AREA FOOTBALL RECAP: Vernon escapes Gainesville with win
GAINESVILLE — After a 12-yard run by quarterback Cade Searcy with 39 seconds left, Gainesville opted to go for the win with a two-point conversion.
But Searcy’s pass fell incomplete, and Vernon escaped Leopard Stadium with a 21-20 victory.
The Lions (2-0) jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter but fell behind 14-13 in the third. Kale Sherrill scored on a 2-yard run with 2:46 left in the game, then completed a two-point conversion to Ty Scott, putting the Lions up 21-13.
Searcy scored his second rushing touchdown with 39 seconds remaining, and Gainesville (1-1) chose not to play for overtime.
Gainesville had a distinct advantage in total yards, 394-279, and forced Vernon to punt five times. Vernon’s defense stood tall when needed, while Julius Dawkins gave the Lions a special teams touchdown, returning a blocked punt 20 yards for the score.
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Iowa Park falls in overtime thriller
FORT WORTH — Parker Allen connected with Rody Williams on an 8-yard TD pass, then Allen ran in the two-point conversion, forcing overtime against Benbrook on Thursday.
But the Hawks failed to match Benbrook’s touchdown in the extra session, resulting in a 34-28 loss at Farrington Field.
Benbrook scored on a 25-yard TD pass on third-and-10 during its overtime possession. The extra point was missed, opening the door for Iowa Park to steal the win.
But Allen had a pass tipped twice and landed in the arms of a Benbrook defensive back, dropping the Hawks to 0-2 to open the season.
Allen threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.
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Bowie, Bridgeport post rare score
BOWIE — There was a unique score for a football game early in Bowie's 23-9 victory against Bridgeport.
Both teams recorded a safety in the first quarter, and the scoreboard briefly read 2-2 at Jackrabbit Stadium.
Bowie ruined the baseball score on a 2-yard run by Seth Mann in the second quarter, taking a 9-2 lead into halftime. Mann scored two more times in the second half, leading the Rabbits to their first win of the season.
And it was also the first head coaching win for Tyler Price, who took over the program in the spring.
FRIDAY'S BOX SCORES
Krum 19, Burkburnett 16
Krum 8 0 3 8 -19
Burkburnett 0 3 7 6 -16
FIRST QUARTER
K – Jonathan Massengale 15 pass from Ty Taber (Lane Larson run)
SECOND QUARTER
B – FG, Alessio Piscopo 26
THIRD QUARTER
B – Kyler Kirkland 57 run (Piscopo kick)
K – FG, Alex Cordova 32
FOURTH QUARTER
B – Kirkland 11 run (run failed)
K – Case Pitt Janopoulos 14 pass from Taber (Taber run)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (K) Haidyn Jones 9-69; (B) Kyler Kirkland 14-114 (2 TDs).
PASSING: (K) Ty Taber 12-2-0—157 (2 TDs); (B) Antonio Adkins 6-13-0—87, Brody Boyd 6-14-2—56.
RECEIVING: (K) Case Pitt Janopoulos 6-95 (TD); (B) Ayden White 2-51, Griff Johnston 6-37.
RECORDS: Krum 1-1; Burkburnett 1-1.
Vernon 21, Gainesville 20
Vernon 13 0 0 8 -21
Gainesville 0 7 7 6 -20
FIRST QUARTER
V – Tru Gipson 66 run (Javy Lopez kick), 2:28
V – Julius Dawkins 20 blocked punt return (kick blocked), 2:01
SECOND QUARTER
G – Bugg Kemp 35 pass from Cade Searcy (Romeo Cancino kick), :00
THIRD QUARTER
G – Searcy 10 run (Cancino kick), 6:40
FOURTH QUARTER
V – Kale Sherrill 2 run (Ty Scott pass from Sherrill), 2:46
G – Searcy 12 run (pass failed), :39
TEAM STATS
First downs: (V) 10; (G) 23
Rushing: (V) 34-248; (G) 41-242
Passing: (V) 5-10-0—31; (G) 9-19-0—152
Punting: (V) 5-40; (G) 2-45.5
Fumbles: (V) 0-0; (G) 1-1
Penalties: (V) 11-88; (G) 11-105
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (V) Tru Gipson 3-97, Mason Ballard 3-57, Kale Sherrill 13-54, Adarius Williams 11-40.
PASSING: (V) Sherrill 6-11-0—34.
RECEIVING: (V) Ty Scott 3-20.
RECORDS: Vernon 2-0; Gainesville 1-1.
Bowie 23, Bridgeport 9
Bridgeport 2 0 0 7 –9
Bowie 2 7 7 7 –23
FIRST QUARTER
BO – Safety
BR – Safety
SECOND QUARTER
BO – Seth Mann 2 run (TJ Harleson kick)
THIRD QUARTER
BO – Mann 3 run (Harleson kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
BR – Cole Pritchard 14 run (Ezequiel Martinez kick)
BO – Mann 1 run (Harleson kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (BR) 9; (BO) 23
Rushing: (BR) 25–106; (BO) 51–273
Passing: (BR) 3–9–0—34; (BO) 3–6–0—43
Fumbles: (BR) 0–0; (BO) 2–0
Penalties: (BR) 8–66; (BO) 8–63
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (BR) Cole Pritchard 13–54, Trace Marlett 8–29, Christian Duncan 4–23; (BO) Jax Johnson 12–116, Seth Mann 17–93, Rayder Mann 9–45.
PASSING: (BR) Duncan 3–9–0—34; (BO) R. Mann 3–6–0—43.
RECEIVING: (BR) Cayden Rangel 1–16, Marlett 1–10, Drew Vidal 1–8; (BO) Tucker Jones 2–30, Troy Kesey 1–13 .
RECORDS: Bowie 1–1; Bridgeport 0–2
Henrietta 45, Millsap 40
Henrietta 21 3 14 7 –45
Millsap 0 13 6 21 –40
FIRST QUARTER
H – Cannon Cody 4 pass from Garrett Blevins (Brysen Washington kick)
H – Klein Essler 76 pass from Blevins (Washington kick)
H – Essler 49 punt return (Washington kick)
SECOND QUARTER
M – Unknown 13 run (kick)
H – FG, Washington 23
M – Unknown 2 run (run failed)
THIRD QUARTER
M – Unknown 2 run (run failed)
H – Essler 52 pass from Blevins (Washington kick)
H – Blevins 8 run (Washington kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
M – Unknown 3 run (run failed)
H – Jaxon Fugett 2 run (Washington kick)
M – Unknown 1 run (run)
M – Unknown 50 pass (kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (H) 16; (M) 22
Rushing: (H) 28–141; (M) 44–224
Passing: (H) 13–20–0—300; (M) 15–23–0—206
Fumbles: (H) 1–1; (M) 1–1
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (H) Garrett Blevins 13–79, B. Deaton 9–47.
PASSING: (H) Blevins 13–20–0—300.
RECEIVING: (H) Klein Essler 5–173, Deaton 2–52, Brysen Washington 4–44.
RECORDS: Henrietta 1–1; Millsap 1–1
Jacksboro 48, Boyd 45
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (J) Luke Sams 15-118 (3 TDs), Lando Belcher 5-110.
PASSING: (J) Belcher 25-31-1—365 (4 TDs).
RECEIVING: (J) Cannon Valenzuela 10-146 (2 TDs), Kasey Swan 4-98 (TD), Kaleem Howard 4-43 (TD).
RECORDS: Jacksboro 2-0; Boyd 0-2.
Nocona 54, Quanah 6
Nocona 13 14 27 0 -54
Quanah 0 0 6 0 -6
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (N) Johnathan Stone 12-50 (2 TDs), Brody Langford 8-49 (TD), Brady McCasland 2-33; (Q) Xander Jackson 1-39.
PASSING: (N) McCasland 13-20-0—172 (3 TDs); (Q) Nicholas Gonzales 1-4-0—47 (TD).
RECEIVING: (N) Caden Gaston 3-45 (TD), Charlie Fuller 2-35 (TD), Jose Gomez 4-36, Cooper Waldrip 1-15 (TD), Johnathan Stone 2-29; (Q) Abel Silvas 2-48 (TD).
RECORDS: Nocona 2-0; Quanah 0-2.
Olney 15, Petrolia 13
Petrolia 0 13 0 0 –13
Olney 15 0 0 0 -15
FIRST QUARTER
O – Camron McComack 3 run (Barulio Flores run)
O – Eli Clayton 21 interception return (Jacob Hernandez kick)
SECOND QUARTER
P – Tripp Watson 5 run (kick good)
P – Jackson 7 pass from Watson (run failed)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (P) 11; (O) 9
Rushing: (P) 25–38; (O) 24–116
Passing: (P) 10–24–2—109; (O) 5–9–0—12
Fumbles: (P) 1–1; (O) 0–0
Penalties: (P) 5–5; (O) 8–70
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (P) Jordan DeMoss 17–46; (O) Rylan Carter 4–25, Colin Mason 7–23, Camron McComack 5–19.
PASSING: (P) Tripp Watson 10–24–2—109; (O) Jacob Hernandez 5–8–0—8.
RECEIVING: (P) Jayden Romines 5–51, Brodie Jackson 3–42; (O) Christopher Hernandez 2–16.
RECORDS: Petrolia 0–2; Olney 1–1
Archer City 21, Anson 13
Archer City 6 0 15 0 -21
Anson 0 0 0 13 -13
FIRST QUARTER
AC – Landon Smith 19 run (failed)
THIRD QUARTER
AC – Chance Warren 60 pass from Smith (Johnathan Clay pass from Smith)
AC – Kline Mayo 13 pass from Smith (Noah Cornell kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
An – Drike Shoemaker 44 pass from Tyler Wilburn (kick failed)
An – Shoemaker 31 pass from Corey Layne (kick good)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (AC) Landon Smith 8-44 (TD), Noah Cornell 7-40; (An) Corey Layne 10-73.
PASSING: (AC) Smith 16-21-2—250; (An) Tyler Wilburn 5-13-1—66, Layne 1-1-0—31.
RECEIVING: (AC) Chance Warren 6-103; (An) Drike Shoemaker 2-75.
RECORDS: Archer City 2-0; Anson 1-1.
Seymour 47, Lindsay 7
Lindsay 0 0 0 7 -7
Seymour 14 6 27 0 -47
FIRST QUARTER
S – David Charo 18 pass from Brayden Loyd (Christian Shelton kick)
S – Charo 42 pass from Loyd (Shelton kick)
SECOND QUARTER
S – Avery Parrish 9 run (kick failed)
THIRD QUARTER
S – Brason Zeissel 70 pass from Loyd (Shelton kick)
S – Isaac Willden 11 pass from Loyd (Shelton kick)
S – Charo 15 pass from Loyd (Shelton kick)
S – Slade Thompson 16 run (Shelton kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
L – Lane Foster 19 run (Waylon Krebs kick)
TEAM STATS
First downs: (S) 23; (L) 11
Rushing: (S) 23-125; (L) 42-102
Passing: (S) 23-36-0—384; (L) 7-13-0—76
Punting: (S) 2-35.5; (L) NA
Fumbles: (S) 0-0; (L) 1-1
Penalties: (S) 9-101; (L) 10-75
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (S) Avery Parris 6-46.
PASSING: (S) Brayden Loyd 21-31-0—336.
RECEIVING: (S) Brason Zeissel 5-135, David Charo 7-126.
RECORDS: Seymour 2-0; Lindsay 1-1.
Newcastle 54, Woodson 0
Newcastle 30 54 X X –54
Woodson 0 0 X X –0
FIRST QUARTER
N – Isaac King 1 run (kick failed)
N – Tristen Clement 16 run (kick good)
N – Ty Strawbridge 38 run (kick good)
N – King 15 run (kick good)
SECOND QUARTER
N – Keaton Newland 5 run (kick good)
N – Dillon Johnson 4 run (kick good)
N – London Martinez 21 run (kick good)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (N) Isaac King 8-50 (2 TDs), London Martinez 3-79 (TD), Ty Strawbridge 1-38 (TD).
RECORDS: Newcastle 2-0; Woodson 0-2.
Knox City 52, Motley County 6
Motley County 6 0 X X –6
Knox City 38 14 X X –52
TEAM STATS
First downs: (M) 6; (K) 11
Rushing: (M) 22-127; (K) 10–170
Passing: (M) 2–7–3—10; (K) 5–5–0—67
Fumbles: (M) 1–1; (K) 0–0
Penalties: (M) 2–9; (K) 5–37
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: (M) Kadyn Roys 10–75, Paul Johannes 5–27; (K) Cameron Hernandez 4–87, Tristin Baxter 2–38, Caleb Arrieta 2–28.
PASSING: (M) Roys 1–5–3—8; (K) Bryson Callaway 5–5–0—67.
RECEIVING: (M) Tylan Martin 1–8, Kody Cates 1–2; (KC) Devin Guillory 2–37, Hernandez 1–16, John Cross Utley 1–16.
RECORDS: Knox City 2–0; Motley County 0–2
OTHER SCORES
(No stats reported.)
Frederick (Okla.) 29, City View 22
Electra 61, Memphis 20
Bryson 63, Blanket 28
Northside 51, Chillicothe 14
Roscoe Highland 52, Throckmorton 6
Harrold 39, Rotan 26
Benjamin 74, McLean 12
Crowell 72, Lorraine 32
Gold-Burg 45, Lingleville 0
Wichita Christian 46, Forestburg 22
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Vernon-Gainesville, Iowa Park-Benbrook 2023 football final scores
