Lewisville 56, Highland Park 42
The Fighting Farmers found themselves in a dogfight Saturday afternoon, but a dominant second half lifted Lewisville to a 56-42 season-opening victory over Highland Park.
Lewisville struck first on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Laykon Brassfield to Deuce Mathis.
Highland Park answered with a touchdown of its own, but the Farmers came right back with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Brassfield to Deontae Weathers to take a 14-7 lead.
The Scots scored again to tie the game at 14 heading into the second quarter.
Brassfield scored on a 9-yard keeper early in the second quarter to make it 21-14, but Highland Park responded with 14 unanswered points to take a 28-21 lead into halftime.
The third quarter belonged to Lewisville. Landon Brazzell scored on an 18-yard run, and Brassfield connected with Derrick Martin on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give the Farmers a 35-28 lead.
Highland Park tied the game early in the fourth quarter before Lewisville erupted for 21 unanswered points to put the game away.
Martin scored on a 6-yard run, Brassfield hit Brazzell on an 8-yard touchdown pass and then connected with Martin on a 49-yard score to give Lewisville a commanding 56-35 lead.
Brassfield finished with five touchdown passes and added another score on the ground.
Lewisville (1-0, 0-0) will host Byron Nelson at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4.
Marcus 41, Northwest 38
Friday night’s game between Marcus and Northwest was a slugfest, with the Marauders emerging with a 41-38 victory.
Drew Emmert scored on a 13-yard run to give Marcus a 7-0 first-quarter lead.
In the second quarter, the Texans responded with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Mark Hartman to Elijah Hawkins to tie the game at 7.
The Marauders regained the lead on a 2-yard run from Emmert, but Northwest answered with a 9-yard touchdown run from Caris Sela to tie the game at 14.
The score remained 14-14 at halftime.
Hartman scored on a 2-yard keeper just under three minutes into the third quarter to give Northwest its first lead of the night.
Marcus’ special teams then came up big, as Gavin Lewis recovered a blocked punt in the end zone to tie the game at 21.
With 1:08 remaining in the third quarter, Sela regained the lead for Northwest on an 8-yard touchdown run.
Special teams came up big again for Marcus, as Caleb Steen returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 28. Emmert then scored on a 7-yard run to give Marcus a 35-28 lead with 5:47 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Late in the fourth, Northwest answered when Hartman hit Sela on a 6-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 35, sending the game to overtime.
In OT, Northwest recovered an onside kick, and Seth Clark kicked a 28-yard field goal to give the Texans a 38-35 lead.
Emmert scored again on a 2-yard run to lift the Marauders to a 41-38 victory.
Marcus (1-0, 0-0) will travel to Arlington Martin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, while Northwest (0-1, 0-0) will host Frisco Wakeland at 7 p.m. the same night.
Oak Ridge (California) 27, Argyle 26
Inaugural football game at new Argyle stadium spoiled by California team
The Argyle football team came up just short Friday night, falling to Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills, California 27-26.
Argyle welcomed Oak Ridge to Texas and christened its new stadium with an 85-yard touchdown pass from Hayes Hackney to Logan Rexroat on its first play.
Oak Ridge took a brief 7-6 lead with a touchdown of its own before Hackney scored on a 3-yard keeper to put the Eagles back in front, 13-7.
Hackney followed with a 76-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Moore to make it 20-7 with 2:34 remaining in the first half.
Oak Ridge scored in the third quarter to cut Argyle’s lead to 20-14 heading into the fourth.
Hackney connected with Rexroat on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to extend Argyle’s lead to 26-14.
Oak Ridge scored a touchdown with 3:32 remaining to pull within five points.
Then, with less than 30 seconds remaining, Oak Ridge scored again to pull out the 27-26 victory. Read more about the game here.
Argyle (0-1, 0-0) will play at Terrell at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4.
Guyer 45, Rockwall-Heath 20
Guyer held off a fourth-quarter rally from Rockwall-Heath on Friday night, defeating the Hawks 45-20 in its season opener.
Khyren Haywood got things going for the Wildcats with a 14-yard touchdown run to give Guyer a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter.
Kash Villegas scored on a 7-yard run with less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter to extend Guyer’s lead to 14-0.
With 1:45 remaining in the first half, Andrew Johnson kicked a 36-yard field goal to give the Wildcats a 17-0 halftime lead.
Late in the third quarter, Zane Rowe scored on a 1-yard run to extend Guyer’s lead to 24-0.
Rockwall-Heath got back into the game early in the fourth quarter with two quick touchdowns to cut Guyer’s lead to 24-14, but Jayden Thomas returned the ensuing kickoff 73 yards for a touchdown to put the Wildcats back up by 17.
Rockwall-Heath scored again to make it 31-20, but with less than four minutes remaining, Cash Bird scored on a 7-yard run and Jake Garcia returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory.
Guyer (1-0, 0-0) will play at Melissa at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4.
Flower Mound 28, McKinney Boyd 24
The Flower Mound football team drove 98 yards on its final possession to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat Thursday night, defeating McKinney Boyd 28-24.
The Broncos jumped out to an 8-0 lead following a touchdown and successful 2-point conversion.
Flower Mound answered with a 2-yard run from Coy Dowell to make the score 8-7 at the end of the first quarter.
With 10:33 to play in the second quarter, Baron Sampson hit Trey Brown on a 16-yard touchdown pass to give the Jaguars a 14-8 lead.
Boyd kicked a field goal as time expired, and Flower Mound led 14-11 at halftime.
Boyd regained the lead late in the third quarter on a 66-yard touchdown pass to make it 18-14, but the Jaguars answered when Wyatt Lejeune broke a 68-yard touchdown run to give Flower Mound a 21-18 lead at the end of the third.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Boyd retook the lead with a touchdown to make it 24-21.
The Jaguars had some last-minute heroics, however, as Sampson led the team on a 98-yard scoring drive, connecting with Mike Miles on a 35-yard touchdown pass with 49 seconds remaining to pull out the season-opening victory.
Flower Mound (1-0, 0-0) will face Keller Timber Creek at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3.
Arlington 38, Byron Nelson 22
The Bobcats came up short in their season opener Thursday night, falling 38-22 to Arlington.
Nelson took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter on a 2-yard run from Ben Odom.
The Bobcats carried the lead into the second half, but Arlington tied the game with a touchdown early in the third quarter.
With just under three minutes to play in the third, the Colts kicked a field goal to take a 10-7 lead.
Arlington scored 14 unanswered points before Trophy Club struck back with a 72-yard touchdown pass from Odom to Cooper Waldrip to make it 24-14.
The Colts scored two more touchdowns before Davis Hesters broke a 47-yard touchdown run to make it 38-22 with 3:50 to play in the fourth quarter.
Byron Nelson (0-1, 0-0) will head to Lewisville at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, to face the Fighting Farmers.
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