MIDLAND — Quentin Johnson saved the day for Estacado on Saturday.

With one out in the top of the seventh inning and runners on first and second, Monahans’ Ozzie Lujan hit a grounder up the first-base line that squibbed through senior first baseman A.T. Rivera’s legs.

The freshman right fielder rushed to pick up the ball and threw a dart to get Alex Burrell out at home to keep the lead. The next batter, Quincy Titus, struck out to end the game, completing Estacado’s 3-2 victory and a two-game sweep of Monahans in the Class 3A Region I quarterfinal playoff at Citibank Ballpark.

“I just wanted to get an out so we could win,” Johnson said. “I thought it was going to be a little wild, but I got it there.”

Johnson also had a chance to gun down somebody at home in the third inning, but his throw went up the line, allowing Ricky Robledo to tie the score at 2-2.

Matadors coach Hector Limon called a double steal with runners on first and third in the bottom of the sixth inning. Mario Quesada stole second base and Nick Flores took off on a delayed steal for home. There was confusion for Monahans (15-9) and no tag was made on either runner as Flores crossed home for the go-ahead run.

One-run games seem to be the norm for the Matadors (29-8), which is fine with Limon.

“We can handle a one-run game forever. It’s something that we’re comfortable with,” he said. “It’s something that we preach and we’re definitely not afraid to be involved in.

“That’s the type of game you want to be involved in when you go neck-and-neck.”

Mick Limon got the start for Estacado and gave up two runs with one walk and five strikeouts.

Junior Garza went 1 for 2 with a two-RBI double and was hit by a pitch.

Estacado is set to play West in the Region I-4A semifinal next week, but times and dates are to be determined.

REGION I-3A QUARTERFINAL
at Citibank Ballpark, Midland
ESTACADO 3, MONAHANS 2
Monahans 000 200 x — 2 3 0
Estacado 002 001 x — 3 5 2
Anderson, Horton (5) and Horton, Robledo (5); Limon, Vasquez (5) and Garza. W — Vasquez. L — Horton. 2B — Monahans, Robledo. Estacado, Garza, Johnson. Records: Monahans 15-10; Estacado 29-8.

ABILENE — It’s been a merry month of May for Monterey, and now the somewhat improbable postseason for the Plainsmen will continue into at least the fourth round of the Class 5A playoffs — as forecast by the new coach — after Saturday’s dramatic win.

Kent Meador’s team scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to overcome the Burleson Elks and take a 7-6 victory into the Region I-5A semifinals.

“That was intense,” senior catcher Tyler Pearson, who scored the tying run, said after the two-game regional quarterfinal sweep. “I don’t even know that words can describe that.”

After a walk and a strikeout, six straight batters reached base in the seventh against the Elks’ ace closer Sabo Murray (5-1) before Jordan Vestal’s sacrifice fly to right sent courtesy runner Justin Crimmons home from third with the winning run.

“We were getting on each other in the dugout before the inning started,” Pearson said. “We were just trying to get some energy going. He (Murray) walked a few, and that gave us some momentum.”

It also gives the Plainsmen a season record of 26-15-1 before their next series, a best-of-three against Flower Mound Marcus. The teams will play at Hardin-Simmons’ Hunter Field with the times and dates to be determined.

Burleson, the third-ranked team in Texas Class 5A in the latest poll, ended its season at 30-8.

Monterey is playing .800 baseball for the month of May (8-2) after entering the month with 18 wins in 31 games (.581) as the fourth place team in District 2-5A.

“The teams now are all the same,” Pearson said. “Numbers and rankings don’t mean anything. We have to get after it.”

Shortstop Jon Finney walked to start the seventh, and Elks coach Chris McKinley replaced middle reliever Jordan Mitchell with Murray. He fanned Chris Pacheco for the first out, but then came consecutive singles from Turner Mattson, Ryan Reagor, Pearson and Troy Nicholson and bases-loaded walks to David Gates and pinch-hitter Tanner Frost before Vestal’s sacrifice fly.

Reagor scored the fifth run on Gates’ walk, and Pearson tied it on Frost’s base-on-balls after Finney and Mattson scored earlier.

Vestal’s medium-deep fly ball drifted into foul territory, and Burleson outfielder Eric Gonzales elected to catch it for the second out. But his throw home was late and up the line toward third base and failed to catch the head-first-sliding Crimmons.

“He’s our top closer,” McKinley, who played at Coronado in the 1990s while Meador was assistant coach, said of Murray. “He’s been in that situation before. We were going to live or die with him. Today we weren’t as fortunate.

“All we needed was a ground ball for a double play,” he added. “But instead we got ground balls that bounced through for base hits on this hard West Texas dirt.”

Meador’s team scored single runs in the first and sixth to trail 6-2 entering its half of the seventh.

“We just preached quality at-bats,” he said of the final inning. “We were a little surprised with their closer. We had heard he threw in the 90s (miles per hour), but we didn’t see that today.”

Nicholson, a senior who pitched the complete-game victory for Monterey, had an RBI single in the first to score Reagor. In the sixth, Reagor walked and scored on Gates’ RBI single.

Burleson grabbed its lead with a five-run third. The Elks had RBI hits from Dalton DeLeon and Dennis Montes, but the other three Burleson runs came across on two Plainsmen errors.

Monterey won Saturday afternoon despite committing four errors, giving them seven this weekend and a total of 19 in their eight playoff games.

REGION I-5A QUARTERFINAL SERIES
Game 2
at Driggers Field, Abilene
MONTEREY 7, BURLESON 6
Burleson 005 010 0 — 6 6 1
Monterey 100 001 5 — 7 8 4
Perkins, Mitchell (6) and Murray (7); Nicholson and Pearson. W — Nicholson. L — Mitchell. 2B — Burleson: DeLeon, Montes; Monterey: Nicholson. Records: Monterey 26-15-1, Burleson 30-8.

Jasmine Brainard added nine points and 12 rebounds for the Lady Eagles (9-6, 2-0 in district), who protected an early lead despite shooting 9 of 23 from the free-throw line.

Littlefield (7-7, 0-2), which made eight 3-point goals but only five baskets from inside the arc, got 13 points from Samantha Williams and eight from Fatima Marquez.

ROOSEVELT 53, LITTLEFIELD 46
LITTLEFIELD — Harper 1 1-2 3, Klein 1 2-2 4, Marquez 2 3-5 8, Snider 2 1-2 6, De Los Santos 2 1-2 7, Williams 3 4-4 13, Pickrell 1 0-0 2, Clayton 1 0-0 3, Sierra 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 12-17 46.
ROOSEVELT — Cranston 1 1-1 3, Guerrero 2 4-6 8, Burt 1 0-2 2, Adkins 0 0-0 0, Welch 1 1-2 3, Whitley 1 0-0 2, Brainard 4 1-5 9, Lain 12 2-7 26. Totals 22 9-23 53.
Littlefield 5 15 10 16 — 46
Roosevelt 11 15 13 14 — 53
3-point goals: Littlefield 8 (Williams 3, De Los Santos 2, Marquez, Snider, Clayton). Total fouls: Littlefield 20, Roosevelt 17. Fouled out: Littlefield, Marquez. Technical fouls: none. Records: Littlefield 7-7, 0-2; Roosevelt 9-6, 2-0. JV score: Littlefield 47, Roosevelt 12.

Slideshow: Cooper vs. Plainview

CLASS 5A

Regional Semifinals

Division I

Arlington Martin (R4, 8-4) vs. Euless Trinity (W5, 10-2), Noon Friday, Pennington Field, Bedford

Arlington (W4, 9-2) vs. Coppell (W6, 11-1), 1 p.m. Saturday, Birdville Fine Arts/Athletic Complex, North Richland Hills

Division II

Abilene (W3, 11-0) vs. Cedar Hill (W7, 12-0), 2 p.m. Friday, Bearcat Stadium, Aledo
Arlington Bowie (W4, 10-2) vs. Southlake Carroll-Allen winner, TBA

CLASS 4A

Division I

El Paso Chapin (W1, 10-2) vs. Denton Ryan (W5, 11-1), 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Grande Communications Stadium, Midland
Abilene Cooper (W4, 9-3) vs. Denton Guyer (R5, 11-1), 2 p.m. Friday, Shotwell Stadium, Abilene

Division II

Big Spring (R4, 10-2) vs. Everman (R8, 10-2),
3 p.m. Saturday, Mineral Wells

Hereford (W4, 11-1) vs. Aledo (W6, 11-1), 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Grande Communications Stadium, Midland

CLASS 3A

Division I

Regional Finals

Abilene Wylie (2, 10-1) vs. Burkburnett (5, 7-3),
7:30 p.m. Friday, Saginaw HS

Division II

Regional Semifinals

Graham (R2, 11-1) vs. Bridgeport (W5, 8-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bearcat Stadium, Aledo

Brownwood (W2, 10-2) vs. Wimberley (W8, 7-4),
2 p.m. Friday, Copperas Cove HS

CLASS 2A

Division I

Regional Finals

River Road (1, 9-3) vs. Brady (8, 12-0), 6 p.m. Friday, Ratliff Stadium, Odessa

Division II

Regional Semifinals

Bushland (W1, 12-0) vs. Henrietta (W5, 12-0),
2 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls
Crane (W4, 11-1) vs. Cisco (W6, 12-0), 7 p.m. Friday, Angelo Stadium, San Angelo

CLASS 1A

Division I

Regional Finals

Canadian (1, 10-1) vs. Olton (6, 10-2), 2 p.m. Saturday, Dick Bivins Stadium, Amarillo

Division II

Regional Semifinals

Stratford (W1, 10-1) vs. Springlake-Earth (W5, 11-1), 2 p.m. Friday, Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon
Sunray (R1, 10-2) vs. New Deal (W6, 12-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon

SIX-MAN

Division I

Region I Final

Follett (W1, 10-1) vs. Meadow (W4, 11-1), 6 p.m. Friday, Harvester
Field, Pampa

Region II Final

Throckmorton (W5, 11-0) vs. Garden City (W8, 11-1), 6:30 p.m. Friday, Merkel HS

Division II

Region I Final

Motley County (R2, 9-3) vs. Miami (R1, 11-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Silverton HS

Region II Final

Sands (R6, 11-1) vs. Borden County (W6, 12-0),
6 p.m. Saturday, Lowrey Field, Lubbock
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Area Round

REGION I

CLASS 5A

Division I

Arlington Martin 25, Odessa Permian 15
Euless Trinity 41, Plano 38
Arlington 70, Odessa 42
Coppell 14, Plano East 0

Division II

Abilene 45, El Paso Coronado 7
Cedar Hill 41, Flower Mound Marcus 17
Arlington Bowie 49, El Paso Montwood 7
Southlake Carroll (W6, 10-1) vs. Allen (W8, 10-1)

CLASS 4A

Division I

El Paso Chapin 33, Frenship 14
Denton Ryan 38, Fort Worth Arlington Heights 13
Abilene Cooper 51, El Paso Del Valle 41
Denton Guyer 42, Mansfield Legacy 21

Division II

Big Spring 49, El Paso Irvin 25
Everman 21, Lake Dallas 18
Hereford 45, El Paso Parkland 13
Aledo 26, Stephenville 23

CLASS 3A

Division I

Abilene Wylie 42, Andrews 0
Burkburnett 27, Burnet 21

Division II

Graham 44, Monahans 28
Bridgeport 34, China Spring 31
Brownwood 41, Seminole 28
Wimberley 31, Iowa Park 14

CLASS 2A

Division I

River Road 34, Littlefield 28
Brady 55, Merkel 33

Division II

Bushland 44, Post 7
Henrietta 37, Comanche 36
Crane 43, Friona 22
Cisco 35, San Saba 27

CLASS 1A

Division I

Canadian 48, Wellington 31
Olton 35, Stanton 21

Division II

Stratford 28, Clarendon 20
Springlake-Earth 33, Seagraves 14
Sunray 20, Wheeler 14
New Deal 28, Iraan 17

SIX-MAN

Division I

Region I

Follett 73, Petersburg 38
Meadow 68, Valley 44

Region II

Throckmorton 45, Ira 0
Garden City 86, Crowell 36

Division II

Region I
Motley County 118, Guthrie 90
Miami 114, Chillicothe 69

Region II
Sands 72, Sierra Blanca 24
Borden County 54, Balmorhea 8

TAPPS
Six-Man, Division II
Duncanville Christway 66, Christ the King 21
Houston Texas Christian 46, Arlington Fellowship 0
Dallas Tyler Street Christian 69, El Paso Jesus Chapel 14
Brenham Christian Academy 58, Seguin Lifegate, 41

Saturday’s Results

CLASS 1A

District 5-1A

Springlake-Earth at Farwell

District 7-1A

Plains at Sundown, (n)

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Friday’s Results

CITY

CLASS 5A

District 2-5A

Midland 38, Coronado 23

CLASS 4A

District 4-4A

Big Spring 28, Frenship 14

CLASS 3A

District 1-3A

Perryton 22, Estacado 10

Dalhart 36, Cooper 15

CLASS 2A

District 3-2A

Roosevelt 40, Slaton 7

TAPPS

Divison III-I

Lubbock Christian High 41, Carrollton Christian 7

AREA

CLASS 5A

District 2-5A

Odessa 40, San Angelo Central 0

Odessa Permian 38, Midland Lee 29

CLASS 4A

District 4-4A

San Angelo Lake View 28, Plainview 15

Abilene Cooper 20, Hereford 14

CLASS 3A

District 1-3A

Borger 36, Levelland 0

District 2-3A

Graham 28, Snyder 14

Sweetwater 41, Breckenridge 14

Abilene Wylie 41, Brownwood 21

District 3-3A

Midland Greenwood 38, Brownfield 18

Andrews 19, Lamesa 17

Monahans 42, Seminole 14

CLASS 2A

District 2-2A

Muleshoe 46, Floydada 14

Friona 49, Tulia 0

Childress 48, Dimmitt 14

District 3-2A

Littlefield 53, Abernathy 27

Shallowater 28, Denver City 21

Post 14, Idalou 9

CLASS 1A

District 5-1A

Sudan 47, Morton 6

District 6-1A

Lockney 26, Crosbyton 20

Hale Center 21, Ralls 6

New Deal 33, Olton 0

District 7-1A

Plains at Sundown, ppd. to Saturday

Stanton 14, Forsan 7

Seagraves 40, Tahoka 19

SIX-MAN

District 3-IA

Petersburg 62, Kress 48

Whitharral 34, Hart 26

District 4-IA

Meadow 60, Wellman-Union 0

Ropes 50, New Home 0

District 7-IA

Ira 66, Spur 32

Grady 49, Aspermont 6

O’Donnell 66, Loraine 20

District 2-IIA

Amherst 62, Lazbuddie 28

Silverton 41, Motley County 36

District 4-IIA

Patton Springs 99, Harrold 76

Chillicothe 46, Guthrie 44

District 5-IIA

Dawson 69, Klondike 28

Loop 70, Southland 20

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Thursday’s Results

CITY

CLASS 5A

District 2-5A

Tascosa 28, Lubbock High 12

Amarillo 21, Monterey 6

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STATEWIDE SCORES

CLASS 5A

Abilene 33, Weatherford 14

Aldine Nimitz 20, Humble Atascocita 17

Alief Taylor 34, Houston Spring Woods 14

Arlington 63, Arlington Houston 6

Arlington Bowie 58, Mansfield 20

Arlington Lamar 28, Mansfield Summit 21

Austin High 24, Austin Bowie 6

Bastrop 24, Austin Westlake 21

Baytown Lee 35, Baytown Sterling 27

Beau. West Brook 35, Channelview 0

Belton 28, A&M Consolidated 0

Brownsville Hanna 42, Weslaco 24

Bryan 34, Copperas Cove 20

Carr. Creekview 41, Dallas Sunset 10

CC Carroll 49, SA South San 10

Cedar Hill 65, Irving 0

Cedar Park 55, Round Rock 45

Converse Wagner 32, Vict. Memorial 25

Cy. Springs 26, Hou. Jersey Village 21

Dallas Jesuit 31, Wylie 24

Dallas Skyline 36, Richardson 7

Del Rio 46, Eagle Pass Winn 0

De Soto 48, North Mesquite 27

Edinburg North 14, Edin. Economedes 13

EP Americas 42, EP Eastwood 13

EP Coronado 49, EP Bel Air 14

Euless Trinity 21, Colleyville Heritage 0

Flower Mound 37, Lewisville Hebron 30

Flower Mound Marcus 56, Lewisville 7

Fort Bend Kempner 33, FB Bush 20

Fort Bend Willowridge 21, FB Marshall 0

Galveston Ball 24, LC Clear Springs 21

Garland 35, Garland Sachse 7

Garland Naaman Forest 28, Rowlett 14

Grand Prairie 18, Irving MacArthur 14

Haltom City 29, FW Paschal 14

Harlingen 63, PSJA Memorial 7

Houston Clear Lake 35, Alvin 17

Houston Lamar 49, Austin Reagan 0

Hou. Madison 35, Houston Bellaire 28

Hou. Memorial 35, Houston Northbrook 0

Hurst Bell 27, Justin Northwest 20

Irving Nimitz 17, Duncanville 10

Katy 39, Katy Morton Ranch 0

Keller Central 17, Keller Fossil Ridge 14

Klein Collins 52, Spring 14

Klein Oak 27, Tomball 20

Lake Highlands 20, Rich. Berkner 10

Laredo United 42, Eagle Pass 27

Leander 28, Round Rock Westwood 14

Los Fresnos 70, Brownsville Lopez 27

Lufkin 47, New Caney 6

McAllen Memorial 49, La Joya Palmview 30

McAllen Rowe 50, La Joya 29

Mission Sharyland 49, Rio Grande City 33

N. Richland Hills 37, Burleson 30

New Braunfels 36, SA Roosevelt 8

PA Memorial 7, Galena Park North Shore 6

Pasadena S Houston 32, Pasadena 0

Pearland 27, La Porte 24

Pflugerville Connally 34, Austin Akins 19

Plano West 30, Plano 20

Round Rock McNeil 42, Cedar Park Vista Ridge 41

Round Rock Stony Point 52, Georgetown 0

SA Brandeis 31, SA Stevens 7

SA Clark 31, SA O’Connor 0

SA East Central 41, CC King 5

SA Johnson 41, SA Lee 0

SA Madison 27, Smithson Valley 3

SA Southwest 49, Laredo Alexander 21

San Benito 44, Brownsville Porter 0

Schertz Clemens 21, Boerne-Champion 10

Southlake Carroll 24, Coppell 6

Spring Dekaney 32, Klein Forest 24

Temple 31, Killeen Ellison 14

The Woodlands 14, The Woodlands College Park 0

Tyler 59, Mesquite Horn 28

Tyler Lee 45, Mesquite 30

CLASS 4A

Aledo 49, Azle 7

Alice 41, Laredo Cigarroa 0

Amarillo Palo Duro 55, Am Caprock 42

Angleton 49, Pearland Dawson 28

Arlington Seguin 31, Mansfield Timberview 14

Austin McCallum 35, Austin Crockett 7

Baytown Goose Creek Memorial 39, Barbers Hill 21

Beaumont Central 14, Lumberton 7

Brenham 28, Magnolia West 7

Canutillo 48, San Elizario 29

Canyon 49, Dumas 22

Carrollton Smith 28, Rockwall Heath 14

Castroville Medina Valley 27, Uvalde 0

CC Calallen 56, Laredo Nixon 0

CC Flour Bluff 62, Laredo Johnson 6

CC Moody 24, Rockport-Fulton 21

CC Tuloso-Midway 19, Kingsville King 0

Clint Horizon 32, EP Ysleta 18

Corsicana 33, Midlothian 28

Crosby 28, Dayton 0

Crowley 8, Granbury 0

Dallas Highland Park 51, Richardson Pearce 44

Denison 56, Frisco Wakeland 28

Denton Guyer 68, Denton 13

El Campo 42, Richmond Foster 9

Ennis 28, Cleburne 13

EP Andress 24, EP Irvin 9

EP Austin 13, EP Bowie 0

EP Del Valle 31, EP Parkland 0

EP Riverside 42, Clint Mountain View 14

Everman 63, Mansfield Legacy 0

Forney 16, Lancaster 8

FW Boswell 62, Mineral Wells 14

FW Polytechnic 35, FW Southwest 12

FW West Hills 19, FW Trimble Tech 13

Greenville 45, Royse City 28

Gregory-Portland 70, CC Miller 7

Henderson 43, Nacogdoches 28

Hewett Midway 20, Waco University 0

Hou. King 35, Houston North Forest 14

Houston Sterling 32, Houston Furr 6

Hou. Washington 27, Hou. Worthing 14

Houston Westbury 48, Hou. Reagan 6

Humble Kingwood 10, Galena Park 2

Hutto 35, Dripping Springs 10

Kilgore 55, Lindale 44

Killeen 45, Marble Falls 7

La Marque 27, Brazosport 22

Lake Dallas 35, Denton Ryan 31

Lake Travis 38, Lampasas 7

Little Elm 24, Wichita Falls 21

Longview 44, Mount Pleasant 0

Marshall 63, Longview Pine Tree 20

McKinney 35, Frisco 0

Mercedes 28, Edcouch-Elsa 0

Montgomery 35, Magnolia 13

N. Rich. Hills Birdville 52, Springtown 14

Nederland 36, Little Cypress-Maur. 14

Port Lavaca Calhoun 42, CC Ray 28

Port Neches-Groves 30, Livingston 7

Red Oak 14, Mabank 7

Roma 14, Pharr Valley View 10

SA Alamo Heights 21, Seguin 14

SA Brackenridge 42, SA Edison 8

SA Burbank 31, SA Memorial 6

SA McCollum 35, Pleasanton 9

SA Southside 15, Floresville 13

Saginaw 27, FW Brewer 25

San Marcos 44, Kerrville Tivy 32

Santa Fe 29, Friendswood 28

Schertz Steele 27, New Braun. Canyon 7

Sherman 40, Frisco Centennial 27

Texarkana Texas 17, Sulphur Springs 9

Texas City 20, Manvel 16

Vidor 21, Beaumont Ozen 7

Waxahachie 56, Waco 27

West Mesquite 40, Mesquite Poteet 16

WF Rider 24, The Colony 7

Whitehouse 27, Jacksonville 22

Willis 49, Conroe Caney Creek 23

Zapata 24, La Feria 10

CLASS 3A

Alvarado 20, Kaufman 7

Argyle 17, Prosper 14

Bridge City 20, Hardin-Jefferson 10

Bridgeport 50, Burkburnett 23

Brownsboro 42, Palestine Westwood 18

Burnet 24, Llano 10

Caldwell 14, Navasota 0

Carrizo Springs 16, Lytle 8

Carthage 35, Center 0

Celina 48, Sanger 14

China Spring 38, Hillsboro 7

Cleveland 36, Huffman Hargrave 12

Crandall 27, Ferris 24

Crockett 21, Athens 12

Cuero 26, Yoakum 23

Dal. Madison 42, FW Carter-Riverside 26

Edna 47, Gonzales 7

Eustace 58, Mineola 28

Fabens 26, Clint 20

Farmersville 28, Lucas Lovejoy 19

Fort Stockton 21, Pecos 0

Gatesville 16, Whitney 6

Gilmer 71, Bullard 0

Glen Rose 29, West 12

Graham 28, Snyder 14

Hondo 43, Crystal City 12

Ingleside 39, CC West Oso 14

Iowa Park 34, Decatur 28

Jasper 14, Diboll 0

Kennedale 65, Venus 0

La Grange 10, Bellville 7

La Vernia 31, Poteet 7

Lake Worth 35, FW Castleberry 7

Liberty Hill 76, Ingram Moore 0

Longview Spr. Hill 29, Tyler Chapel Hill 28

Luling 26, SA Houston 13

Lyford 14, Port Isabel 13

Madisonville 28, Taylor 25

Mexia 46, Waco LaVega 28

Needville 33, Columbia 7

Nevada Community 56, Emory Rains 32

New Boston 48, Mount Vernon 28

Orange Grove 41, Falfurrias 0

Orangefield 54, Hamshire-Fannett 9

Palacios 7, Goliad 0

Palestine 38, Fairfield 35

Paris 63, Commerce 0

Paris North Lamar 28, Anna 0

Pearsall 13, Bandera 10

Pittsburg 38, Atlanta 13

Quinlan Ford 37, Princeton 7

Raymondville 24, Hidalgo 21

Rio Hondo 47, Progreso 27

Robinson 24, Groesbeck 14

Robstown 32, Aransas Pass 9

Rockdale 28, Bryan Rudder 0

Rusk 48, Huntington 6

Sealy 30, Giddings 18

Shepherd 29, Splendora 20

Silsbee 13, West Orange-Stark 7

Sinton 33, Mathis 28

Smithville 48, Columbus 28

Somerset 42, Marion 20

Sweeny 48, Stafford 2

Tatum 29, Gladewater 28

Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 34, Texarkana Pleasant Grove 14

Van 3, Kemp 0, 2OT

Van Alstyne 15, Bonham 7

Vernon 24, WF Hirschi 0

Waco Connally 36, Lorena 28

Wills Point 28, Canton 18

Wimberley 38, Fischer Canyon Lake 15

CLASS 2A

Alpine 26, Ozona 13

Arp 68, Garrison 28

Aubrey 34, Gainesville Callisburg 14

Bells 12, Howe 6

Blanco 72, SA Brooks 0

Brady 22, San Saba 18

Buna 58, Warren 12

Caddo Mills 48, Grand Saline 28

Cisco 18, Anson 0

Clifton 55, Moody 14

Coleman 33, Dublin 7

Colorado City 24, SA Grape Creek 21

Comanche 7, Bangs 6

Comfort 49, Universal City Randolph 27

Cooper 20, Quitman 14

Corrigan-Camden 30, Buffalo 0

Corsicana Mildred 17, Edgewood 14

Crane 35, Kermit 14

Daingerfield 35, Hughes Springs 6

East Chambers 42, Hardin 7

Eastland 47, Hawley 19

Franklin 47, Rosebud-Lott 12

Frankston 34, Troup 6

Friona 49, Tulia 0

George West 43, Natalia 7

Gladewater Union Grove 45, Winona 0

Godley 43, Maypearl 0

Grandview 28, DallasLife Oak Cliff 14

Groveton 36, Trinity 8

Harleton 31, Gladewater Sabine 8

Harper 41, SA Cole 13

Hebbronville 22, San Diego 12

Hemphill 29, San Augustine 0

Henrietta 28, Bowie 20

Hico 14, Bruceville-Eddy 12

Hitchcock 28, Van Vleck 18

Holliday 47, Olney 22

Hooks 34, DeKalb 6

Jewett Leon 27, Hearne 0

Jourdanton 47, Freer 20

Karnes City 34, Stockdale 18

Kerens 7, Blooming Grove 0

Kirbyville 38, Shelbyville 0

Kountze 20, Deweyville 8

Leonard 36, Tom Bean 12

Lexington 17, Salado 10

Linden-Kildare 45, Queen City 0

Little River Academy 31, Lago Vista 0

Lone Oak 57, Alba-Golden 13

McGregor 10, Crawford 7

Melissa 30, Whitewright 0

Merkel 21, Clyde 13

Navarro 49, Nixon-Smiley 0

New Diana 22, Big Sandy 7

New Waverly 54, Centerville 19

Newton 34, Woodville 13

Odem 55, Bloomington 0

Omaha Paul Pewitt 50, Paris Chisum 21

Panhandle 40, Amarillo River Road 37

Pilot Point 38, Pottsboro 3

Poth 34, Kenedy 0

Premont 34, Bishop 18

Redwater 19, Clarksville 6

Refugio 50, Banquete 7

Rio Vista 12, Palmer 7

Rogers 55, Jarrell 0

Santa Rosa 18, Riviera Kaufer 6

Schulenburg 14, East Bernard 7

Scurry-Rosser 6, Rice 0

Spearman 55, Amarillo Highland Park 13

Taft 48, Skidmore-Tynan 0

Teague 20, Marlin 12

Three Rivers 17, Dilley 10

Troy 59, Hamilton 7

Tuscola Jim Ned 37, Coahoma 26

Vanderbilt Industrial 22, El Maton Tidehaven 6

Wall 49, Ballinger 22

Wallis Brazos 10, Hempstead 7

Weimar 32, Hallettsville 22

West Rusk 33, Elkhart 3

WF City View 14, Nocona 7

White Oak 57, Elysian Fields 6

Winnsboro 39, Como-Pickton 27

CLASS 1A

Agua Dulce 12, Benavides 9

Albany 62, Miles 14

Alto 38, Overton 8

Ben Bolt 40, La Villa 23

Boys Ranch 53, Claude 0

Bremond 45, Lovelady 6

Bronte 47, Baird 12

Bruni 32, Santa Maria 0

Burton 14, Flatonia 12

Cayuga 58, Malakoff Cross Roads 6

Chilton 48, Bosqueville 34

Clarendon 55, Shamrock 0

Collinsville 19, Blue Ridge 12

Cumby 34, Fruitvale 8

DeLeon 48, Ranger 14

Eldorado 35, Menard 7

Evadale 18, Burkeville 0

Falls City 46, Charlotte 0

Gruver 38, Booker 16

Gunter 35, Honey Grove 12

Hamlin 40, Rotan 0

Haskell 34, Stamford 30

Holland Hall, Okla. 42, Dallas Greenhill 14

Hubbard 42, Frost 36

Hull-Daisetta 27, Chester 6

Italy 14, Axtell 7

Junction 42, Mertzon Irion County 0

Leakey 34, Center Point 26

Lockney 26, Crosbyton 20

Mart 49, Iola 13

Mason 67, Christoval 7

Maud 30, Hawkins 13

McCamey 50, Marfa 15

Milano 24, Granger 6

Mount Enterprise 49, Waskom 6

Munday 26, Seymour 15

Nazareth 43, Bovina 42

Petrolia 25, Electra 23

Plains vs. Sundown, ppd.

Quinlan Boles 56, Dallas Gateway 0

Riesel 41, Normangee 0

Roscoe 34, Roby 14

Sabinal 55, Nueces Canyon 12

Shiner 20, Louise 18

Simms Bowie 20, Big Sandy 0

Stratford 21, Sunray 15

Thorndale 27, Bartlett 26

Thrall 21, Holland 6

Van Horn 44, Wink 0

Wellington 68, Memphis 6

West Hardin 14, High Island 6

Wheeler 34, Quanah 6

White Deer 14, Vega 6

Windthorst 21, Archer City 6

Winters 33, Cross Plains 12

Wolfe City 62, Celeste 0

Wortham 18, Itasca 6

Yorktown 26, Pettus 0

SIX-MAN

Abbott 58, Bynum 6

Aquilla 53, Covington 6

Blum 48, Kopperl 0

Borden County 62, Buena Vista 29

Brookesmith 34, Cherokee 22

Bryson 64, Haskell Paint Creek 18

Bullard Brook Hill 61, Garland Christian 12

Follett 50, Turkey Valley 22

Fort Davis 54, Rankin 44

Garden City 78, Sterling City 30

Grandfalls-Royalty 69, Westbrook 16

Groom 50, Hedley 42

Gustine 79, Gordon 34

Happy 60, McLean 13

Hermleigh 36, Blackwell 16

Irving Universal vs. Greenville Phoenix, ccd.

Lefors 75, Samnorwood 50

Leverett’s Chapel 62, Iredell 40

Mullin 53, Star 8

Newcastle 42, Crowell 36

Oakwood 28, Apple Springs 20

Paint Rock 84, Zephyr 34

Richland Springs 50, Eden 0

Rising Star 50, Blanket 0

Rochelle 55, Robert Lee 10

Roscoe Highland 70, Moran 20

Santa Anna 48, Veribest 0

Sidney 47, Jonesboro 0

Sierra Blanca 50, Sanderson 48

Strawn 60, May 0

Throckmorton 58, Knox City 8

Trent 132, Novice 86

Trinidad 76, Avalon 26

Vernon Northside 41, Paducah 34

Walnut Springs 52, Oglesby 6

Woodson 54, Lueders-Avoca 6

OTHER SCHOOLS

Addison Trinity 42, Grapevine Faith 14

Amarillo Arbor 49, Watauga Harvest 8

Argyle Liberty Christian 44, FW Southwest Christian 7

Arlington Fellowship 55, Joshua Christian 27

Arlington Oakridge 33, Irving Cistercian 10

Arlington Pantego Christian 42, FW Calvary 6

Austin Regents 30, John Paul 19

Austin St. Michael’s 26, SA Antonian 14

Bellaire Episcopal 28, Houston St. John’s 14

Brenham Christian 80, Austin Hill Country 52

Bryan St. Joseph’s 53, Snook 0

Bulverde Bracken 52, Tomball Rosehill 44

Cedar Park Summit 61, Abilene Christian 13

Colleyville Covenant 65, Carrollton Prince of Peace 15

Dallas Bishop Dunne 43, Plano John Paul 0

Dallas Christian 17, Dallas Parish Episcopal 13

Dallas Episcopal 49, Austin St. Andrew’s 0

Dallas Lutheran 62, Tyler All Saints 6

Dallas Shelton 48, Flower Mound Coram Deo 0

EP Cathedral 28, Santa Teresa, N.M. 21

FW All Saints 27, FW Trinity Valley 24

FW Country Day 38, Austin St. Stephen’s 12

FW Nolan 28, Dallas Bishop Lynch 6

Hallettsville Sacred Heart 16, Bryan Brazos Christian 14

Houston Kinkaid 9, Houston Christian 7

Houston Lutheran North 44, Houston KIPP 0

Houston Northland Christian 14, Lutheran South 7

Midland Christian 47, Beaumont Kelly 14

Midland Trinity 70, EP Faith Christian 20

Muenster Sacred Heart 20, FW Lake Country 13

Plano Prestonwood 57, Tyler Gorman 0

Richardson Canyon 42, Frisco Legacy 28

Rockwall Christian 58, McKinney Christian 21

Rockwall Heritage 52, Arlington Fellowship 48

SA Christian 21, San Marcos Baptist 17

SA Texas Military 28, Austin Hyde Park 16

Tomball Concordia 29, Houston Westbury Christian 9

Tyler Grace Community 25, Dallas First Baptist 20

Waco Reicher 27, Cedar Hill Trinity 0

WF Notre Dame 57, Byers 43

Austin Christian Homeschool 46, Tribe Consolidated 0

Austin Del Valle 31, Lockhart 14

Casady, Okla. 28, Dallas St. Marks 0

The Lady Westerners opened their season Tuesday night with a 25-14, 28-26, 25-7 win over Littlefield, clinching the match in convincing fashion after holding on for a narrow victory in the second set.

Lubbock High (1-0) will next compete at the Monahans Tournament on Friday and Saturday.

• Frenship def. Cooper

WOLFFORTH – Maddie Johnson led Frenship with 11 kills, 14 digs and five service aces, and the Tigers roared back from an early deficit to beat Cooper, 23-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.

Kacey Deterding added nine kills for Frenship (2-0), while Kailey Moorhead chipped in 11 digs and a team-high six blocks. Carsey Aycock supplied 30 assists.

Ruby Johnson posted seven kills, eight digs and a block to lead Cooper (0-1), and Brittany Ruble added five kills and four blocks. Setters Katelyn Stewart and Brittney Bednarz combined for 29 assists.

Both teams will next compete in the Monahans Tournament beginning on Friday.

• Trinity Christian

Thanks to an all-around solid performance by Breeann David, Denver City spoiled Trinity Christian’s season opener, coming from behind to win 24-26, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-6.

Kasey Shaw tallied 17 kills to lead Trinity (0-1), while Kristin Fellows dished out 32 assists. Makenzie Brown and Christine Everett combined for 20 digs for the Lady Lions, and Shelbi McClure served for four aces.

Trinity returns to action on Friday at the Monahans Tournament.

• Coronado

Coronado’s Michelle Baucum recorded 17 kills and seven blocks in two matches, but the Lady Mustangs opened their season with home losses against Hereford and Monahans.

Hereford, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A, beat Coronado, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23. Monahans, the 10th-ranked team in Class 3A, won 26-24, 25-13, 25-17. Hereford and Monahans also played each other, with the Lady Whitefaces winning 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-21.

Kalani Giddens added 11 kills for Coronado (0-2), while Suzy Dimba recorded a team-high five blocks. Stepheny Wines supplied 35 assists for the day, and Kyleigh Lucia and Megan Granado each had two service aces while combining for 42 digs.

The Lady Mustangs travel to face Abilene and Abilene Cooper on Thursday, and they begin play at Abilene’s Bev Ball Classic on Friday.

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TUESDAY’S AREA SCORES

Non-district

Shallowater def. Brownfield, 25-17, 11-25, 25-17, 29-27.

Dimmitt def. Lubbock Titans, 25-20, 28-26, 12-25, 20-25, 15-9

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MONDAY’S LATE AREA SCORE

Non-district

Lubbock Titans def. Plainview Christian, 25-22, 18-25, 28-26, 25-19

AUSTIN – When Mike Leach was negotiating a contract extension earlier this year, and his future at Texas Tech seemed uncertain, one of the names bounced around as a possible replacement was former Red Raider assistant Art Briles.

But Briles, preparing for his second season at Baylor after a successful stint at the University of Houston, said his focus was and has always been on helping the Bears improve.

“I am honored to be at Baylor,” Briles said to gathered media at the Texas High School Coaches Association annual convention. “I consider it a privilege to coach at Baylor University. That’s where all my energy and my passion and my goals lie.

“I think we closed the gap a bunch last year and had some great opportunities that we didn’t finish out. So we’ve got to finish what we started. The natural progression is to be a bowl-bound team and that will always be one of our goals, but we have higher aspirations than that.”

Aside from Texas and Oklahoma, the Bears gave the Red Raiders maybe their toughest test of the season in Lubbock, putting a scare into the Jones AT&T Stadium crowd before Tech rallied for a 35-28 victory in the 2008 regular-season finale.

This year, the teams wind up the season against each other again, only this time it will be at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The Bears and Raiders will shift their annual meeting to the Cotton Bowl in 2010.

“There are a lot of benefits from the recruiting world and the exposure world with playing in Dallas,” Briles said. “But that’s our last game of the year, and there will be a lot of water under the bridge between now and then. Really, all our focus right now is on fall camp and getting ready for (the season opener against) Wake Forest.”

QB or WR?

Mike Sherman has a bit of a dilemma.

Going into the 2009 season, Jerrod Johnson is listed at the top of the depth chart at quarterback for Texas A&M, but it’s not cut and dried. Sherman said Tuesday the ideal situation would be to have former Big Spring standout Ryan Tannehill competing with Johnson at the start of fall practice, but Tannehill proved his worth as a receiver for the Aggies a year ago.

Tannehill, however, missed spring practice with a torn labrum in his shoulder and didn’t get a chance to compete at quarterback. And Sherman is reluctant to use Tannehill at receiver, though he’s listed atop the depth chart at one receiver spot, and risk injury if he’s going to be the backup quarterback, which was a key position for A&M in 2008.

“When we moved Tannehill from quarterback to receiver 10 days into camp last year, he asked if he could still have a chance to play quarterback,” Sherman said. “Going into preseason I’m still going to give him a chance to play quarterback, and approximately 10 days into camp we’ll make a decision as to who the starter is.

“Regardless, we don’t have another No. 2 other than Ryan or Jerrod. If (Tannehill) plays receiver we don’t have the luxury of having him be an every-down receiver for us and also being a dependable backup quarterback. It would be very difficult to put him in that risk situation as far as injury is concerned and still expect him to be a No. 2 quarterback.”

Winning like Wayne

It’s not often that the majority of sports on a college campus take their cues from the baseball program. Then again, Rice is not a normal college campus.

Third-year Owls head coach David Baliff has no qualms about showing his team the example set by the Rice baseball team and venerable head coach Wayne Graham when it comes to building a top-flight, championship-caliber program.

“The expectations on our football team at the university are high,” Baliff said. “But we’ve got to continue to work to make Rice football like Rice baseball. Wayne Graham has made just such a consistent winner and that’s the way we need to be at Rice. We’ve won our first bowl game, now we need to have two winning seasons in a row. Wayne shows us you can do it if you work hard, and that’s what we’re doing.”

Baliff said, though, that the football team is already reaping some benefits from baseball’s success, other than the fact that starting quarterback candidate Ryan Lewis, a transfer from Louisiana, played for Rice’s baseball team this past spring.

“It seems like every time the baseball team goes to a regional we get a (football) commitment,” Baliff joked.

Noteworthy

Frenship receiver Lance Ratliff and Snyder defensive back Kenneth Turner were listed atop the North team depth chart as of Tuesday morning, likely making them starters for the game Tuesday night. Ratliff was also listed as the No. 2 kicker behind Keller Fossil Ridge’s Chris Boswell. Idalou’s Sean Reagan was listed at second-string defensive end behind Midland Greenwood’s Blake McColloch, while Muleshoe quarterback Wes Wood was listed behind Plano signal caller Carson Meager. … Texas Tech’s two incoming freshmen on the North squad also are listed as starters, Lewisville Hebron offensive tackle Joel Gray and Denton Ryan cornerback Yahshua Williams. … The Sept. 3 game between Tascosa and Monterey at Lowrey Field has been tabbed by Fox Sports Southwest as the DQ Big Game of the Week, the only time it will happen on the South Plains this year. The FSSW crew will be in the Panhandle on Oct. 29 when Dumas visits Palo Duro.

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The Levelland senior went into the record books with the second-highest career strikeout total for high school softball in the state of Texas (1,557) and will soon be playing collegiately for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.

So it was an easy choice to select Johnson as The Avalanche-Journal’s All South Plains Class 3A-2A-1A-TAPPS Pitcher of the Year.

“She’s just a great kid,” Levelland head coach Jesse Casarez said. “She’ll be a hard one to replace.”

And while someone will step in next year for the Lady Lobos as the No. 1 pitcher, it’s likely that no one will ever replace what she did for four years.

Johnson was 99-28-3 at Levelland, finishing with a 0.66 career ERA while batters hit a measly .089 against her. She finished with 25 one-hitters, 72 shutouts and 23 no-hitters – three of which were perfect games.

Her 1,557 strikeouts rank second behind current University of Texas pitcher Kayla Barnhill.

Estacado coach Christy Kegans, the Coach of the Year, knew what it was like to face Johnson. Her Lady Matadors made a charge to make the playoffs this past season for the first time in school history, coming one win shy of doing so after winning four District 1-3A games – the most district wins in school history for the softball program.

Joining Johnson and Kegans is Player of the Year D’Maris Murillo from Slaton. A pitcher as well, she also provided offensive power for the Tigerettes, hitting .569 with 21 RBIs.

AUSTIN – Considering the short amount of time for practice and preparation, the Texas High School Coaches Association all-star football game oftentimes comes down to talent and the ability to jell quickly.

In the 75th edition of the clash Tuesday night at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, that edge swung decisively in favor of the South, leaving the South Plains representatives on the North squad frustrated.

The South scored in almost every way imaginable – breaking a couple of records with fumble and kickoff returns for touchdowns in the process – crushing the North early for a 48-21 win.

“It just seemed like we couldn’t get anything going,” said Idalou defensive end Sean Reagan, who finished with three tackles, one for a loss. “They were getting all the breaks and hitting all the big plays on offense, and I guess on defense, too. We just couldn’t get anything going.”

The South scored on its first drive of the game and never looked back. The North, meanwhile, struggled offensively, not getting a first down until a completion by Muleshoe quarterback Wes Wood early in the second quarter. The North finished with just 21 yards total offense in the first half and 276 for the game, thanks mostly to two late touchdown drives, the final one coming with 1:16 remaining when Wood hit Cisco’s Josh Wood from 4 yards out.

Frenship receiver Lance Ratliff snagged two passes for 51 yards on the final North drive, and Snyder defensive back Kenneth Turner had two tackles. Texas Tech signee Yahshua Williams from Denton Ryan finished with three tackles and broke up one pass.

“It was really frustrating,” said Wes Wood, who finished as the North’s top player, completing 8 of 17 passes for 114 yards and the touchdown. “It was hard to put together a passing offense for the receivers and quarterbacks to be on the same page. If our linemen had it good, the quarterbacks would mess up or the receivers would run the wrong routes. It’s hard with a new offense and lot of people being used to the spread stuff.”

The South didn’t have that problem and was led by a couple players who were teammates Tuesday but become rivals today.

Running back Chris Whaley, a University of Texas signee, was named the game’s Offensive Most Valuable Player with 14 carries for 52 yards and three touchdowns. Defensive back Dustin Harris, though, stole the show. The Texas A&M signee returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and added a 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown to earn Defensive MVP honors.

The kickoff return broke the 46-year-old record of 94 yards and came after the North scored its first touchdown on a 30-yard LaMarcus Howard blocked punt return for a touchdown, while the fumble return eclipsed the 93-yard effort of Jason Tucker from Waco Robinson in 1994.

Harris also completed a 37-yard pass on a lateral, intercepted a pass and had a 63-yard punt return wiped out by a penalty.

“Today was a fun day,” Harris said. “It was fun to get an opportunity to carry out our high school dreams, but now we’re in college. This was a good opportunity to show our stuff, but now we’ve got to go right back and get into two-a-days.”

From the beginning it was evident the South had the more talented team, and it proved as much for the entirety of the first half.

The South dominated on both sides of the ball, racking up 256 yards of total offense through the first two periods while holding the North to just 21. That led to a 27-0 halftime lead for the South that would have been worse if not for a missed field goal, a punt-return touchdown wiped out by a penalty and one bad drive.

Whaley scored on runs of 1 and 3 yards in the first half, while Joe Jones caught a 63-yard scoring pass and Chris McAllister added a 7-yarder with 1:07 left in the first half.

The North got the early momentum by stopping the South’s first drive of the second half and chasing Darrell Cantu-Harkless out of the pocket on fourth down. Cantu-Harkless rolled left and tried to kick, but Howard blocked it, picked it up along the sidelines and carried it into the end zone to cut the North lead to 27-7.

But Harris quickly erased all North hopes by taking the following kickoff at the 2, breaking a couple of tackles up the middle and out-racing kicker Chris Boswell down the sideline for the score, effectively icing the game.

“When we got that fumble return we were all pumped up,” Reagan said. “And then they returned the kickoff, and that’s just hard to deal with. They get it right back and (the fumble return) is not even a difference.”

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HIGH SCHOOLS/Muleshoe’s Wood completes TD pass late in 48-21 loss

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION

ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME

at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin

SOUTH 48, NORTH 21

South 14 13 14 7 – 48

North 0 0 7 14 – 21

First Quarter

SOU-Chris Whaley 1 run (Darrell Cantu-Harkless kick); 7:33

SOU-Joe Jones 63 pass from Tyler Copeland (Cantu-Harkless kick); :00

Second Quarter

SOU-Whaley 3 run (kick failed); 6:37

SOU-Chris McAllister 7 pass from Eric Soza (Cantu-Harkless kick); 1:07

Third Quarter

NOR-LaMarcus Howard 28 blocked punt return (Chris Boswell kick); 10:11

SOU-Dustin Harris 98 kickoff return (Cantu-Harkless kick); 9:57

SOU-Harris 95 fumble return (Cantu-Harkless kick); 4:50

Fourth Quarter

NOR-Jace Jackson 9 pass from Carson Meager (Boswell kick); 9:37

SOU-Whaley 13 run (Cantu-Harkless kick); 5:18

NOR-Josh Bridges 4 pass from Wes Wood (Boswell kick); 1:16

TEAM STATISTICS

SOU NOR

First downs 19 17

Rushes-yards 35-139 30-69

Passing yards 211 207

Comp.-att.-int. 10-15-0 14-30-2

Punts-avg. 2-23.0 5-39.6

Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1

Penalties-yards 5-50 5-40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: South, Zacchaeus Foster 9-57, Chris Whaley 14-52, Chris Roberson 2-17, Tyler Copeland 1-9; North, Frank Reddic 10-32, Tony Peoples 3-24, Jonathan Miller 4-17, Charley Waldrep 2-6.

PASSING: South, Copeland 5-7-0-111, Eric Soza 4-7-0-63; North, Wes Wood 8-17-0-114, Carson Meager 6-13-2-93.

RECEIVING: South, Cole Hicks 3-36, Joe Jones 2-75, Greg Timmons 2-49, Aron Franklin 1-33; North, Jerod Monk 4-40, Josh Bridges 3-40, Jace Jackson 3-52, Lance Ratliff 2-51.