Marcus 45, Richardson Pearce 14
Marcus got back into the win column Friday night with a 45-14 victory over Richardson Pearce in its final game of the non-district season.
Cash Davis hit Caleb Steen on a 21-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-0 Marauders, and Santiago Diaz kicked a 39-yard field goal to extend Marcus’ lead to 10 points.
Marcus’ defense then came up big when Evan Sacks returned a fumble 10 yards for a touchdown, giving the Marauders a 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Pearce got on the board early in the second quarter before Davis threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Mayfield to make it 24-6 Marcus.
Pearce scored again before the break to cut the Marauders’ lead to 24-14 at halftime.
Early in the third quarter, Drew Emmert broke a 43-yard touchdown run to extend Marcus’ lead to 17 points.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Emmert scored on a 2-yard run to make it 38-14.
Elijah Estes then scored on a 3-yard run to close out the scoring.
Marcus (2-1, 0-0) has a bye next week before opening district play at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 against Lewisville in the Battle of the Axe.
Argyle 70, Somerset (Nevada) 21
Argyle made quick work of Somerset Academy Losee on Friday night, rolling to a 70-21 victory.
The Eagles got on the board less than a minute into the first quarter when Hayes Hackney connected with Julian Caldwell on a 74-yard touchdown pass.
Less than three minutes later, Hackney and Caldwell hooked up on a 49-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0 Argyle.
Reno Hermann then scored on a 1-yard run to make it 21-0, and Hackney and Caldwell teamed up a third time on a 21-yard touchdown pass as Argyle led 28-0 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Hackney scored on a 12-yard keeper and Micah De Leon scored on a 2-yard run before Somerset got on the board.
Hackney then hit De Leon on a 16-yard touchdown pass to give the Eagles a 49-7 halftime lead.
Hackney threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns in the first half, while Caldwell had 160 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Argyle picked up where it left off in the third quarter when Hackney hit Caldwell for their fourth touchdown connection, this time from 22 yards.
Somerset scored again before Ryan Nelson broke a 71-yard touchdown run to make it 63-14.
Somerset added another touchdown late in the third quarter, but Cobe Wilson broke a 66-yard touchdown run in the fourth to close out the scoring.
Argyle (2-1, 0-0) will host Highland Park at 7 p.m. Sept. 18.
Lewisville 49, Denton Ryan 17
The Fighting Farmers got off to a quick start Friday night and never let up, wrapping up the non-district season undefeated with a 49-17 victory over Denton Ryan.
Laykon Brassfield tossed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Landon Bogany to get Lewisville on the board and followed it with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Landon Brazzell to give the Farmers a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
Ryan scored 14 unanswered points to tie the game with 8:54 remaining in the first half before Brassfield hit Deuce Mathis on a 3-yard touchdown pass.
Ryan kicked a field goal before Brassfield and Brazzell hooked up on a 23-yard touchdown pass to give Lewisville a 28-17 halftime lead.
Early in the third quarter, Brassfield and Brazzell connected for a third time, this time on a 38-yard touchdown pass to make it 35-17. Brassfield then hit Derrick Martin on a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Farmers a 42-17 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Kason Crumpton scored on a 6-yard run with 8:52 remaining in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.
Brassfield finished with 330 passing yards and six touchdowns, while Brazzell had 170 receiving yards and three touchdown catches.
Lewisville (3-0, 0-0) has a bye next week before opening district play at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 against Marcus in the Battle of the Axe.
Byron Nelson 46, Rockwall-Heath 44
Byron Nelson picked up its first win of the season Friday night, outlasting Rockwall-Heath 46-44 in a shootout.
The Bobcats got on the board first on a 4-yard run from Tre Green to make it 7-0.
Heath answered with a touchdown, but a missed PAT left Byron Nelson with a 7-6 lead.
Jake Sartin then kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 10-6 Byron Nelson after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Nolan Hawkins scored on a 5-yard run to give the Bobcats a 17-6 lead. Heath scored two more times, however, and took an 18-17 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, Ben Odom tossed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Waldrip, and Odom connected with Manny Marques for a successful 2-point conversion to put Byron Nelson back in front.
Heath answered with a touchdown to pull within a point, but Odom and Waldrip hooked up again on a 65-yard touchdown pass to give the Bobcats a 32-24 lead late in the third quarter.
Heath scored again with less than a minute remaining in the third to make it 32-30, but Green broke a 20-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to extend the Bobcats’ lead to 39-30.
Heath responded again to make it 39-37 with 6:05 remaining.
Green then broke a 56-yard touchdown run, but Heath answered with another touchdown to make it 46-44 Byron Nelson with just under five minutes remaining.
Green finished with 200 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Byron Nelson (1-2, 0-0) will host Eaton at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in its district opener.
Flower Mound 42, Boswell 24
Flower Mound remained unbeaten Friday night with a 42-24 victory over Boswell.
The Jaguars found themselves trailing 17-14 early in the third quarter when quarterback Jack Kirby scored on a 9-yard keeper to give Flower Mound a 21-17 lead.
The Jaguars’ defense then came up big when Slate Dettweiler intercepted a Boswell pass, and Kirby scored again, this time on a 20-yard run.
Edwin Wong added a 5-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to give Flower Mound a 35-17 lead heading into the fourth.
Boswell scored a touchdown early in the fourth, but Flower Mound answered with a 14-yard touchdown run from Dettweiler to make it 42-24.
The Jaguars (3-0, 0-0) have a bye next week before opening district play at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at home against Denton Braswell.
Waxahachie 44, Guyer 30
Guyer knew it would have its hands full Thursday night against Waxahachie, and the Indians proved to be a little too much.
The Wildcats scored first when Braylon Moss returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown with 7:09 remaining in the first quarter.
Waxahachie tied the game with a touchdown of its own, but Guyer came right back when Jayden Thomas broke a 60-yard run to make it 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Andrew Johnson kicked a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter to extend Guyer’s lead to 10, but the Indians answered with a touchdown to pull within three points with 4:28 remaining in the first half.
Waxahachie took its first lead of the game in the third quarter to make it 21-17, but Johnson drilled a 44-yard field goal to pull the Wildcats within a point.
Waxahachie responded with another touchdown and a successful 2-point conversion to take a 29-20 lead.
With 35 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Johnson kicked a 27-yard field goal to make it 29-23.
The Indians extended their lead to 14 points in the fourth quarter before Guyer’s defense came up big again when Tristan Shelton returned a fumble 6 yards for a touchdown to pull the Wildcats within seven.
Waxahachie tacked on another touchdown with 1:24 remaining to close out the victory.
Guyer (2-1, 0-0) has a bye next week before opening district play at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at home against Frisco Wakeland.
Arlington Lamar 33, Northwest 15
Northwest struggled early against Arlington Lamar on Thursday night, falling 33-15 to drop to 0-3 in non-district play.
The Vikings got on the board first and led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter following a missed PAT.
Lamar extended its lead to 13-0 with 7:41 remaining in the second quarter and scored again before halftime to make it 20-0.
The Vikings added two more scores in the third quarter before Caris Sela got Northwest on the board with a 2-yard touchdown run to make it 33-7.
Early in the fourth quarter, Sela scored again on a 19-yard run, and Mark Hartman connected with Jake Miller for a successful 2-point conversion to make it 33-15.
The Texans rallied but were unable to complete the comeback.
Sela finished with 85 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Northwest (0-3, 0-0) will open district play at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at home against Boswell.
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