AREA FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Newcastle, Knox City pick up mercy-rule victories
Newcastle and Knox City each needed just two quarters to pick up mercy-rule victories by the exact same score Friday.
Knox City (6-0) remained undefeated with a 48-0 victory against Saint Jo, while Newcastle moved to 5-1 by beating Aspermont by the same score. Each game ended at halftime.
Newcastle got a lift from the return of Isaac King after a one-game absence. King rushed for 214 yards and two TDs on 10 carries. He also caught a 13-yard TD from Julian Jimenez.
Ty Strawbridge scored a 48-yard run and had a fumble return TD along with 11 tackles on defense. London Martinez added 49 rushing yards and two TDs on three carries.
Second-ranked Knox City was led by the efforts of quarterback Bryson Callaway, who passed for 130 yards and two TDs while rushing for a team-high 85 yards and another score. Cameron Hernandez and Tristin Baxter combined for 126 rushing yards and a score each. Both of Callaway’s TD passes went to Devin Guillory, who added an interception on defense.
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FRIDAY’S BOX SCORES
DISTRICT 7-2A DIVISION II
HASKELL 27, PETROLIA 7
Petrolia 0 0 7 0 -7
Haskell 6 14 7 0 -27
FIRST QUARTER
H – Haegen Pinkerton 1 run (kick failed)
SECOND QUARTER
H – Montrel Johnson 5 run (Nate Roewe kick)
H – Nemo Silvas 5 run (Roewe kick)
THIRD QUARTER
H – Justin Maynard 14 pass from Pinkerton (Roewe kick)
P – Jordan DeMoss 3 run (JoaQuin Martinez kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (P) 14; (H) 17
Rushing: (P) 27-56; (H) 35-153
Passing: (P) 10-37-3—112; (H) 11-19-1—118
Punts: (P) 2-33; (H) 2-29
Fumbles: (P) 3-3; (H) 2-2
Penalties: (P) 7-42; (H) 11-120
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (P) Jordan DeMoss 12-16; (H) Montrel Johnson 12-67, Haegen Pinkerton 15-66.
PASSING: (P) Dakota Hawkins 10-37-3—112; (H) Pinkerton 11-19-1—118.
RECEIVING: (P) Jayden Romines 3-42; (H) Nemo Silvas 4-63.
INTERCEPTIONS: (P) Ramsey Hensley 1-11; (H) Colton Gober 2-22, Zakeem Billington 1-9.
RECORDS: Petrolia 2-4, 1-1; Haskell 1-4, 1-1.
ELECTRA 54, MUNDAY 14
Munday 0 14 0 0 -14
Electra 30 16 8 0 -54
TEAM STATS
Rushing: (M) 19-80; (E) 56-295
Passing: (M) 9-24-3—131; (E) 6-11-0—106
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (E) Braylon Nava 11-90 (TD), Austin Lacher 9-71 (TD), Riggen Thaggard 11-52, Collin McKiddy 7-46 (TD) Gavin Gibbs 5-9 (TD); (M) No stats reported.
PASSING: (E) McKiddy 6-11-0—106 (2 TDs); (M) No stats reported.
RECEIVING: (E) Jeremiah Murphy 2-59 (TD), Braydon Huffstutler 3-31 (TD); (M) No stats reported.
RECORDS: Munday 0-6, 0-1; Electra 3-2, 1-1.
NON-DISTRICT
ALVORD 42, BURKBURNETT 17
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (B) Kyler Kirkland 19-109 (TD).
PASSING: (B) Antonio Adkins 11-19-0—141 (TD).
RECEIVING: (B) Elijah Maldonado 5-83, Kirkland 1-24, Korbin Emro 1-15 (TD).
RECORDS: Alvarado 5-1; Burkburnett 2-4.
BREMOND 35, WINDTHORST 13
Bremond 14 6 8 7 -35
Windthorst 7 6 0 0 -13
FIRST QUARTER
W – Brayden Berend 1 run (Berend kick)
B – Koben Zan 66 run (kick failed)
B – Zan 7 run (Xavier Clark run)
SECOND QUARTER
W – Kolby Teakell 18 pass from Brock Belcher (kick failed)
B – Tristan Morehead 28 pass from Zan (kick failed)
THIRD QUARTER
B – Tank Scott 12 run (Scott pass from Zan)
FOURTH QUARTER
B – Scott 11 run (Carson Crowley kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (B) 16; (W) 10
Rushing: (B) 48-331; (W) 23-64
Passing: (B) 7-15-0—66; (W) 11-27-1—107
Punts: (B) 5-28.2; (W) 6-43.2
Fumbles: (B) 0-0; (W) 1-1
Penalties: (B) 1-10; (W) 4-61
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (B) Tank Scott 19-180, Koben Zan 16-100; (W) Brock Belcher 11-49.
PASSING: (B) Zan 7-14-0—66; (W) Belcher 11-27-1—107
RECEIVING: (B) Tristan Morehead 4-32; (W) Kolby Teakell 5-56.
RECORDS: Bremond 3-2; Windthorst 3-2.
KNOX CITY 48, SAINT JO 0
Knox City 34 14 x x -48
Saint Jo 0 0 x x -0
TEAM STATS
First downs: (KC) 14; (SJ) 4
Rushing: (KC) 13-215; (SJ) 20-53
Passing: (KC) 7-9-0—130; (SJ) 6-11-2—46
Punts: (KC) NA; (SJ) NA
Fumbles: (KC) 0-0; (SJ) 2-2
Penalties; (KC) 2-41; (SJ) 0-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (KC) Bryson Callaway 5-85 (TD), Cameron Hernandez 3-68 (2 TDs), Tristin Baxter 3-58 (TD); (SJ) Devin Stewart 8-31.
PASSING: (KC) Callaway 7-9-0—130 (2 TDs); (SJ) Stewart 5-8-1—46.
RECEIVING: (KC) Devin Guillory 2-47 (2 TDs); (SJ) Lee Yeley 5-46.
INTERCEPTIONS: (KC) Guillory, Ryan Shaver.
RECORDS: Knox City 6-0, 1-0; Saint Jo 3-3.
HERMLEIGH 42, THROCKMORTON 22
Throckmorton 22 0 0 0 -22
Hermleigh 20 6 0 16 -42
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (T) Hayden Makovy 14-171 (3 TDs).
PASSING: (T) Jacob Gaspar 2-10-1—20.
RECEIVING: (T) Makovy 1-20.
RECORDS: Throckmorton 1-4; Hermleigh 3-1.
OTHER SCORES
DISTRICT 4-2A DIVISION I
Stamford 58, Olney 16
NON-DISTRICT
Holliday 31, Snyder 0
Wichita Christian 59, Harrold 13
Northside 50, Forestburg 43
Crowell 62, Valley 61
Benjamin 61, Lorraine 16
Paint Creek 37, Chillicothe 19
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Knox City-Saint Jo, Newcastle-Aspermont high school football scores