Argyle 52, Lake Dallas 21
The surging Argyle Eagles took down Lake Dallas on Friday night.
The Eagles struck first on a 7-yard run from Jake Krekeler. Krekeler then scored on a 15-yard run to make it 14-0 Argyle.
Lake Dallas then scored to make it 14-7 heading into the second quarter.
In the second, Argyle drove 88 yards to take a 21-7 lead on a 1-yard run from Devon Owen, and made it 24-7 on a 26-yard field goal from Anthony Ruvalcaba.
With 1:51 left to play in the first half, Argyle made it 31-7 when Maguire Gasperson hit Hunter McFaul on an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Gasperson hit Braden Bach on a 5-yard pass in the third to make it 38-7 Argyle.
Lake Dallas answered with a touchdown of its own, but in the fourth, Krekeler scored on a 1-yard run to give Argyle a 45-14 lead headed into the fourth quarter.
Nathaniel Bruce scored on a 35-yard interception return in the fourth quarter for Argyle to seal the victory.
Krekeler rushed for 128 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game for Argyle.
The Eagles (3-2, 2-0) will host at McKinney Emerson at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.
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— Argyle ISD (@ArgyleISD) October 7, 2023
Lewisville 57, Plano West 6
Lewisville took one step closer to a playoff berth on Friday night with a 57-6 victory over Plano West.
The Fighting Farmers scored first in the game on a 30-yard field goal from Eric Arias and led 16-0 at the end of one on a touchdown pass from Ethan Terrell completed to Jaydan Hardy for 24 yards.
Terrell hit Viron Ellison on an 8-yard touchdown pass, and Lewisville led 29-0 at halftime.
In the second half, Ellison broke a 66-yard touchdown run to make it 36-0 Lewisville, and Terrell hit Kaiden Reese on a 10-yard pass to give the Fighting Farmers a 43-0 lead.
Special teams got in on the act, when Hardy returned a punt 82-yards for a touchdown to give Lewisville a 50-0 lead, and Vance Walker scored on a 14-yard run to make it 57-0 Lewisville.
The Fighting Farmers (4-2, 2-1) will host Plano at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13
Coppell 20, Marcus 6
The Marauders came up short on Friday night, failing to make a trip to the end zone against Coppell.
Marcus scored first in the game on a 37-yard field goal from Owen Gall in the first quarter to make it 3-0 Marcus.
The Cowboys scored 20 unanswered points before Gall booted a 30-yard field goal to bring Marcus to within two scores.
The Marauders (2-4, 2-1) will play at Plano west at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Liberty Christian 85, Fort Worth Christian 13
The Jason Witten-led Warriors left no doubt that they are the team to beat in TAPPS Division II, District I this year, crushing Fort Worth Christian in their district opener on Friday night.
Chase Garnett got things going for Liberty with a 30-yard touchdown run early on, and Cole Welliver hit Quinton Brown on a 44-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0 Warriors.
Garnett added a 1-yard run to make it 21-0, and Welliver hit Michael Stump on a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Warriors a 28-0 lead.
Garnett scored again on an 8-yard run with 2 minutes to play in the first quarter to give LCS a 35-0 lead.
Fort Worth Christian scored early in the second, but a Liberty Christian safety made it 37-6.
Brady Janusek then scored on a 24-yard run to give Liberty a 44-6 lead, and Welliver hit Jaylon Hawkins on a 33-yard touchdown pass to make it 51-6 Liberty.
Blake Brisker then scored on a 1-yard run to give Liberty Christian a 58-6 lead, and following an FWC fumble that was recovered by the Warriors, Liberty scored on a 1-yard run from Garnett to make it 65-6 at the half.
Liberty extended it’s lead in the third quarter when Welliver and Hawkins hooked up again, this time on a 16-yard pass to make it a 72-6 game.
The Cardinals then scored again to make it 72-13, but the Warriors special teams answered with a 102-yard kickoff return from Henri Deroche to give Liberty Christian a 78-13 lead.
Nick Blevins then picked off a pass for Liberty Christian and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.
Liberty Christian (6-0, 1-0) will play at Midland Christian at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Plano East 41, Flower Mound 25
After a back-and-forth battle in the first half, Flower Mound fell to Plano East on Friday night.
East took a 3-0 lead into the second quarter, but Flower Mound answered with a 9-yard touchdown run from Peyton Stadler to make it 7-3 Jaguars.
Plano East then scored to take a 10-7 lead, but Flower Mound responded with a 39-yard field goal from Miguel Arenas to tie the game at 10 at halftime.
In the third quarter, East scored 17 unanswered points before Noah Erdman hit Jason Welch on a 5-yard pass to bring the Jaguars to within 10 points.
Plano East then scored 14 unanswered points to give them a 41-17 lead, before Noah Spinks hit Ryan Stadler on an 18-yard touchdown pass to make the score 41-25.
Flower Mound (2-4, 0-3) will host Hebron at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Northwest 64, Saginaw 0
The Northwest Texans left little doubt on Thursday night, taking a 57-0 lead into the half and winning by a score of 64-0 over Saginaw.
Northwest drove 68 yards on its opening drive and scored on a 1-yard run from Ife Durodoye. A 2-point conversion made the score 8-0 Texans.
Following a Saginaw punt, Durodoye scored on a 2-yard run to give the Texans a 16-0 lead.
Durodoye tacked on a 4-yard touchdown with 3:03 remaining in the first quarter to make it 23-0 Northwest, and Leddie Thompson hit Terry Duncan on a 34-yard touchdown pass to give the Texans a 30-0 first quarter lead.
Less than two minutes into the second quarter, Durodoye scored on a 14-yard run to make it 37-0 Northwest, and scored on a 4-yard run following a 73-yard drive for his fifth touchdown of the night with 6:24 to play in the second quarter.
Following an interception from Parker Dunmead, Durodoye scored again on a 1-yard run to make it 50-0 Texans.
With under a minute to play in the half, Durodoye scored again on a 5-yard run to give Northwest a 57-0 advantage.
Durodoye had 128 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns at the end of the first half.
Johnathan Lopez added a touchdown of his own in the third quarter, scoring on a 9-yard run to make it 64-0 Texans.
Northwest (5-1, 3-1) will play at The Colony at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13.