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AREA FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Holliday dominates Eastland in postseason opener

Jonathan Hull, Wichita Falls Times Record News
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Holliday made it look easy.

The Eagles (10-1) scored in all three phases – in the first four minutes no less – and essentially ended their Region II-3A Division II bi-district matchup with Eastland (3-8) before it ever really got started in a 44-7 rout.

Holliday advances to play Leonard in the area round at 7 p.m. Friday in Weatherford.

“We talked to the kids all week about the importance of starting hot,” Holliday coach Kyle Atwood said. “When Eastland stuck around with people, they won some games. They’re a 3-7 team, but they’re better than the record shows. Teams that got up on them early, they struggled to make a comeback.”

From Jaiden Kim’s 80-yd kickoff return for a touchdown to open the contest to Vaughn Hamill’s scoop and score to Ashtyn Berry’s 70-yd TD reception, Holliday connected on big play after big play to race out to a 35-0 lead with 9:38 to play in the second quarter.

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“I caught the ball and started up the field and the hole came wide open,” Kim said. “I took off trying not to get caught. This is a great win for us. We really worked together as a team and came out fired up in the first half. We kept it going the whole game.”

For all the fireworks Holliday provided en route to a 44-7 halftime lead, the Eagles struggled to maintain drives after the intermission despite the starters playing the entirety of the contest.

“We’ve talked at halftime the last two weeks about the importance of coming out and playing well in the second half and we didn’t do that again tonight,” Atwood said. “Some of it is a testament to Eastland, but we’ve got to come out and be able to execute a little better in the second half.”

Holliday secured its seventh-straight 10-win season in the rout of the Mavericks dating back to 2017 while Atwood earned the first 10-win season of his head coaching career.

“It’s a testament to coach (Frank) Johnson and the program that he ran but it also speaks to the community and the expectation the school district has,” Atwood added. “It’s amazing to be a part of something where the expectation is to go out there and play as hard as you possibly can and win. They have a winners’ mentality. It doesn’t matter if it’s academics, marching band, basketball, football or ping pong, our kids expect to win. They play hard and represent us well. It’s really amazing to be a part of this.”

BI-DISTRICT BOX SCORES

REGION I-4A DIVISION I

CANYON RANDALL 48, BURKBURNETT 28

Burkburnett 0 0 14 14 -28

Randall 21 13 14 0 -48

FIRST QUARTER

CR – Tryston Sanchez 69 run (Kaison Benton kick)

CR – Dylan Ray 9 run (Jacob Avalos kick)

CR – Ray 25 run (Avalos kick)

SECOND QUARTER

CR – Ray 66 run (Avalos kick)

CR – Sanchez 9 run (kick failed)

THIRD QUARTER

B – Kyler Kirkland 66 run (Alessio Piscopo kick)

CR – Collin Miller 54 pass from Sanchez (Avalos kick)

B – Noah Gonzales 24 pass from Antonio Adkins (Piscopo kick)

CR – Sanchez 14 run (Avalos kick)

FOURTH QUARTER

B – Elijah Maldonado 3 run (Piscopo kick)

B – Korbin Emro 26 pass from Brody Boyd (Piscopo kick)


REGION I-4A DIVISION II

GRAHAM 55, HILLSBORO 0

Graham 13 14 21 7 -55

Hillsboro 0 0 0 0 -0

TEAM STATS

First downs: (G) 19; (H) 6

Rushing: (G) 40-282; (H) 32-52

Passing: (G) 12-20-0—131; (H) 4-13-0—27

Punts: (G) 2-40; (H) 8-32

Fumbles: (G) 1-1; (H) 0-0

Penalties: (G) 3-30; (H) 6-20

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (G) Rylan Monsey 16-178; (H) Tory Brooks 9-8, Darrian Hodge 4-8.

PASSING: (G) Ty Thompson 9-17-0—47.

RECEIVING: (G) Peyton Kinman 3-74; (H) Hodge 2-19.

RECORDS: Graham 10-1, Hillsboro 5-6.


REGION I-3A DIVISION I

BROCK 59, IOWA PARK 0

Iowa Park 0 0 0 0 -0

Brock 18 28 6 7 -59

FIRST QUARTER

B – Tyler Butler 8 pass from Brody Woods (run failed), 5:46

B – Woods 33 run (run failed), 2:00

B – Carson Finney 35 interception return (run failed), 1:43

SECOND QUARTER

B – Vance Guthrie 19 run (run failed), 8:24

B – Colt Matlock 54 pass from Woods (pass good), 5:46

B – Matlock 60 pass from Woods (kick good), 2:14

B – Britton Burrows 14 pass from Woods (kick good), :02

THIRD QUARTER

B – Brett Tutter 3 run (kick failed), 6:26

FOURTH QUARTER

B – Tyler Butler 11 pass from Landon Gigliotta (kick good), 10:21

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (IP) Jemarr Myles 11-27; (B) Vance Guthrie 6-53, Brett Tutter 9-49, Brody Woods 6-49.

PASSING: (IP) Parker Allen 4-11-2—26; (B) Woods 15-19-0—286.

RECEIVING: (IP) Tristan Morgan 2-19; (B) Colt Matlock 3-119, Britton Burrows 3-75.

RECORDS: Iowa Park 4-7; Brock 8-3.


REGION II-3A DIVISION II

HOLLIDAY 44, EASTLAND 7

Eastland 0 7 0 0 -7

Holliday 28 16 0 0 -44

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (H) Tyrese Polite 6-85 (TD).

PASSING: (H) Grant Cox 11-27-0—166 (3 TDs).

RECEIVING: (H) Ashtyn Berry 4-80 (TD), Tyler Harrison 2-54 (TD), Jaedin Kim 2-10 (TD).

RECORDS: Eastland 3-8; Holliday 10-1.


JACKSBORO 51, CALLISBURG 40

Callisburg 13 7 13 7 -40

Jacksboro 15 15 14 7 -51

FIRST QUARTER

J – Luke Sams 53 pass from Lando Belcher (Josh Salazar run), 9:33

J – Josh Salazar block punt recovery (Salazar kick), 7:51

C – Tripp Hazel 4 run (Domingo Mata kick), 6:30

C – Jacob Dennington 22 pass from Hazel (run failed), 4:10

SECOND QUARTER

J – Sams 42 run (Salazar kick), 11:28

C – AJ Cowger 31 pass from Hazel (Mata kick), 4:51

J – Sams 3 run (Salazar run), 2:17

THIRD QUARTER

J – Jackson McComis 12 pass from Belcher (kick failed), 6:56

C – Cowger 64 run (run failed), 4:31

C – Hazel 5 run (Mata kick), 2:50

J – Luis Balderrama 32 run (McComis pass from Belcher), 2:23

FOURTH QUARTER

J – Sams 37 run (Salazar kick), 7:24

C – Cowger 17 pass from Hazel (Mata kick), 4:48

TEAM STATS

First downs: (Ca) 16; (J) 23

Rushing: (Ca) 35-98; (J) 35-360

Passing: (Ca) 8-17-1—186; (J) 10-19-1—167

Punts: (Ca) 4-34; (J) 2-19

Fumbles: (Ca) 2-0; (J) 1-1

Penalties: (Ca) 12-100; (J) 5-45

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (Ca) Tripp Hazel 16-43, AJ Cowger 6-71; (J) Luke Sams 26-295.

PASSING: (Ca) Hazel 8-17-1—186; (J) Lando Belcher 10-19-1—167.

RECEIVING: (Ca) Cowger 6-100; (J) Sams 5-96.

RECORDS: Callisburg 5-6; Jacksboro 11-0.


REGION II-2A DIVISION II

WINDTHORST 55, LINDSAY 21

Windthorst 7 0 27 21 -55

Lindsay 0 14 0 7 -21

FIRST QUARTER

W – Brock Belcher 1 run (Brayden Berend kick)

SECOND QUARTER

L – Zachary Metzler 3 run (kick failed)

L – Casen Lloyd fumble recovery (Metzler pass from Joseph Manhart

THIRD QUARTER

W – Jaxon Stark 8 pass from Belcher (Kasen Wiles kick)

W – Belcher 36 run (Berend kick)

W – Kolby Teakell 75 pass from Belcher (Wiles kick)

W – Belcher 44 run (kick failed)

FOURTH QUARTER

W – Hayden Cavazos 7 Run (Wiles kick)

L – Simon Thurman 35 run (Waylon Krebs kick)

W – Wiles 15 pass from Belcher (Wiles kick)

W – Tyler Camacho 44 run (Wiles kick)

TEAM STATS

First downs: (W) 19; (L) 16

Rushing: (W) 30-268; (L) 51-301

Passing: (W) 15-29-0—217; (L) 2-13-2—24

Punts: (W) 4-33.2; (L) 4-33

Fumbles: (W) 0-0; (L) 0-0

Penalties: (W) 5-25; (L) 2-7

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (W) Brock Belcher 18-184, Tyler Camacho 6-56; (L) Zachary Metzler 14-95, Simon Thurman 14-87, Joseph Manhart 13-84.

PASSING: (W) Belcher 15-28-0—217; (L) Manhart 2-13-2—24.

RECEIVING: (W) Kolby Teakell 5-115, Brayden Berend 6-73; (L) Winston Fleitman 2-24.

RECORDS: Windthorst 9-2, Lindsay 5-6..


CELESTE 41, SEYMOUR 12

Celeste 7 0 14 20 -41

Seymour 0 6 6 0 -12

FIRST QUARTER

C – Brock Stewart 20 run (Anthony Powell)

SECOND QUARTER

S – David Charo 11 pass from Brayden Loyd (kick failed)

THIRD QUARTER

C – Powell 2 run (Powell kick)

S – Slade Thompson 13 run (kick failed)

FOURTH QUARTER

C – Powell 40 run (kick failed)

C – Powell 25 run (Trent McLemore kick)

C – Powell 22 run (McLemore kick)

TEAM STATS

First downs: (C) 16; (S) 23

Rushing: (C) 42-259; (S) 27-133

Passing: (C) 0-1-0—0; (S) 22-44-0—222

Punts: (C) 4-29; (S) 1-22

Fumbles: (C) 1-0; (S) 3-2

Penalties: (C) 4-50; (S) 9-73

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (C) Anthony Powell 21-169, Brock Stewart 11-51; (S) Slade Thompson 15-101, Brayden Loyd 12-32.

PASSING: (C) Stewart 0-1-0—0; (S) Loyd 22-44-0—222.

RECEIVING: (C) None; (S) David Charo 9-67, Brason Zeissel 3-63, Isaac Willden 6-54.

RECORDS: Celeste 8-3, Seymour. 8-3.


REGION I-A DIVISION I

KNOX CITY 51, KRESS 6

Kress 0 6 x x -6

Knox City 14 37 x x -51

TEAMS STATS

First downs: (Kr) 2; (KC) 11

Rushing: (Kr) 13-1; (KC) 15-172

Passing: (Kr) 11-21-0—93; (KC) 4-5-0—108

Fumbles: (Kr) 1-1; (KC) 1-1

Penalties: (Kr) 0-0; (KC) 0-0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (Kr) Jaleel Baker 9-7; (KC) Tristin Baxter 7-62 (3 TDs), Cameron Hernandez 4-40 (2 TDs), Devin Guillory 1-38 (TD).

PASSING: (Kr) Kingston Brumley 11-20-0—93 (TD); (KC) Bryson Callaway 4-5-0—108 (TD).

RECEIVING: (Kr) Cole Todd 2-49 (TD); (KC) Guillory 2-70 (TD).

RECORDS: Kress 4-7; Knox City 11-0.


REGION II-A DIVISION II

NEWCASTLE 55, WOODSON 0

Newcastle 15 40 x x -55

Woodson 0 0 x x -0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: (N) Isaac King 5-107 (3 TDs), London Martinez 4-99 (3 TDs), Ty Strawbridge 2-50 (2 TDs).

PASSING: None.

RECORDS: Newcastle 10-1; Woodson 3-8.


OTHER SCORES

(No stats reported.)

REGION I-3A DIVISION II

City View 38, Millsap 15

REGION II-2A DIVISION I

DeLeon 70, Nocona 41

REGION II-2A DIVISION II

Collinsville 62, Archer City 0

REGION III-A DIVISION I

Union Hill 54, Bryson 8

REGION II-A DIVISION II

Benjamin 52, Motley County 6

Jayton 61, Crowell 16

Strawn 67, Throckmorton 36

TAPPS SIX-MAN DIVISION III

Longview Christian 62, Wichita Christian 16

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Wichita Falls area high school football bi-district playoff scores