Wildcats top Texarkana
News-Times Staff
EL DORADO - El Dorado scored the game’s first 21 points and never looked back en route to a 35-14 win over Texarkana in freshman football at Memorial Stadium on Thursday night.
The Wildcats opened the scoring just 64 seconds into the contest on a touchdown run by Carmerius Rucks and Greyson Hubbard drilled the first of his five extra points in the contest.
Devonte Yarbrough added a touchdown run of his own at the 3:35 mark of the opening stanza that pushed the lead to 14-0 with Hubbard’s extra point.
Alex Hicks then threw the first of his two touchdown passes in the game, finding Devunte Kidd for a score that pushed the lead to 21-0.
The Wildcats led 21-6 at intermission, and Texarkana pulled to within a touchdown late in the third period, but that would be as close as they would get.
Hicks added a rushing touchdown with 30 seconds left in the third period before connecting with Ethan McCuistion on a strike that capped the scoring in the contest. BARTON 8TH-GRADE 20, TEXARKANA 18
EL DORADO - Barton’s defense stopped a potential game-tying two-point conversion in the final minute of regulation to help preserve a home victory.
The Wildkittens (2-1) seemed to be off and running by taking a 14-0 lead in the first half.
Jamaza Cook fired a 53-yard touchdown pass to James Hartsfield in the first quarter to open the scoring.
In the second period, Hartsfield scored on a 15-yard run and also carried in the two-point conversion to extend the lead to 14-0.
Barton led 14-6 at intermission, but the visitors drew closer with a score early in the third period that made it 14-12.
Leading by the same margin after three periods, Cook scored on a 25-yard run to make it 20-12.
Texarkana scored late in the game, but the aforementioned stop by Barton’s defense on the two-point conversion sealed the victory.
Barton will play at Pine Bluff next week. SMACKOVER 19, JUNCTION CITY 8 NORPHLET - Dexter Crockett scored a pair of touchdowns, as Smackover outlasted Junction City.
Crockett, who had 77 yards rushing on eight carries, opened the scoring just 19 seconds into the contest by racing 55 yards for a touchdown.
Harley Williams made the extra point to make it 7-0, but the Dragons answered with long drive.
Drake Jackson capped an 18-play drive with a 1-yard run at the 6:11 mark of the second period.
Jackson also ran in the two-point conversion to give the Dragons an 8-7 edge, but the Bucks (3-1, 2-0) responded.
Dawson Biggers, who had 55 yards on eight carries, scampered 39 yards to paydirt to give Smackover a 13-8 edge.
The Bucks led by the same score at intermission, and padded their lead in third quarter thanks to a big play on special teams.
After his first-quarter touchdown, Crockett found the end zone for the second time by returning a punt 76 yards for a score that capped the scoring in the contest.
Overall, the Bucks had 132 yards of total offense, which all came from Crockett and Biggers. Junction City had 128 yards of total offense.
Smackover also won the seventh-grade game 30-8.
Smackover will host Genoa Central next week.
EL DORADO GOLF TOPS ARKADELPHIA
BISMARCK - Shaun York was co-medalist with a 44 for the Wildcats, whose score of 185 topped Arkadelphia by eight shots.
Noah Gaul added a 45, while Brendan Jones shot a 46 and Johnathan Jones added a 50 for the Wildcats.
Jax Sanford rounded out EHS with a 56. In girls, Gabrien Parker was the medalist with a 47 for the Lady Wildcats, and Abigail Van Sickle added a 53.