Lewisville 40, Marcus 7
For the fifth straight season, Lewisville emerged victorious in the annual Battle of the Axe game with Marcus.
It was technically the Farmers’ fourth win of the season, but officially Lewisville is 1-3 after being forced to vacate its first three wins because starting quarterback Laykon Brassfield was ruled ineligible Friday morning.
Lewisville didn’t miss a beat without Brassfield, jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead using the running game. Quarterback Aiden Evans ran one in from 66 yards out and Derrick Martin followed it up with a 23-yard run of his own.
Marcus cut the deficit to seven points on a 1-yard run from Cash Davis, which would be the only time the Marauders would do so.
The Farmers led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and quickly extended that lead when Declan Hamm kicked a 34-yard field goal five seconds into the second quarter, putting Lewisville up 17-7.
Evans tacked on another 13-yard rushing touchdown a few minutes later and Lewisville pulled away going into the half, 24-7.
Less than a minute into the third quarter, Evans broke a 58-yard run to make the score 31-7 in favor of the Farmers.
Evans then connected on a 35-yard touchdown pass to Martin, and a Lewisville safety made the score 40-7 at the end of three.
Evand rushed for 167 yards and had three total touchdowns in the game.
Lewisville (1-3*, 1-0) will play at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2 at Frisco Wakeland, and Marcus (2-2, 0-1) will host Hebron at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2.
(note: There is an opportunity for the ineligibility ruling to be appealed, meaning the forfeited wins could be reinstated, but Lewisville stands at 1-3 on the season, for now)
Denton Braswell 37, Flower Mound 23
Flower Mound rallied from a 17-point deficit to gain the lead against Braswell on Friday night, but fell short in securing its fourth straight victory of the season.
The Jaguars trailed 17-0 in the second quarter, but rallied to eventually take a 21-17 lead in the third.
Braswell didn’t let the game slip out of its hands that easily, however, and scored two late touchdowns to pull out the win.
Flower Mound (3-1, 0-1) will go on the road for its next game, facing Little Elm at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2.
Argyle 49, Grapevine 13
The Eagles took care of business on Friday night, defeating Grapevine by a score of 49-13 in the district opener.
Hayes Hackney hit Julian Caldwell on a 12-yard pass to give Argyle an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter, but Grapevine responded lightly with a field goal to make it 7-3 at the end of one.
Logan Rextoat scored on a 1-yard run early in the second quarter to make it 14-3 Eagles, and RJ Bandy scooped up a fumble and returned it 15 yards to the end zone, making it 21-3 with 7:35 left in the half.
Grapevine kicked another field goal, but Argyle answered with a 5-yard touchdown run from Max Pomeroy and a 29-yard touchdown pass from Hackney to Ake O’Neal to give the Eagles a 35-6 halftime lead.
Argyle came out hot in the second half with Rexroat finding pay dirt with an 11-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles up 42-6.
Grapevine finally punched back and found the end zone to make the score 42-13 after three.
In the fourth, Pomeroy broke a 60-yard run to give Argyle a commanding 49-13 lead, which they would not relinquish.
Pomeroy and Rexroat combined for 169 yards rushing and four touchdowns in the game for the Eagles.
Argyle (4-1, 1-0) will play at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2 at Eagle Mountain High School.
Keller Timber Creek 29, Northwest 24
Northwest came up just short on Friday night, losing to Keller Timber Creek 29-24.
Timber Creek got out to a 6-0 lead early, but Northwest answered when Jake Miller broke away for a 31-yard run to make the score 7-6 Northwest.
Timber Creek scored again before the end of first quarter and led 13-7 after one.
Seth Clark brought the Texans to within three points with a 36-yard field goal just over two minutes into the second quarter, but Timber Creek was determined to hold its lead, scoring again to make it 20-10 Falcons at the half.
In the third quarter, Miller scored for the Texans on a 3-yard run to bring the game to within a field goal, but another three points for Timber Creek via a field goal put the Falcons ahead 23-17 Falcons with 11:48 to play in the game.
Miller, again, hit pay dirt on a 55-yard run with 9:32 to go in the fourth quarter to regain the lead for Northwest, 24-23.
However, his efforts weren’t quite enough as Timber Creek scored again with under a minute to play, securing the Falcons victory.
Miller finished the game with 115 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Texans.
Northwest (0-5, 0-2) will have a much-needed bye this week before facing powerhouse Southlake Carroll on the road at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10.
Denton Guyer 35, Frisco Wakeland 7
The Guyer Wildcats cruised past Wakeland on Thursday night.
Jayden Thomas got things going for the Wildcats early, scoring on a 23-yard run to give Guyer a 7-0 first-quarter lead.
In the second quarter, Carter Morgan connected with Zane Rowe on a 21-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0 at halftime.
Kash Villegas scored on a 1-yard run early in the third quarter, and Cash Bird scored on a 1-yard run just over four minutes later to give Guyer a four-touchdown lead.
Villegas tacked on a 9-yard touchdown run with 1:32 remaining in the third quarter, giving Guyer a 35-0 lead heading into the fourth.
The Wolverines finally got on the board early in the fourth quarter.
Tristan Shelton finished with five receptions for 132 yards.
Guyer (3-1, 1-0) will play at Braswell at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2.
Keller Central 47, Byron Nelson 34
The Bobcats came up short Thursday night, falling to Keller Central 47-34 to move to 1-1 in district play.
Central took a 3-0 lead into the second quarter before Ben Odom connected with Cooper Waldrip on a 44-yard touchdown pass to give Nelson a 6-3 lead.
The Chargers scored 14 unanswered points to make it 17-6, but Odom and Waldrip hooked up again on a 17-yard touchdown pass to pull the Bobcats within four points.
Central scored twice more before halftime and led 27-13 heading into the third quarter.
Tre Green pulled the Bobcats within seven points on a 6-yard touchdown run, but Central answered with a touchdown of its own.
In the fourth quarter, Macavion Hill scored on a 7-yard run to make it 34-27, but the Chargers responded with a touchdown to take a 41-27 lead with 9:50 remaining.
Central scored again to extend its lead to 20 points, but Hill answered with a 17-yard touchdown run to pull the Bobcats back within two scores.
The Bobcats could not complete the comeback.
Waldrip finished with seven receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
Nelson (2-3, 1-1) has a bye next week before playing at Keller at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8.
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