Marcus 33, Flower Mound 32
The Battle of the Mound lived up to billing on Friday night, as Marcus came back from an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to get the win.
Marcus took a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a 12-yard run from Mason Jones.
Colton Nussmeier then connected with Rhett Garza on a 47-yard touchdown pass to give the Marauders a 14-0 lead.
The Jaguars came roaring back, however, as Noah Spinks hit Ryan Stadler on a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the jaguars deficit to 7 points and Zain Alkhatib booted a 43-yard field goal to make it 14-10 Marcus at the half.
Flower Mound Varsity photos vs Marcus are posted: https://t.co/oy1vtwDkEn pic.twitter.com/0QI6cOi8tg
— Joe Lorenzini (@lorenziniphotog) October 28, 2024
The Jags defense then came up with a safety followed by Marcus Simpson breaking a 55-yard run, and Flower Mound took an 18-14 lead.
Marcus answered when Nussmeier hit Cooper Campbell for 26 yards to make it 21-18 Marcus with 5:59 remaining in the third quarter.
Noah Erdman regained the lead for Flower Mound on a 1-yard run, and Simpson scored again on a 6-yard run as the Jags led 32-21.
With 5:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, Marcus scored twice, once on a 12-yard run from Garza and once on a 6-yard keeper from Nussmeier to lift the Marauders to victory.
Marcus (5-3, 2-3) will host Little Elm at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1.
Flower Mound (5-3, 2-3) will host Coppell at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1.
.@MarcusFootball wins the Mound Showdown with two late scores, 33-32. #txhsfb pic.twitter.com/tKkmHeoKYd
— DFW Inside High School Sports (@ihss_dfw) October 28, 2024
Argyle 56, Burleson 0
The Eagles remain unbeaten in district competition this season, defeating Burleson by a score of 56-0 on Friday night.
Watson Bell scored on a 12-yard run to give the Eagles an early 7-0 lead and tacked on a 4-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0 Argyle.
Thomas Irwin then returned a fumble 43 yards for a score and the Eagles led 21-0 heading into the second quarter.
Watson scored on a 17-yard run in the second, and Hank Woodward returned an interception 3 yards for a touchdown.
Argyle led 35-0 at halftime.
In the third, Bell scored his fourth touchdown of the night on a 6-yard run and in the fourth, Trot Jordan hit Ake O’Neal on a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Obadiah Gole then scored on a 4-yard run to make it 56-0 Argyle.
The Eagles (7-1, 6-0) will play at 7 p.m. at Grapevine on Nov. 1.
Lewisville 39, Hebron 14
The Fighting Farmers had little trouble with Hebron on Friday night, winning 39-14.
Tenel Hill got things started for Lewisville on a 1-yard run to make it 7-0 Farmers.
Special teams came up big when D’Angelo King returned a punt 43-yards for a score, and Lewisville led 14-0 at the end of one.
In the second quarter, Hill broke a 38-yard touchdown run to give Lewisville a 22-0 lead with a PAT run from Zephen Walker.
Then Tre Williams hit Lorenzo Cruz for an 8-yard touchdown pass to make it 30-0 Lewisville, and Derrick Martin scored on a 2-yard run to give the Farmers a 36-0 halftime lead.
Hebron finally got on the board with 7:24 remaining in the third quarter, but Declan Hamm answered with a 27-yard field goal to make it 39-7.
Lewisville (5-3, 4-1) will host Guyer at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1.
Liberty Christian 64, Nolan Catholic 0
The Warriors cruised on Friday night, shutting out Nolan Catholic 64-0.
Blake Brisker scored on a 1-yard run to give the Warriors a 8-0 lead following a 2-point conversion pass from Quinn Murphy to Jaylon Hawkins.
Murphy then connected with Cooper Witten on a 55-yard touchdown pass to make it 15-0 Liberty Christian, which was the score heading into the second quarter.
Hawkins then returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown, and Quinton Brown broke a 22-yard run to make it 29-0 Warriors.
Murphy then scored on an 8-yard keeper, Brisker scored on a 2-yard run and Madox Sekyere scored on a 25-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Liberty led 50-0 at the half.
In the third, Murphy hit Brandon Jarrard on a 9-yard touchdown pass and early in the fourth quarter, Jaxon Coleman scored on a 14-yard touchdown run.
Liberty Christian (7-1, 3-0) will host Bishop Lynch on Nov. 1.
Great Team win in Fort Worth last night.#BeOne pic.twitter.com/jzMFVLfpF0
— Warrior Football (@LCS__Football) October 26, 2024
Byron Nelson 21, Northwest 7
The Texans struggled on Friday night, coming up short to Byron Nelson.
Nelson jumped out to a 14-0 lead following a scoreless first quarter, and with 27 seconds remaining in the first half, Northwest broke through on a 3-yard run from Nate Jean.
The Bobcats scored first in the third quarter to make it 21-7 and were able to hold on for the win.
Jean rushed for 158 yards in the game against the Bobcats.
Northwest (6-2, 4-2) will host Trinity at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1.
Guyer 49, Little Elm 21
Guyer jumped out early on Little Elm and never let up, defeating the Lobos by a score of 49-21 on Thursday night.
Sterling Schneider scored on a 3-yard run to get things going for the Wildcats and followed that up with a 6-yard run less than 4 minutes later.
As time expired in the first quarter, Schneider scored on a another 3-yard run and Guyer led 21-0 at the end of one.
In the second, the Lobos got on the board to cut their deficit to 14, but Guyer answered when Schneider broke a 63-yard run to give the Wildcats a 28-7 lead.
Kevin Sperry then hit Danny Jenkins on a 40-yard touchdown pass to make it 35-7, and later connected with DJ Reese on an 18-yard pass to give Guyer a 42-7 halftime lead.
Schneider rushed for 112 yards and 4 touchdowns in the first half alone.
Little Elm scored again with 3:11 remaining in the third quarter to make it 42-14 Wildcats, which was the score heading into the fourth.
Zephyr Kreye completed a touchdown pass to Jordan Wilson for 43 yards to give the Wildcats a 49-14 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Guyer (6-2, 4-1) will play at Lewisville at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1.
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