Lewisville 14, Marcus 3
The 38th annual Battle of the Axe was a low-scoring, hard-hitting defensive affair on Friday night, as Lewisville emerged victorious.
With 2:28 remaining in the first quarter, Owen Gall kicked a 31-yard field goal to give Marcus a 3-0 lead.
Lewisville answered with a 10-yard touchdown run from Viron Ellison 7 seconds into the second quarter, and the scored was 7-3 Lewisville at halftime.
Following a scoreless third quarter, Ellison tacked on 4-yard touchdown run to make it 14-3 Lewisville early in the fourth quarter and the score held up.
Ellison rushed for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Farmers.
With the win, the axe stays with Lewisville in two consecutive years for the first time since 2002. Last year, the Farmers edged out Marcus with a last-minute field goal. Marcus leads the all-time series, 21-17.
Marcus (3-5, 3-2) will host Plano at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, while Lewisville (6-2, 4-1) will host Plano East at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27.
Axe back where it belongs #TheLew pic.twitter.com/6QlGiyBr8o
— Lewisville Football (@LHSFball) October 21, 2023
Liberty Christian 49, FW Southwest Christian 0
Jason Witten’s Liberty Christian Warriors jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead and never looked back, defeating Fort Worth Southwest Christian by a score of 49-0 on Friday night.
Neither team scored in the first quarter, but with 10 minutes to play in the second, Cole Welliver hit Brady Janusek on a 63-yard touchdown pass to give the Warriors a 7-0 lead.
Chase Garnett made it 14-0 LCS on a 26-yard scamper 3 minutes later, and with under a minute to play in the first half, Welliver connected with Quinton Brown on a 23-yard touchdown pass to give the Warriors a three-score lead.
In the third quarter, Garnett broke a 51-yard touchdown run to make it 28-0, and two minutes later, Welliver and Brown hooked up a second time, this one on a 19-yard touchdown pass to give Liberty a 35-0 lead.
Blake Brisker scored on a 19-yard run with five minutes to play in the third and Welliver hit Michael Stump on a 6-yard pass to make it 49-0 midway through the fourth quarter.
Liberty Christian (8-0, 3-0) will travel to Fort Worth at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 to play All Saints.
Flower Mound 35, Plano 28
Things did not look good for Flower Mound early on, but a strong third quarter rally kept its playoff hopes alive on a Friday night with a 7-point win over Plano.
The Wildcats took a 14-0 lead into the second quarter, before Noah Spinks tossed a 34-yard touchdown pass to Carter Massey to cut the Wildcat lead to 7 points.
Plano led 14-7 at halftime.
The Jaguars scored 14 unanswered points in the span of four minutes in the the third quarter on a 6-yard run from Peyton Stadler and 3-yard rush from Noah Erdman to give Flower Mound a 21-14 lead.
Plano tied it up at 21, but Flower Mound came right back and scored on a 9-yard run from Stadler to make it 28-21 Flower Mound headed to the fourth.
The Jags extended their lead to 14 points when Noah Spinks hit Massey on a 93-yard bomb.
With 8:32 to play, however, Plano answered with a touchdown to make it 35-28, and Flower Mound held on for the victory.
The Jaguars (4-4, 2-3) will play at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Coppell.
Guyer 24, Allen 18
The Guyer Wildcats clawed their way to a 6-point win on Friday night, defeating first place Allen and handing the Eagles their first district loss.
Following a scoreless first quarter, Isaac Harney hit Josiah Martin on a 45-yard touchdown pass with eight minutes to play in the second quarter, and Guyer led 7-0 at the half.
Ford Stinson kicked a 37-yard field goal to give Guyer a 10-0 third quarter lead, before Allen scored with just under three minutes to play in the quarter to make it 10-7 Wildcats.
With 2:43 to play in the third, Harney and Martin hooked up on a 70-yard touchdown pass to give the Wildcats at 17-7 lead headed to the fourth.
Special teams then got in on the act, as Eli Bowen returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-10 Guyer.
Allen answered with a touchdown and 2-point conversion, and the score was 24-18 with 4:35 to play in the game, but Guyer made the lead stand.
Guyer (6-2, 4-1) will host McKinney at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27.
Northwest 63, FW South Hills 7
The Texans had no problems with South Hills on Friday night, limiting the Scorpions to one score.
Leddie Thompson got things going for the Texans on a 2-yard touchdown run, and then hit Terry Duncan on a 9-yard pass to make it 14-0 Northwest.
With 2:35 to play in the first quarter, Thompson tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Kobey Wall, and the Texans led 21-0 after one.
Less than a minute into the second quarter, Paul Lilly returned a blocked field goal attempt 79 yards for a touchdown and then Thompson hit Gage Moore on an 18-yard touchdown pass to give Northwest a 35-0 lead with 8:55 to play in the first half.
Ife Durodoye then scored on a 36-yard run for Northwest and Nate Jean rushed 9 yards for a score.
Johnathan Lopez then scored on a 2-yard run, and Northwest led 56-0 at the break.
In the third quarter, South Hills finally got on the board, but Northwest answered when Bryce Etchieson hit Perseus Carter on a 34-yard touchdown pass and the Texans led 63-7 at the end of three.
Northwest (7-1, 5-1) will travel to Burleson at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 to play Centennial.
Argyle 63, Frisco Independence 0
The Argyle Eagles clinched a playoff berth on Thursday night with a 63-0 victory over Frisco Independence.
The Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 39-yard run from Jake Krekeler, and made it 14-0 when Maguire Gasperson hit Lane Stewart on a 14-yard touchdown pass.
Krekeler scored a second time on a 15-yard run, and then Gasperson connected with Will Krzysiak on a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Eagles a 28-0 lead at the end of one.
Thomas Irwin intercepted an Independence pass, and Argyle capitalized when Gasperson hit Braden Bach on a 2-yard touchdown pass to give the Eagles a 35-0 lead.
Gasperson and Bach hooked up a second time on a 31-yard touchdown pass, and Gasperson tacked on another score on a 1-yard keeper.
Argyle led 49-0 at halftime.
Early in the third quarter, Jarrett Waggoner hit Ethan Fetters on a 36-yard touchdown pass and it was 56-0 heading into the fourth quarter.
Chase Bagley scored on an 10-yard run to finish out scoring for the game.
Gasper tossed four touchdown passes in the game, and ran for another score.
Argyle (5-2, 4-0) will host Denton at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27.
With a score of 63-0, the Eagles win the game. #goeagles🦅 #togetherwesoar #txhsfb https://t.co/t1ecgOPaaA pic.twitter.com/Xxwdt7Xfmm
— The Talon News (@TheTalonNews) October 20, 2023
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