Marcus 31, Richardson J.J. Pearce 20
Marcus remains unbeaten this season following an 11-point victory over J.J. Pearce.
The Marauders got on the board with 7:13 to play in the first quarter on a 3-yard run from Isaiah Keliikipi.
Colton Nussmeier then completed a touchdown pass to Jackson Morris for 12 yards to give Marcus a 14-0 lead.
Pearce scored before the end of the half, and Marcus led 14-7 after two.
Pearce struck first in the second half to make it 14-14, but Owen Gall regained the lead for the Marauders on a 29-yard field goal and Marcus extended its lead to 10 when Nussmeier hit Charlie Bergeson for 4 yards to make it 24-14 late in the third.
Keliikipi scored again on a 7-yard run to give the Marauders a 31-14 lead with 5:26 to play in the fourth.
Marcus (3-0, 0-0) will be in its bye next week and open up district at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 when they host Lewisville.
MARAUDERS WIN! 31-20.@MarcusFootball @coltonnussmeier @Marcus_HS pic.twitter.com/bI8cFGcGNR
— MARCUS RED NATION (@MarcusRedNation) September 14, 2024
Liberty Christian 49, Decatur 21
Jason Witten’s Liberty Christian Warriors had little trouble with Decatur on Friday night.
The Warriors scored first in the game on special teams, when Quinton Brown returned the opening kickoff 103-yards.
In the second quarter, Blake Brisker scored on a 1-yard scamper to make it 14-0 Liberty, and Quinn Murphy hit Brady Janusek on a 4-yard touchdown pass to give LCS a 21-0 lead.
Decatur got on the board with five minutes to play in the second quarter, but Liberty answered when Chase Garnett scored on a 14-yard run.
The Eagles scored once more before the break, and Liberty Christian led 28-14 at halftime.
With 9:23 to play in the third quarter, Garnett scored on a 23-yard run to give Liberty Christian a 35-14 lead and with under a minute to play in the third, Murphy hit Brown on a 16-yard touchdown pass to make it 42-14.
Brisker added another 3-yard touchdown run to make the score 49-14 Warriors with 7 minutes to play in the fourth.
Liberty Christian (2-1, 0-0) will be in its bye next week and will open district at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Trinity Christian.
Argyle 24, Mansfield Timberview 14
It was a chess match for the first half of the game, and a fight to the finish in the second half as Argyle defeated Timberview by a score of 24-14 on Friday night.
Following a scoreless first half, Argyle broke through on a 9-yard run from Watson Bell.
Three minutes later, Anthony Ruvalcaba kicked a 35-yard field goal to give the Eagles a 10-0 lead.
The Wolves turned the tables in the fourth quarter, however, scoring two straight touchdowns to take a 14-10 lead with just over seven minutes to play.
Just when it looked like the lights were fading on a potential victory in its district opener for Argyle, Maguire Gasperson connected with Will Krzysiak on a 37-yard touchdown pass to give the Eagles a 17-14 lead with 46 seconds to play.
With 20 seconds remaining, Maliek Bracy scored on a 35-yard interception return to seal the victory for Argyle.
The Eagles (2-1, 1-0) will be in their by next week and host Colleyville Heritage at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27.
The #5 Argyle Eagles SOAR over Mansfield Timberview ✈️
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— BallySportsTXHS (@BallySportsTXHS) September 14, 2024
Rockwall 42, Lewisville 27
A missed PAT was the difference in the first half of the Lewisville/Rockwall game on Friday evening, as the Farmers came up short in their final non-district game.
Rockwall grabbed the lead at the 6:23 mark of the first quarter, but Tre Williams hit Landon Bogany on a 51-yard pass less than two minutes later to tie the game at 7 each.
Rockwall scored again and led 14-7 at the end of one.
Halfway through the second quarter, Williams and Bogany hooked up a second time, this one for 8 yards to tie the Yellowjackets at 14 and Lewisville took its first lead of the evening less than two minutes later when the duo added a third touchdown on a 20-yard completion.
Rockwall scored again, however, and took a 21-20 lead into the break.
Lewisville retook the lead late in the third when Williams hit Trejan Mueller on a 5-yard pass to make it 27-21, but the Yellowjackets answered and led 28-27 at the end of three.
Rockwall scored early in the fourth quarter to make it a 35-27 game, and scored again to put the game away.
Lewisville (1-2, 0-0) will be in its bye next week and will open district at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Marcus.
Northwest 23, Keller 7
The Texans opened district with a bang, holding Keller to one touchdown on Friday night.
Following a scoreless first quarter, Ryder Norton found the end zone on a 10-yard run less than 2 minutes into the second quarter to give Northwest a 6-0 lead.
With under three minutes to play in the second quarter, Tristan Saddler scored on a 7-yard run to make it 13-0 in favor of the Texans at halftime.
Keller scored late in the third quarter to make it 13-7, but in the fourth, Kobey Wall rushed for a 20-yard score and then kicked a 38-yard field goal to give the Texans a 23-7 lead and the score held up.
Northwest (3-0, 1-0) will visit Eaton at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20.
North Crowley 49, Guyer 28
A big second quarter lifted North Crowley on Friday night, as the Panthers cruised past Guyer.
The Panthers scored first in the game, but Guyer answered when Kevin Sperry connected with Mason White on a 31-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-7 heading into the second quarter.
North Crowley then scored 28 unanswered points to take a 35-7 lead into the break.
Guyer cut the deficit to 21 when Sperry and White hooked up on a 46-yard touchdown pass, but North Crowley scored again to make it 42-14 Panthers.
The Wildcats came back once again when Sperry hit Daniel Tong for 4 yards, but again North Crowley responded with a score of its own.
Guyer kept fighting, however, when Sperry and White scored a third time on a 24-yard touchdown pass, and North Crowley led 49-28 at the end of three.
Neither team could score in the fourth quarter.
Guyer (2-1, 0-0) will be in its bye next week and open up district at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Flower Mound.
Go get it, young man!
Guyer cuts the lead to 49-21, as they go to the 4th on Friday Night Football!
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— WFAA Sports (@wfaasports) September 14, 2024
Flower Mound 21, Lake Highlands 17
The Flower Mound Jaguars pulled victory from the jaws of defeat on Thursday night, edging out Lake Highlands by four points and giving head coach Brian Basil his 100th win.
Marcus Simpson scored on a 4-yard run to make it 7-0 Flower Mound in the first, but Lake Highlands tied it up with 2:11 to play in the quarter.
The Wildcats scored another touchdown early in the second quarter to take a 14-7 lead, but the Jaguars answered when Noah Spinks connected with Carter Massey on a 56-yard touchdown pass to knot the game at 14 heading into halftime.
Following a scoreless third quarter, Lake Highlands kicked a field goal with 2:37 remaining in the game to take a 17-14 lead.
With just three seconds remaining on the clock, Spinks hit Massey on an 18-yard touchdown pass to keep Flower Mound unbeaten.
Spinks passed for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game.
Massey finished the game with 134 yards receiving and two scores.
Flower Mound (3-0, 0-0) is entering its bye week and will open up district competition at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 when the Jags hosts Guyer.
In case you’re wondering, here is the @carterMassey9 catch that won the game for Flower Mound. A perfect pass by a scrambling @NoahSpinks pic.twitter.com/1XCV70ltVZ
— Joe Lorenzini (@lorenziniphotog) September 13, 2024
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