running 15 yards on a 4^th-and-10 play to move the chains. He ran 15 times for 66 yards in the game and completed six of 10 passes for 157 more yards.

Jamarick Simmons eventually scored from a yard out on third down.

Worrell converted another big third-down play early in the fourth quarter with a 15-yard pass down the middle to Cody Rhodes, and Jose Romero capped the drive with a 22-yard touchdown run. Caleb Lavey tipped and corralled a Burge pass for an interception and the final margin.

Romero ran nine times for 91 yards to go past 1,000 yards rushing for the season. Cody Sandler finished with 90 all-purpose yards.

Burge went past the 2,000-yard passing plateau, the second time in as many seasons a Van Alstyne quarterback accomplished the feat after Josh Willingham did the same last season. Burge finished 12 of 23 for 190 yards and two touchdowns.

Neill finished with 85 yards on five receptions, Orion Thomas was held to 28 yards on 11 carries and Solomon Biscarro had only one 22-yard reception.

The Panthers recovered what amounted to an onside kick to start the game but couldn’t convert on fourth down after moving to the Bobcat 6. Celina responded with a 10-play, 94-yard drive in less than four minutes aided by an early pass-interference penalty on Van Alstyne.

Worrell completed a pair of passes to Sandler, a 20-yarder inside the 10 and a 3-yard touchdown toss. The snap was high on the extra-point attempt, with the kick going wide for a 6-0 lead.

Van Alstyne used 15 plays to again move inside the 10 after Biscarro’s 22-yard reception, and Burge’s 11-yard run on fourth down, but a second fourth-down attempt was no good.

Biscarro intercepted Worrell, but the Panthers again couldn’t take advantage, and Celina scored three plays later on a 76-yard pass-and-run from Worrell to Romero for a 14-0 lead.

The Panthers finally responded late in the half on Burge’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Grayson. A personal-foul penalty on third down kept the drive alive as well as Thomas’ 10-yard run.

Daniel Mendoza gave Celina a mental boost after returning the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown, and the Bobcats fell just shy of the end zone on their final drive of the half after sacking Burge twice and getting the ball back with 56 seconds remaining.

 

Celina 35, Van Alstyne 14

Celina    6              15           7              7              -35

VA          0              7              7              0              -14

 

Team Stats           Celina    Van Alstyne

First Downs           16           12

Rushes-Yards       44-250   28-39

Passing Yards       162         190

C-A-I                  7-12-1    12-23-1

Fumbles-Lost       2-2          0-0

Penalties-Yards    5-38        2-15

Punts-Average      1-39        5-36.8

Time of Poss.        26:59     21:01

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Celina: Jose Romero 9-91, Cody Worrell 15-66, Jamarick Simmons 12-48, Cody Sandler 3-37, Dillon Kiron 3-7, Chad Hawley 1-1, Alex Juarez 1-0; Van Alstyne: Thomas 11-28, Tyler Kuster 1-9, Neill 1-1, Burge 15-1.

Passing – Celina: Cody Worrell 6-10-1 157, Garrett Stephenson 1-2-0 5; Van Alstyne: Chris Burge 12-23-1 190.

Receiving – Celina: Romero 1-76, Sandler 3-53, Cody Rhodes 1-15, Justin Brumfield 1-13, Garrett Stephenson 1-5; Van Alstyne: Tanner Neill 5-85, Chance Grayson 4-46, D.J. Seay 1-25, Soloman Biscarro 1-22, Orion Thomas 1-12.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Celina – Cody Sandler 3 pass from Cody Worrell, 6:17 (kick failed), 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:54

SECOND QUARTER

Celina – Jose Romero 76 pass from Worrell, 4:57 (Worrell run), 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:35

Van Alstyne – Chance Grayson 16 pass from Chris Burge, 2:26 (Burge kick), 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:24

Celina – Daniel Mendoza 87 kickoff return, 2:05 (Alex Juarez kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Celina – Romero 22 run, 8:33 (Juarez kick), 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:30

 

Farmersville 17, Eustace 14

MESQUITE– The Fightin’ Farmers (8-3) scored 17 second-half points after trailing 6-0 at the half to advance to face Texarkana Pleasant Grove – which received a bye in the first round.

Chase Wiggins ran 14 times for 150 yards and a 20-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Marcos De La Puente added a 29-yard field goal for the game-winning points.

Morgan Harbison finished with 70 yards on 12 carries, and quarterback Austin Brooks added 65 yards on 19 carries and got the Fightin’ Farmers on the scoreboard with a 1-yard run in the third quarter.

Chris Compton ran 15 times for 95 yards and both of Eustace’s touchdowns, while Justin Calhoun added 91 yards on 19 carries.

 

Farmersville 17, Eustace 14

Farmersville          0              0              14           3              -17

Eustace                  0              6              0              8              -14

 

Team Stats           FHS        Eustace

First Downs           24           16

Rushes-Yards       52-323   45-240

Passing Yards       25           30

C-A-I                  3-5-0      2-5-0

Fumbles-Lost       2-1          0-0

Penalties-Yards    6-37        5-35

Punts-Average      1-35        3-33.3

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing –Farmersville: Chase Wiggins 14-150, Morgan Harbison 12-70, Austin Brooks 19-65, Steven Duncan 6-35, Curtis Stanley 1-3; Eustace: Chris Compton 15-95, Justin Calhoun 19-91, Trevan Johnson 6-28, Jo Jo Bradburn 4-26, Jesse Contreras 1-0.

Passing – Farmersville: Brooks 3-5-0 25; Eustace: Compton 1-2-0 24, Johnson 1-2-0 6; Murphy Snuffer 0-1-0 0.

Receiving – Farmersville: Chase Wiggins 2-24, Byron Brooks 1-1; Eustace: Bradburn 1-24, Compton 1-6.

 

SECOND QUARTER

Eustace – Chris Compton 8 run (kick blocked)

THIRD QUARTER

Farmersville – Austin Brooks 1 run (Marcos De La Puente kick)

Farmersville – Chase Wiggins 20 run (De La Puente kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Farmersville – De La Puente 29 FG

Eustace – Compton 1 run (Jo Jo Bradburn run)

 

Thursday

Argyle 52, Paris 14

McKINNEY– Layton Lowry ran seven times for 142 yards, while Kevin Ryon added 93 yards on nine carries and a 48-yard touchdown run for the Eagles (11-0), who scored on eight of their first nine possessions.

Seven different players scored for Argyle, with Blake Dunham scoring the first two touchdowns on runs of 34 and six yards.

Austin Aune completed 11 of 17 passes for 86 yards and touchdown passes of 12 yards to Justin Hommel and 16 yards to Taylor Brasher.

Tyrell Smith ran 20 times for 95 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns for Paris (6-5), which lost its final two games of the 2009 season.

Corban Taylor was 18 of 30 for 137 yards for the Wildcats, the District 10-3A runners-up.

The Eagles will face Lake Worth, a 31-21 winner against Kaufman, in this week’s area round.

 

Argyle 52, Paris 14

Argyle    17           21           14           0              -52

Paris       0              0              0              14           -14

 

Team Stats           Argyle    Paris

First Downs           16           14

Rushes-Yards       34-389   39-125

Passing Yards       86           137

C-A-I                 11-17-0 18-31-0

Fumbles-Lost       1-0          2-1

Penalties-Yards    7-55        7-55

Punts-Average      2-26        5-38.6

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Argyle: Layton Lowry 7-142, Kevin Ryon 9-93, Blake Dunham 3-44, Nick Chrestopoulos 4-31, Dran Crenshaw 1-27, Austin Aune 1-23, Adam Kahne 3-22, Murphy Ellis 1-5, Jake Meeks 1-3, Scotty Seiber 2-3, Drew Davis 2-(-4); Paris: Smith 20-95, Aaron Ethridge 13-24, Taylor 4-6, Dominique Mitchell 1-5, Tevin Gray 1-(-5).

Passing – Argyle: Austin Aune 11-17-0 86; Paris: Corban Taylor 18-30-0 137, Tyrell Smith 0-1-0 0.

Receiving – Argyle: Kevin Ryon 2-26, Taylor Brasher 2-25, Tyler Sweatt 3-18, Justin Hommell 1-12, Zack Miller 1-5, Lance Sutton 2-0; Paris: Dominique Mitchell 4-46, Tyrell Smith 7-43, Tevairus Williams 3-42, Kevin Jenkins 1-16, Darian Jones 1-(-1), Equettis Jenkins 2-(-9).

 

FIRST QUARTER

Argyle – Blake Dunham 34 run (Chad Hedlund kick)

Argyle – Dunham 6 run (Hedlund kick)

Argyle – Hedlund 42 FG

SECOND QUARTER

Argyle – Justin Hommel 12 pass from Austin Aune (Hedlund kick)

Argyle – Dran Crenshaw 27 run (Hedlund kick)

Argyle – Taylor Brasher 16 pass from Aune (Hedlund kick)

THIRD QUARTER

Argyle – Kevin Ryon 48 run (Hedlund kick)

Argyle – Murphy Ellis 5 run (Hedlund kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Paris – Tyrell Smith 6 run (Gabriel Vera kick)

Paris – Smith 2 run (Vera kick)

 

Thursday

Quinlan Ford 35, Van 14

ROYSE CITY – Kyle Stone completed six of nine passes for 145 yards and touchdown passes of 75 and 27 yards to Zach Witherspoon and Tim Chumley, as Quinlan Ford (4-7) plays the Pittsburg Pirates (9-1) in this week’s area round, also at Royse City’s Bulldog Stadium, on Friday.

Witherspoon caught two passes for 93 yards in the victory.

Colton Scott ran 10 times for 76 yards and a touchdown, while Colten Baxter added 60 yards on four carries and a score for Quinlan Ford.

Tori Parsons had 97 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown for the Vandals (7-4), and John Dike added a 4-yard scoring run.

 

Quinlan Ford 35, Van 14

Van        0              7              7              0              -14

QF           7              14           7              7              -35

 

Team Stats           QF           Van

First Downs           11           19

Rushes-Yards       37-187   47-225

Passing Yards       72           145

C-A-I                  8-14-0    6-9-1

Fumbles-Lost       1-1          1-0

Penalties-Yards    7-70        1-5

Punts-Average      4-38        1-35

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Van: Tori Parsons 12-97, Michael Terry 18-68, Amadou Diallo 2-10, Tannis Cotton 1-4, Corey Fuller 1-3, Tye Hughes 2-3, John Dike 1-2; Quinlan Ford: Colton Scott 10-76, Kyle Stone 21-66, Colten Baxter 4-60, Al Ballliette 7-16, Kevin Stone 2-5, Tyler McBride 3-2.

Passing – Van: Tye Hughes 7-10-0 70, Tori Parsons 1-4-0 2; Quinlan Ford: Kyle Stone 6-9-1 145.

Receiving – Van: Tori Parsons 4-53, Ryan Parham 2-18, Tye Hughes 1-2, Joey McMinn 1-(-1); Quinlan Ford: Zach Witherspoon 2-93, Tim Chumley 1-27, Al Balliette 1-13, Tyler McBride 2-12.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Quinlan Ford – Kyle Stone 7 run (Manuel Castilleja kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Quinlan Ford – Zach Witherspoon 75 pass from Stone (Castilleja kick)

Van – Tori Parsons 65 run (Brad Bogue kick)

Quinlan Ford – Tim Chumley 27 pass from Stone (Castilleja kick)

THIRD QUARTER

Quinlan Ford – Colten Baxter 4 run (Castilleja kick)

Van – John Dike 4 run (Bogue kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Quinlan Ford – Colton Scott 34 run (Castilleja kick)

 

3A Division I

Prosper 37, North Lamar 0

ROCKWALL– Juan Williams ran 20 times for 172 yards and three touchdowns, as the eighth-ranked Eagles (10-1) began defense of their state championship with a shutout at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium.

Brian Hardy completed nine of 14 passes for 94 yards and a 21-yard touchdown pass to Brett Thompson, who had seven receptions for 80 yards.

The play followed a 10-yard touchdown run by Williams, who had a 3-yard scoring run before the half and another from two yards out in the third quarter.

Hardy also had a 47-yard touchdown run, and he finished the victory with 30 yards on eight carries.

Hunter Havens set up two scores with interceptions, as Prosper out-gained the Panthers (3-8) 220 to 38 in the first half for a 30-0 lead.

The Eagles play Alvarado, a 63-0 winner against Fort Worth Castleberry, in the area round this week.

North Lamar’s Dakota Boles ran 15 times for 76 yards, and Austin Parsons caught three passes for 32 yards.

 

Prosper 37, North Lamar 0

Prosper   15           15           7              0              -37

NL          0              0              0              0              -0

 

Team Stats           Prosper   NL

First Downs           19           5

Rushes-Yards       43-238   25-88

Passing Yards       94           36

C-A-I                  9-14-0    4-14-2

Fumbles-Lost       3-0          1-0

Penalties-Yards    10-70     4-35

Punts-Average      4-28.5    5-38.6

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Prosper: Juan Williams 20-172, Brian Hardy 8-30, Chance Pinkley 5-11, Jonathan Reed 2-7, Patrick Tague 5-7, Hunter Havens 1-4, Brett Thompson 1-4, Colin Padilla 1-3; North Lamar: Dakota Boles 15-76, Tyler Akard 6-11, Ryan White 1-3, Dominic Corpus 3-(-2).

Passing – Prosper: Brian Hardy 9-14-0 94; North Lamar: Tyler Akard 2-6-0 24, Ryan White 2-8-2 12.

Receiving – Prosper: Brett Thompson 7-80, Mario Edwards 1-11, Hunter Havens 1-3; North Lamar: Austin Parsons 3-32, Will Harrington 1-4.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Prosper – Juan Williams 10 run (Cale Brewer kick)

Prosper – Brett Thompson 21 pass from Brian Hardy (Hunter Havens run)

SECOND QUARTER

Prosper – Hardy 47 run (Thompson pass from Hardy)

Prosper – Williams 3 run (Brewer kick)

THIRD QUARTER

Prosper – Williams 2 run (Brewer kick)

 

Lovejoy 52, Wills Point 36

GREENVILLE– Wills Point scored the game’s first points on Will Girdley’s 1-yard fumble return, but Lovejoy scored 28 straight and didn’t look back despite giving up 22 fourth-quarter points on Friday at T.A. Cotton Ford Stadium.

Michael Means ran 11 times for 64 yards and two touchdowns, including a 71-yarder in the first quarter.

Blake Martin had 78 yards on 14 carries and a score, while Hayden Marsh caught his only pass of the game for a 79-yard touchdown.

The Leopards (10-1) also took advantage of seven Wills Point turnovers, turning them into 39 points for their first playoff victory in school history.

They turned three of them into touchdowns, including Blake Westback’s 36-yard fumble return, Matt Kotecki’s 44-yard fumble return and Drew Carson’s 6-yard interception return combined with Eddie Puskarich’s 46-yard field goal for a 45-14 halftime lead.

Lovejoy takes on Texarkana Liberty-Eylau, who had a first-round bye, in an area-round game this week tentatively scheduled for Hallsville.

Trent Jurica ran for an 11-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and completed 16 of 28 passes for 241 yards and a pair of scoring passes to Marquis Burch for 70 yards and Steven Cunigan on a 6-yarder. The Leopards took advantage of his three interceptions.

Burch caught six passes for 150 yards.

Brandon Morris led Wills Point (9-2) with 102 yards on 17 carries but was held out of the end zone.

 

Lovejoy 52, Wills Point 36

Lovejoy 28           17           7              0              -52

Wills Pt.  7              7              0              22           -36

 

Team Stats           LHS        Wills Point

First Downs           13           18

Rushes-Yards       46-213   35-160

Passing Yards       88           241

C-A-I                   3-11-1    16-28-3

Fumbles-Lost       1-1          4-4

Penalties-Yards    4-35        5-50

Punts-Average      4-27        3-34.7

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Lovejoy: Blake Martin 14-78, Michael Means 11-64, Zander Hamilton 11-62, Carson Cooper 3-7, Tanner Michaels 3-7, Cameron Seay 3-(-1), Ryan Lusby 1-(-4); Wills Point: Brandon Morris 17-102, Trent Jurica 15-46, J.K. Wilson 2-9, Steven Cunigan 1-3.

Passing – Lovejoy: Michael Means 3-10-1 88, Ryan Lusby 0-1-0 0; Wills Point: Trent Jurica 16-28-3 241.

Receiving – Lovejoy: Hayden Marsh 1-79, Cade Carter 1-6, Blake Westback 1-3; Wills Point: Marquis Burch 6-150, Steven Cunigan 5-54, Junior Hamilton 2-33, Brandon Morris 2-7, Trent Jurica 1-(-3).

 

FIRST QUARTER

Wills Point – Will Girdley 1 fumble return (Evan Padilla kick)

Lovejoy – Hayden Marsh 79 pass from Michael Means (kick failed)

Lovejoy – Blake Martin 10 run (Means run)

Lovejoy – Means 71 run (Eddie Puskarich kick)

Lovejoy – Blake Westback 36 fumble return (Puskarich kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Wills Point – J.K. Wilson 4 run (Padilla kick)

Lovejoy – Matt Kotecki 44 fumble return (Puskarich kick)

Lovejoy – Drew Carson 6 interception return (Puskarich kick)

Lovejoy – Puskarich 46 FG

THIRD QUARTER

Lovejoy – Means 1 run (Puskarich kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Wills Point – Trent Jurica 11 run (Padilla kick)

Wills Point – Marquis Burch 70 pass from Jurica (Padilla kick)

Wills Point – Steven Cunigan 6 pass from Jurica (Cunigan pass from Jurica)

 

4A Division I

Highland Park 56, McKinney 38

MURPHY– The Scots trailed entering the third quarter before scoring 28 straight points to pull away from the Lions at Kimbrough Stadium.

Luke Woodley completed 24 of 33 passes for 480 yards and four touchdowns and had three receivers with at least 130 yards.

Josh Francis (eight receptions, 130 yards) and Chris Hipps (nine receptions, 165 yards) caught touchdown passes of 68 and 34 yards.

John Gottsacker added a 1-yard scoring run for Highland Park, who plays South Oak Cliff, a 35-21 winner against Woodrow Wilson, in the area round.

Damion Willis ran 36 times for 218 yards, and Matt Lipka scored the final touchdown of his career on a 97-yard kickoff return.

Lipka caught seven passes for 211 yards and scored all three first-half touchdowns for McKinney.

Zach Lee was 10 of 24 for 252 yards and all three touchdowns to Lipka, but the Lions didn’t have enough firepower in the second half.

The Scots also got a pair of touchdowns from Jake Howeth.

Austin Miller (six receptions, 172 yards) added a 5-yard touchdown reception.

Michael Gonsalves’ 24-yard field goal gave the Lions a 24-21 halftime lead.

Reeves also returned an interception 51 yards for a touchdown.

The teams were deadlocked at 14 after the first quarter.

Lee threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Lipka but was answered by Brookes McIlhenny’s 4-yard scoring run. Highland Park took the lead on Howeth’s 4-yard touchdown before being tied on Lipka’s 29-yard scoring reception from Lee.

The future LSU quarterback added his third touchdown pass to Lee from 87 yards out in the second quarter.

 

Highland Park 56, McKinney 38

McKinney             14           10           0              14           -38

Highland Park      14           7              14           21           -56

 

Team Stats           MHS      HP

First Downs           25           21

Rushes-Yards       50-274   23-106

Passing Yards       252         480

C-A-I                   10-24-0 24-33-1

Fumbles-Lost       0-0          0-0

Penalties-Yards    5-35        5-32

Punts-Average      3-37.7    2-31.5

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – McKinney: Damion Willis 36-218, Zach Lee 14-56; Highland Park: Brookes McIlhenny 10-45, John Gottsacker 4-34, Preston Miller 1-15, Jake Howeth 3-10, Luke Woodley 5-2.

Passing – McKinney: Zach Lee 10-24-0 252; Highland Park: Luke Woodley 24-33-1 480.

Receiving – McKinney: Matt Lipka 7-211, Gerald Peterson 2-24, Tanner Newton 1-17; Highland Park: Austin Miller 6-172, Chris Hipps 9-165, Josh Francis 8-130, Morgan Stringer 1-13.

 

FIRST QUARTER

McKinney – Matt Lipka 36 pass from Zach Lee (Michael Gonsalves kick)

Highland Park – Brookes McIlhenny 4 run (Andrew Bowman kick)

Highland Park – Jake Howeth 4 run (Ross Sanders kick)

McKinney – Lipka 29 pass from Lee (Gonsalves kick)

SECOND QUARTER

McKinney – Lipka 87 pass from Lee (Gonsalves kick)

Highland Park – Austin Miller 5 pass from Luke Woodley (Sanders kick)

McKinney – Gonsalves 24 FG

THIRD QUARTER

Highland Park – Miller 53 pass from Woodley (Sanders kick)

Highland Park – Howeth 5 run (Sanders kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Highland Park – Josh Francis 68 pass from Woodley (Sanders kick)

Highland Park – Chris Hipps 34 pass from Woodley (Sanders kick)

McKinney – Damion Willis 29 run (Willis run)

Highland Park – John Gottsacker 1 run (Sanders kick)

McKinney – Lipka 97 kickoff return (run failed)

 

Carrollton Newman Smith 56, Sherman 35

PLANO– The Trojans scored 23 straight points to oust Sherman at Clark Stadium.

Randall Joyner ran 20 times for 122 yards and three touchdowns for Newman Smith, which faces Dallas Carter, a 30-19 winner against Samuell, in the area round.

Al Lasker caught eight passes for 139 yards, and Aldo Quiroga was 15 of 21 for 241 yards.

Zac Whitfield had 235 all-purpose yards for the Bearcats (8-3), including 173 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown. Madison Carter completed eight of 23 passes for 97 yards and two touchdown passes to Dylon Beamesderfer, including a 42-yarder in the second quarter.

Nathan James finished with 65 yards on four receptions for Sherman, and backup quarterback Thor Long completed 7 of 8 passes for 126 yards and accounted for two late touchdowns.

 

Carrollton Newman Smith 56, Sherman 35

Sherman 7 7 7 14 -35

Newman Smith 7 13 12 24 -56

 

Team Stats           Sherman CNS

First Downs           16 26

Rushes-Yards       23-227 53-269

Passing Yards       243 241

C-A-I                   16-32-3 15-21-0

Fumbles-Lost       0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 6-58 6-55

Punts-Average     3-45.3 1-68

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Sherman: Zac Whitfield 13-173, Madison Carter 5-31, Thor Long 2-14, Robert Fallon 1-7, Nathan James 2-2; Newman Smith: Randall Joyner 20-122, Terrell Wilson 7-65, Aldo Quiroga 16-60, Braxton Bearden 4-23, Shawn Holmes 1-0, Tripp Abbott 3-0, Leon Makombe 2-(-1).

Passing – Sherman: Madison Carter 8-23-3 97, Thor Long 7-8-0 126, Tyler Liss 1-1-0 20; Newman Smith: Aldo Quiroga 15-21-0 241.

Receiving – Sherman: Nathan James 4-65, Zac Whitfield 6-62, Dylon Beamesderfer 2-45, John Welborn 2-33, Geoff Hooker 1-20, Robert Fallon 1-18; Newman Smith: Al Lasker 8-139, Zach Fleming 3-30, Randall Joyner 1-29, Braxton Bearden 1-21, Jacoby Williams 1-15, Shawn Holmes 1-7.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Newman Smith – Aldo Quiroga 3 run (Phillipe Ichter kick)

Sherman – Dylon Beamesderfer 3 pass from Madison Carter (Eric Hosek kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Newman Smith – Ichter 25 FG

Sherman – Beamesderfer 42 pass from Carter (Hosek kick)

Newman Smith – Braxton Bearden 9 run (Ichter kick)

Newman Smith – Ichter 31 FG

THIRD QUARTER

Newman Smith – Randall Joyner 3 run (run failed)

Sherman – Zac Whitfield 67 run (Hosek kick)

Newman Smith – Quiroga 2 run (run failed)

FOURTH QUARTER

Newman Smith – Joyner 2 run (Ichter kick)

Newman Smith – Jeremy Stallworth 27 interception return (Ichter kick)

Newman Smith – Ichter 42 FG

Sherman – Whitfield 25 pass from Thor Long (Hosek kick)

Newman Smith – Joyner 1 run (Gabriel Ortega kick)

 

4A Division II

Denison 61, Richardson Pearce 28

FRISCO– Cody Reeves accounted for three touchdowns, including scoring receptions on his only two catches of the game from 35 and 28 yards out, as the Yellow Jackets (10-1) scored all their points in the first three quarters.

Jordan Taylor completed 12 of 16 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns, including a 33-yarder to Kyle Galyon in the first quarter.

Taylor also ran 15 times for 95 yards and two scores, D.J. Jones finished with 147 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns while Jimmay Mundine added a 64-yard scoring run for Denison, who plays Dallas Conrad, a 24-19 winner against Dallas Pinkston, in this week’s area round.

Josh Gold had 255 yards of total offense for the Mustangs (6-5). He caught eight passes for 132 yards and a touchdown and added 11 carries for 123 yards and two more scores.

Pearce quarterback Caleb Lewis was 16 of 33 for 213 yards and a pair of touchdowns but did throw three interceptions.

 

Denison 61, Richardson Pearce 28

Denison 21 20 20 0 -61

Pearce 7 7 6 8 -28

 

Team Stats Denison Pearce

First Downs           26 21

Rushes-Yards       62-371 23-165

Passing Yards       250 231

C-A-I                   12-16-0 17-40-6

Fumbles-Lost       2-1 2-1

Penalties-Yards 6-57 3-18

Punts-Average     2-19.5 3-21

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Denison: D.J. Jones 21-147, Jordan Taylor 15-95, Tyler McLaren 11-63, Joseph Williams 13-46, Cody Reeves 1-21, Dominique Johnson 1-(-1); Pearce: Josh Gold 11-123, Corey Coleman 6-27, Blake Jumonville 4-21, Kevin Garvey 1-5, Caleb Lewis 1-(-11).

Passing – Denison: Jordan Taylor 12-16-0 250; Pearce: Lewis 16-33-3 213, Mac Morse 1-6-2 18, Gold 0-1-1-0.

Receiving – Denison: Jimmay Mundine 2-77, Cody Reeves 2-63, D.J. Jones 4-55, Kyle Galyon 3-50, Tyler Jennings 1-5; Pearce: Josh Gold 8-132, Corey Coleman 2-29, Jake Allen 3-28, Blake Jumonville 3-24, Blake Durant 1-18.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Denison – D.J. Jones 19 run (Dalton Hestand kick)

Denison – Kyle Galyon 33 pass from Jordan Taylor (Hestand kick)

Pearce – Josh Gold 10 pass from Caleb Lewis (Michael Hunnicutt kick)

Denison – Cody Reeves 35 pass from Taylor (Hestand kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Denison – Jones 8 run (kick failed)

Pearce – Gold 6 run (Hunnicutt kick)

Denison – Taylor 1 run (Taylor run)

Denison – Reeves 28 pass from Taylor (kick failed)

THIRD QUARTER

Denison – Jimmay Mundine 64 run (run failed)

Denison – Reeves 51 interception return (Hestand kick)

Denison – Taylor 5 run (Hestand kick)

Pearce – Blake Jumonville 12 pass from Lewis (pass failed)

FOURTH QUARTER

Pearce – Gold 4 run (Gold pass from Lewis)

 

Frisco Liberty 49, Rockwall-Heath 35

WYLIE– Brandon Brotzman threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Hill after the Hawks (7-4) stayed within seven points most of the game.

Brotzman completed 22 of 38 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns in the win for Liberty (6-5).

Jay Ajayi ran 17 times for 123 yards and three touchdowns, and Hill caught eight passes for 120 yards.

David Smith had four receptions for 95 yards, while Cameron Brown added 94 yards on four receptions and two touchdowns.

Kevin Rodgers was 19 of 35 for 309 yards but threw four interceptions. He did throw for three touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Ryan Peterson (five catches, 120 yards) and added a pair of third-quarter scoring runs.

Clark Pope had six receptions for 102 yards, with David Tanner and Tyler Harding also catching touchdown passes from Rodgers.

 

Frisco Liberty 49, Rockwall-Heath 35

Frisco Liberty 14 14 14 7 -49

Rockwall-Heath 7 14 14 0 -35

 

Team Stats Liberty Heath

First Downs           22 18

Rushes-Yards       32-134 21-108

Passing Yards       354 309

C-A-I                   22-38-2 19-35-4

Fumbles-Lost       0-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 5-20 5-36

Punts-Average     3-9.7 2-24

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Frisco Liberty: Jay Ajayi 17-123, Pereese Joas 9-12, Brandon Brotzman 3-9, Malcolm Hill 3-(-10); Rockwall-Heath: Dorian Lawry 9-55, Kevin Rodgers 6-48, Drew Baxter 6-5.

Passing – Frisco Liberty: Brandon Brotzman 22-38-2 354; Rockwall-Heath: Kevin Rodgers 19-35-4 309.

Receiving – Liberty: Hill 8-120, David Smith 4-95, Cameron Brown 4-94, Jay Ajayi 3-34, Pereese Joas 3-11; Heath: Ryan Peterson 5-120, Clark Pope 6-102, Tyler Harding 3-38, Cameron Wilson 3-28, Baxter 1-19, David Tanner 1-2.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Frisco Liberty – Jay Ajayi 40 run (Connor Hirt kick)

Rockwall-Heath – David Tanner 2 pass from Kevin Rodgers (Trevor Pinkston kick)

Frisco Liberty – Cameron Brown 10 pass from Brandon Brotzman (Hirt kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Rockwall-Heath – Tyler Harding 9 pass from Rodgers (Pinkston kick)

Frisco Liberty – Ajayi 11 run (Hirt kick)

Frisco Liberty – Brown 15 pass from Brotzman (Hirt kick)

Rockwall-Heath – Ryan Peterson 3 pass from Rodgers (Pinkston kick)

THIRD QUARTER

Rockwall-Heath – Rodgers 15 run (Pinkston kick)

Frisco Liberty – Ajayi 5 run (Hirt kick)

Rockwall-Heath – Rodgers 1 run (Pinkston kick)

Frisco Liberty – Pereese Joas 1 run (Hirt kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Frisco Liberty – Malcolm Hill 9 pass from Brotzman (Hirt kick)

 

Class 2A Division I

Pilot Point 59, Boyd 42

SPRINGTOWN– Jarman Johnson ran 28 times for 378 yards and six touchdowns, as Pilot Point (11-0) took the first step in what it hopes is a state championship.

Johnson scored on a 52-yard run and had a 7-yarder to break a 21-21 tie in the second quarter. He added touchdown runs of 22 and 62 yards in the third quarter and 10 and 11 yards in the fourth after Boyd trailed just 45-42. Tim Fleming had 329 yards of total offense and two rushing touchdowns, including 170 yards on 19 carries while completing 13 of 17 passes for 159 yards.

Colton Lyon scored Boyd’s first four touchdowns, carrying the ball 15 times for 153 yards, and Kyle Stearns added nine receptions for 124 yards.

Seth Tilley was 10 of 13 for 128 yards and had touchdown passes of 65 and eight yards to Mason Guthrie and Justin Chambers.

 

Pilot Point 59, Boyd 42

Boyd 13 8 6 15 -42

PP 14 14 14 17 -59

 

Team Stats Boyd PP

First Downs          18 24

Rushes-Yards      44-394 41-438

Passing Yards       159 128

C-A-I                   13-18-1 10-13-0

Fumbles-Lost       1-1 0-0

Penalties-Yards 8-45 5-58

Punts-Average     2-51 0-0

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Boyd: Tim Fleming 19-170, Colton Lyon 15-153, Ryan Wilson 8-65, Neil Livingston 1-4, Tim Warner 1-2; Pilot Point: Jarman Johnson 28-378, Seth Tilley 10-41, Jeremy Jackson 3-19.

Passing – Boyd: Tim Fleming 13-17-1 159, Tim Warner 0-1-0 0; Pilot Point: Seth Tilley 10-13-0 128.

Receiving – Boyd: Kyle Stearns 9-124, Edgar Lugo 3-21, Colton Lyon 1-16; Pilot Point: Mason Guthrie 1-65, Justin Chambers 3-25, Jarman Johnson 4-24, J.P. Price 1-10, Colin Noe 1-4.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Boyd – Colton Lyon 6 run (kick failed)

Pilot Point – Mason Guthrie 65 pass from Seth Tilley (Ruben Martinez kick)

Boyd – Lyon 63 run (Stearns kick)

Pilot Point – Justin Chambers 8 pass from Tilley (Martinez kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Pilot Point – Jarman Johnson 52 run (Martinez kick)

Boyd – Lyon 2 run (Stearns pass from Tim Fleming)

Pilot Point – Johnson 7 run (Martinez kick)

THIRD QUARTER

Boyd – Lyon 18 run (kick failed)

Pilot Point – Johnson 22 run (Martinez kick)

Pilot Point – Johnson 62 run (Martinez kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Boyd – Fleming 5 run (Stearns kick)

Pilot Point – Martinez 25 FG

Boyd – Fleming 5 run (Edgar Lugo pass from Fleming)

Pilot Point – Johnson 10 run (Martinez kick)

Pilot Point – Johnson 11 run (Martinez kick)

 

Class 2A Division II

Melissa 7, Prairiland 6

GARLAND– Rodney Reed stopped Prairiland short of the end zone on a two-point pass attempt to hold on for the 1-point win on Friday at Homer B. Johnson Stadium.

The Cardinals (9-2) play Callisburg in this week’s area round at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday at the Little Elm Athletic Complex after the Wildcats defeated Jacksboro on Saturday.

Sophomore quarterback Wes McQueen completed five of eight passes for 85 yards, and Nick Palmer ran six times for 11 yards and a 1-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead in the third quarter after both teams entered with a scoreless first half.

The score capped a seven-play, 45-yard drive aided by McQueen’s timely pass to Brandon Hunter.

Randal Sessums, Prairiland’s all-time rushing leader, ran 28 times for 112 yards in the loss for the Patriots (9-2), who won nine straight only to lose their final two games for the second time in as many seasons.

Todd Fendley caught a five-yard touchdown pass from running back Justin Harris for Prairiland’s only score.

Sessums bulled his way toward the end zone after catching a shovel pass but was stopped short by Reed.

The game was delayed nearly a half hour after Patriot quarterback Payne Schuelke, son of Prairiland head coach Glen Schuelke, broke his ankle and fibula playing defense and left the stadium on an ambulance.

Schuelke had to be replaced by receiver Tanner Connot who did have experience behind center earlier in the season and had to play after the team’s backup quarterback Zach McLamore wasn’t even dressed out because of his own injury after a concussion he suffered a week earlier against Paul Pewitt.

 

Melissa 7, Prairiland 6

Melissa 0 0 7 0 -7

Pland 0 0 0 6 -6

 

Team Stats Melissa Prairiland

First Downs          8 13

Rushes-Yards      28-55 42-148

Passing Yards       85 17

C-A-I                   5-8-0 4-13-2

Fumbles-Lost       0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 2-20 2-10

Punts-Average     5-34.6 1-20

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Melissa: Cody Morgan 14-29, Hunter 2-12, Nick Palmer 6-11, Bush 2-9, Nathan Warren 1-0, John Young 1-0, Wes McQueen 2-(-6); Prairiland: Randal Sessums 28-112, Connot 12-36, Josh Esch 1-0, Harris 1-0.

Passing – Melissa: McQueen 5-8-0 85; Prairiland: Tanner Connot 3-11-2 12, Harris 1-1-0 5, P. Schuelke 0-1-0 0.

Receiving – Melissa: Brodie Russell 2-36, Brandon Hunter 1-33, Michael Ellis 1-12, Aaron Bush 1-4; Prairiland: Justin Harris 2-10, Todd Fendley 2-7.

 

THIRD QUARTER

Melissa – Nick Palmer 1 run (Conner Monroe kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Prairiland – Todd Fendley 5 pass from Justin Harris (pass failed)

 

Thursday

Aubrey 34, Melissa 7

SPRINGTOWN– Billy Feathers ran 11 times for 109 yards and touchdown runs of two and 68 yards and also caught a 41-yard scoring pass in Aubrey’s win at Springtown’s Porcupine Stadium.

The Chaparrals (10-1) play Paul Pewitt (9-2), a 21-14 winner against Leonard on Saturday, in this week’s area round at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday at Royse City’s Bulldog Stadium.

James Wurster completed seven of 11 passes for 129 yards and three second-quarter touchdown passes, including two to Levi Birdsong, who caught five passes for 72 yards.

Feathers caught the first to answer an early Millsap score, and Wurster’s three scoring tosses gave Aubrey a 21-7 halftime lead.

Matt Callan led Millsap (8-3) with 102 yards on 16 carries and a 28-yard touchdown run.

Quarterback Zeb Littlefield was five of 13 for 85 yards and an interception.

Aubrey out-gained Millsap 307-216 and was consistent with the run (156 yards on 30 carries) and the pass (151 yards).

The Chaparrals are still looking to work on their composure after winning handily despite committing 10 penalties for 80 yards and won again with the absence of rushing leader Justin Griffin, who was out with an injury.

It was also the 422^nd career victory for Aubrey coach G.A. Moore, who has also coached at Celina, Pilot Point and Sherman during his illustrious career as the state’s career leader in wins.

 

Aubrey 34, Millsap 7

Millsap 7 0 0 0 -7

Aubrey 0 21 7 6 -34

 

Team Stats Millsap Aubrey

First Downs          15 12

Rushes-Yards      41-120 30-156

Passing Yards       96 151

C-A-I                   6-14-1 8-12-0

Fumbles-Lost       4-2 0-0

Penalties-Yards 5-40 10-80

Punts-Average     4-34 4-31.8

 

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Millsap: Matt Callan 16-102, Zeb Littlefield 20-19, Chris Hicks 4-12, Clay Walker 1-(-13); Aubrey: Billy Feathers 11-109, Skylar Starling 5-21, Taylor Conway 3-11, Skyler Craig 4-9, James Wurster 3-7, Kaleb Parrent 1-1, Chase Mahurin 1-0, Jordan Starling 2-(-2).

Passing – Millsap: Zeb Littlefield 5-13-1 85, Hicks 1-1-0 11; Aubrey: Wurster 7-11-1 129, S. Starling 1-1-0 22.

Receiving – Millsap: Chris Hicks 3-36, Clay Walker 2-34, Ryan Van Gundy 1-26; Aubrey: Levi Birdsong 5-72, Billy Feathers 1-41, Skyler Craig 1-22, Kendall Jones 1-16.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Millsap – Matt Callan 28 run (Andy Chesnut kick)

SECOND QUARTER

Aubrey – Billy Feathers 41 pass from James Wurster (Levi Birdsong kick)

Aubrey – Birdsong 6 pass from Wurster (Birdsong kick)

Aubrey – Birdsong 23 pass from Wurster (Birdsong kick)

THIRD QUARTER

Aubrey – Feathers 2 run (Birdsong kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

Aubrey – Feathers 68 run (kick failed)