Marcus 47, Arlington 35
The Marauders remain unbeaten after two games with a 47-35 victory over Arlington High School on Friday night.
Marcus scored first in the game when Colton Nussmeier hit Jackson Morris on a 6-yard touchdown pass, and made it 13-0 with less than a minute to play in the first quarter when Nussmeier tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Bergeson.
Arlington scored a touchdown of it’s own late in the second quarter before Nussmeier connected with Rhett Garza on a 75-yard touchdown pass to make it 20-7.
The Colts scored again to make it 20-14, which was the score at halftime.
Less than three minutes into the third period, Nussmeier hit Morris on a 30-yard touchdown pass, but Arlington answered and the score was 27-21 Marauders with 4:44 to play in the third quarter.
Marcus then scored 13-unanswered points on a 60-yard run from Isaiah Keliikipi followed by a 37-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Campbell from Nussmeier to make it 40-21 at the end of the third quarter.
Arlington responded with two straight touchdowns to make it 40-35 Marcus with 10:43 to play in the game.
Marcus came right back to make it a 12-point game when Jake Torgesen tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Morris.
The Marauders held on for a 47-35 win.
Marcus (2-0, 0-0) will finish up the non-district season at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 when they host Pearce.
MARAUDERS WIN!!
47-35 over Arlington Colts.
It’s always a great day to be a Marauder.@MarcusFootball @JacksonMorris25 @Marcus_HS @Coach_A_MHS pic.twitter.com/t4kL5Du6G6— MARCUS RED NATION (@MarcusRedNation) September 7, 2024
Argyle 49, Midlothian Heritage 24
The Argyle Eagles evened their non-district record on Friday night with a 49-24 victory over Midlothian Heritage.
Heritage took a 7-0 lead just past the halfway point of the first period, but Argyle answered with a 1-yard touchdown run from Watson Bell.
The Jaguars regained the lead in the second quarter before Bell scored on a 13-yard run to tie the game back up at 14 each.
Bell gave the Eagles their first lead of the night on a 2-yard run with 9 seconds remaining in the first half to make it 21-14 Argyle heading into the break.
Heritage tied it back up early in the third period, but just over two minutes later Watson broke a 40-yard touchdown run, his fourth of the night, to give Argyle a 28-21 lead.
Heritage kicked a field goal to make it 28-24 Argyle, but then it was all Eagles, as Maguire Gasperson connected with Will Krzysiak on a 75-yard touchdown pass before the game went into a weather delay.
When the game resumed, Gasperson threw a touchdown pass to Julian Caldwell for 19 yards to make it 42-24 Argyle.
With 6:15 to play in the fourth, Max Bland returned a fumble 30 yards to give the Eagles a 49-24 lead, which stood up.
Bell rushed for 170 yards and 4 touchdowns in the game for the Eagles.
Argyle (1-1, 0-0) will open district competition at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Mansfield Timberview.
Guyer 38, Arlington Martin 19
The Guyer Wildcats found themselves in multiple weather delays on Friday night, but managed to earn a 38-19 win over Arlington Martin.
The Warriors took a 7-0 lead early on before the game was halted due to lightning.
When the game resumed, Martin took a 13-0 lead before Kevin Sperry connected with DJ Reese for a 14-yard touchdown pass to make it 13-7 Warriors heading into the second quarter.
The game was then stopped again due to weather.
When the game resumed, Sterling Schneider scored on a 1-yard run to give the Wildcats the lead.
With 1:28 to go in the first half, Sperry hit Mason White on a 32-yard touchdown pass to give the Wildcats a 21-13 lead at the break.
The game then went back into a weather delay.
Once the game resumed a third time, the Wildcats scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter on a 1-yard run from DJ Black and 66-yard fumble return from Tre Flores.
Following a Martin touchdown early in the fourth, Guyer led 35-19 with just under a quarter to play.
Ford Stinson then kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 38-19 Guyer
Guyer (2-0, 0-0) will play its final non-district game at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 at North Crowley.
Northwest 37, McKinney North 14
The Northwest Texans made it 2-0 for the non-district schedule with a win over McKinney North on Friday night.
The Texans took a 7-0 lead when Ryder Norton connected with Kobey Wall for a 32-yard touchdown pass, but McKinney North answered with a touchdown of its own and the game was tied 7-7 after one.
Brody Roush kicked a 32-yard field goal to make it 10-7 Northwest in the second, and the Texans extended their lead when Norton hit Wall for a 14-yard touchdown pass to make it 16-7 Northwest.
McKinney North scored again to cut the deficit to 2, but with 36 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Trey Poe scored on a 22-yard run to make it 23-14 at the half.
Following a scoreless third quarter, Nate Jean scored on a 3-yard run to make it 30-14 Northwest.
Jean scored again on a 6-yard run later in the fourth to close the game out.
Northwest (2-0, 0-0) will open district at 7 p.m. on Sep. 13 when they host Keller.
Flower Mound 38, Wylie 0
The Jaguars cruised on Friday night, shutting out Wylie 38-0.
Noah Spinks threw a touchdown pass to Ryan Stadler for 16 yards, and less than two minutes later, Noah Erdman scored on a 12-yard run to make it 14-0.
With just over a minute to play in the first quarter, Spinks hit Erdman on an 18-yard touchdown pass, and following a scoreless second quarter, the Jaguars led 21-0 at halftime.
In the first half of the third quarter, the Jaguars extended their lead to 31-0 when Marcus Simpson broke a 66-yard touchdown run, and Jackson Smith booted a 36-yard field goal.
Spinks then hit Massey on a 5-yard touchdown pass to make it 38-0 Flower Mound late in the third quarter.
Flower Mound (2-0, 0-0) will wrap up the non-district at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12 at Lake Highlands.
Texarkana Texas 52, Liberty Christian 35
The Liberty Christian Warriors came up short on Friday night at home, falling to Texarkana Texas High School. This is Liberty’s first loss since the 2022 season.
Jonah Sullivan kicked a 22-yard field goal to give Liberty an early 3-0 lead, but Texas High answered with a touchdown to make it 7-3 Tigers.
Chase Garnett regained the lead for Liberty on a 1-yard run to make it 10-7 Liberty, but the Tigers scored 14-unanswered points to give Texas High a 21-10 lead.
Cooper Witten caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Quinn Murphy to cut Liberty’s deficit to 4 points, but Texas High scored four straight times to take a 39-17 lead.
Witten then caught a 44-yard pass from Murphy to make it 39-22, but the Tigers answered with another touchdown to make it 45-23.
Murphy then hit Jaylon Hawkins on back-to-back touchdown passes of 4 and 70 yards respectively to make it a 10-point game, but Texas High scored late to put the game out of reach.
Murphy (Baylor) passed for 338 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Warriors in the game.
Liberty Christian (1-1, 0-0) will host Decatur at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 in its final non-district game.
2026 4-star Baylor QB commit Quinn Murphy delivers a perfect pass to a wide open 2027 ATH Cooper Witten for the score.
Liberty Christian cuts the Texas High lead to 21-17. pic.twitter.com/q9PqvmzQhD
— Marshall Levenson (@MarshallRivals) September 7, 2024
Liberty Christian (1-1, 0-0) will host Decatur at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 in its final non-district game.
Byron Nelson 32, Lewisville 28
Lewisville found itself in a back and forth battle on Thursday night at Northwest ISD Stadium, but ultimately came up a little short, falling to Byron Nelson by four points.
Tre Williams hit Derrick Martin for 12 yards to make it 7-0 Farmers at the end of one.
With 4:48 to play in the second quarter, Nelson scored a touchdown of its own, but a missed PAT allowed Lewisville to retain the lead at 7-6.
The Farmers extended their lead three minutes later on a 5-yard pass from Williams to Martin, but Nelson added another touchdown, making it 14-12 at the half.
Four minutes into the third quarter, Tenel Hill scored on a 1-yard run to give Lewisville a 21-12 lead.
The Bobcats scored again early in the fourth quarter, but Lewisville answered with a 20-yard touchdown run from Martin to make the score 28-18 with 6:40 to play in the game.
Nelson scored two touchdowns within the final three minutes of the fourth quarter to take a 32-28 lead.
Martin finished the game with 7 receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Lewisville (1-1, 0-0) will host Rockwall at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 13.
ICYMI: Byron Nelson pulled off an incredible win with less than a minute to go after trailing all game to Lewisville. It is the second time in as many weeks that the Bobcats have won in the final minute. #txhsfb @GMsportsmedia1 @Gosset41 @maddiecawley https://t.co/kGQ9uuo2Ok
— Nolan Ruth (@RealNolanRuth) September 6, 2024
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